Cruises in the Mergui Archipelago

Example of a cruise through the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar
Virtually unknown to the outside world, the Mergui Archipelago lies off southern Myanmar (Burma): a group of 800 uninhabited islands at the heart of our sailing area.
Think white sand beaches fringed with palm trees and dense jungle. Imagine swimming in azure waters among multicoloured reef fish, observing the coral. Then watch eagles soaring overhead, gibbons and monitor lizards eyeing you from the shore, while an aperitif awaits aboard the yacht.

And above all: this experience just for you. You can sail for days without meeting a soul, apart from the occasional fisherman in a dugout canoe.

Directly opposite the Thai border, the archipelago opened to foreigners in the late 1990s. With only a handful of its 800 islands inhabited and barely two dozen visitors in the whole region each month, the Mergui Archipelago remains one of the most pristine destinations on the planet.

Meeting the sea nomads
The traditional inhabitants of the Mergui Archipelago are the Moken, a people who live along the shores and on the sea. Sometimes called “sea gypsies”, this minority ethnic group follows a traditional semi-nomadic way of life, centred on sea cucumber diving, fishing and bartering.

Until recent changes within Myanmar’s government, relations between the Moken and the central authorities were marked by tension. Recently, things have begun to improve and the Moken have become somewhat more open. If you are interested, we can take you to Moken villages where you can share a meal, buy fresh cuttlefish and watch the men build dugout canoes using an age-old technique.