Yangon formally known as Rangoon and it was founded by King Alaung Paya, who was the founder of the Third Myanmar Dynasty, having subdued all the Mon towns and bringing them under his control. And he made Dagon the residence of the Myanmar Kings and changed its name to Yagon, which literally means "End of Strife" in 1755. Nowadays, Yangon is the commercial capital of Myanmar.
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With its royal palace and impressive moat sitting at the foot of a high, pagoda-topped hill, Mandalay still evokes images of a romantic, bygone era. It remains the principal cultural and economic city of upper Myanmar. Located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady River, Mandalay also lies within easy striking distance of former colonial hill stations, ancient cities and other cultural attractions.
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One of the most remarkable sights in Southeast Asia, Bagan has inspired visitors to Myanmar for nearly 1000 years. The kingdom of Bagan took root in the 8th century but only rose to glory as capital of the First Kingdom of Myanmar in the early 11th century. Ancient chronicles say that there were once 4446 temples over its wide plains but today only 2230 remain, as recorded by UNESCO in 1988.
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Inle Lake lies in the cool, green hills of Shan State, an area of outstanding natural beauty and cultural diversity. For centuries the Intha have developed their own unique lifestyle based around this beautiful body of water. They live in stilted houses built on the lake and even grow their vegetables on floating gardens that are secured to the lake bottom with bamboo stakes.
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It can be improved by adding a more diverse mix of activities to showcase the different sights of Yangon. It was good that the tour had flexibility to allow us to take as much or as little time to take in the sights. We were extremely happy that there was no ‘shopping stops’ in the entire tour – some tours make deliberate stops at tourist shops and guides can get rather pushy if you do not purchase anything.
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I would like to say what an excellent service I experienced on a recent visit to Myranmar with my son. New Motion arranged everything we wanted, had a couple of suggestions that were better, and kept me informed of frequent changes made to local airline schedules. In particular their service was personalised and I felt I had a very reliable set of people I could call upon at any time for advice.
John Smith Traveller
Thank you for helping me to arrange my tour of Mandalay. I have had a magical trip and will be very happy to recommend your group to others. My tour guide deserves special recommendation. She is a wonderful professional but I feel like I spent 2 days with a friend. Her knowledge of the history is vast and filled with interesting. She also went out of her way to make sure I had experienced a traditional Mandalay breakfast.
Susan Webb Hairdresser
My family and I wish to extend our thanks to you and your colleagues for helping plan a wonderful holiday for us. All the guides who were with us were very nice people, very dependable and certainly knew and performed their jobs very well. It was very helpful to be able to hear more about the history, enhancing our experience. If we do consider another trip to Myanmar. Thank you again and our best wishes,
Sarah Brown Athlete