Myanmar hot-air balloon ride and river cruise: The best way to see Asia's most unspoilt destination

By Brigid Delaney
August 29 2015 - 12:15am
A woman sells vegetables on the market of Mawlamyine, Myanmar.
A woman sells vegetables on the market of Mawlamyine, Myanmar.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Hot air balloon over plain of Bagan in misty morning, Myanmar Mawlamyine.
Sanctuary Ananda's luxurious sundeck.
Sanctuary Ananda's luxurious sundeck.
Stunning sunset at U Bein Bridge.
Stunning sunset at U Bein Bridge.
Palatial Sanctuary Myanmar-Ananda.
Palatial Sanctuary Myanmar-Ananda.
Luxury afloat: The Sanctuary Myanmar-Ananda.
Luxury afloat: The Sanctuary Myanmar-Ananda.

Before we fly to Yangon​ to take a boat up the Irrawaddy River, I am sent a copy of Burmese Days by George Orwell.

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