Myanmar, tourists will be astonished by the Buddha culture with famous golden pagodas, temples and stupas. However, Myanmar also appeals tourists by its beautiful pristine beaches.

With the advantage of more than 2000 kilometers of coastal lines, Myanmar has formed many beaches with stretching white sand, attracting both international and domestic tourists. The untouched beaches with blue water, white sand, yellow sunshine and romantic, peaceful sceneries will make you flutter and have a nice beach holiday.

Let’s travel to Myanmar and immerse yourself in the beaches. Below are pick for Myanmar's 4 best beaches:

• Ngapali Beach
• Ngwe Saung Beach – Silver Beach
• Chaung Tha Beach
• Kanthaya Beach

Ngapali Beach- The best beach in Myanmar

Ngapali beach is located in the west coast of Myanmar. It belongs to the Rakhine state with white sand stretching to Bengal Bay. Being regarded as one of the most attractive beaches in Myanmar, Ngapali beach will be a paradise, a great choice for holiday. It's the best beach destination in Myanmar and there's an option for everyone whether you are a couple or a family. Ngapali is also a great beach for honeymooner. Coming to Ngapali beach, you will have chance to sightseeing the turquoise crystal sea, white sand bank under yellow sunshine and lush green coconut palm along.

There are a lot of ways to transfer to Ngapali beach; however, time and money will be saved if you fly from Yangon. It will take you about one hour to fly from Yangon International Airport to Thandwe Airport, and the next 20 minutes to transfer from the airport to the beach.

With untouched, romantic beauty and the intersection of nature and people, you will have a lot of interesting activities that you can do in Ngapali. Let’s discover some of the activities below.

• Swimming and relaxing on the beach

Immersing yourself in the cool and clear water is always the first thing you will do when you are in the beach. After swimming, you can enjoy lying on the sand, listening to the sound of waves and enjoy peaceful atmosphere. Besides, you can join in a golf playing in the golf games, make friend and talk with local people here. Enjoy sunset in the beach will also an unforgettable experience.

• Ngapali beach diving

Coming to Ngapali, you cannot miss diving in the crystal clear water and admiring the colorful fishes and coral reefs as well as the peaceful ocean here. Marveling at natural and unspoiled water, exploring the new sceneries will make you interested and immersed in the world of Ngapali.

• Walking around Jade Taw fishing village

Jade Taw fishing village is located in the south side of the beach. It shows the traditional ways of life of local people in Rakhine state. Tourists come here to watch local people working to provide fish and fresh seafood and their working process. Setting foot on the whole village, you can catch up with the sceneries of small fishes spread out on the straw mat and dried in the sun before they are processed into food. Let’s visit this fishing village and feel on your own the idyllic sounds from net dragging, the laughter of fishing village’s people, etc.

• Visiting Thandwe Market

Thandwe market is located in the center of Thandwe town near the beach. This is a great place to visit and shopping. Walking around the market, you will see varieties of goods from fresh seafood to handicraft and clothes. You can also find local gastronomy in the market.

Besides these above activities, if you have time, you can hire a boat to visiting the islands, do kayak in the Thandwe River, visit Zalun Monastery, etc.

Ngwe Saung Beach – Silver Beach

Ngwe Saung Beach is located in the south of Ngapali in the Bengal Bay, in the Irrawaddy area of Myanmar. It is the longest beach in the Southeast Asia at 15 kilometer long. The beaches look like a romantic and poetic picture in which you can find peaceful atmosphere. The untouched natural beauty of clear turquoise water, whispering waves rushing to the shore, beaches surrounded by palm trees and white sand stretching have impressed tourists from the first time they come there.

Ngwe Saung is extremely near to Yangon city; it just takes you 30 minutes to fly from Yangon. You can also choose to drive from the city to the beach to save cost for other activities. Traveling by car, you will have chance to sightseeing the magnificence of Irrawaddy plain.

There are a lot of interesting activities that you should do when you are in Ngwe Saung. They include swimming, sunbathing on the beach and walking around. Besides these common activities you do in any beach, you should not miss these two activities and destination.

