Burma Boating:
Write Your
Own Adventure
An 85-foot luxury superyacht. 800+ uninhabited islands. The Andaman Sea stretching to every horizon. The rarest coral reefs in Asia below the waterline. And not a single other boat in sight — for as many days as you choose.
⚓ Moored at Awei Pila · Mergui Archipelago · Myanmar · Andaman Islands · Southeast Asian Coasts
Burma Boating — The World-Renowned Name in Myanmar Yacht Adventure
There are very few brands in Southeast Asian travel that carry genuine legend status. Burma Boating is one of them. Operating along the shores of Myanmar, the Andaman Islands, and various Southeast Asian coasts for years, Burma Boating’s vessels have introduced thousands of travellers to a version of the sea — and of Myanmar — that simply does not exist on any standard itinerary.
The operation is built on a single founding philosophy: that the most extraordinary travel experiences cannot be packaged in advance — they must be created in real time, in response to weather, tide, wildlife, and the instincts of an experienced crew who know these waters the way most people know their own streets. A Burma Boating charter is not a tour. It is an invitation to participate in your own story, with the finest 85-foot superyacht in the Mergui Archipelago as your moving base camp.
Guests staying at Awei Pila — the acclaimed eco-luxury resort in the heart of the Mergui Archipelago — gain exclusive, privileged access to the Burma Boating experience as part of their stay. The 85-foot luxury yacht remains permanently moored at the Awei Pila jetty, available for bespoke multi-day charters, day expeditions, and the resort’s celebrated sunset cruises — where the Andaman sky performs one of nature’s most reliable spectacles directly above the open deck of a superyacht, and the only decision required of you is which glass to raise toward the horizon.
“The first night at anchor in a bay that exists on no tourist map, with the Milky Way visible from bow to stern and the only sound the gentle movement of the hull against the current — that is when you understand what Burma Boating actually is.”
— Burma Boating Guest, Mergui Archipelago, 2025The 85-Foot Luxury Superyacht — Your Home on the Andaman Sea
The Burma Boating flagship vessel moored at Awei Pila is a purpose-built 85-foot luxury superyacht — designed from the keel up for the specific conditions and demands of extended Mergui Archipelago cruising, and finished to the interior standard of a five-star boutique hotel. This is not a converted dive boat with comfortable cabins added as an afterthought. This is a genuine superyacht, and every hour aboard it confirms the distinction.
🛥️ On Deck — Life Above the Waterline
The main deck provides generous outdoor living space — a forward sun deck with cushioned loungers positioned for the optimal bow view as the yacht moves between islands; a shaded aft cockpit with deep seating for the cooler hours of early morning and late afternoon; and an upper observation deck from which the full panorama of the Mergui — limestone islands, open sea, distant rain squalls moving across the horizon like curtains — is visible in every direction simultaneously. The observation deck becomes the most coveted spot on the boat at sunset, when the light falls across the Andaman in shades of amber and rose that no photograph has ever fully captured.
🛏️ Below Decks — Private Staterooms
The yacht’s private staterooms combine generous proportions with thoughtful material choices — natural timber, quality linens, effective ventilation, and en-suite bathrooms that function elegantly even in open water. Each cabin provides the conditions for genuine rest: something that the first night at anchor in a perfectly sheltered Mergui bay, with the hull moving gently and no sound beyond the sea, tends to deliver with remarkable efficiency. Air conditioning is available throughout; many guests choose to sleep with portholes open to the night air.
🍽️ The Onboard Kitchen — Fine Dining at Sea
Burma Boating’s onboard chef is one of the yacht’s most celebrated assets. Fresh catch from the surrounding waters — snapper, barramundi, grouper, lobster — forms the centrepiece of daily menus designed around what the sea provided that morning. Moken fishermen occasionally trade their catch directly with the yacht, providing fish caught by hand within the previous hour. Meals are served on deck, and the combination of extraordinary food, extraordinary scenery, and the specific appetite that an afternoon of snorkelling creates makes dining on a Burma Boating charter a genuinely memorable culinary experience.
Charter Experiences — Write Your Own Story
Burma Boating’s philosophy of personalisation means that no two charters are identical. The following experiences represent the core offerings available to Awei Pila guests and private charter parties — each adaptable, combinable, and entirely responsive to what you actually want from the sea.
Bespoke Multi-Day Private Charter — The Full Experience
★ Ultimate AdventureThe definitive Burma Boating experience — a multi-day private charter aboard the 85-foot superyacht, sailing through the Mergui Archipelago at your own pace, to destinations chosen in collaboration with the captain and crew based on conditions, tides, wildlife, and your personal vision for the journey. There is no fixed route. There is no standard itinerary. Every morning begins with a conversation over breakfast about what the day might hold.
