Burma has been on the travel no-go list for decades, but after its first democratic elections in 20 years and growing international support calling for an end to the travel boycott, the nation’s ...

Currently Burma is not one of the world’s top 10 travel destinations but the neighboring nation of Thailand is frequently visited. This gives hope that if Burma’s political and governmental issues can ...

Leading Asia specialist, Travel Indochina, is continuing to experience a surge of interest in Burma, prompting the award-winning tour operator to add three additional departures on its 13-day “Burma ...

Intrepid Travel, an adventure travel company with a legacy of bringing travelers to some of the world’s most intriguing regions, is reintroducing trips to Burma from March 2012, following the release ...

I sailed with Avalon Waterways through Burma along the Irrawaddy River. This journey of discovery in a remarkably colorful and complex country ventured from the north, an area little visited by ...

“Faraway places with their strange-sounding names” have been calling to me since I was a young child, mesmerized by magic carpet stories that flew me regularly in and out of exciting experiences. How ...

Michael Kerr took a cruise up the Irrawaddy river to get the measure of beautiful but mysterious Burma. Credit: CHRIS CALDICOTT As Telegraph Travel reported last month, Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the ...

Burma, also known as Myanmar, enjoys both pearl and pariah status in Southeast Asia. It's a largely preindustrial preserve of stirring panoramas, ornate Buddhist architecture, connoisseur-class ...

I rode an elephant in Burma. Before I decided to climb atop the giant but gentle gray Asian elephant, I had my doubts about whether doing so was right. Elephant tourism is a controversial subject.