Myanmar: currency, shopping, diseases
The national currency of Myanmar is the kyat = 100 pya
Bank opening hours
- Monday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Shop
Shop opening times
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 am/9:00 am – 6:00 pm
There are also shops that are open longer.
Cheap or country-specific goods, souvenirs,
precious stones such as jade, rubies, but also pearls can be bought cheaply and easily in Myanmar.
You can buy gemstones in the Yagon Gem Museum, for example.
Lacquer work, which is mainly in the colors red and black, is produced in all possible forms, from smooth boxes to lavishly turned cans. You can buy them in the markets around the pagodas. Lacquer work has a special tradition in the north of the country.
Marionettes
The marionette theater had its heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries. Nowadays the puppets are a very popular souvenir among tourists.
Craft
Toys Sagaing is a craft toy center. This is made from wood or paper mache, for example.
Buddhist devotional objects
In the vicinity of the important pagodas there are markets where, for example, Buddha statues, Buddhist offerings, Buddha altars and the like can be found. can buy.
You can also buy artistic arrangements and flower arrangements made from banknotes as offerings.
You can also go shopping in Myanmar:
- Bells and gongs made of bronze
- Rattan weaving such as furniture and baskets
- Sandalwood carvings
- silk
Tourist office
Myanmar Tourism Promotion Board
Marketing Committee, c/o Traders Hotel, Level 3, Business Center
223 Sule Pagoda Road
Yangon
Tel: 0095 – 1 – 242 828
Fax: 0095 – 1 – 242 800
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.myanmar-tourism.com/Gintro.html
Myanmar: entry and exit regulations
Formalities, visas
Tourists are generally allowed to enter the country provided they have a return ticket and sufficient financial means to finance their stay in the country themselves.
But you can also apply for a visa in Bangkok/Thailand.
If you apply for the visa there in the morning, you can usually pick it up in the afternoon.
The embassy is located in the south of the city and is open: Mon-Fri: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Visa in Bangkok
Burmese Embassy
132 Sathorn Nua Road
Bangkok
Import and export of foreign currency
- Local currencyThe national currency may neither be imported nor exported.
- Foreigncurrencies There are no restrictions for foreigners with regard to the import of foreign currencies.However, the maximum amount that can be re-exported is that stated on entry.Credit cards and travelers checks are difficult to cash and there are hardly any ATMs. It is therefore recommended that you take cash with you in the form of small US dollar bills.
Departure fee
In many countries, a fee must be paid when leaving the country. This fee is 10 US dollars when leaving Myanmar.
Import and export of goods
The import and export of weapons, ammunition or explosives is strictly prohibited. In addition, the import and export of plants and animals protected under the Washington Species Protection Act is prohibited. Violation can result in severe penalties.
A traveler is allowed to take: two bottles of spirits, two cartons of cigarettes (400 pieces) or 100 cigars and half a liter of perfume.
Pornographic publications may not be introduced.
Myanmar: Travel Medicine, Vaccinations and Warnings
Infectious diseases
In Myanmar, the following infectious diseases, which are not or less common in Germany or Central and Northern Europe, are to be expected:
- Malaria: With the exception of the cities of Rangoon and Mandalay and with the exception of areas above 1,000 m altitude, there is a high risk of infection all year round.Around 80% to 90% of the infections occur with the very dangerous malaria tropica, the rest with malaria tertiana.
- Amoebic dysentery
- Bacterial agitation
- Chikungunya
- Cholera– but there is only a risk of infection for travelers who come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food
- dengue fever
- Intestinal infectionsfrom contaminated food or water, including amoeba, lamblia, salmonella, shigella, worm infestation and all kinds of viruses and bacteria
- Filariasis
- Typhus
- Hepatitis A and B
- Japan encephalitis
- Leishmaniasis
- Polio, polio
- pest
- tetanus
- Rabies: There is an increased risk from numerous stray dogs.
- Typhoid– but only for travelers who can come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.
Recommended vaccinations
when traveling to Myanmar, the following vaccinations recommended:
- Cholera– but among travelers who can come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.
- Diphtheria– a vaccination against diphtheria should always exist, also in the home country.
- Hepatitis A and B
- Yellow fever
- Japan encephalitis
- Polio, polio– vaccination against polio should always exist, also in the home country.
- Tetanus– a vaccination against tetanus should always exist, also in the home country.
- Rabies, but only in high-risk travelers who can come into contact with the vector animals.
- Typhoid– but only for travelers who can come into contact with polluted water or contaminated food.
Malaria prophylaxis
When traveling in the country, it is strongly advised to undergo malaria prophylaxis. However, if the side effects seem questionable to you, you should at least have a “stand-by preparation” with you.
