Ngwesaung ( my, ငွေဆောင် ) is a beach resort located 48 km west of
Pathein,
Ayeyarwady Region,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The 10,732 people town is located within
Ngwesaung Subtownship,
Pathein Township. The beach is 5 hours drive, with no traffic, away from the principal city of
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
, and an airport is in the works. Buses leave at 6am & 9:30pm from in front of the Yangon Central Railway Station. Opened in March 2000,
Ngwe Saung is newer than nearby and more popular
Chaungtha Beach, and is designed to attract people with larger holiday budgets.
Tourism
An unspoilt 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
Thandwe ("Thandway" in Arakanese; ; formerly Sandoway) is a town and major seaport in Rakhine State, the westernmost part of Myanmar. Thandwe is very ancient, and is said to have been at one time the capital of Rakhine State, then called Arakan ...
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.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal. Enroute.'' National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (1 Feb 2007). p. 168]
References
{{Ayeyarwady Division
Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region
Beaches of Myanmar
Tourist attractions in Myanmar