Sittwe(Akyab)

The port city at the mouth of Kaladan River where it empties of into the Bay of Bengal , Sittwe, has at least a two-thousand year history and has been a port city for nearly two hundred years. It is also the capital of Rakhine State .

Thandwe(Sandoway)

Thandwe is reached by air on a 45 minute flight from Yangon . It is the approach to the famed Ngapali Beach located 10km to north-east. Ngapali with its long pristine beach is the best in Myanmar .

Mrauk-U

Capital of the Rakhine Kingdom which flourished from the 15 th to 18 th century, Mrauk-U can be reached by a 5-hour boat trip along the Kissipanadi River from Sittwe. It is noted for its fortress-like temples and pagodas of stone and brick. The most impressive temple is "Shitthaung Pagoda" the shrine of 80,000 Buddha images.