Beaches in Myanmar

Some of the unexplored und untouched places in Asia, exotic beaches, warm turquoise waters, lush tropical jungles, mystic ancient ruins, dream vacation await you, enjoy a virtual getaway to paradise. There are thousands of pristine beaches on the Myanmar main coast and on hundreds of Islands the most popular are:

Ngapali

The beautiful Ngapali beach is located in Thandwe (Sandoway) about an hour’s flight from Yangon. This unspoilt beach stretches over 3 km. and is an ideal place for everyone who loves sea, sand, sun and swimming, snorkeling or carefree loitering on the beach, or just sitting amidst whistling wind, hotels.

Kan Thaya Beach

Rakkhine State’s third pleasant beach resort “KAN THAYA” is situated in “GWA” township only 82 miles from “Ngapali” beach. Yangon to Gwa is about 174 miles by motor road, and the route from Gwa to Kan Thaya beach is 17 miles. Gwa has an airfield and the flight from Yangon to Gwa takes only 50 minutes.

Chaung Tha Beach

Chaung Tha beach is located 40 km to the west of Pathein (Bassein) in Ayeyarwady division. It is reached in about 6 hours by car from Yangon, hotels.

Ngwe Saung Beach or Silver Beach

A new destination on Myanmar's tourism map, Ngwe Saung (Silver Beach) offers its visitors unspoiled beaches and tranquility on the coast of the Indian Ocean. A few entrepreneurs have begun developing accommodation for local and foreign visitors. The destination is still in its early stages of this development process. 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.