A typical multi-day charter moves between uninhabited island anchorages — arriving in a sheltered bay before sunset, swimming from the stern as the crew prepares dinner, sleeping to the sound of the hull moving gently against the current, waking to snorkel the coral garden that surrounds the boat before the anchor is raised and the next island appears on the horizon. Days include snorkelling and diving on reefs that have never appeared in a dive magazine, kayaking into sea caves and mangrove channels accessible only to the yacht’s tender, walking across white-sand beaches where your footprints are the first of the season, and the kind of sky-gazing that only becomes possible when there are no city lights for sixty miles in any direction.
Multi-day charters can extend from 2 nights to 14+ nights depending on guest preference and the desired scope of exploration. Longer charters can extend beyond the Mergui into the Andaman Islands and other Southeast Asian coastal destinations — Burma Boating’s operational range encompasses some of the least-visited cruising grounds in all of Asia.
Enquire About Charter →The Golden Hour Sunset Cruise — Andaman’s Most Beautiful Evening
🌅 Sunset CruiseFor those who seek even more golden sunsets above turquoise seas — Burma Boating’s sunset cruise is Awei Pila’s most celebrated daily experience, and the one that guests consistently describe as the single most beautiful hour of their entire Myanmar journey.
The 85-foot superyacht departs from Awei Pila’s private jetty in the mid-afternoon, moving to a position in the open Andaman Sea that the crew has identified — through years of experience — as offering the finest possible vantage point for the evening’s sunset. The boat anchors or moves slowly while the sun descends through the sequence of colours that the Andaman sky performs with theatrical reliability: clear blue giving way to warm gold, deepening to amber, then the brief extraordinary pink that precedes the moment of actual sunset, and finally the long, slow violet of early dusk that most guests are reluctant to admit signals the end of the show.
Drinks and canapés are served throughout — the Burma Boating crew has a particular talent for timing the champagne to the precise moment that the sun touches the horizon. The return to Awei Pila in the near-dark, with the stars beginning to appear and the resort’s lights visible across the water, completes an evening that no land-based experience can replicate.
Reserve Sunset Cruise →Island Discovery Day Charter — Into the Uninhabited Mergui
🏝️ Island HoppingA full day aboard the 85-foot superyacht exploring the uninhabited islands and hidden marine environments of the Mergui Archipelago — going further, faster, and deeper than any other vessel or operator in the region can take you.
The day typically combines three to four distinct island stops: a pristine white-sand beach that exists on no tourist map for swimming and a bamboo picnic lunch prepared by the onboard chef; a snorkelling site on a reef system the crew visits regularly but protects jealously — never revealing GPS coordinates to other operators; a sea cave system accessible only by the yacht’s tender at certain tidal windows, where the kayak passes through darkness into a hidden lagoon enclosed by limestone cliffs open only to the sky; and a Moken sea-nomad community — visited only through pre-arranged respectful protocols — offering the rare privilege of witnessing a way of life that has remained essentially unchanged for centuries.
The day departs from Awei Pila at sunrise and returns by sunset — a full 10–12 hours on the water in the company of an expert crew who know these islands as their own backyard.
Book Day Charter →Deep-Sea Diving Charter — World-Class Reefs from the Superyacht
🤿 DivingBurma Boating’s dive charter combines the comfort and range of the 85-foot superyacht with PADI-certified dive guides who have mapped the Mergui’s underwater topography over years of daily dives and know sites that appear in no published dive guide. The result is a diving experience that is genuinely without peer in Southeast Asia — not for the certification required (though advanced divers will find the deep wall dives exceptionally rewarding) but for the absolute quality and untouched nature of the reefs.
Underwater visibility in the Mergui regularly exceeds 25–30 metres in peak season. Leopard sharks rest on sandy channels. Giant grouper move through coral gardens with the unhurried confidence of creatures who have never encountered a human diver before. Schools of barracuda hang in the blue water column above reef walls that drop 40+ metres. Hawksbill turtles rise slowly to the surface beside the dive boat. Whale sharks have been documented in Mergui waters in February and March — and Burma Boating’s crew, who spend more time on the water here than anyone, offer the best possible chance of a respectful encounter.
Book Dive Charter →Southeast Asian Coastal Odyssey — Beyond Myanmar’s Shores
🗺️ Extended VoyageBurma Boating’s operational range extends beyond the Mergui Archipelago to encompass some of the most spectacular and least-visited cruising grounds in all of Southeast Asia. For guests with the time and appetite for an extended voyage, multi-week charters can be designed to sail beyond Myanmar’s maritime borders into the Andaman Islands, the northern Andaman Sea, and various Southeast Asian coastal destinations that Burma Boating’s experienced captains have navigated for years.
These extended voyages are genuinely bespoke — planned in close collaboration with the guest party, responsive to weather windows, and built around a genuine desire to reach places that most sailors never see. The remote island groups on the outer margins of the Andaman Sea — rarely visited even by experienced Southeast Asian sailors — offer marine biodiversity, cultural encounters with remote coastal communities, and the specific quality of silence that only exists at anchor in a bay where no other vessel has visited this season.
