Attractions

Inya Lake

Inya Lake is an artificial lake created by the British as a water reservoir between 1882 and 1883 in order to provide a water supply to Yangon. The lake was formed by joining small hills that surrounded creeks which formed during the monsoon season. A series of pipes and cables distributes water from Inya Lake to Kandawgyi Lake near downtown Yangon.

Yangon International Airport

Yangon International Airport (IATA: RGN, ICAO: VYYY) is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar. It is located in Mingaladon Township, 15 kilometres, north of central Yangon, only 4 kilometres from “Hotel Scion Yangon”.

Junction 8 - Junction Centre

Another shopping mall, which is well equipped to serve the community living around that area, located on Kyeik Wine Road, near to 8-mile junction on Pyi Road,

North Point Mall (Ocean)

It is located on Pyi Road, just at walking distance from Hotel Scion Yangon. It holds two stories, ground and basement.

Swe Taw Myat Pagoda

The sacred Swe Taw Myat pagoda (Buddha tooth relic pagoda) is one of essential places of worship in Yangon, relatively very recent construction, compared to ancient historic Shwedagon pagoda.

Kaba Aye Pagoda

located on Kaba Aye Road, just five minutes’ drive from Hotel Scion Yangon, to the direction towards downtown Yangon.

Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple

It is a sheltered huge temple located on Mindhamma Hill, Mindhamma Road, near to Yangon int’l airport. It is only 3 minutes’ drive from Hotel Scion Yangon.

Bogyoke Aung San Market

The ground floor and the first floor are lined with small antique shops selling old coins, bank-notes, postage stamps and medals. In the middle of the market are jewellers, selling famous Burmese jade, Burmese rubies and other precious stones.

The prestigious Yangon University

Yangon University is the oldest university in Myanmar's modern education system and the best known university in Myanmar. It was founded in 1920 by the Education Syndicate set up by the British colonial administration.