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Aung's Myanmar backpacker route: 7 days
A 7-day backpacker trip through Kunming, Shanghai, budgeted at $800 (≈ $114/day).
real-trip-budgets2026-10-27
At a glance
- Traveler
- Aung
- Nationality
- Myanmar
- Travel style
- backpacker
- Month of travel
- February 2026
- Total cost
- $800
- Per day
- $114
- Days
- 7
Visa note
Myanmar citizens are 30-day visa-free since 2024. Aung entered with no prior application.
Paying your way
KBZ Visa linked to Alipay worked at major merchants. MMK card, no FTF.
Highlights
- Yangon → Kunming direct (Myanmar National Airlines, 3 hours)
- Kunming 4 nights: Stone Forest, Western Hills
- Kunming → Shanghai HSR (second class, 11 hours)
- Shanghai 2 nights: Bund, Yu Garden, French Concession
Cost breakdown
| Flights | $250 |
|---|---|
| Accommodation | $240 |
| Meals | $140 |
| Transit | $100 |
| Attractions | $50 |
| Misc | $20 |
Day by day
Day 1 — Kunming
≈ $114- Arrived in Kunming
- Yangon → Kunming direct (Myanmar National Airlines, 3 hours)
Day 2 — Kunming
≈ $114- Kunming 4 nights: Stone Forest, Western Hills
Day 3 — Kunming
≈ $114- Stone Forest day trip
Day 4 — Kunming
≈ $114- Western Hills and Dragon Gate hike
Day 5 — Shanghai
≈ $114- HSR/transit from Kunming to Shanghai
- Shanghai 2 nights: Bund, Yu Garden, French Concession
Day 6 — Shanghai
≈ $114- The Bund and Nanjing Road evening walk
Day 7 — Shanghai
≈ $114- Yu Garden morning visit
- Departed Shanghai