Boat International – September 2019

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Mergui Archipelago

Itinerary

JohnMaas,captainof51mNorthernSun,

chartstheultimateescapeinthesereefs

andbeachesoffthesouthcoastofMyanmar

EmbarkNorthernSuninKawthaung

afterexploringthetownthatis

hometoloftyhilltoppagodasand

bustlingmarketspackedwithlocal

colourandflavour.Head3nmnorth

tothemangrove-coveredPalane

ToneToneIsland.Anchoropposite

thesandyshorestothewestfor

yourfirstswimandsnorkelbefore

sundownersonboard.

RelocatetoNyaungWeeIsland,where

thebeachesarereminiscentofthe

Maldives,andgoforamorninghike

throughthethicktropicalforest.You

canvisittheMoken(seagypsy)villageat

MaGyongGaletandwatchlocalscarve

theircanoe-styleboats.Andthenit’s

dinnerontheaftdeckbeforecruising

overnighttotheMerguiArchipelago.

Day One

DayTwo

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Inthemorninggoashoretoexplorethecolonialcityof

MyeikordriveuptheTanintharyiRivertothetownship

ofTanintharyi,oncetheregion’scapital.Localsrelyon

therivertradefromrubberandbetelnutsandthereis

littleWesterninfluence.ReturntoNorthernSuntoplay

withherwatertoysinasecludedanchorage.

DayFour

Headnorththroughthearchipelago

andanchoratanystopsthattake

yourfancyforasnorkel,ortender

intoexploretheverdantislands.

Atdusk,headforNgaMannIsland–

itstinywhitebeach,ringedby

richcorals,isfamousforitsparties

withbonfiresandbarbecues.

DayThree

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