Ngwe Saung Beach Or Silver Beach

It is newly opened beach about 48 km from Pathein This un-spoilt beach stretches 15 km of white and blue sea. There are newly constructed bungalows local traditional design equipped with modern facilities. Ngwe Saung can be reached by car from the capital Yangon in approximately seven hours. The journey takes travelers on a partly bumpy and pot-holed road across the alluvial Ayeyarwaddy Delta region. As an alternative to road travel, it is now possible to travel from Yangon to Pathein by boat, a journey of approximately 16 hours through picturesque scenery, passing homesteads and typical villages dotted along the riverbanks. Countless larger and smaller tributaries interconnect the vast and fertile Ayeyarwaddy Delta; it is an ideal area for rice cultivation.

Ngwe Saung Beach, as the latest emerging beach destination in Myanmar, is a jewel for independent travelers seeking nothing but quietude, seashore and the ocean. The river vessel "RV Bha Nyar Latt", or the "Delta Queen", is an ideal and reliable means of transport to ply the waterways of the Ayeyarwaddy Delta region. The 45-meter-long ship was recently refurbished with the focus on transporting leisure travelers. There are 12 standard twin cabins with air-conditioning on the upper deck. Washrooms are detached.