Yangon, the capital city, is the main gateway to Myanmar. Evergreen and cool with lush tropical trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes, Yangon has earned the name of "The Garden City of the East". Its unmistakably colonial style buildings, open markets and wide treelined avenues endow it with a strange mix of old world charm and modern vitality.
Places of interest include the world famous Golden Pagoda "Shwedagon Pagoda", the Huge Reclining Buddha at Chaukhtat Gyi Pagoda, Bogyoke Market, the Sule Pagoda and downtown area.
