Yangon, also known as Rangoon, is the biggest and main commercial city of the Myanmar. Before government change the capital to Nay-Pyi-Taw (central region of the Myanmar), Yangon was the capital of the country. Nowadays, Yangon is still source of jobs and network of offices. Tourists love to walk along the colonial buildings that are situated in the downtown area of Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda, a landmark of the Myanmar, is also situated in Yangon. When tourists visit to Myanmar, most of them don’t forget to visit to Yangon. Modernized shopping malls are being opened nowadays. But Yangon Zoo that is old over 100 years old is still opened in Yangon. So, Yangon can be said kinds of art that mixed with modernized and ancient beauties.

History

Yangon was small village that is lived by fishermen families. They built the village by centering the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Ancient Mon found Yangon as Dagon in the early year of 11 century. At the time, it is known as the part of Lower Burma. In 1772, King Alaungphaya renamed as Yangon (The meaning in Myanmar is the city that is passed over the danger). The British first captured Yangon in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-26) but returned it Burmese administration after the war.

Places to visit

Shwedagon shouldn’t be missed to visit since it was landmark of the Myanmar. Kandawgyi and Yangon Zoo are situated near by Shwedagon. Inya Lake and People Park are also popular public places that should be visited. National Museum is also located in Yangon. Downtown area is also attracted to tourists. If you want to enjoy Night life of Yangon, the 19th street, Sanchaung area and Myanmar Plaza are welcome until 12PM. If you don’t know where to go in Yangon Region, you can visit (https://mingalago.com/interest/?destination=yangon-region&category=all)

Transportation in Yangon

Air

ben bryant / Shutterstock.com Yangon International Air-port is the main entrance of the country for international airline. It prefers daily flights to Asia countries and local cities. Yangon International Air-port is situated in 19km (12 miles) from the city centre. There are some flight tickets bookings for flight to Yangon. (https://mingalago.com/flights/)

Railway

2p2play / Shutterstock.com Yangon Circular train is the main transportation for railway since Yangon Central Railway Station is located in Yangon. Yangon circular trains are popular again because the main roads of city are crowed with buses, taxi and cars which made Yangon more traffic especially in the rush hours. An average of 100,000 to 150,000 commuters (including students, workers, office staffs, costermongers and monks) go to their particular places by riding Yangon Circular Trains for everyday. There will be 39 stations that linked the city’s commercial area with the suburbs area in one big loop if you take a ride of Yangon Circular Train. The loop begins from Yangon Central Railway Station and it will take around 3 hours to finish the whole circuit. If you want to get more information about Yangon Circular Train, check (https://mingalago.com/interest/yangon-circular-railway/)

Bus and taxi

For going around the city, you can take taxi, buses or trains. “Grab” is the most popular taxi service application in Myanmar which shows the fixed price or you can call the taxi on the streets. Most of Taxis in Myanmar are not meter taxi so have to deal the price in advance before get in. If you want to try to ride a bus, I recommend you use the “HappyGoGo” or “YBus: Yangon Bus” application if you are in Yangon. You can check the bus numbers, stops and routes in these applications which can make easy bus ride. The costs are 100Kyats, 200Kyats, 300Kyats and 500Kyats

Foods and Restaurants

You don’t need to worry about the food in Myanmar because there is wide variation of restaurants, fast food shops, cafes, bakery, tea shops, etc. Some restaurants open for 24 hours. There is also many food stalls if you are into the street foods but you should aware that the hygiene standard may be low in Myanmar. You can also try the variety of local ethnic cuisines such as Rakhine, Chin, Shan, Kachin, Mon and many more. The night market along the Strand roads has many food stalls with diversity of foods which start opens from 4pm to 9pm. If you face problems to find restaurant information, check this website address. (https://mingalago.com/restaurant/?destination=yangon-region&category=all)

Hotels in Yangon

AMzPhoto / Shutterstock.com There are so many hotels that can serve according to your money used. If you don’t want to use so much for hotels, very cheap hostels that will cost from $6 to $10 per night are welcome to you. If you are kind of person who love luxury life, 5 stars hotels that will cost over $100 per night are ready to serve for you. If you don’t want to think so much about hotels, check this link (https://mingalago.com/hotel/?destination=yangon-region)