Myeik is a coastal city situated in the Tanintharyi region, in southern Myanmar. It’s a charming and picturesque town right on the shore and it serves as an excellent base for excursions to the famed Mergui Archipelago. With tourism steadily growing in Southern Myanmar, local operators are beginning to offer a wider variety of trips from Myeik to the archipelago.
Trips can range from one day visits to nearby islands for snorkeling and visiting fishing villages or longer multiday excursions further into the archipelago. A typical two day trip of island hopping in the Mergui Archipelago would comprise of activities like kayaking, snorkeling, and hiking on the islands. For accommodation there is the option of live aboard or possibly camping on some of the archipelagos islands.
How to Get There: Myeik can be reached most conveniently by air from Yangon. Myanma Airways and Apex Airline fly daily. Air KBZ two flights weekly during high season (Oct-Apr). A new ferry service between Yangon and Myeik is expected to start running in early 2017. The journey will take approximately 10 hours. Myeik can also be reached by bus from Yangon but the journey can last a grueling 24 hours and is therefore not recommended.
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