Yangon is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar. The city is located at the convergence of the Yangon and Bago Rivers about 30 km away from the Gulf of Martaban. It is so evergreen and cool with lush tropical trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes it has earned the name of "The Garden City of the East".

Yangon was founded by King Alaungpaya on the site of a small town called Dagon when he conquered lower Myanmar in 1755. He changed its name to Yangon, which means "End of Strife", but was anglicized as Rangoon by the British when they annexed Myanmar in 1885. The present day Yangon covers an area of 350 sq.km with a population of over 5 million.

From miles away on ship or plane approaching the city, you will see a golden tower stabbing the sky. This is the Shwedagon Pagoda, the largest and oldest temple of its kind. Towering almost 100 metres above the green city, this 2,500 years old shrine is a place of pilgrimage for Buddhists from many lands and is the very symbol of why Myanmar is called "The Golden Land".

Other interesting places in Yangon includes Sule Pagoda in bustling downtown area; Botataung Pagoda - only pagoda in the world where you can see the real hair relic of Lord Buddha; National Museum that exhibit the lion throne of the last Myanmar king; National Races Village where you can see significent symbols & buildings of national races.