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What is the next step, after I made a
reservation with you?
How
do I participate in your tour from my hometown?
Can I
arrange my International air ticket with you?|
What
is included in your tour services?
How
many persons required for the tour to operate and what are
the departure dates?
What
kinds of meals do you serve during the tour?
Will
I receive a refund in case of cancellation?
Do I
need to change 200 FEC if we buy the tour from you?
Can I
use credit cards in Myanmar?
Why do I
have to pre-pay the room to you before check-in?
How do I
check in at the hotel?
How
can I get Myanmar Visa?
Can I
get visa online?
Can I
bring my mobile phone into Myanmar?
How
can I be contacted from my home?
How
can I contact my home from Myanmar?
What
about the medical precaution?
What are the flights that reach
Myanmar?
Do you have children price as they do
in airlines?
Can I pay you by Credit
cards?
Do I need "visa" to visit your Country? |
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What is the next step, after I made a
reservation with you?
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After
receiving your acceptance of tour, price and payment
procedure, we will immediately make necessary arrangements
which normally take about 2 business days. We will then
send to you confirmation by e-mail with your booking
status. You will then require to settle a 30% non
refundable deposit in order to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance can be settled upon your arrival in
Myanmar. |
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How
do I participate in your tour from my hometown? |
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Our tour
starts once you arrive at the Yangon Airport in Myanmar
(Burma). You can depart from any country and start your
tour upon arrival. Most common route to Yangon is via from
Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur where you can have a
better connection flights from your home country. Please
also check with flights to and from Kumming, China and
Taipei as well as Hanoi, Vietnam. They also have schedule
flights to Yangon, the main airport in Myanmar. One of
Journeys representatives will meet you at the arrival
lounge upon your arrival. |
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Can I
arrange my International air ticket with you? |
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We do
not recommend doing so. International air is best purchase
at the point of starts. No agents in Yangon or in other
country can offer you the best price. We suggest you
should consult with your local travel agent to get the
cheapest airfare. |
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What
is included in your tour services? |
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Service
inclusion/exclusion is clearly mentioned in our quotation.
Generally our tour includes domestic airfare,
accommodation, private transfers and ground transports
plus sightseeing with local English language guide. Meals,
entry and zone fees are normally optional but visa fee,
Intl departure tax and personal expenses such as tips,
porter, drinks are excluded. |
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How
many persons required for the tour to operate and what are
the departure dates? |
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It is
possible from one person and up and any days of the week
since our programs are of private departure. |
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What
kinds of meals do you serve during the tour? |
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Breakfast is included in the room rate and serves at the
hotels. Most International hotels serve buffet breakfast
and standard hotels serve Continental. Lunch and dinner
will be optional and if request, serve at best local
restaurants with Myanmar, Chinese cuisine. European meals
can be arranged at some restaurants or at hotels upon
request at extra cost. |
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Will
I receive a refund in case of cancellation? |
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Cancellation made before
the tour starts - You will lose deposit as mentioned
above.
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Cancellation made after
the tour starts - Generally no refund will be made.
However in case of your health problem, emergency case a
refund will be considered after consult with other
service providers involve such as airline, hotel,
transport for their cancellation policy.
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Force majeure - A full
refund of the unutilized numbers of the days will be
provided if tour has to suspend due to unforeseen
circumstances which is beyond our control such as
natural catastrophe, political unrest, and sudden
cancellation of airline without notice or accidents.
NOTE:
The above calculation does not cover International
airfare. |
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Do I
need to change 200 FEC if we buy the tour from you? |
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No. You don't. It's no longer practiced in Myanmar. In a move welcomed by the travel trade, free independent travelers (FIT) visiting Myanmar no longer must exchange Foreign exchange certificates (FEC) as previously required by law.
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Can I
use credit cards in Myanmar? |
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All
major credit card service in Myanmar has been suspended
due to American Government's sanction over Myanmar. |
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Why do I
have to pre-pay the room to you before check-in? |
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You are
enjoying our contract rate, thus the reservation and
payment have to be submitted to us. The advantage is you
get a better rate, disadvantage is you need to make
pre-payment. |
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How do I
check in at the hotel? |
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After
receiving your payment, we will notify hotel with your
arrival details while providing you with confirmation by
email. You may simply present this email to the hotel
reception as you check-in. |
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How
can I get Myanmar Visa? |
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Visitors must have a valid passport with an EVT (Entry Visa for Tourist) to enter Myanmar. EVT can be obtained at any Myanmar Embassy or Consulate offices with validity for 28 days. Application forms in duplicate with three-passport size photos are to be submitted with a fee of US$ 20 equivalent in their respective currency. There are two types of Visa EVT (FIT) and EVT (Package).
EVT (Package) - valid three months from the date of Issue and require a tour confirmation letter from an authorized travel agencies in Yangon.
