Pyay & Ngapali: Ruins, Beaches, and Saying Goodbye to the Sea
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Pyay & Ngapali: Ruins, Beaches, and Saying Goodbye to the Sea

April 21, 20183 min readby William & Augustina

A quick stop in little-visited Pyay and its ancient ruins, then some well-earned beach time at Ngapali before flying to Bangladesh — oh, and we travelled for weeks without our passports.

Just a few days, but so much things happened… Sorry, we are a bit late updating our page ;-).

We were happy to exit Mandalay as we were stuck for a few days because of the water festival. And we had still time before our flight to Bangladesh. So, we decided to go to Pyay on our way back to Yangon.

On the temple we saw in Pyay
On the temple we saw in Pyay

Pyay: Where Tourists Are a Rare Sight

Pyay is a small and nice city to visit. Local people are not used to seeing tourists. We rented a scooter to have a look at the old ruins around Pyay. Nothing comparable with Bagan but still nice! It was a 2-day stop before heading to Ngapali Beach and its famous beaches.

Lake in the Pyay area
Lake in the Pyay area

And more closer than with the drone ;-)
And more closer than with the drone ;-)

On our way back to Pyay city, we saw a farmer with big animal (WTF, we cannot remember the name of their species ...).
On our way back to Pyay city, we saw a farmer with big animal (WTF, we cannot remember the name of their species ...).

Great achievement, we took a picture of a smiling monk!
Great achievement, we took a picture of a smiling monk!

Daily activity for monks in Pyay
Daily activity for monks in Pyay

We found it funny ... in Pyay
We found it funny ... in Pyay

Ngapali Beach: The Sea One Last Time

Those beaches are really beautiful but with a lot of people and shops. We really preferred the ones of Dawei as we felt so alone over there. But it was still very nice. We could relax and say goodbye to the beaches for a few months (until Peru maybe?).

This is a typical view at Ngapali
This is a typical view at Ngapali

Found a kid willing to play with Augustina
Found a kid willing to play with Augustina

Ngapali beaches
Ngapali beaches

William playing with the young guys ;-)
William playing with the young guys ;-)

Well, you can rent one of them to have fun with waves ;-)
Well, you can rent one of them to have fun with waves ;-)

Back to Yangon — Passports and All

Then, we came back to Yangon for a night. We achieved to get our passport back with our Indian Visa just before our flight. Really smooth at the end (despite the fact that we traveled without our passports a few weeks :-)). Our next adventures will be 4 days in Bangladesh (already over in fact). Stay tuned!

You are already in the country but when you move to another state, you need to cross kind of immigration borders
You are already in the country but when you move to another state, you need to cross kind of immigration borders

One of the sad views we saw during bus trip ... They burn everything to help farmers then.
One of the sad views we saw during bus trip ... They burn everything to help farmers then.

As always, buses will stop somewhere for a break. This was the best view we had during one of these breaks ;-)
As always, buses will stop somewhere for a break. This was the best view we had during one of these breaks ;-)

April 18–21, 2018

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