The Mergui Archipelago - an adventure cruise

MERGUI ARCHIPELAGO, Myanmar (Burma)

M6 "ADVENTURE" CRUISE: 6 days/6nights

Gaea from front

Sailing Yacht "GAEA" - 50 ft x 26 ft ketch-rigged trimaran with 3 x double and 2 x single cabins: a crew of 4, accommodates 8 passengers.

This Eco-cruise is a combination of Sailing/Exploration/ Snorkelling/Kayaking & Diving and is suitable for non-divers as well as divers. The number of dives would be 6-8 during the course of the trip.

Enjoying the view

"This is Burma, and it will be unlike any land you know about!

Rudyard Kipling – Letters from the Far East 1898

Comprising over eight hundred islands and covering an area of ten thousand square miles, these pristine islands had, until January 1997, been closed to all foreigners for over fifty years. This beautiful area is totally untouched by modern development, with a rich history of maritime trade, mysticism and piracy.

The modern-day Mergui Archipelago is as it was in days gone by, bar the piracy! Due to the archipelago’s virtual isolation, the islands and surrounding seas are alive with an amazing diversity of wildlife, flora and fauna. Parrots, hornbills, sea eagles, Brahminy kites and herons fill the skies, whilst on land the animal population includes wild cattle, elephants, monkeys, deer, wild pigs, tigers, crocodiles and rhinoceros. The only human inhabitants in the area are the sea gypsies, a nomadic sea-faring race whose lifestyle has changed very little over the years, they have been the sole inhabitants of the Mergui Archipelago over the years and still practice the same fishing and boat building techniques used for generations.

The 'Gaea' is also available for charter if required.

Dossier