Ngapali Beach
A
beautiful sandy beach stretch over 3 km on the Rakhine Coast
near the city Thandwe (sandoway). This unspoilt Ngapali beach is
35 minutes by flight from Yangon. Backed by swaying palm and
casuarinas, Ngapali is a good place to relax.
Ngapali Beach is situated about 7 km away from Thandwe (Sandoway),
one of the ancient Rakhine towns. It is said to have been named
after the Naple of Italy by a homesick Italian. It is famous for
its natural and unspoilt beauty up to this day. The beach
stretches about 3 km with soft white sand fringed by coconut
palms. It serves as the best ground for sunbathing and
recreation such as beach strolling, cycling and so on. Unlike
today's beaches of Asia, it is free of noisy beachside bars,
crowded people and hawkers persuading you to buy their things.
There are only natural scenic beauty of the blue sea, white sand
and the lovely sun. The sea is cobalt blue, without any
dangerous marine animals, clean and clear with gentle waves.
Photo by Sandoway Resort
Ngapali is 35 minutes flight from Yangon. By overland, 14 hour
drive along the narrow winding road over the Rakhine Yoma
(mountain range) after crossing the Ayeyarwaddy River at
Pyay(Prome).
Chaung-Thar Beach is located 40 km to the west of Pathein (Bassein)
in Ayeyarwaddy Division. It is about 5 hours drive from Yangon
via Pathein to Chaung-Thar Beach. There are bungalow type hotels
along the beach with modern facilities.
It
is newly opened beach about 48 km from Pathein This unspoilt
beach stretches 15 km of white and blue sea. There are newly
constructed bungalows with local flavour but equipped with
modern facilities. Ngwe Saung can be reached by car from the
capital Yangon in approximately seven hours. The journey takes
travelers on a partly bumpy and pot-holed road across the
alluvial Ayeyarwaddy Delta region. As an alternative to road
travel, it is now possible to travel from Yangon to the Pathein
River by boat, a journey of approximately 16 hours through
picturesque scenery, passing homesteads and typical villages
dotted along the riverbanks. Countless larger and smaller
tributaries interconnect the vast and fertile Ayeyarwaddy Delta;
it is an ideal area for rice cultivation. Ngwe Saung Beach, as
the latest emerging beach destination in Myanmar, is a jewel for
independent travelers seeking nothing more but quietude,
seashore and the ocean. The river vessel "RV Bha Nyar Latt", or
the "Delta Queen", is an ideal and reliable means of transport
to ply the waterways of the Ayeyarwaddy Delta region. The
45-meter-long ship was recently refurbished with the focus on
transporting leisure travelers. There are 12 standard twin
cabins with air-conditioning on the upper deck. Washrooms are
detached. |
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