{"id":141,"date":"2020-09-13T12:12:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T12:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2022-11-11T17:09:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T17:09:48","slug":"accessible-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/index.php\/accessible-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Myanmar!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_336\" style=\"width: 719px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336\" class=\" wp-image-336\" src=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Myanmar_Pagan_baloons-boris-ulzibat_72pxl-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"Accessible Myanmar Pagan Balloons by\" width=\"709\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Myanmar_Pagan_baloons-boris-ulzibat_72pxl-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Myanmar_Pagan_baloons-boris-ulzibat_72pxl-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Myanmar_Pagan_baloons-boris-ulzibat_72pxl.jpg 997w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Accessible Myanmar Bagan Balloons by Boris Ulzibat\/Pexels.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Dear friends,<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">this page, about Myanmar, was written before Myanmar plunged into a situation of violence and repression.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Accessibleasia in no way favors the reality that Myanmar and its people are living.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We keep the page hoping that one day Myanmar will again be the wonderful destination that was until a few months ago.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Myanmar for All!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>One of the most interesting tourist destinations in Asia but is Myanmar accessible to travelers?<br \/>\nLocations such as Yangoon, Mandalay, Pagan, Inle Lake are world-famous attractions.<br \/>\nHowever, accessible tourism is in its infancy and it&#8217;s not possible to affirm Myanmar accessible to travelers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_339\" style=\"width: 189px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-image-339 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Myanmar_Pagan_baloons_clive-kim_72pxl-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"Accessible Myanmar Pagan balloons by Clive Kim\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Myanmar_Pagan_baloons_clive-kim_72pxl-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Myanmar_Pagan_baloons_clive-kim_72pxl.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Myanmar Pagan balloons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are <strong>hotels<\/strong> that can be considered accessible even if not equipped with roll in showers, bars and grab bars.<\/p>\n<p>As in other Asian destinations, the main problem is <strong>transport<\/strong>.<br \/>\nWe have no news of accessible vans and therefore the journey, at the moment, is possible for people who use manual, folding chairs and can move on the car seat (possibly with assistance).<br \/>\nIf you need to access inside a van please let us know and we will try to find a suitable solution even if the locking systems will not be those in use in the West.<\/p>\n<p>There are no rental services for <strong>aids<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to receive <strong>medical, nursing, personal and tourist assistance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Tourist attractions:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>They are not fully accessible.<br \/>\nIn many cases it is possible to access with the help of the companion but in some cases access is impossible.<\/p>\n<p>A possible tour could be:<br \/>\nWheelchair user tour by land in 14 days<br \/>\nYangon, Mandalay, Bagan, Inle lake and the tour could include a relaxing stay in the sea side resorts along the pristine beaches of the Andaman sea .<br \/>\nAccommodation in hotels with rooms with easy access to wheelchair persons, transports by van \/ big car for the space of wheelchair with private personal assists.<\/p>\n<p>Another important point to consider, apart from the poor accessibility, is the fact that large areas of the country cannot be visited because there are clashes between some of the ethnic groups and the Burmese government. These areas are closed to tourism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, quotation, advice, different itineraries contact us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/index.php\/destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Back to \u201cDestinations all around Asia\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Other Myanmar\u00a0 information:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Myanmar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Population of Myanmar<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Myanmar\/Cultural-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Myanmar culture<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/myanmar-burma\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>History of Myanmar<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends, this page, about Myanmar, was written before Myanmar plunged into a situation of violence and repression. Accessibleasia in no way favors the reality that Myanmar and its people are living. We keep the page hoping that one day Myanmar will again be the wonderful destination that was until a few months ago. 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