Good Preparation for Best Myanmar Tours Ever- Thingyan Water Festival
You might find out one of the best Myanmar tours to enjoy in the next few days, but it is advisable for tourists to spend time preparing carefully. Especially when you come to Myanmar for festivals like Thingyan, your preparation can never be enough.Want to have the best Myanmar tours? Joining festivals is the best choice for you! Festivals are the distinguishing cultural feature in Myanmar. Hardly a month goes by without Myanmar people (Burmese) celebrating a particular festival. Purposes or meanings of festivals are varied; they can be made for merry-making, enhancing traditions, preserving religions, competition or commerce.
One of the most outstanding festivals in Myanmar is Thingyan Water Festival, which takes place in April and is considered as the merriest one. Here are some guidelines on making the most of Thingyan Water Festival
1. GET READY TO BE SOAKING WET
Thingyan Water Festival means being thrown water from every single direction and getting extremely wet. People can use anything to keep and throw water to others; let’s take squirts, tin cans, bowls, buckets, sprinklers, garden watering pipes and fire-hoses as examples. Whether you intend to join the festival or not, you will definitely not be an exception. In other words, no one who
2. SO, WHAT TO WEAR?
To come safely through the wetness, you are advised not to put jeans on because they will be heavy with water. Say “No” to flip-flops and
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Sun glasses (Be aware of getting lost or broken) - - A hat
- - Sun cream
3. FORGET ABOUT BUSINESS:
During Thingyan, if you think of going to somewhere for business, you are4. ORGANISE TRANSPORTATION MEANS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE:
You will hardly find transport to travel before, during and even a few days after the festival. To make it worse, all flight seats have been booked and all left behind are double-priced tickets. That is why you5. DO IT AGAIN WITH ACCOMMODATION
Again, you should book accommodation in advance if you do not want to be homeless for a few days. This is because a huge number of Burmese people come back home from big cities for merry-making. Also,6. SMILE AT ALL CHAOS
Apart from getting wet through and difficulties in access to necessities, tourists can be faced up with an absolute riot. Of course, all you have to do is smile to yourselves “This is among the best Myanmar tours ever!”. Thingyan Festival is described as a party at a size of
7. AFTER THINGYAN...
It will come as no surprise if you get hangovers or throat after a few days of screaming and shouting during the festival. You should also be careful with drinking too much alcohol and having some unexpected fights. So, get yourselves equipped with medical treatment and insurance.Thingyan Water
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