Plan a trip to Sittwe

Visitors come to Sittwe for its access to Mrauk U. It is also home to vibrant markets and a modern port.

Sittwe is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. Local attractions include: Viewpoint, or more popularly known as Point is perhaps the most well known attraction in Sittwe. It overlooks the Bay of Bengal and the mouth of the Kaladan River. The hundred year old Shwezedi Monastery was the monastery of U Ottama, who was the first political monk in Myanmar. Pyay-Lone-Chan-Thar Pharagri, the focal point of Sittwe's Buddhist environment, beside Shwezedi Monastery. Ahkyaib-daw, is one of the most sacred Buddhist pagodas, believed to have built in the days of Emperor Asoka (r. 269-232 BCE).