Je vais en Birmanie le 5 Novembre 2008 et j'ai besoin de mettre une adresse d'hotel à Rangoon pour ma demande de visa. j'ai regardé sur le forum et sur les guides mais les adresses ne sont pas récentes et, avec les problèmes qu'il y a eu, je ne sais pas si elles sont toujours valables.
Pour le premier jour, pour pouvoir récupérer de la fatigue du voyage (je ne suis pas toute jeune), j'ai besoin d'un hotel climatisé mais pas non plus le 4 étoiles ! je changerai après.
Merci de me renseigner.
Bonjour,
je viens d'avoir nos visas pour la Birmanie (1er voyage là bas)
Pour l'hotel, j'en ai choisi un sur Yangon(le White House), au hasard dans le LP, et ç'est passé sans problème au niveau de l'ambassade. et je ne sais pas du tout si nous allons y résider...on verra bien...
Donc pas d'inquiétude par rapport au visa. Par contre je ne peux absolument pas conseiller un hôtel, puisque pays encore inconnu pour nous !
Bjr,
Je viens de faire faire mes visas pour Novembre😏, j'ai mis une adresse le Three Seasons Hotel à Yangon je n'ai pas encore réservé, pas eu de soucis.
Pour répondre à ton interrogation, lors du cyclone Yangon n'a pas été rayé de la carte que je sache et les hotels sont en place😉
Cordialement
Dominique
Comme a dit Gren44, lors de la demande de visa, pas besoin d'indiquer une adresse d'hôtel, un nom d'hôtel suffit. En climatisé bon standing, le Summit Parkview par exemple. Il doit être à 50 USD ou moins la nuit et c'est quasi 3* ! Autres hôtels de même gamme, Central, Sedona, Traders...
De toutes façons l'indication d'un hôtel est juste "indicative" ( ! ) et vous pourrez aller dans n'importe quel autre établissement sans aucun contrôle a priori ou a posteriori. Les hôtels toutes catégories sont pléthore à Rangoon et à tous les prix, à partir de 10 USD environ. Prévoir des billets USD en très bon état et en petites coupures de préférence.
Pour le change au marché parallèle, les euros sont acceptés : en ce moment 100 euro procurent 170.000 kyats environ, indispensables pour les dépenses courantes en monnaie locale : nourriture (1 plat copieux + boisson = 2 à 3.000 kyats), souvenirs, trajets en taxi (2 à 2.500 kyats), bus ("précaire" = 100 kyats), car interurbain (selon destinations). Le train est payable en USD uniquement pour les étrangers (éviter les avions en vols intérieurs) ; il en va de même pour les musées et les pagodes mais des aménagements sont possibles : l'entrée à la célèbre et superbe pagode Shwedagon de Rangoon est à 5 USD mais on peut aussi payer 7.500 kyats.
Un détail de survie : conserver 10 USD (en billets en très bon état toujours) pour la taxe d'aéroport lors du départ de Birmanie.
Donc un mixte USD + EUR à prévoir pour le budget.
A votre disposition pour plus de news.
La Birmanie est une destination fantastique et les gens y sont les plus gentils et souriants du monde malgré les vicissitudes.
Bonjour,
je suis d'accord avec dominique.Les hotels sont comme avant, et les adresses dans les guides ne changent pas du tout.
Pour etre sure, c'est mieux de donner les hotels celebre(assez).Comme summit parkview, Traders, Central, Kandawgyi, etc....
cordialement
Faux pour les $ il faut des billets de 100 sinon le change est plus bas comme partout dans le monde, les petites coupures c est pour la amerique centrale ils ont la trouille des faux....
remarque sur le "faux" : les petites coupures en USD c'est pour payer les factures. Pour le change pas besoin de coupures de 100 USD puisqu'on peut faire du change avec des coupures de 100 EUR...
Bonjour,
Je viens de voir que tu allais peut-être au "White house hotel" à Rangoon?
Pour info je voulais juste dire que j'y étais il y a quelques années. C'est un hotel trés sympa pour les voyageurs de petit budget, très populaire. Tu pourras sans doute rencontrer d'autres touristes et le patron peut te renseigner sur plein de choses. L'hotel avait aussi un petit resto au dernier étage, sympa et pratique si l'on n'a pas envie de manger dans la rue. Les restos à Rangoon pour moi c'était pas super !
Bref pour moi c'est un petit hotel sympa, bien placé, près de la pagode Sule et dans un quartier Indien animé.
Je le recommande. Mais pas à ceux qui veulent du confort! (Pas de clim, 5 étages à monter et bien que très correct ce n'est pas un hotel de luxe...
Pour les visas, je pense que donner n'importe quel nom d'hotel suffit à l'ambassade.
Voilà. J'espère que Rangoon n'aura pas trop changé et que tous ces endroits que j'ai aimé pourront revivre !
Bon voyage. La Birmanie c'était pour moi un moment magique !
Bonjour,
je lis vos posts, et je voudrais savoir combien je dépenserai à peu prés par jour, avec un hotel moyen, 2 resto moyen, en visitant et voyageant, + souvenirs, etc... 30€, 50€?
Je compte m'y rendre en Janvier.
Merci de répondre
OK, je vais réfléchir à la question, car je dois aussi composer mon prochain budget pour un nouveau séjour de 4 semaines de mi-janvier à mi-février (la meilleure période). A+
salut j ai crois etre tomber sur une bonne source d info ....
je vie en thailande et je commence a en avoir pleins le dos (thailande 8 ans )
mais je n arive pas a etre informe correctement sur la birmanie ....
pour le visa longue diuree ont fait comment ( plusieurs mois ou plusiers annees) pour vivre une vie ordinaire sans histoire c est possible ???
et pour les autre renseignements merci d avance
je vie en thailande et je commence a en avoir pleins le dos (thailande 8 ans )
Rien d'étonnant.......vu le personnage !!
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