Tourists are thronging a pilot community-based tourism in Swartaw Village, Meiktila Township in Mandalay Region, according to U Toe Toe, Programme Officer from ActionAid Myanmar.
The number of day-trippers from Thailand and other countries who visited Myanmar through Tachilek border gate from 28 December to 3 January this year totaled about 27,692, according to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT) Tachilek branch.
Alaungtaw Kathapa National Park in Yinmarbin Township, Sagaing Region is packed with visitors from various corners of the country during public holidays, according to the board of trustees of Alaungtaw Pathapa Pagoda.
Some significant sites in Inle Region, Nyaungshwe Township in Southern Shan State are packed with local and foreign visitors during the first week of January.
With a view to promoting tourism, a festival depicting the lives and cultures of national races will take place from 25 to 30 January at Kyaikkasan Ground