Myanmar Ecotourism Policy and Management Strategy Assessment of Tourism and Conservation Issues in and around 21 National Protected Areas Prioritised for Ecotourism 21 National Protected Areas Prioritised for Ecotourism Figure 1: Myanmar’s 21 Protected Areas Designated for Ecotourism Ecotourism Sites in Myanmar • Myanmar has designated 21 ecotourism sites under the PAS: 1. Hkakaborazi National Park (AHP) 2. Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary 3. Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary (AHP) 4. Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 5. Natmataung National Park (AHP) 6. Kyaikhtiyoe Wildlife Sanctuary 7. Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (AHP) 8. Panlaung-pyadalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary 9. Alaungdaw Katthapa National Park (AHP) 10. Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary 11. Popa Mountain Park 12. Lawkananda Wildlife Sanctuary 13. Shwesattaw Wildlife Sanctuary 14. Wethtikan Bird Sanctuary 15. Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary 16. Hlawga Park 17. Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary (AHP) 18. Thamihla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary 19. Lampi Marine National Park (AHP) 20. Myinghaywan Elephant Camp 21. Phokyar Elephant Camp 1 Table 1: Summary overview highlighting factors likely to influence tourism development Boxes highlighted in green indicate features lending themselves to tourism-related investment and development Boxes highlighted in orange indicate significant issues and difficulties to overcome to facilitate tourism growth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 in in y ? hub ment Protected Area e diversity / diversity points (hours) Habitat tourism Established Established Communit existing Visitor arrivals Visitor Accommodation unique selling selling unique involv ASEAN Heritage ASEAN cultural heritage? cultural Key bio Key Number of PA staff ofPA Number Seasonality issues? Seasonality Accesses time from time Accesses Dom Int H GH Wild elephants, leopards, Alaungdaw Kathapa NP 6+ 230,000 30 Yes 0 2 Yes Mountains, Forest Yes Limited 85 deer, birds Chatthin WS 4+ 155 0 ? 0 1 No Forest Deer No No 36 Highest point in SE Asia, Hkakaborazi NP 24+ 18 5 Yes 0 0 Yes Himalayas, forests Yes No 23 intact ecosystems Forests & wildlife Mini-zoo, elephants, Hlawga Wildlife Park 1 227,542 1,071 No 0 11 No No Yes 140 captivity bears, deer Mountainous, intact Hponkanrazi WS 6+ <150 <150 Yes 0 0 No Himalayas, forests Yes No 1 ecosystems Mountainous, Tigers, wild elephants, Hukaung Valley WS 8+ 0 0 Yes 0 3 No Yes No 20 forests wild cats, gibbons, birds Indawgyi Lake WS 8+ 200,000 <50 ? 0 2 Yes Lake, wetland Rare birds Yes Limited 25 Inlay Lake WS 0 200,000 100,000 No 16 26 Yes Lake, wetland Birds, cultural landscape Yes Yes 13 Kyiakhtiyo (Golden Kyiakhtiyo WS 3.5 1,000,000 30,000 No 3 0 No Forest Yes Yes 13 Rock), clouded leopard Lampi Island Marine 1,000 Island, forests, Marine Park, coral, 6+ 0 Yes 0 0 Yes ? No 13 NP ? mangrove, coral mangroves Forest & wildlife Tortoise and deer Lawkanandar WS <1 26,157 29,802 No 0 0 No No Yes 10 captivity/breeding enclosures (restaurant) 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 in in y ? (hours) ment Protected Area e hub Habitat tourism heritage? Communit Visitor arrivals Visitor Accommodation involv umber of PA staff ofPA umber ASEAN Heritage ASEAN Key biodiversity / biodiversity Key N Seasonality issues? Seasonality Accesses time from time Accesses Established cultural cultural Established existing Dom Int H GH points selling unique Mangroves, marine Meinmahla Kyun WS 5-6 9 20 Yes 0 1 Yes Island, mangroves No No 18 environment Moeyungyi Wetland WS 2.5-3 7,031 303 Yes 0 1 No Wetland Migratory birds No Limited 13 Myaing Hay Wun EC 2-3 0 0 No 1 0 No Forest 22 trained elephants No No 25 Panoramic views & Natmataung NP 4-5 734 426 No 3/4 2 Yes Mountain, forest ? Limited 20 landscapes, rare birds Panlaung and Pyadalin Caves / cave paintings, 3-4 <100 <10 No 1 2 No Forest No No 21 Cave WS gaur, leopard Phokyar EC 7 339 682 No 1 0 No Forest 6 trained elephants No No ? Panoramic views and Popa Mountain Park 2 No data No data No 1 1 No Forest Yes Yes 100 landscapes Shwesettaw WS 3 200,000 <10 No 0 1 No Forest Eld’s deer Yes Limited 48 Thamihla Kyun WS 8+ 0 0 Yes 0 0 No Island Turtle nesting site No No 2 Wetthikan WS 3 60,000 <10 No 0 2 No Wetland & forest Bird-life Yes Limited 3 Abbreviations Dom = domestic Int = international H = hotel / resort GH = guest-house ? = response unclear 3 .