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lotharscheer Says: The daily market near the river is quite interresting.
Friendship Hotel: The better of the 2 possible hotels
lotharscheer Says: From US $ 7 with shared bathroom and US $ 20 with bathroom Excellent breakfast, free transport and lunch packet if you leave by boat, good information
Grand Hotel: The second possible hotel
lotharscheer Says: Good rooms with bathroom from US $ 15, good breakfast, but staff has very limited english
Friendship Hotel: Chinese Style Hotel
cochinjew Says: The best of what is available in Bhamo. Until recently not much was available and this is a fairly new hotel. Built to the specifications of the chinese visitors, it is pleasant enough with cold air conditioning, pleasant staff. Because of the slow connections, there is no...
Bamboo beer station: Sunset Beer
lotharscheer Says: Nice place for a sunset beer and some food on Gwa Ya Lake Lady finger skewers, hot & sour soup
lotharscheer Says: There are also Inland Waterway boats every 2-3 days, going Mandalay to Bhamo, 2-3 days, with cabins about US$ 60, and cruise ships for US$ 1200.
lotharscheer Says: Every day from and to Katha at 9 am, 7 or more (if you get stuck in a sandbar) hours, by Express boat, 15000 Kyat.
lotharscheer Says: Most likely you have to spend a night in Sinbo, boats to Sinbo only if there is enough water, otherwise by bus or pickup to Sinbo and boat from there.
lotharscheer Says: Go to the ruins of Sampanag, the way there (Shwe Kyina Pagoda an Bamboo Bridge) is more interresting then the remaining pile of rubble, about 5 km walking or donkey cart (tell the driver to go to Bhamo Myo Haung, old Bhamo city).
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Good rooms with bathroom from US $ 15, good breakfast, but staff has very limited english
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After a long boat ride you arrive in this small town with a busy market where you find commodities (Chinese made) more easy then in other Burmese towns
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The boat from Mandalay to Bhamo leaves 6 am on Day 1 and arrives at Bhamo some time in the afternoon on Day 3. I was eager to get back on land, the bustle of the jettyside ( no jetty, just the boat......
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