Southeastern Myanmar

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Includes  Why Go? Mt Kyaiktiyo Off the beaten track and strangely neglected by many vis- (Golden Rock). . . . 107 itors, southern Myanmar offers some of the finest natural Mawlamyine . . . . .109 sights in the entire country. Ye...... 119 In the space of a couple of days, you can descend into the Hpa-an...... 121 Buddha-packed caves around sleepy Hpa-an and ascend the winding road to the sacred golden boulder perched on Mt Myawaddy...... 126 Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock). Then there’s the little-known and Dawei...... 127 even less-visited Myeik Archipelago, perhaps Myanmar’s Myeik...... 131 most dramatic intersection of water, land and sky. Myeik (Mergui) If that wasn’t enough, the historic city of Mawlamyine, once Archipelago. . . . . 135 Myanmar’s capital, has almost as fine a collection of colonial- Kawthoung . . . . . 138 era buildings as Yangon, while Dawei and Myeik can boast of centuries of history as ports and mix traditional wooden architecture with brick mansions and buildings constructed during British rule. Best of all, the lack of visitors means Best Places to Eat there’s plenty of space to enjoy the region. ¨¨San Ma Tau Myanmar Restaurant (p123) ¨¨Daw Yee (p114) ¨¨Shwe Mon (p134) When to Go Southeastern Myanmar ¨¨Bone Gyi (p114) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm ¨¨Zan Pya (p134) 30/86 20/500

¨¨Hla Hla Hnan (p130) 16/400 20/68 12/300

8/200 10/50 Best Places to 4/100 Sleep 0/32 0 ¨¨Hpa-an Lodge (p123) J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨¨Cinderella Hotel (p112) Mar–Apr Temper- Nov–Jan The days May–Oct South- ¨¨Ngwe Moe Hotel (p112) atures can reach are relatively cool ern Myanmar sees ¨¨Golden Sunrise Hotel as high as 86°F during the winter. more rain than (p108) (30°C) during the elsewhere during summer. the wet season. ¨¨Hotel Zayar Htet San (p129) 100 km 60 miles of Gulf Thailand THAILAND 0 0

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Myeik Myeik Mt Kyaiktiyo (p131 Myeik Ye Hpa-an Dawei Mawlamyine

Travelling back in back Travelling time in this ancient, and atmospheric haunted allegedly port city. Kicking back in Kicking back this chilled Mon while town, State little-seen exploring and temples villages in the surrounding area. (p121 seemingly hidden seemingly hanging lakes, art and Buddhist spring a sparkling caves in the many Hpa-an. around Heading to the little- to Heading golden-sand seen this around beaches and historic sleepy capital. southern (p109 the inspiration that the inspiration to Kipling fired his most compose opening famous line in his poem ‘Mandalay’. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (p135 Archipelago Sailing, cruising, cruising, Sailing, and snorkelling the diving among 800-odd islands here. (p107 enlightenment for at and marvelling this gravity-defying rock. golden

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