Beaches
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.
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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