Our shopping tours are specific in their focus on one area of collecting. Guests are afforded the benefit of being introduced to established dealers with whom relationships have been cultivated by our staff over many years. Our amenities are also higher-quality and more extensive than offered by other tours, and our licensed tour guides, averaging 20+ years experience, more qualified.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in Hindi & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in Hindi & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All Fees and Taxes
Authentic local restaurant frequented primarily by local Myanmar community.
Veteran Licensed Tour Guides
Intimate Small Group Tours – Limited to 10 guests
Premium Air-Conditioned Vehicle
Premium Branded Soft Drinks, Bottled Water, Juice
Museum-Quality Curation
Gratuities/Tips
Personal expenses, purchases.
Travel Insurance
Important Information
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for children under 10.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Our shopping tours are specific in their focus on one area of collecting. Guests are afforded the benefit of being introduced to established dealers with whom relationships have been cultivated by our staff over many years. Our amenities are also higher-quality and more extensive than offered by other tours, and our licensed tour guides, averaging 20+ years experience, more qualified.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in Hindi & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in Hindi & 6 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All Fees and Taxes
Authentic local restaurant frequented primarily by local Myanmar community.
Myanmar has long been recognized as the repository of the world’s foremost and rarest gems – particularly Burmese jade, rubies, sapphires and pearls. The jade deposits found in Myanmar's northern regions is the highest quality jadeite in the world, considered precious by sources in China going as far back as the 10th century. In addition, the best rubies are mined from Burma's "Valley of Rubies" in the mountainous Mogok area, which produces 90% of the world's supply and has been recognized for their exquisite quality since the 6th century. This valley is particularly noted for its rare pigeon's blood rubies, blue sapphires and green peridot, the last of which can rival the best emeralds, with all being considered the finest of their kind in the world.
Finally, Myanmar is famed for its production of Golden South Sea Pearls, the world's most sought-after pearl. Burma, as the country was previously known, was renowned for its South Sea pearls in the 1800’s when the nomadic and sometimes enslaved Salon or Moken people, also known as "sea gypsies," dived for natural pearls around the 800 islands of the Myeik Archipelago in the far south of the country.
Cut off by trade restrictions for many decades, these masterpieces have only recently been made available for purchase and export. As a result, the prices available locally are often a fraction of the cost elsewhere, ranging from a few dollars for commercially produced items, to many thousands of dollars for the choicest and rarest pieces.
Our tour, which provides preferential offerings from a select group of established local dealers, is sure to satisfy guests with a wide range of budgets, expertise, and levels of connoisseurship. Visits to local gem and amber museums are also sometimes included as time and interest allows.