South East Asian Trips

Chaung Thar Beach is a newly opened beach of Myanmar. Located just 6 hours drive from Yangon. An alternative route is an overnight steamer trip from Yangon, along Twante canal up to Pathein and then a one and a half hour drive by coach to Chaung Thar Beach. This beach is also very popular and famous beach in Myanmar. The highway to Chaung Thar is through the mountain ranges, going up and down. But as soon as you arrive to the plain, then you will be very pleased with the sea view.

Chaung Thar is a little muddy compared to Ngwe Saung, but there are a lot of other advantages. You can have plenty of sea food with very reasonable prices, all the hotels are in a row, next to each other. The room rates are also very fair too.

Chaung Tha, a village in the Ayeyarwady Division, lies on a beautiful unspoiled beach, just 40 km to the west of Pathein, and can be reached by road from Yangon in a little over five hours. Chaung Tha beach is named after Chaung Tha Creek that flows into the sea, and the beach curves inwards in the shape of a crescent stretching for nearly a mile. It reaches Pokalar Island shadowed by groves of coconut palm, and another islet called Thebyu is a mile away Pokalar Island. Looking sideways from the beach, the islet appears white. Although Thebyu literally means 'white sand', it is not formed with white sand but formed by shells piled up by tidal waves.

Chaung Tha Beach, with its sandy shore free of mud and clay, its transparent and clean seawater, its pretty islands and rows of palm trees, is an irresistible attraction for tourists and visitors. Currently the beach resort features windsurfing, sailing and other sea sports. A three-day Chaungtha pagoda festival attracts pilgrims from all over the country during November.