Ngwesaung

Ngwesaung
ငွေဆောင်
Village
Ngwesaung
Ngwesaung
Coordinates: 16°51′30″N 94°23′30″E / 16.85833°N 94.39167°E / 16.85833; 94.39167Coordinates: 16°51′30″N 94°23′30″E / 16.85833°N 94.39167°E / 16.85833; 94.39167
Country Myanmar
Division Ayeyarwady
Township Pathein
Village Ngwesaung
Settled 2000[1]
Time zone MST (UTC6:30)

Ngwesaung (Burmese: ငွေဆောင် [ŋwè zàʊɴ]) is a beach resort located 48 km west of Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. The beach is 5 hours' drive away from the principal city of Yangon, and an airport is in the works. Opened in March 2000,[1] Ngwe Saung is newer than nearby and more popular Chaungtha Beach, and is designed to attract people with larger holiday budgets.[2][3][4]

Tourism

An unspoilt 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) stretch of silvery sand and modern amenities have made Ngwesaung a popular destination for less budget conscious tourists from Lower Myanmar. Still Ngwesaung has much to develop. Its choices for nightlife activities remain paltry, even by local standards. Chaungtha and Ngapali beaches have greater choices of nighttime activities. At this point, a nearby elephant training camp is a main daytime attraction at Ngwesaung.

The Calventuras Islands are a group of islets lying about 9 km to the west of Broken Point.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Pan Eiswe Star (16–22 November 2009). "Hoteliers make March plans for Ngwe Saung 10th anniversary". The Myanmar Times.
  2. ↑ http://tourism.goldenlandpages.com/chaungtha.html
  3. ↑ http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-yangon/ngwesaung.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.ngwesaung.org
  5. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal. Enroute. National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (Feb 1, 2007). p. 168
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