Tips for Travellers

Don't leave home without a Lonely Planet Guide to Myanmar

The conversion rate is roughly $US 1 to 1,000 Myanmar Kyat
(pronounced "chart" .

Taxi drivers are fairly honest, but be prepared to bargain the fare.
You are a Westerner, so the fare will be triple or double.

From the Yangon airport, $US5 is okay, to downtown Yangon (Rangoon).
DOWNLOAD this Yangon Map - it will come in handy.

There are no ATM machines.
No-one can accept Visa, AMX, Mastercard, or Diners.

Take plenty of low-demonination $US foreign currency
which is accepted anywhere