Beaches

 

Ngapali Beach

Located on the Rakhine Coastal near Thandwe.  Napali is one of the beautiful beaches in Myanmar.  It is 35 minute flight from Yangon.  By overland, it is 14 hour drive along the narrow winding road over the Rakhine Yoma after crossing the Ayeyarwaddy River at pyay. There is an 18-hole Golf course, located 15 minute drive from the beach. A wide choice of hotels from first-class Bay View Hotel and Sadoway Beach Resort to standard Ngapali beach, and sliver Beach. The high season is from October to May. It seems to have long been appreciated by Europeans. With a climate of 29'C in Summer and 21'C in coldest month. Ngapali also provides snorkeling, wind-surfing and boat riding facilities.

Chaungtha Beach

Chaungtha is located 40km to the Pathein (Bassein) in Ayeyarwaddy Division. It is a very convenient drove from Yangon via Pathien taking about 5 hours. There are bungalow type hotels along the beach with modern facilities.

Ngwe Saung Beach

Ngwe Saung Beach Resort, opened in the year 2,000, is one of the loveliest and most pleasant beach resorts in Myanmar. Located in the Ayeyarwady Division, some 48 kilometers from the town of Pathein, Ngwe Saung, with a beach frontage on the Bay of Bengal with its clear blue waters, its white crested waves, sandy beaches and unspoiled and pollution-free natural surroundings, is indeed one of the best places to select for a holiday interlude of rest and relaxation.

Maungmagan Beach - Mon State

Maungmagan is a beautiful beach in Thanintharyi Division. Maungmagan is a seaside village ten miles from Dawei. Most people in this region are fishermen. Thus the fishermen of Maungmagan are familiar with the majestic sea while happily carrying out fishing skillfully as their living by tradition. 

 

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