Ngwe Saung

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Lover Island
Ngwe-Saung Beach Road

Ngwe-Saung ( Burmese : ငွေဆောင် [ŋwè zàʊɴ], also Ngwesaung or Ngwe-Saung-Beach) is a small fishing village about 50 kilometers west of Pathein , in the Ayeyarwadi Delta , in Myanmar . The beach can be reached from Yangon by bus in around six hours. Ngwe-Saung is best known for its 15 kilometers long sandy beach.

tourism

Almost all hotels and bungalows in Ngwe-Saung are in the immediate vicinity of the beach. In addition to foreign tourists, local travelers also come to this place.

There are a few restaurants and small souvenir shops in the village. The small island Lover-Island, which can be reached on foot at low tide, is a sight. Beach trips by scooter or boat tours to snorkel to the nearby Bird Islands are also becoming increasingly popular.

traffic

The main modes of transport are scooters and buses. So far there are only a few developed roads, which is why the locals mainly use the wide beach as a connecting road. In the immediate vicinity of Ngwe-Saung are some fishing villages that can only be reached via the beach. The next larger city is Pathein, 50 kilometers away .

Individual evidence

  1. Yangon transfer. In: www.mrwin-myanmar.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017 .
  2. Ngwe Saung Beach (Silver Beach) - MyanmarBurma.com. (No longer available online.) In: www.myanmarburma.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017 ; accessed on January 14, 2017 .
  3. Ngwe Saung Zone. (No longer available online.) In: www.myanmartourism.org. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017 ; accessed on January 14, 2017 .
  4. Backpacking Myanmar: Deserted palm beach in Ngwe Saung Beach - Rundreise-Suedostasien.de - Plan your round trip. In: www.rundreise-suedostasien.de. Retrieved January 14, 2017 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 16 ° 51 '  N , 94 ° 24'  E