The Dallah Ferry

Activity Dallah, Yangon, Myanmar Published on: 13-11-2015

Rating
Opening hours	06:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Tour type	Private/Joined
Duration	13.0 hour
Meeting point	Agency Office
Focus on	Highlight of the city
Category	Activity
Price range	4.00 USD

The Dallah Ferry is good for

Family with kids No

Senior No

Couple No

Solo No

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Highly recommended by fellow travellers.

Dallah, a small village across the river from Yangon, is an interesting ferry ride, particularly if you won't have the opportunity to catch a local ferry elsewhere in Burma.

by Stephen Fadem

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Why The Dallah Ferry is special ?

Dallah, a small village across the river from Yangon, is an interesting ferry ride, particularly if you won't have the opportunity to catch a local ferry elsewhere in Burma. The ride is brief but filled with all the craziness of a Burmese ferry: you can buy freshly sliced watermelon, cheroots and cigarettes, tea, all kinds of interesting looking food, various knick-knacks from the many vendors who pack the ferry. The ferry has no seats but small plastic chairs (kid-sized!) are available for rent for 5 kyats (odds are that the chair rental agent won't take your money) and larger deck chairs for 15-20 kyats. The ferry ride seems more like a floating market than a means of transportation! Combine the ride with a trip to Thante (see Get out below) for a half or full day trip. There is a pagoda (what else) at Dallah worth a visit but otherwise the village is not really a destination. The Dallah ferry leaves from the Pansodan Road Jetty across from The Strand Hotel. Tickets are US$4 from a window reserved for foreigners (locals pay 30 kyats) and you may be required to show your passport.