1-Day Yangon Culture Tour with Shwedagon Pagoda and Chinatown

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore Chinatown's colourful morning market and Bogyoke Aung San Market
• 02 Discover local creativity at the Myanmar Art Gallery
• 03 See the reclining Buddha at Chauk Htat Kyi
• 04 Visit Botahtaung Pagoda and the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda
• 05 Walk through downtown Yangon past colonial buildings and Mahabandoola Park

On this guided full-day tour of Yangon, visit some of the city's most important cultural and religious landmarks, including Botahtaung Pagoda, Chauk Htat Kyi, and the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda. Explore Chinatown's colourful morning market, browse Bogyoke Aung San Market, and discover local creativity at the Myanmar Art Gallery. You'll also walk through downtown Yangon to see colonial buildings, Mahabandoola Park, and Kandawgyi Lake's scenic vistas.

On this guided full-day tour of Yangon, visit some of the city's most important cultural and religious landmarks, including Botahtaung Pagoda, Chauk Htat Kyi, and the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Yangon

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Explore Yangon's Markets, Landmarks, and Pagodas

• Pick up from your hotel and visit Chinatown's colourful morning market.

• Next, head to Botahtaung Jetty and Botahtaung Pagoda, a temple-type pagoda in Yangon.

• Proceed to the Strand Hotel and visit the Myanmar Art Gallery.

• Walk through downtown to see local lifestyles and colonial buildings, and take pictures at Sule Pagoda, City Hall, and the Independence Monument in Mahabandoola Park.

• Enjoy shopping at Bogyoke Aung San Market.

• Go to Chauk Htat Kyi, the temple with the reclining Buddha.

• Walk around Kandawgyi Lake and enjoy spectacular vistas.

• To conclude the tour, visit Shwedagon Pagoda.

• Get dropped off at your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• English-speaking Burmese guide

• Transportation in an air-conditioned car

What's Not Included

• Entrance fee (USD 11)

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Tour start

Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.