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naing naing charged 80,000 for 2 of us for 3 days. including transport food etc. You should definitely go with him! Probably worth calling...

I'd suggest dropping pakkoku from your itinerary, there are direct buses from Monywa to Bagan now. Use your extra time trekking around...

@ Herbie. I can confirm that the Pakokku - Bagan boats have stopped now that the bridge is finished. You can hire a 'special boat' for...

We skipped the Bago fee with the help of our motorbike taxi driver. They only seem to check it at the main entrance to Shwemawdaw Paya, if...

In addition to the obvious places i think Kyaukme is unmissable. I recommend hiking with naing naing, best experience in Myanmar....

i did the trek in March in 2 days without using a taxi. Just meant 7 hours walk the first day and i think taking shorter route than most...

that was what we spent combined so $750 each, this included flights heho to yangon and a couple of nicer hotels thrown in. otherwise was...

I just got back, the two of us spent $1500 over 28 days (200 of this was internal flights). Of this we exchanged just over $900 into kyat. ...

its on Bogyoke Aung San Road, around 51st & 52nd St. It was $16 for a double room with aircon and bathroom. was ok except the dodgy...

In yangon we ended up in Everest hotel, I did actually book at Ocean Pearl but although they picked me up from the airport they had given...

I thought i'd chip in as i've just got back form my first myanmar trip:...

thanks for this update. Did changing about $700 of your $1100 spend work out about right?

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I'll try and swap them if I can but am probably stuck with the 50's. Looks like i'll have to miss out on...

Really sorry to start another boring money thread, but the 100 dollar bills i ordered didnt arrive and i instead have a pile of 50's. How...

floodstone, did you arrange the stay at Mt zwegabin in advance or when you were at the monastery?