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to Ngapali, assuming you can find one. There are a couple of basic guesthouses in Taunggok
- the
Khant Guesthouse
is probably preferable to the
Royal
.
SOUTH ALONG THE COAST TO GWA
ThebeautifulswatheofcoastlinesouthofNgapaliisopentoforeignersbutremainslargely
unexplored. A few adventurous travellers village-hop upordown the coast, stopping offin
Maw Shwe Chai
,
Kanthaya
and
Gwa
(all of which have basic accommodation) en route.
GETTING AROUND
Ngapaliisveryspreadout,andtransportisinshortsupply.Occasional
tuk-tuks
and
pick-up
trucks ply the main road, but it's probably easiest to arrange something through your accom-
modation.
Bicycles
arealsohardtofind-trythe
Royal Beach Motel
(K2500/day)orthe
Jade
Marina Resort
(K5000/day), just south of the
Aureum Palace
.
NGAPALI ACTIVITIES
Watersports
can be arranged through Ngapali Water Sport Center and you can also ar-
range
snorkelling
through some of the hotels (around K20,000 for two people for half a
day) - the best area is reckoned to be around Pearl Island, at the south end of the beach,
which has good tropical fish (although hardly any coral). Some hotels - and also the
Sil-
verfull
restaurant - can arrange other activities including kayaking, boat trips and fish-
ing, while boatmen offering trips out to sea also hang out on the stretch of beach between
the
Memento
and
Thande
hotels, where you'll also find various
massage shacks
(around
K8000/hr), if you don't mind the lack of privacy. The main on-land activity is the local
nine-hole
golfcourse
, between Lin Thar village and the airport. There are also short
cook-
ery workshops
at the
Silverfull
restaurant.
OPERATORS
Ngapali Water Sport Center
Airport Rd 09 4957 7070,
ngapaliwatersport.com
.
Ar-
ranges diving trips ($110-150/day plus $25 equipment rental), plus snorkelling, kayaking,
fishing and local tours.
Silverfull Restaurant
Mya Pyin Village 09 4965 3790.
Runs daily, 30min cookery
classes at 5pm an item from the menu and they'll teach you how to prepare it. You pay the
price of the dish from the menu plus K1500 per person. They also arrange combined fish-
ing and snorkelling trips (4hr; K15,000 for 2 people) and walks to the Lon Tha temple and
viewpoint (3hr; K10,000 for 2 people).