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Myanmar / Burma Travel Tips

The following are the latest travel tips about Myanmar that are important to foreigners to travel to Myanmar. The information is about Myanmar visa, Myanmar currency, what to pack, etc. To ensure having a great travel to Myanmar, kindly read them carefully. And if you have any other question about Myanmar, you can mail us at service@indochinatourguide.com .

: Customs and Taboos

1.You must take off your shoes each time you enter a temple and wear clothes that cover your shoulders and knees.

2.Avoid talking about politics between you and locals in Myanmar.

3.Myanmar people only accepted clean US cash notes.

4.Do not touch the head of children.

5.Be remember to buy jade in authorized shops, and need formal export license for Jade to clear the custom.

: Health Care

Compared with other Southeast Asian countries, the health condition of Myanmar is relatively lower. Given by the limited medical conditions, the standard of hospitals is also poorer. And malaria is spreading in lower-altitude places, so you should always drink bottled water, and do not eat raw vegetables and unpeeled fruits.

If your hotel room is without air-con, you shall sleep under the protection of a mosquito net. In daytime, sun-cream should be used before you hang out. Just cover the exposed parts of your body when travel to wild places.

Be sure that buying international medical insurance before you enter Myanmar, since you will dig a deep hole in your pocket in the case of illness but without insurance.