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
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 15th to 18th 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.
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 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. 
Capital of the Rakhine Kingdom which flourished from the 15th to 18th 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. 