Compulsory vaccination
For all persons older than one year and arriving from a yellow fever infection area designated by the WHO, there is a compulsory vaccination against an illness with yellow fever.
Warning notices
Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
Citizens’ Service
Phone: 0049 – (0) 30 – 5000 – 2000
Fax: 0049 – (0) 30 – 5000 – 51000
www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Myanmar: Transportation
How to get to Myanmar
For travelers from Europe, a flight via Bangkok is usually the best connection.
The following airlines fly to Myanmar.
Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air, flies from Vienna and is the only European airline that flies to Myanmar.
Air Mandalay from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand’s
Myanmar Airways International from Bangkok, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Delhi
Phuket Airlines from Bangkok
Mandarin Airlines from Taipei, Taiwan
Biman from Dhaka
Air China from Beijing and Kumming
Indian Airlines from Calcutta
Druk Airlines from Bangkok, Dhaka and Paro
Malaysia Airlines from Kuala Lumpur
Silk Air from Singapore
China Easter Airlines from Kumming
Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air from Vienna
Bangkok Airways Bangkok
Qatar Airways from Doha
Thai Airways International from Bangkok
By land
Overland you can enter the following border crossings:
Thailand: Mae-Sai – Thachilek, Ranong – Kawthoung
However, depending on the political situation, the border crossings may be partially closed, so you should inform yourself in advance.
China: You can enter the Chinese province of Yunnan from China, but you cannot leave Myanmar there!
Travel in the country
Flight connections
Air Bagan http://www.airbagan.com
Air Mandalay http://www.airmandalay.com/
Yangon Airways http://www.yangonair.com
Bus
buses in Myanmar are extremely overcrowded and not up to date with the latest technology. Therefore, bus trips are not for everyone.
Pick-ups
The wagons are equipped with benches on the loading area and are a good alternative to buses. You can also rent the pick-ups.
Railways
The country has a rail network with a length of approx. 3,950 km.
Express trains run daily from Yangon to Mandalay.
The normal trains are crowded and unreliable.
Roads
There are roads with a length of around 28,000 km, of which only around 3,500 km are tarred.
Rental
cars Cars can usually only be rented in conjunction with a driver.
Tourists are prohibited from driving a car in the country.
Ferry connections
12,800 km of waterways cross the country. Even today, shipping is an important means of transport for people and people.
The main ports are Rangoon, Sittwe and Moulmein.
The Irrawaddy is navigable all year round to Bhamo and only during the rainy season to Mytkyina. Steamers operate from Yangon to Patheien.
In the 1920s one of the largest steamship fleets in the world was on the route.
International license plate
According to Abbreviationfinder, Myanmar’s international license plate is:
| MYA |
Myanmar: embassies, consulates
Visit Countryaah for a full list of Myanmar embassies and consulates in each country around the world.
Representations of Myanmar in Germany
The building of the Embassy of Myanmar – formerly Burma – is located
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Berlin
Thielallee 19
14195 Berlin
Tel: 0049 – (0) 30 – 20 61 57 0
Fax: 0049 – (0) 30 – 20 61 57 20
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.botschaft -myanmar.de
German representations in Myanmar
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Rangoon
9 Bogyoke Aung San Museum Road, Bahan Township
Rangoon
11201 Rangoon (Yangon)
Tel: 0095 – 1 – 54 89 51
0095 – 1 – 54 89 52
0095 – 1 – 54 89 53
Fax: 0095 – 1 – 54 88 99
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rangun.diplo.de
Austrian representations in Myanmar
Embassy
The embassy in Thailand is responsible.
Representations of Myanmar in Austria
Embassy
The embassy in Berlin is responsible.
Swiss representations in Myanmar
Embassy
The embassy in Thailand is responsible .
Swiss Consulate Yangon
79/80, Bahosi Housing Complex
Wardan Street, Lanmadaw Tsp
Yangon
Tel: 0095 – 1 – 220 225
0095 – 1 – 211 537
0095 – 1 – 211 536
0095 – 1 – 211 547
Fax: 0095 – 1 – 211 540
Email: [email protected]
Myanmar representations in Switzerland
Embassy
The embassy in Paris is responsible.
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Paris
Rue de Courcelles 60
75008 Paris
Tel: 0033 – 1 – 56 88 15 90
Fax: 0033 – 1 – 45 62 13 30
Email: [email protected]
Consulate General of the Union of Myanmar in Geneva
Avenue Blanc 47
1202 Geneva
Tel: 0041 – (0) 22 – 906 98 70
0041 – (0) 22 – 906 98 71
Fax: 0041 – (0) 22 – 732 89 19
Email: myanmargeneva @ hotmail.com
Web: www.myanmargeneva.org
