Native Handicrafts Heritage Shopping Tour
Our shopping tours are specific in their focus on one area of collecting. Guests are afforded the benefit of being introduced to established dealers with whom relationships have been cultivated by our staff over many years. Our amenities are also higher-quality and more extensive than offered by other tours, and our licensed tour guides, averaging 20+ years experience, more qualified.
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Yangon Native Handicrafts Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Native Handicrafts Heritage Shopping Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Yangon Region
Myanmar has over 100 discretely separate indigenous communities, each with its own rich tradition of handicrafts. Our tour provides a diverse exposure to the wide variety of authentic traditional products, whose contemporary manufacture enables these indigenous communities a needed source of revenue to sustain their culture and traditions. Purchases made here directly serve to sustain these communities. Burmese craftsmanship has long been recognized as one of the world’s great aesthetic traditions. Religious and secular objects, combined with a rich tradition of folk art, makes shopping at the hard-to-find exclusive native handicrafts shops our tours patronize, as well as at more accessible local markets, a true museum tour experience. Authentic pieces are typically priced far below world norms, from under a hundred to a few thousand dollars, reflecting decades removed from international markets. Whether you are a sophisticated collector/dealer, or just interested in the traditions of a rich culture, this tour is sure to satisfy. All establishments we patronize have long experience in shipping worldwide.
Bogyoke Aung San Market
One of a number of different locales offering established quality native handicraft dealers.
Inclusions
- Authentic local restaurant frequented primarily by local Myanmar community.
- Veteran Licensed Tour Guides
- All Fees and Taxes
- Intimate Small Group Tours – Limited to 10 guests
- Premium Air-Conditioned Vehicle
- Premium Branded Soft Drinks, Bottled Water, Juice
- Museum-Quality Curation
- Personal expenses, purchases.
- Gratuities/Tips
- Travel Insurance
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for children under 10.
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We pick up and drop off at no extra charge from any hotel or other residence in Yangon, as well as from the airport and Botataung Port. For guests arriving to the Thilawa Port, the cost of transportation to and from Yangon is not included, but can be arranged for an additional charge of $25 per guest. Please let us know where you'll be staying or arriving.
