Visitors’ Guide to Myanmar (Beaches)

Visitors’

Guide to Myanmar

Beaches

Ngapali Beach

       

Located on the Rakhine coast; Ngapali Beach is an hour’s flight

from Yangon. It is an unspoiled beach stretching over 3 km with

blue sea, white sand and swaying palm trees. There is an 18-hole

golf course about 5 km from Ngapali Beach Hotel.

Chaung-tha

Beach

        Located 40 km to the west of Pathein in

Ayeyawaddy Division, Chaungtha Beach is reached by a 5-hour dirve

from Yangon via Pathein. Three Beach Hotels cater to local and

foreign visitors.

Kanthaya Beach

       

Kanthaya Beach, located on the Rakhine coast is about

290 km from Yan8on and reached by an 8-hour

drive.

Maung-ma-gan

Beach

       

The long shallow Maung-ma-gan Beach, located on the Taninthayi

coast in the south, is totally unspoilt and it is under

development. It is reached from Dawei, which is a 75-minute

flight away from Yangon.