SOUTHERN PART OF MYANMAR (BURMA)

MAWLAMYING

About 300 Km from Yangon is the capital of Mon State. It is easily accessible by road and rail from Yangon. Among the places of interest the main attraction is kyaikkhami Pagoda perched on the rocks by the sea.

Side trip : About 34 Km south of Mawlamying (Moulamein) is Thanbyu Zayet, an Allied War memorial Cemetery for the prisoners of war who lost their lives during the World War II in the construction of the famous Death Railway across the Thai-Myanmar border.

KAWTHAUNG

Kawthaung is the Southern most Town of Myanmar, formerly called Victoria Point. There are regular air services from Yangon. Being close to the Thailand border, 20-minute boat ride can be made to Kawthaung from Ranong in Thailand. A short boat trip from Kawthaung is Adaman Club on the Thahtay Kyun Island which provides the best tourist attractions.
 

MYEIK

Myeik, situated on the Thanithayi coast, offers an ideal holiday climate. It is about 249 km south of Yangon, 55 minute by air from Yangon. It is the city of islands, known as Myeik archipelago, the second largest city in Taninthayi Division.

MYEIK ARCHIPELAGO

Made up of over 800 islands, the scenic beauty of the Island ranks with the most famous anywhere one of the world's top ten dive sites. It is interesting for its gorgeous unspoiled scenery and many amazing unexplored dive sites. Magnificent locations regarded as world's famous dive sites make there island ideal for diving.

LUMPI ISLAND (Lampi Marine Biological Park)

Lumpi Island, an exotic island of Myeik Archipelago, is designated as Lumpi Marine Biological Park which provides the best tourist attractions with beautiful sceneries, evergreen forests, beaches, marine mammals and Salone people called Sea gypsies skillful in swimming, diving and fishing. So, it is ideal for vacationing and studying marine Biology.
Boating, Fishing and diving are available. There are many planned tours to various Islands.