Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The beach
“Ngapali” is a rather loose umbrella term used to cover several former fishing villages now
all but linked up into a long necklace of hotels and resorts. At the north end of the beach,
the area
aroundtheairport
is home to a burgeoning number of large resorts, while south of
here the villages of
Lin Thar
and
Mya Pyin
(aka “Myabin”) are where you'll find most of
Ngapali's other hotels.
SouthofMyaPyin(justpastthe
Pleasant View Resort
),thelargervillageof
Gyeiktaw
(aka
Jade Taw) remains determinedly local, with lots of little thatched wooden huts and a per-
vasive smell of drying seafood - there's a lively fish market here, best in the early morning
(around 6-7am). The next village south is
Lon Tha
. A small hilltop temple here offers su-
perb views over the area - guides for the walk can be arranged at the
Silverfull
restaurant.
There'snothingmuchtodistractyoufromthebeachhere,althoughthereareafewtoursand
water-based activities
on offer. For something more cultural, check out Ngapali Art Gallery
(
ngapaliartgallery.com
) and Htein Lin Thar Art Gallery, next door to one another at the
northern end of Lin Thar village.
