Asia Tour Advisor Announce Myanmar Adventure Tours
As Myanmar continues to welcome tourists through its doors after years of secrecy, it has become the target for thousands of holiday makers, keen to be amongst the first to explore this fascinating and formally closed country.
Online, July 29, 2013 (Newswire.com) - It is not surprising after so long in the dark, that holiday makers are keen to travel to Myanmar and discover its secrets for themselves. Yangon tourist figures have simply exploded and hotels are being filled as fast as they can be built. Top hotels cost around $60 per night are demand is so high that travel companies are advising travelers to book well in advance. Mr. Tran Truong CEO of Asia Tour Advisor said, " The demand, though expected has still taken people buy surprise. Whilst we knew it would prove a popular destination, nobody could have foreseen just how popular."
It was completely expected that Yangon and Bagan, would benefit quickly from the opening up of Myanmar's borders. Maybe a little more surprising has been the speed at which the adventure travel sector has benefitted.
ASA are offering tours to the Mergui Archipelago for sailing, snorkeling and scuba adventures and to Putao and Keg Tung for trekking and discovery type holidays. Peaople looking for overseas adventure travel holidays could do a lot worse than try these ares of adventure.
The Mrgui Archipelago is beautiful, scenically spectacular its waters offer some of the best dive sites anywhere in Southeast Asia. Set in the Andaman Sea, some 50 miles from the country's Western shores this is a delightful part of the world. The calm warm crystal clear waters are offering up as many Myanmar secrets beneath the waves as Yangon and Bagan is above. The area has so many dive sites scuba enthusiasts are spoilt for choice. The many islands and inlets provide amazing dive experiences. This previous little known area is growing rapidly and bookings are high.
Putao is right up in the far North of the country, close to the borders of India to the West and China to the North and east. This really is getting in touch with nature, this isolated area is home to some of Myanmar's eight ethnic minority tribes. Tourists take a morning flight to Putoa airport, then head into this tiny provincial town, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Walking tours take visitors to local villages, temples and pagodas, passing traditional wooden houses where local people enjoy a lifestyle untouched for centuries. The tiny village of Lizu was the first place to engage with Christianity and the the church here is the first in the whole of northern Myanmar.
These kind of adventure holidays have taken a well known route in neighboring countries and travel experts expect the growth to continue. It appears that Myanmar has many more secrets still to come. The next few years will be an exciting time in this extraordinary Southeast Asia country.
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