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Guests will stay in 25 spacious cabins with floor-
to-ceiling sliding doors that frame the riverside
vistas. Ample cruising time will enable them to
fully enjoy the Observation Deck, restaurant,
swimming pool and fitness centre, as well as
regular onboard entertainment by local artists
and experts. Starting July 2013, Orcaella's
schedule will run from January to April and from
July to December.
Any trip to Myanmar will most certainly involve a
stopover in the capital, Yangon. Orient-Express
have the ideal base from which to discover the
wealth of religious sites that fan out from the
mighty gold-spired Shwedagon.
The Governor’s
Residence
is a romantic, colonial-style mansion
dating from the 1920's set in lush gardens dotted
with lily ponds.
Myanmar is a country of extraordinary sights
populated by a gentle people who have endured
much under the recent military regime, and yet
one of the enduring images of daily life is that of
a land of smiles. As the tide of democracy flows
gently onwards this must surely present one of
the most enticing travel experiences.
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