Free time in Yangon?

Urban Discovery, a social enterprise with a mission to keep heritage alive, have just released an excellent walking app, which will allow users to navigate around the city’s historic highlights with ease. The interactive GPS routes can also be downloaded in advance, thus enabling you to avoid any hefty roaming charges. Don’t worry about going hungry either as the app will also suggest a range of of unique dining recommendations throughout the course.

Street market stalls in downtown Yangon

Explore the ‘real’ downtown independently with the click of a button

 

If you would like to download this excellent app and test it for yourself, you can do so through the iTunes store by clicking here. Unfortunately it is only available for the iPhone at the moment, with the Android release scheduled shortly.

sofaer-building

The interior of the iconic Sofaer Building – a building that’s featured on one of the app’s well-planned walking tours