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Walking Tour in Downtown Yangon

Name: Walking Tour in Downtown Yangon
Brand: Wonderplan
Rating: 5.0 (23 reviews)

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2 hours

About This Experience

Our walking tour of Yangon teases out the stories and secrets of a city with a turbulent history. As well as visiting the Secretariat and the principal colonial buildings in downtown Yangon, our guide will take you to lesser known and lesser frequented locations which nonetheless have stories to tell.

This walking tour looks at the growth of Yangon from a small Mon village to a multicultural hub. This tour will dive into how visitors from the east and the west have contributed to Yangon's rich tapestry. We will enter teashops and temples, shake hands with the city's residents and think about what the future has in store for this remarkable metropolis.

Tour Itinerary

10 min

Find out about the building of British Rangoon, the struggle for independence and the assassination of General Aung San. Admission ticket is not required on this attraction since we will only be walking outside the building.

10 min

Walk down Yangon prettiest street and learn about the efforts to preserve the city's architectural heritage.

10 min

Who were the Armenians of Rangoon ... ?

10 min

Hear the history of Yangon's most famous hotel and the Armenian brothers who put the city on the tourist map. Admission ticket is not required on this attraction since we will only be walking outside the building.

20 min

Walk up Pansodan Street - once the financial hub of British Burma.

20 min

At the heart of downtown Yangon, hear about how city was built around Sule Pagoda, and see the multiple religions that worship around the site today.

30 min

Here in Yangon's Indian Quarter, learn about how Indians arrived in Burma over the centuries and the role they have played in the city's development ever since. Try some Indian refreshments!