• In Yangon, always carry enough cash with you as ATMs are scarce in the city. Credit cards are not accepted at every establishment, ass is the case of Traveller’s Cheques.
• Pick up a local SIM Card as soon as you arrive at the airport. Or else, rent a phone. Network coverage is very low.
• Walking is the best way to get around in Yangon.
• Cycles can be managed if you are ready to brave the buses rushing close past you.
• Always negotiate with the taxis before hopping in, unless you want a big hole in your pocket.
• While visiting the Buddhist Pagodas, circle clockwise.
• If somebody gives you something, receive it extending your right hand with your left hand supporting the elbow.
• Another caution is against pointing soles of your feet at anybody. It’s offensive.

When dusk hits, do not miss the glorious sunset from the U-Bein Bridge. Once the dark hits the roads, there are the night markets that are open until 11:00 p.m. like Mandalay Night Market, Anawrahta Road Night Market, Yangon Night Market, and Chinatown in Yangon. You can savour Burmese food and drinks in all its sumptuous glory around here. The pubs and bars are open until 2:00 a.m. If you're looking for something a little different, the Moustache Brothers' comedy show and puppet shows are where you would find your niche.

1. Grab the local beer of Myanmar for around 718 MKK. Myanmar's local beer is gaining international fans for its quirky flavour. Never miss it while you can grab it in all its authenticity.
2. Insein Prison. It is here that Aung San Sui Kyi was incarcerated. It is infamous for its atrocious human rights violations committed against its inmates. After that, you can go around the iconic house of Aung San Sui Kyi, where she was held under house arrest. 
3. Kandawgyi Lake for the serenity it holds during the dawns and dusks. You can stroll along its banks or take a seat in the lakeside cafes. From the banks of the lake, the Shwedagon Pagoda can be spotted.
4. Take in the grandeur of Shwedagon Pagoda. 7,000 diamonds, sapphires, topaz, rubies, and emeralds encrust the stupa. Need we say anymore?
5. National Races Village in Yangon will take you on a quick stroll into the indigenous cultures and tribes of Myanmar. It is a must-visit to enjoy the culture of Myanmar in a capsule formula.

Grab a cup of Burmese milk tea. It is available in every corner of the streets that you take in. After tea, pay a visit to the Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue, the only synagogue in the country. From there, walk ahead to find the Taukkyan War Cemetery - the cemetery which is the resting place of fallen British Allied soldiers from the Second World War. Don't miss the Yangon Circular Train, of course. Hop on it to discover the hues of the rustic Yangon.

• Myanmar Longyi. It's their traditional dress.
• Sand paintings unique to Myanmar.
• Bells and gongs as a souvenir of the pagodas. 
• Lacquerware and the silverware of Myanmar which are quite famous internationally.
• Pathein umbrella whose unique designs are famous all over the world.