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Western Myanmar ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Western Myanmar Includes ¨ Why Go? Ngapali Beach ...... 309 Remote, rugged and rewarding, Myanmar’s westernmost Sittwe (Aykab) ......314 states – Rakhine (also known as Arakan) and Chin – remain Mrauk U ............318 staunchly untouristed. Mt Victoria Those travellers who make it to Rakhine State tend to (Nat Ma Taung) ..... 326 confine themselves to the pristine sand and turquoise wa- ters of Ngapali Beach on the Bay of Bengal: Myanmar’s pre- Mindat .............327 mier beach destination. Far fewer venture further north to Kalaymyo (Kalay) ... 329 the old Rakhine capital of Mrauk U, an amazing archaeolog- Tiddim ............ 330 ical site studded with hundreds of temples, and the current Rihkhawdar .........331 capital, scrappy Sittwe. Falam ............. 332 But if you really want to get off the grid, then head to largely unknown and undeveloped Chin State, where breath- Hakha ............. 333 taking mountains, forests and traditional villages await. The south of Chin is already seeing a tentative increase in visitors, drawn by treks to and around Mt Victoria. But Best Places to Eat the perhaps more stunning hills in the north of the state – close to Myanmar’s border with India – still see only a hand- ¨ Aung (p317) ful of foreigners a year. ¨ Htay Htay’s Kitchen (p313) ¨ Pleasant View Islet When to Go Restaurant (p312) Western Myanmar ¨ Green Umbrella (p312) °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 12/300 ¨ Moe Cherry (p324) 30/86 20/68 8/200 Best Places to 4/100 Sleep 10/50 ¨ Ngapali Bay Villas & Spa 0/32 0 (p311) J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨ Yoma Cherry Lodge (p310) Nov–Mar Many of Mid-May–mid- Mid-Dec Rakhine ¨ Bayview Beach Resort Ngapali Beach’s Oct Monsoon State Day, in Sittwe (p311) hotels are only season in both and Mrauk U, is one open during the Rakhine and Chin of the region’s big- ¨ Nawarat Hotel (p324) high season. states. gest celebrations. ¨ Hotel Memory (p317) 308 Tagaung 0 50 km Tiddim 0 30 miles Thaing–ngin Thet Ke Gyio Rih Kalaymyo Lake Pyingaing INDIA Ta Ze Falam BANGLADESH Hakha Chin Shwebo dw SAGAING in Budalin DIVISION Riv e Ayadaw r Gangaw Monywa Lotaw Chaung U CHIN STATE Tilin Yesagyo Matupi Myaing Taung Pro Myingyan Mindat Pauk Aungthabye Paletwa Sami Pakokku Mayu MANDALAY Taungbyo R iv River Lemro Kanpetlet DIVISION e Pindawa Old Bagan Nyaung U r Mt Victoria Buthidaung Teknaf (Nat Ma Taung) Mt Popa Meiktila Maungdaw Mahamuni Paya Kyauktaw Chauk Kyaukpadaung Kaladan River Wethali Dalet 2 1 Kodangauk Mrauk U Nang Gyar River Salin Myaungbwe Donpauk Ponnagyun Yenangyaung WESTERN MYAN WESTERN Minbya Sidoktaya Boister Wabo RAKHINE Kyun Pauktaw Ann Minbu Sittwe STATE Magwe Thobagwin River Ngape Ayeyarw Aung Hanka Kandauntgyi Bay Dalet Padan Ann Taungdwingyi Baronga MAGWE ady Island Sakhanmaw Yebok DIVISION R i iver 2 -e er a M Riv Mindon M Kyaukpyu AR AR Sane Lamu Thayet Myayde River Yinnbye Ramree R WE Kyun Isarbyin Manaung Ta Bay of (Taung st Bengal Channel u g Paukkaung Taunggok Riv ng ok Manaung up E er ) Sinte Pyay (Prome) rn Manaung Shwedaung Kyun Padaung BAGO MY Thandwe 2 DIVISION Ngapali Beach Nattalin anmar Lontha Myabyin Thabyugyaing Myan-aung Andwe Kywe KyaukkyiThandw Gyobingauk (Andrew Bay) River e Minhla HIG Kyeinthali Kyeintali Sitkwin River AYEYARWADY DIVISION H Kan Thar Ya Letpandon LIG I N D I A N O C E A N Gwa Hinthada hts Western Myanmar Highlights 1 Mrauk U (p318) Drifting 3 Mt Victoria (p326) 5 Rih Lake (p331) Getting around the hundreds of ruined Climbing Myanmar’s third- way off the map at this heart- temples and fortifications in highest mountain in southern shaped lake on the Myanmar– the former grand capital of Chin State. India border. Rakhine State. 4 Mindat (p327) Striking 6 Wethali (p325) Taking 2 Ngapali Beach (p309) out for treks through timeless in both the emerald-green Savouring the seafood, sand Chin villages from this hilltop Rakhine countryside and and sunsets at Myanmar’s town. the state’s ancient history most sophisticated beach on a half-day trip here from destination. Mrauk U..
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