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Ngapali:
Ngapali beach is located close to
Thandwe which is almost one hour flight from
Yangon.
Sittwe:
Forty five minutes flight from Ngapali (Thandwe)
to Sittwe. And then four hours boat
ride (45 miles) to Mrauk U and
Wethali (or Vesali), the ancient
cities of Rakkhine.
Main attraction:
 Ngapali:
The prettiest beach in Myanmar. It is a 4.8
km of pristine sand beach and emerald green
water. The fishermen’s village, Lonethar,
to observe how the fishermen set and drift
their net and the local way of life.
Sittwe:
One hour and twenty minutes flight from
Yangon. Literally, Sittwe means “the place
where the war meets”. It’s the place where
King Bodaw’s army and Rakkhine army met and
Rakkhine army was defeated. Point (a
place (with a light house) at the end of the
Strand road which looks into the Bay of
Bengal); Shwe Zedi monastery (where
Sayardaw U Ottama, the first monk to protest
against the colonial English, resided); and
Ahkyaikdaw pagoda.
 Mrauk
U:
Four to Five hours boat ride from Sittwe. Anicent city of Rakkhine (since 15th
century) till 1784 when Kin Bodaw occupied
it. Among the places of interest are: Koe
Thaung Phaya, the largest pagoda in
Mrauk Oo, built with the sand stones
and the bricks, and Shit Thaung Phaya
built with 1.8 meter thick solid sandstones
using the stone brackets and without using
the mortar. Layout is like a maze. Chin
villages to observe the way of life and the
tattooed Chin ladies.
Wethali (or
Vesali):
Dating from 327 AD to 1018
AD, Wethali is pre-Bagan and contemporaries
with Pyu cities like Beit Thano and
Han Lin in central Myamar. It lies 8
km north of Mrauk U. Old brick walls of the
city can still be traced. Museum at Mrauk U
displays the findings from the excavation.
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