Burma is one of the most mysterious countries in Southeast Asia. After many years in isolation, it has finally emerged from seclusion with a new name (Myanmar) and phenomenal opportunities for adventurous tourists.

Burma offers spectacular natural beauty, an incredible variety of vistas including dramatic mountains, vast lakes, temple-dotted dusty plains, thick green jungles, and splashing rivers. There are also lively markets, English colonial buildings and extremely friendly people. A canopy of jungles forms the roof of much of Burma.

The Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea stretch the length of the southern shores. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the capital, is a city of quaint English colonial architecture with charming streets. The royal city of Mandalay is the cultural and spiritual center of the Burmese people. Dream-like Inle Lake quietly boasts stunning beauty and fascinating ethnic hill-tribe people.

The magnificent archaeological site of Bagan, once one of the greatest Buddhist cities of Southeast Asia, never fails to astonish visitors with its three thousand temples scattered across immense dusty red plains