Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
WORTH A TRIP
DAY TRIPS FROM SITTWE
Have a day to spare? Consider taking one of the following boat trips. The most po-
tentially interesting is to the weaving village
Wabo
, a 90-minute boat ride from Sit-
twe, where you can see Rakhine-style longyibeing made; the Rakhine are known in
Myanmar as skilled weavers who can produce intricate designs in their cloths. The
other is to hilly
Baronga Island
, across the wide Kaladan River, to see a typical fish-
ing village. Boat hire to either will run about K60,000, and you'll also need a guide,
range and lead your trip (per day $15).
Festivals & Events
The
Rakhine State Day
(a Saturday in mid-December) is staged at Lokananda Paya,
with traditional wrestling, bamboo pole climbing and tug-of-war.
Sleeping
At Sittwe's budget options, all of which could use some TLC, electricity runs from about
6pm to 11pm. The midrange options generally include round-the-clock generators.
Noble Hotel
HOTEL $
( 043-23558;
anw.noble@gmail.com
;
45 Main Rd; s/d incl breakfast $40/50; )
The rooms
here are on the small and musty side, but clean and relatively modern-feeling, and
equipped with desk, satellite TV, safe and fridge. They are relatively good value for the
price.
Mya Guest House
HOTEL $
( 043-23315, 043-22358; 51/6 Bowdhi Rd; s/d $20/30)
Tucked just off Sittwe's busy main
road, this basic cement building has simple, spacious rooms with fans and private bath-
rooms (no hot water).
Prince Guest House
GUESTHOUSE $
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