EVT (FIT) - valid one month from the date of Issue but require no tour confirmation letter.
Latest development- Visa-on-Arrival - Can be now arranged in Yangon and Mandalay International airports since May 1, 2010. Read official report here!
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Can I
get visa online? |
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There is
no official confirmation regarding online visa approval
yet. Simply, you can email us your information to us via
email and we can take necessary steps to get your visa
upon your arrival to Myanmar. Visa On Arrival
service can be done in 10 business days. |
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Can I
bring my mobile phone into Myanmar? |
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At
present the local GSM network does not support global
network. Therefore using your global mobile phone is not
possible in Myanmar.
Latest development- Prepaid GSM SIM cards are
available in Yangon mobile shops for sales. They are 20
US$ and 50 US$ prepaid cards and can be used for calling
and receiving in major destinations, Yangon, Bagan,
Mandalay and Lake Inle. Validity is 30 days from date of
activation.
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Outgoing Local/STD Call
(Per Minute)
0.30 US$ |
Incoming Call
(Per Minute)
0.05 US$ |
International (IDD)
Call (per minute)
0.90 US$ |
Sending SMS
(per message)
0.05 US$ |
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How
can I be contacted from my home? |
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If the
prepaid GSM sim cards are not your option, we send you the
list of all hotels that you were booked during your stay
in Myanmar with their contract address, with phone and fax
numbers which you may leave to your contacts at home after
your tour confirmation with us. However some hotels may
not have facilities to communicate internationally. In
this case we will be more than happy to relay your message
by mean of fax or phone through our Yangon office. |
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How
can I contact my home from Myanmar? |
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Overseas
calls can be made through IDD phones available at
Telephone booths and hotels. Internet interactive service
is currently not available in Myanmar however e-mail can
be available at most hotels and internet cafés in Yangon.
Once you are in up country excess via email is getting
limited however IDD fax service is available at most
hotels in up country.
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What
about the medical precaution? |
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It is
better to bring your own required medicine that you use on
a daily basis. We have AEA and SOS International standard
medical service provider which is dependable. There are
several foreign trained local medical doctors and 24 hour
Clinic around big cities like Yangon and Mandalay however
treatment can be rather limited in other remote region. |
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What are the flights that reach Myanmar? |
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There are regular schedule flights to
Myanmar from ASEAN ports, such as Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam & Malaysia. They are Malaysia Airlines (MH) from
Kula Lumpur, Singapore Airlines (SQ) from Singapore, Thai
Airways International (TG), Bangkok Airways (PG), Thai
AirAsia from Bangkok, Thailand are flying daily basis.
There are 4 times a week Vietnam Airlines directly
accessible from Hanoi to Yangon. Mandarian (AE) and China
Airlines (CI) from Taipei, China Airlines (CA) from
Kunming, Air Bagan (W9) from Chiang Mai, China Southern
(CZ) from Guangzhou and India Airlines (IC) from Calcutta,
India though they do not operate daily. Based from Yangon,
Myanmar Airways International (8M) also operates flights
to and from Kula Lumpur; Malaysia, Singapore, and Bangkok,
Thailand. Latest Development: Myanmar Airways
International is extending route to and from Gaya, India. |
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Do you have children price as they do in airlines? |
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Yes, we do if the child is under 12 years
old while traveling, sharing the same room with an extra
bed in his/her parents' room. In domestic airlines, we
also have child fare yet they are somewhat indifferent to
adult fare |
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Can I pay you by Credit
cards? |
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Yet you cannot use the credit cards
physically while traveling in Myanmar, you can pay by
credit cards (Master and Visa are preferable though
American Express (AMEX) can be paid) by means of online.
In this payment method, VISA (Charge 4.00%), MasterCard
(Charge 4.00%), American Express (Charge 4.75%) will be
charged accordingly. What kind of
payment do you accept? Can we pay when we arrive at
Myanmar?
Simply it is U.S Dollars as our contracted stakeholders
and suppliers
such as airlines and hotels are all based on U.S Dollars.
Using US$ bank notes in Myanmar might sound odd to you.
Pls don't let
your breath out yet. There are some more tips for you to
do it so.
Wherever you are in Myanmar, when you use U.S$ notes they
must be in
the following conditions;-
(1) new
(2) unstained (ink, oil even seal or some writing on it)
(3) unscratched
(4) uncut
and avoid using
(5) serial no. of bank notes starting with AB
Tip: 100 US$ bank notes are always favorite in exchange
rate and dealing.
FYI: Credit Cards and traveler cheques are NOT accepted in
Myanmar.
Please note that US Dollars are widely accepted and can be
exchanged
to Myanmar Kyat.
Other currencies, including Euros, are not accepted or
can only be
exchanged to Myanmar Kyat or Dollars at unfavorable
exchange rates. We
therefore advise you to bring US Dollars cash. No Cheques
are accepted
and there are no ATM machines. |
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