The Best Time To Visit

Three main seasons cut the year in Burma: the monsoon begins in late May / early June, bringing heavy rains in November the dry season begins, with lower temperatures, the heat returned in February to reach its maximum until May, with peaks over 40 °. Rainfall is more abundant around Rangoon. To live your stay in Burma, the best period is between November and February, after the monsoon and before the hot weather. After February, to find a bit of freshness, you can go to the mountains or on the coast.

The former Burma, now called Myanmar is a fascinating region despite the military dictatorship that controls the country and gives him an unattractive image.
Rangoon, the capital at the heart of the jungle, present itself to your curiosity if you browse on foot, with its jewel, the paid Shwedagon Buddhist shrine's golden dome nearly 100 m high, or gardens Mahabandoola.
Also visit Mandalay and its monasteries, its lively streets, and climb the hill dominating the plain and the rest of the royal palace.
Do not miss the site of Pagan, involving more than two miles monuments in ruins, temples and stupas, traveled trail, and where you can travel in a cart pulled by a horse.
In the northeast, learn in the Shan state of the beautiful Inle Lake, and its villages amidst floating gardens.
Do not neglect Pindaya in the setting of the valley and above the cave to 8000 Buddhas.
From stage to stage, you will gradually enchanted by this strange country, even if its wonders do not make you forget the ruthlessness of its political regime, so little in harmony with the magical beauty that are definitely a unique destination.

You'll find in Burma by plane.
A tourist visa is required, valid 28 days, to ask the consulate least three months before departure.
The currency is the kyat.
You can eat very well for € 3 if you order the typical Burmese meal (curry, rice and vegetable dishes, all washed down with tea) and get a hotel room for twenty euros in hotels or guesthouses.
Regarding health, the main risk is diarrhea: beware the water, which must be boiled before drinking, unless you are consuming only bottled water and capped. Also take your precautions against mosquitoes, very virulent and carry malaria or dengue. It is wise to carry a first aid kit with basic antibiotic, antidiarrheal, analgesic and disinfectant, because the pharmacies provided little Burmese.
To move inside the country, you can choose between the town bike carrier, taxi or scooter at some places the cart horse. For long distances, buses and trains are an alternative to slow and uncomfortable taxis, and aircraft to link major cities.
A tip: before you reach the area chosen to ask whether the government grants access.