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Need to

Know

Currency

» Burmese kyat (K)

Language

» Burmese

High Season

(Dec–Feb)

» Rains least (if at all

in places) and is not

so hot.

Shoulder (Oct–

Nov, Mar–Apr)

» March to May

Yangon often reaches

104ºF (40ºC). Areas

around Bagan and

Mandalay are hotter.

» Cooler in the hill

towns of Shan State.

» All forms of

transport booked

solid during Thingyan

in April.

Low Season

(May–Sep)

» The southwest

monsoon starts mid-

May and peaks from

July to September.

» The dry zone

between Mandalay

and Pyay gets the least

rain. Rain can make

roads impassable

anywhere (especially

in the delta region).

When to Go

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Pyin Oo Lwin

GO Nov-Feb

Bagan

GO Nov-Feb

Mandalay

GO Nov-Feb

Mrauk U

GO Oct-Mar

Yangon

GO Nov-Jan

Warm to hot summers, mild winters

Tropical climate, wet dry seasons

Y o u r D a i l y

Budget

Budget less than

$

» Guesthouse: $10–

» Local restaurant or

street- stall meal: $1–

» Travel on buses: $1–

Midrange

$50–

100

» Double room in

a midrange hotel:

$20–

» Two-course meal in

midrange restaurant:

$3–

» Hiring a guide: $

per day

» Puppet: $10–

Top end over

$

» Double room in top-

end hotel: $60–

» Two course meal

restaurant plus bottle

of wine: $20–

» Driver and guide:

$100 per day

» Fine lacquerware

bowl: $

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