Is it safe or not to travel to myanmar ?

Dear Readers

Hi!My name is Mary and from Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia and i need advice in regards to my Travel to Myanmar In November.since the protest incidents in august .I am really worried to Travel alone..

If anyone could share their ex perience recently and tips ,i really would appreciate it. This is my first time as a traveler .. How is the airport envinronment? the luggage area . How is the process done .I am really scared after reading abt the protest ..

Thank You.%26amp;Best Regards

Mary William

Is it safe or not to travel to myanmar ?

Dear Mary,

Some time , actually not some time, most of the time , media make big so they get attention from the people. They just show where and when is high light.

Nothing to be scare. Myanmar is back to normal and curfew is lifted . Airport is small and procedure is no much difference with any other international but you may see more friendly people .

I am sure , your trip will be pleasant and at the end , you may wonder that what you see and what you know from news is different.

Is it safe or not to travel to myanmar ?

Dear Mary,

Here are a couple of thoughts about safety where you are about to travel. I was in Burma at the time of the 1988 uprising and never felt threatened. One should always be alert to danger but my experience over decades of travel in totalitarian countries is that if you avoid areas of street demonstrations you are quite safe, in fact as a foreigner safer than in many democracies where particularly today outside terrorism is a threat. From all I read about the latest clashes it would seem that the opposition has gone underground and it is unlikely they will resurface as soon as next month when you are there. I don%26#39;t know your itinerary but other than Yangon and Mandalay I doubt that the recent troubles were even noticeable to travellers, say at Inle Lake and Bagan. So my advice is go for it! Myanmar is a land unlike any you are likely to see in your future travels - to paraphrase Rudyard Kipling.

Hello Mary,

From my recent contact with Burma by phone, things have settled down. The Shwe Dagon Pagoda and the Sule Pagoda have been reopened. I would agree with the others that as a tourist/foreigner, you will be safe. In fact the people respect the tourists/foreigners and would go out of their way to guide you from harms way if necessary.

When I was last there in January, the new international terminal is being completed and recently, my friends have returned and said the new terminal is impressive (considering what there was previously). Upon arrival you queue at the tourist/foreigners%26#39; desk. Upon completion of formalities you walk straight to the baggage area which, in fact you could actually see as you queue at the immigration desk.

Clearing the immigration and customs, you may find a crowd of people waiting for their guests. If you have someone, such as transport from the hotel, to meet you he/she will be amongst there, usually with a board with your name on it. Otherwise you may get offers for taxi and help to carry your luggage. Just firmly and politely decline if you don%26#39;t want their assistance and keep your luggage with you. You shouldn%26#39;t expect any problem. I dont know what your plans are, so this is in general terms.

Outside Rangoon (Yangon), Bagan, Ngapali or Ngwe Saung and probably Inle, Taungyi have been trouble free, so if you are going there, there should be no problem.

Khayeethe

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