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Kanchanaburi mangrove / 'Da&awm Paleekari Hotel, Garden Hotel, Hotel Zeyar Thet San Pagoda Tanintharyi Tourist checkpoint (planned) !( village tract main village Hotel Shwe Maung Than, Maung Lay Hotel, Golden Guest Hotel, Nature Reserve mudflat / &GHUjyif aus;&Gmtkyfpk Diamond Crown Hotel, New Light Hotel, Dream Emperor, coral reef (>50% coral cover) Salak major road (! other village Hotel Dawei & guesthouses Phra Yebyu TS vrf;rBuD; aus;&Gm ¶[ sea turtle nesting beaches river /jrpf popular tourist boat route Forst Land and Protected Area Sai Yok potential tourist boat route opfawme,fajrESihf obm0xdef;odrf;a&;a'orsm; foreigner not allowed yet protected area Mayin Kyinn Erawan Pagoda & Beach obm0xdef;odrf;a&;e,fajr Maungmakan Beach Dawei proposed protected area Maungmakan/Tanintharyi Resort SEZ Yebyu tqdkjyKobm0xdef;odrf;a&;e,fajr DDPC Bungalow Dawei Special Economic Zone Karen protected area Coconut Bungalow Yebyu u&ifobm0xdef;odrf;a&;e,fajr Shin Dut Taung Mid Moscos Islands 539m Myitta draft of prop. prot. area revision Maung Ma Gan Wel Pagoda planned CBT at Hsin-phyu-taing Beach & Hot Spring Bambooraft Boating cruising along the Tanintharyi River by rafts, tqdkjyKobm0xdef;odrf;a&;e,fajrtMurf;tm; Maung Magan Hotels swimming, kayaking, canoeing and eco-touring jyefvnfjyifqifjcif; Pa-ket Maung-mei waterfall ·[Dawei waterfall Reserved Forest (RF) & PPF Moskos Islands Tawmoe mountain ^¬ BudK;0dkif;awmESihf BudK;jyifumuG,fawm Dawei TS Sin Hpyu Tai Wildlife Sanctuary Launglone Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) TS Ahyu Pyauk Kanchanaburia'ocHrsm; udk,fwdkif ^¬pDrHcefYcGJaom xdef;odrf;a&jyif planned CBT at San hlan Launglone (Pashu Kyauk) 14°0'0"N Pagoda Htee Kee / Phu Nam Ron N a k h o n shing community, beach, trekking Elevation (in meter) tjrifh(rDwm) N a k h o n Ler Nu Htee international border crossing San Hlan N a t i o n a l open since 2013, E-visa service P a t h o m village & Beach P a r k <50 Tha-yet-chaung T a M a e K l o >2000 50 - 100 Herbal Forest Ye bu 100 -250 250 -500 500 -750 & waterfall 750 -1000 Taung 1000 -1500 1500 -2000 Laung Lone Thayetchaung Ngwe bon 1042m Taung Bok Kyun 703m Taw-kyei waterfall Hotel development permissions Shin Tauk data from DoHT 2016, TNI Pon Pagoda «¬H MIC permitted, foreign investment Yin kwe «¬H MIC permitted, myanmar inv estment taung planned CBT at Nyaw Byin 574m ¬ Boe Boe kyauk beach Nat ya «H applied at MIC, foreign investment Taung shing community, beach Nyaw Byin CBT 921m «¬H Myanmar Paradise Beach Bungalows applied at MIC, myanmar investment Thayetchaung TS K s e r D o h hotel concession area W i l d l i f e Ratchaburi Myin Kwar S a n c t u a r y ^¬ Aww Beach Shin Maw Hotels & Accomodation pagoda Myin mo let data compiledR aby t FFI c h a b u r i kat Taung 2071m v® planned dive center exisiting planes/ideas to develope dive center v® under construcction v® planned v® no licence yet MaeTourist Nam attractions shown in dark bold purple are from DoHT is from Tanintharyi Dawei District Region Tourism Development Plan - 2016, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Depart- Palauk Phachi Chaloem S a m u t Myeik District ment of Hotels and Tourism,Prakiat Tanintharyi Region. In light purple from FFI and other sources. Thai Prachan S o n g k h r a m Note: The author of this map does not claim that all sites and (potential) attractions in Tanintharyi are shown on this map nor does the author express any preference for certain sites. As development in the tourism sector is very dynamic, this map inevita- bly contains some errors, outdated information as well as data gaps. Nan thi da Taung Palaw TS 1072m Mali Is. Mali Pho Shan Pagoda & beach Palaw 13°0'0"N Buddha foot print Pein Nal / (& hiking) Phetchaburi Jackfruit Mali Bird Island Nest Island Kaengkrachan Mali Bird Nest Island Forest Complex Swallow Nest in Limestone caves Set Taw Yar Kabosa Paogda Mountain Island Tanintharyi Kun Thee Mi Laung Kyun Kyauk Kar proposed NP Chaung Ye gyo Village Taung Waterfall 1331m Marcus Island regular tours from Myeik for beach & snorkeling, Leik U