Beaches

Ngapali Beach

Located on the Rakhine Coast near Thandwe (Sandoway), Ngapali is one of the beautiful beaches in Myanmar. This unspoil beach is 35 minutes flight from Yangon. By overland, it is 14 hour drive along the narrow winding road over the Rakhine Yoma (mountain range) after crossing the Ayeyarwaddy River at Pyay (Prome).

Chaung Tha Beach

Chaung Tha Beach is located 40km to the west of Pathein (Bassein) in Ayeyarwaddy Division. It is a very convenient drive from Yangon via Pathein taking about 5 hours.

Ngwe Hsaung Beach

It is a newly opened beach about 48 km from Pathein. This unspoil beach stretches 15 km of white sand and blue sea. There are newly constructed bungalows with local flavor but equipped with modern facilities. Fringed with palm trees, all hotels face the beach.

Kan Thaya Beach

Located 290 km from Yangon near Gwa on the Rakhine Coast, Kan Thaya Beach is accessible by an 8 hour drive from Yangon over forested mountain road.

Setse Beach

It lies 24 km south of Kyaikkami and 16 km south-west of Thanbyuzayut, Mon State. It is a very wide, brown-sand beach that tends toward tidal flats when the shallow surf-line recedes at low tide. The beach is lined by waving casuarinas trees. Vendors sell fresh young coconuts full of juice, and restaurants serve seafood. It is one of the noted beaches in Myanmar