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1:45 PM Arrive Yangon. You will be met at the front desk as such. Guests who arrive are taken International Arrivals Hall by our Fast Track directly up to their rooms. Each guest has a Immigration Representative who will be private butler who waits outside the door just holding a sign marked ‘Your Name’. You will down the hallway. be assisted with immigration and custom clearance and escorted to your guide who will There's so much in Myanmar to capture the be waiting outside the Arrivals Terminal. imagination and win the heart. Some images Transfer by private vehicle to the Stand Hotel. will stay with you forever - the fabulous view, from atop the Thatbyinnyu Temple in Pagan, of Enroute visit the National Museum and thousands of lavishly designed pagodas Shwedagone Pagoda 'Great Pyramid of Fire'. studding a vast plain by the muddy Irrawaddy This fabulous pagoda continues to dominate and the awe and reverence in the face of a small Yangon's landscape and is a remarkable child climbing the steps of Yangon's glittering architectural achievement. It is the perfect Shwedagon. symbol of a country in which Buddhism pervades every aspect of life. The physical Around Yangon there are fabulous wonders, presence of the Shwedagon's golden stupa including the ancient monuments of Pegu, the dominates Yangon and its spiritual magnetism near-by provincial capital. Myanmar's other in turn dominates Myanmar, attracting tens of famed city - Mandalay is the country's cultural thousands of pilgrims each year. The pagoda center and the sight of many fine temples. In the dates back about 2,500 years and was built to neighboring countryside ox carts creep down house 8 sacred hairs of the Buddha. bumpy roads and golden pagodas twinkle in the hills above sleepy hamlets. At the Strand Hotel reservations for a Deluxe Suite have been confirmed for this evening. Yangon lies in the fertile delta country of Originally built in 1901 by the famed Sarkies Southern Myanmar, on the wide Yangon River. Brothers, The Strand Hotel stands for all that The city gives the impression of being full of were wonderous and opulent in a bygone era. trees and shade and shimmering stupas float Restored to its former glory, the Victorian- above the treetops. The city only became the styled Strand combines the charms of the capital in 1885, when the British completed the 1920s and 1930s with lavish modern day conquest of Upper Myanmar and Mandalay’s amenities. Located in the heart of the city, the brief period of the last Burmese kingdom ended. hotel’s 32 beautifully appointed suits are the essence of timeless elegance, and boast high This evening visit the farmer’s market and ceilings, teakwood floors, spacious bedrooms participate in the local religious event of lighting and luxurious bathrooms. 1000 oil lamps on the pagoda platform together with the local pilgrims. Remaining true to this mission there is no swimming pool or fitness center. There is no Overnight: Strand Hotel – Deluxe Suite