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MERGUI ISLANDS, MYANMAR live-aboard diving in a remote archipelago
With white sands, coconut trees and 800 mostly uninhabited
islands, the Mergui Archipelago on the southern coast of Myanmar has
been tantalizing travelers for decades — sitting right there on the map
but seemingly just out of reach. That’s changing as the country takes
baby steps toward democracy and the region becomes more accessible to
tourists with a budget for live-aboard boat trips. Only a handful of
companies are running trips to the Mergui islands right now, so expect
all the clichés: lazing on deserted islands
inhabited by a seminomadic
population.
John Williams, of Siam Dive N Sail
is an old hand in the region and books a small number of trips to the
archipelago each season on boats of
various sizes. Another option is Sailing Yacht Asia, a private charter that can accommodate 10 people in a luxurious yacht with five staterooms.