Kawthaung – Myeik – Dawei (5 days / 4 nights)
Day 1 Kawthaung – flight to Myeik
Upon arrival at Myeik airport transfer to the hotel.
MYEIK is a busy port and important center for fishing industries as well as dried-fish factories, bird nest’s and rubber plantations. Myeik town has elegant wooden architecture and very busy street life. If time permits, visit the THAIN TAW GYI road which is full of old monasteries with separate compounds and they are as beautiful as the monasteries in Sagaing, and later proceed to a main pagoda, to enjoy the panoramic view and breathtaking sunset over the islands in the Andaman Sea.
Day 2 Myeik
Breakfast will be served at the hotel.
Visit the city center and walk around to explore the lively and colorful life of the rural population, and stroll through the busy and bustling market in Myeik. Enjoy exploring the busy and bustling market and meet the friendly locals. Walk further on to Bogyoke street and pass by the old colonial era buildings.
Drive to the riverside wharf, where many of the wooden fishing boats are parked on the muddy river banks. From the jetty take a small wooden boat to Pahtaw Island (10 minutes trip), visit the reclining Buddha which is located on the island, it is possible to walk up the stairs to the top of the hill to enjoy the panoramic views of both Myeik city and the outer islands.
Then we will proceed to the dockyard, where you will see local people, building and maintaining wooden fishing boats. In the late evening, take your own leisure time and walk at the riverside road, where some of the new constructions are going on for new housing projects and view the evening’s sunset in Myeik Town.
Day 3 Myeik – Palaw – overland trip to Dawei
Breakfast will be served at the hotel.
After breakfast and in the morning, we will proceed for an adventurous overland drive of about 155 miles (8 hours) to DAWEI. This journey takes you on a narrow and winding and bumpy road through the Southern Plateau for us to be able to reach Palaw and Dawei. Once we reach Palaw, we are halfway to Dawei and we will make a rest stop.
Palaw is a small town of ethnic people of Dawei and they are famous for local fisheries products and other local handicrafts that originates in this particular area. After our rest stop in Palaw, we will continue the driving to DAWEI, crossing over the rolling hills of the Southern Myanmar, that includes breathtaking sights of the spectacular landscape and the pure nature that the area offers. You will have the possibility of short stops on the way to explore the serene scenery of paddy fields, hidden small towns, rural villages and daily local lifestyle along the way. Arrival in Dawei, will be in the evening and we will proceed directly to your hotel for check in and refreshments.
Day 4 Dawei
Breakfast will be served at the hotel, Dawei is the capital of Thanitaryi Region in the Southern Myanmar, Dawei was also known as Tavoy during the colonial times and Dawei was one of the first cities were the British traders first settled in Myanmar after the first of the three Anglo-Burmese wars, and as a result of these British settlements, Dawei has a long history, interesting past and beautiful architecture covering many of the buildings from the colonial era.
Together with the guide we will explore downtown Dawei with its colonial buildings from the old days. Then we will stroll through the main busy market of Dawei, where they sell many different kind of local products. Visit to Shwe Taung Sar Pagoda and Paya Gyi museum where you can see collections of bronze coins, vases, portraits and a large wooden ancient Buddha image. In the evening drive to Shwe Tharlyaung reclining Buddha which is 74 meter long and 21 meter high and this statue was the biggest in Myanmar until the recently built Win Sein Taw Ya Buddha image in Mawlamyine. And then take a short walk up (20 or 30 min) to the view point of Sapar Taung Mountain to enjoy the impressive and panoramic views of the surrounding city where you can also view a breathtaking sunset.
Day 5 Dawei (Departure)
Breakfast will be served at the hotel.
Free time for your leisure until for your onward departure by flight/car.
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Option 1: Flight back to Yangon / Kawthaung
Option 2: Land border crossing to Phu Nam Rom / Thailand
Option 3: Overland drive onwards to Mawlamyine, Hpa-An & Yangon. (Another 3 days Overland Safari ).
PLEASE NOTES: The itinerary is subject to changes depending on road conditions, domestic flight timing, weather conditions and availability of rooms. A supplement may occur and apply in case for changes.
The regions of Southern Myanmar are still undeveloped and limited infrastructure for tourism in various ways which may affects service’s level. This tour will be new venture destinations and adventure tour. We will endeavor to obtain the best available accommodations, transport and facilities for the clients. We do request their understanding for any practical aspects which won’t reach up to expectation and for delays or changes that may occur in the itinerary.
We reserve the right to change and reroute the itinerary without prior notice, due to unforeseen circumstances that may occur and arise.
