Nyaung-U and its low cost hostel
Each book guide will point you to Pann Cherry guesthouse in belief it is the cheapest and best budget option in Nyaung-U. It is not. We have better choice for you.
Each book guide will point you to Pann Cherry guesthouse in belief it is the cheapest and best budget option in Nyaung-U. It is not. We have better choice for you.
Myanmar is, comparing to other SE Asia countries, not very cheap place. For westerners is still very cheap, though. If you are on tight budget, maybe this hint can help you eat and save...
The entrance fee to Shwedagon Paya in Yangon is 8000 kyats. Enough to discourage us to enter. But we found the way to get in without paying entrance ticket.
When entering Bagan historical zone every foreign tourist is forced to pay entrance fee 25 000 kyats. If you believe that it is for conservation of the historical site you are right – partly.
When entering the village of Mingun all foreigners must pay 5000 kyats to enter the Mingun Archaeological Zone. It also gains you entrance to all of the area temples including Sagaing.
We are obsessed by finding the cheapest accommodation while keeping at least some basic standard. In Inle Lake we found a nice homestay , even though we had to evacuate a small fluffy mouse...
You will find green tea in every restaurant. It is always on the table, always free.
As a tourist you might notice that local people have much lower prices of almost everything – from fruit at the market to entrance fees to interesting places. This is what you can do...
If you head for the Thakhek loop that includes many caves including famous Kong Lor cave, this article may be useful for you.
The price for foreign tourist and local people is dramatically different. Use this guide to get the price of local people in famous place of Borobudur in Indonesia.