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'Boutique-Style' Travel - Myanmar
    
Roads2.Com offers
international 'boutique-style' travel tours known for the small
groups, carefully planned itineraries, and flexibility to explore on 'free-style
free-time'. Roads2Myanmar.com is the website dedicated to travel
tours to Myanmar. For those who prefer to sometimes travel independently,
stay near the local activity, enjoy several days in a few places, and are
energetic enough for some walking each day, then
a Roads2.Com travel tour is for you.
 The founders of Roads2.Com worked and traveled throughout the
world for over 30 years. And during that time, they
were involved with infrastructure projects in many industries.
Beyond their varied professional experiences was the broad exposure,
understanding and appreciation of many cultures, each with its own unique
contrasts and beauty. The 'vision' of Roads2.Com
is to share their experiences and lifelong memories with a 'boutique-style' of
travel.
There are
two scheduled Roads2Myanmar tours at this time. Tour 1 is the
Roads2.Com 'kite' tour including golden mysteries, ancient temples and
unique Burmese cultures of Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle
Lake. Tour
2 is a tour that begins in Thailand first exploring Bangkok and then onto Yangon and Mandalay.
Each tour is a 'small group'
of only 8 tour travelers. Included is
'airfare' with departure and
transit VIP airport 'lounge
privileges', boutique
hotel accommodations with 'breakfast', private ground
transportation, 'hosted dinners' surrounded by 'Myanmar
cultures', and 'entrance
fees' to all scheduled tour sights. Assistance in arranging
Roads2.Com's daily 'free-style
free-time' to explore non-scheduled
tour sights is provided.
Each Roads2.Com tour is managed by a
local in-country Manager.
All licensed, native speaking tour guides are fluent in English.
Additionally, a 'Design-Your-Tour' can be arranged
for just you, a special family occasion, or a group of
friends.
About Myanmar - Land of Pagodas -
Land of Ancient Culture.....
Myanmar is the
largest country in the SE Asia Peninsula sharing borders with Bangladesh, India,
China, Laos and Thailand. Lying between the two great civilizations of
India and China, it is has developed its own distinctive culture. More
than 80% of the people embrace Theravada Buddhism and this has a great influence
on the daily lives of the Myanmar people. They have preserved the
traditions of close family ties, respect for elders and simple native
dress. While tolerance and contentment are the characteristics of the
people, Myanmar hospitality is legendary.
Myanmar is a union of over 100 nationalities with
their own languages and dialects. The major races are the
Bamar, Chin, Kachin, Shan, Kayah, Kayin, Mon and the Rakhine. The
population of Myanmar is over 54 million with 70% of the population the
Bamar. The official language is Myanmar. English is widely
spoken and understood.
Myanmar is a fertile land and rich in
natural resources. Over 50% of the land area is covered with
forests. It is renowned for rubies, sapphires, jade and pearls.
Myanmar was annexed by the British, and became a sovereign independent
state in 1948.
The commerical center and main gateway
to Myanmar is Yangon. The name Yangon means 'End of Strife', and the
city has a unique charm with its old colonial buildings, tree-lines streets,
bustling local markets and tranquil lakes. Over 5 million people make
Yangon their home. Also found are the famous golden sights
are the Shwedagon Pagoda, Sule Pagoda, Botataung Pagoda, Chauk Htat
Gyi Pagoda and the classy Karaweik restaurant in the form of a huge Myanmar
mythical bird, standing in the Kandawgyi Lake.
Mandalay is the old
capital of the third Myanmar Empire with its conservative tradition and
culture. It is the second largest city situated 600 kilometers north
of Yangon. It is in Mandalay that one finds the magnificent view of
the city from Mandalay Hill, U Bein Bridge, the Atumashi Monastery and the
world's largest book, Kuthodaw.
Bagan is one of the richest
archaeological sites in Asia. This 42 square kilometer area
contains over 2,000 well-preserved pagoda and temples of the 11th-13th
centuries. Some of the most famous are the Shwezigon Pagoda, Ananda
Temple, and the Gawdawpalin Temple. Myanmar traditional
lacquerware emerge in the early part of the Bagan period. Just a few
hours drive from Bagan is Mt. Popa popularly recognized as an abode where all
sorts of mythological gods live.
Inle Lake is a hughe lake 22 kilometers long and 10
kilometers across located in the Shan State over 900 meters above
sea-level. The strangest thing about Inle is native lake-dwellers living
on 'floating islands'. This area has a population of some 150,000 people
living in 200 villages. Inle Lake, natural and unpolluted is famous for
its scenic beauty and the unique 'leg-rowing' on the native
fishermen.
Myanmar is a country of incredible ethnic diversity.
It can be a journey not seen in other parts of Asia.
Myanmar  is truly a Land of Pagodas
and a Land of Ancient Cultures.
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