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Myeik

City in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar

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Overview

Myeik (Mergui) is a rapidly-growing city in the Tanintharyi Region in Southeastern Myanmar. It is the access point for the Mergui Archipelago.

Where to eat, drink and stay

Sleep4 places

Eain Taw Phyu HotelUS$60
This seems to be the best accommodation in Myeik according to online ratings as of September 2016.
Price
US$60
Address
Kan Phyar Road
Phone
+95 59 42 055
White Pearl Guest HouseMMK/$
Palel Phyu
High standard services, including breakfast and free Wi-Fi.
Price
MMK/$
Check-out
noon
Address
Blk97/98,Middle Strand Road,Talaingsu Qtr
Phone
+959 252888812, +959 252888821
Regent Hotelstarting from US$40 / MMK/$
New (2019) three-star hotel in Myeik with pool facilities.
Price
starting from US$40 / MMK/$
Address
Kan Phyar Road
Phone
+959 899990420, +959 788880420, +955 942020
Website
regenthotelmyeik.com
Kyal Pyan Hotel
High standard services, including breakfast and free Wi-Fi.
Check-out
noon
Address
No.58, C Road (Gon Yon Road ),Daweisu Quarter.
Phone
+959 422222 447

Getting there and around

Getting there

By plane
Myanmar National Airlines flies on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between Myeik and Yangon. The airline also has six flights per week to/from Kawthoung.
By boat
Fast ferries run to/from Dawei to the north (~4 hr, US$20 for foreigners).
By bus
There are a couple of companies offering minivan connection to/from Kawthoung (10-12 hr, 25,000 kyat), Bokepyin and Dawei (bus leaves Dawei at 10:00 and 17:00, 8-10 hr, 12,000 kyat).
By bicycle
The road south to Bokepyin and Kawthaung is not recommended for cycling.

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Getting around

By motorbike
Motorbikes can be rented at hostels or arranged by some locals at the riverside.

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Airports and nearby hotels

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UnderstandMergui was the name given by the British to the southernmost part of Myanmar. The Mergui Archipelago was off-limits to foreigners until 1997.

Get inThere is a road north to Dawei and south to Bokepyin and Kawthoung, now open to foreigners.

Get aroundMost of transportation services are motorcycle-taxi. They can be found everywhere, especially downtown, at the airport, port, and highway bus station.

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BuyLocal banks have ATMs that accept Visa and MasterCard for withdrawals.

EatOn strand road, there is a food market by the water front in the evening (16:00-22:00).

Drink

SleepThere are several ultra-basic "guesthouses" in the area around the main piers, a few of which accept foreigners. Often, conditions are grim and prices for foreigners are astronomical.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Myeik" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photo: Kyaw_Zin_Win(KT), CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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