• Seeing sunrise and sunset in the beach

The most beautiful time of Ngwe Saung beach is at dawn. At this time, the sun slowly rises above the sea, shining tender sunlight and dispel the cold atmosphere of the night. You will feel that the whole area is gradually bright.

In the afternoon, you can lying on the beach and sightseeing the sunset. The beaches at this time seem to be inlaid with brilliant gold and tourists cannot take their eyes off.

Lets’ wake up early to see the sunrise, lie in the beach to watch the sunset and take your own photos of these two charming sceneries.

• Using 4-wheel drive and horse to go along the beach

Take your time to visit small fishing villages around the beach by 4-wheel drive, banana boat and horse to discover the beach. You may find it hard to see these unique means of transport in other beaches.

• Discovering Lovers Island and Bird Island

These two island is right next to the Ngwe Saung beach, and they can be accessed by both foot and boat. Walking to Lovers Island when the tide is out, you can catch up with the beautiful wide- ranging scenery of the sea and find out the Buddha and mermaid statue on the way. Bird Island is a good choice if you would like to snorkel and dive into the sea. Coming to the Bird Island, you cannot miss to immerse yourself in the combination of crystal water, beautiful colorful coral reefs and fishes.

Chaung Tha Beach

Chaung Tha Beach is also one of the beautiful beaches in Myanmar and an ideal place for a summer holiday. Chaung Tha beach is a bit farther than Ngapali and Ngwe Saung beach, about 6-hour drive from Yangon. Chaung Tha Beach is not well-known for tourists but crowded with local people. Coming to Chaung Tha beach, you will have chance to meet and make friend with nice people and enjoy their daily life activities. Local people will provide food and beverage for tourists and inflatable rings for children and adults who need them.

Chaung Tha beach offers a lot of fun activities you should join besides swimming, waves surfing or tubing and relaxing on the beach.

• Snorkeling

Snorkeling in Chaung Tha Beach is not as popular as in the two previous beaches. The water and the coral reefs here are not spectacular and various; however, you can still choose to do if you like. All of the essential tools including fins, masks and snorkels are fully provided by the vendors along the beach.

• Visiting Pokala Island

Pokala Island is located in the south of Chaung Tha Beach. From the beach, it takes you just about 5 minutes using ferry to come to the island. Walking around this island, you will find a lot of clean and charming beaches, volcanic shoreline and lush jungle. You will have chance to meet local fishermen and their family, talk with these friendly people and become their guest.

Especially, in the northern of the island, there is a unique hilltop pagoda, you can visit and learn about special cultural features of Myanmar, where you can find pagoda, temples in any destination you set foot on.

Horse riding, biking and fishing are also among the activities you can experience when you are in Chaung Tha Beach. Let’s take your time to enjoy the holiday and feel the atmosphere of the beach on your own!

Kanthaya Beach

Kanthaya beach is on the Bay of Bengal in Rakhine state. It is one of the most pristine beach in Myanmar. This is also one of the beaches that is less-changed by modern life. You will find it hard to see sport game or shops as well as other travel services here, as tourism is not really developed and the infrastructure is lack. However, visitors can still enjoy the comfort of this untapped beach!

can travel to Kanthaya Beach by car from Yangon. On the way there, you will catch up with the new Bayinnaung Bridge and the bridge across Irrawaddy.

Coming to Kanthaya beach, you can enjoy the feeling of peace and privacy, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The beach is 4.5 kilometer long, with unspoiled and natural beauty. A special feature here making it different from other beaches is that the sand at Kanthaya beach is yellow mixed with small soils. Perhaps that is why this beach is classified as one of the beautiful beaches in Myanmar.

As there is not so many activities to do in Kanthaya Beach, most of the tourist find and choose it for an ideal holiday. You can enjoy the whole day in the beach, seeing sunset and sunrise, experience the authentic coastal life of local people, their style of house, the daily work and talk with them. You can use boat to visit the offshore islands and reefs, and watch the tropical birds you have never seen before.

With the tranquil atmosphere and the natural beauty, why don’t you come here and relax, escape from the haze of crowded city?