West thaung Marcus Myeik Canister restaurant & basic facilities San Pe Taung Island Island 724m Colonial old town, Ship yard, ice factory, soft shell crab factory, sh Group Tanintharyi Is. Myeik TS market, mangrove trip, Phayarkai Pagoda, Paw Daw Mu Pagoda, Birdwatching Flying fox and bird watching, Pathet Pagoda and viewpoint, Buu pagoda, Taw Kyaung & Min Kyaun Monastery, They daw Gyi Maingyi Is. Pagoda, Bird nest house, candle factory, Mosques, ... P r a c h u a p Katan Kyun Mya See Sein Hotel, Kachin Hotel, Eain Taw Phyu, Hotel Grand Jade, Golden Sky Hotel, Pearl Laguna Resort, Dolphin Guesthouse,K h i r i K h a n Nawarat Kyunsu Pahtaw Hotel Kyaw Pan, Pelay Mon Hotel, Sun Hotel & Guesthouses Waterfall island Lin Lon ^¬ Andaman Sea ·[Myeik LMMA Dewata Taung 819m Ma San Pa p Thayawthadangyi Is. Islands Mangrove u Don Pale Aw Kayak trip Snorkeling, beach o LMMA Nga yan in Two Face Is. Taung r 401m Mangrove Kayak Trips Tarabwin G Green Neco & others village Dome Island Dome Is. Waterway / boatrip Myeik to Tanintharyi Kuiburi d Waterfall, Done Nyaung Mai Tanintharyi TS n Moken culture, trekking (Moken Village) Done waterfall a Mergui Dagu River Kayaking l Done Dahon Islands Kyunsu TS Sin din Pawa Village s (Moken Village) chaung area Myat wut sin I Tanintharyi pagoda Western Natthamee planned dive center Taninthary Royal blossom hotel s Island Yaydwin Is. Sakura Yae kan Eco Camp Mergui Sakura Co. Ltd. taung village e (Drakes Is.) Che Daw Yar Tanintharyi Town r Mountain Historical wooden heritage old town, Dragon Boat festival, r and Pagoda Ma Aung Thar Sprit Shrine, Nawa Htat Pagoda, 12°0'0"N o Mee Sane Is. Public boat trip to Myeik, ancient town wall T East Sular Is. Ma no ron Tanintharyi Mountains & Sa Khan Thit Is. Thit Khan Sa Ka la ma taung Taung Oil palm plantations 751m 791m Great Western Torres Island Maw Taung ^¬ West Sular Is. Royal Prachuap Blossom Maw Taung/SingkhonKhiri Hotel semi-open since 2015-05-23 for Thai and MyanmarKhan citizen potential CBT Pyin Sa Bu Sa Pyin Nwar La bout Taung 1231m Khae Chaung village / Gurney’s Pitta-Lenya Had Khae Chaung Vanakorn Kan Maw Is. Maw Kan potentail CBT Namtok (Jungle trekking & Huai Yang birdwatching) Bird nest Island / Lenya extension Secret lagoon proposed NP Pan Daung Is. Pyigyimandai Myeik District p u o Black r Kawthaung G Rock . s District I Bushby Island / Taw Wet Island Bokepyin TS n n Langann a Palei Kyun g LMMA Ale Man Is. Bokepyin n Birdwatching Bokpyin a L Jadanarpon Birdwatching & Limestond cave pagoda ·[ Lenya proposed NP Kau Ye Kyun Kau Ye Kyun 11°0'0"N Lampi Karathuri Kyun Me Sadeth Naikrom Gyi Kyun Marine NP - Krom Luang Wa Ale Lampi river Chumporn (North) C h u m p h o n Resort nature tour Wa Ale Kyun Sit The Kyun Gyi Lampi Marine NP Lampi Island Wildlife, beaches, snorkeling, Kayaking, Moken culture planned CBT at Makyon-galet Mangrove Moken village inside Lampi Marine NP & Nature Tour Sadeth Three Islet Naikrom - Krom Luang Bo Cho Ma Kyone Gale North (Shark Cave) Moken village Chumporn (South) Twin Kyun Island North Kawthaung TS Twin Nga Mann Island Kyun Kyun Aung Ba Philar Aung bar Bo Net Kyaw Kyun bird nest Su Nge Rocky island Chumphon Island Bar Laing ^¬ South Twin Nyaung Wee Kyun South Island Old Airstrip Twin 115 Island of Japanese Troops Island Tungraya-Nasak Jar Rann Kyun Khamaukgyi Mu Ko Chumphon The High Rock Arch Hlaing Gu Aung Mali Wun Kyun Baing hot Gulf of spring Mali Wun Maliwan Khayin Bora Bay waterfall Water Thailand Eco Resort Kwa Resort Kyun Myauk Ni Island Myanmar Andaman Resort Zardet Kawthaung Kalay 10 mile Beach Pyi Daw Aye Zay Pagoda, 555 mountain, Bayin Naung Point, North Rock Kyun LamClock Nam tower, Mahasi Yeiktha Pagoda, Bayin Naung Park Fin Strap Kraburi Ko Tao Boulder Island Kawthaung Hotel, Honey Bear Hotel, Mergui Princess, Palon Nyaung Oo Eco resort Garden Hotel, Pinguin Hotel & Guesthouses Ton Tone Bridge ·[ Hpee Kyun Shwe Nadi Beach R a n o n g Treasure island Namtok Northern Victoria Cliff ^¬ Casino and Hotel 10°0'0"N Rock Hotel & Resort Ngao Fan Forest ^¬ Grand Andaman Ranong Pinnacle Zar Det Kyee Is.
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