Extended coastal odysseys represent Burma Boating at its most ambitious and most extraordinary. They are also, by definition, unique — no two are the same, and no summary can substitute for a conversation about what your particular version of this adventure might look like.
Plan Your Odyssey →Sailing Grounds — Where Burma Boating Takes You
Burma Boating operates across some of the most spectacular and least-visited marine environments in Asia. Here are the primary sailing territories and what makes each one extraordinary.
Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar
800+ islands across 36,000 km² of protected Andaman Sea. Pristine coral reefs, uninhabited beaches, Moken sea-nomad communities, leopard sharks, and underwater visibility up to 35m. The world’s greatest undiscovered cruising ground.
Andaman Islands
India’s remote island chain in the eastern Andaman Sea — world-class dive sites, pristine jungle interiors, indigenous Andamanese communities, and marine environments that rival the Mergui in their undisturbed beauty. Accessible on extended Burma Boating charters.
Southeast Asian Coastlines
Burma Boating’s vessels have navigated the remote coastal margins of Southeast Asia — from Thailand’s Andaman shores to seldom-visited Indonesian archipelagos. Destinations chosen for their remoteness, beauty, and the specific quality of their marine environments.
Outer Mergui Reef Systems
The outer reefs and seamounts on the western edge of the Mergui Archipelago receive almost no diving traffic — and the marine life reflects this. Wall dives, pelagic encounters, and coral formations that have never appeared in a dive magazine. Burma Boating knows where they are.
Best Time to Sail with Burma Boating
Burma Boating operates in alignment with the Andaman Sea’s weather patterns — the same seasonal window as Awei Pila. The yacht is moored at Awei Pila throughout the operating season.
Dec – Feb
Perfect sailing conditions — calm seas, 25–35m visibility, blue skies. Best diving, snorkelling and island hopping. Book months ahead. Whale shark season Feb–Mar.
Oct – Nov
Opening season — lush green islands post-monsoon, excellent visibility, fewer charters booked. Dramatic skies and slightly lower charter rates.
Mar – Apr
End of season — slightly windier, still excellent diving. Lower rates. Final window before monsoon closure. Extended coastal charters possible.
May – Sep
Monsoon season — Burma Boating does not operate. The Andaman Sea becomes unsafe for superyacht travel. Plan October–April exclusively.
Sample 5-Day Burma Boating Charter Itinerary
The following is a representative — not fixed — sample itinerary for a 5-day private charter. Every Burma Boating charter is shaped in real time by conditions, wildlife, and guest preference. This is the story that might be written. Your story will be different.
Board at Awei Pila · Sail North · First Anchorage
Board the 85-foot superyacht at Awei Pila’s private jetty mid-morning. The captain briefs the group on the yacht, safety, and the plan for the first two days — shaped around current conditions and what the crew has observed on the water that week. Sail north-west through the inner Mergui channels. Afternoon: first snorkel stop on a reef the crew knows well. First anchorage in a protected bay on an uninhabited island as the sun sets. Dinner on deck. The stars appear. The city feels very, very far away.
Sea Cave Kayak · Moken Village · Night Dive
Dawn swim from the stern. Breakfast as the anchor is raised. Sail to the tidal sea cave system — the tender carries kayaks into the cave entrance at slack water, emerging into a hidden lagoon ringed by 60-metre limestone cliffs open only to the sky. Afternoon: respectful pre-arranged visit to a Moken sea-nomad community. Evening: night dive under phosphorescent plankton — one of the most surreal underwater experiences in Asia.
Outer Reef Wall Dives · Pelagic Encounter · Remote Beach Picnic
Early morning sail to the outer reef system. Two dives on a wall that drops 40+ metres — leopard sharks on the sandy bottom, turtles ascending through the blue. Surface between dives for fruit on deck. Afternoon: the tender beaches the group on a white-sand island — the crew sets up a picnic lunch that would not embarrass a Michelin-starred kitchen. No one else is here. Nobody comes here. This is the point.
Crossing Day · Fishing · Stars & Silence
The longest sailing day of the charter — a crossing toward a remote outer island group that takes most of the daylight hours. Fishing lines trail from the stern; whatever the sea provides becomes part of dinner. Anchor in the most remote bay of the entire charter. No lights visible in any direction. The Milky Way is overhead from 8pm. This is the night most guests identify, later, as the one that changed something in them.
Final Morning Dive · Sail Home · Sundowner at Awei Pila
One last early dive — the visibility is 28 metres and the crew found barracuda at depth yesterday afternoon. Nobody wants to leave the water. The sail back to Awei Pila takes the afternoon, hugging the eastern shoreline of islands that look different somehow on the return — familiar now, almost loved. Arrive at the Awei Pila jetty as the resort’s cocktail hour begins. The sunset cruise guests on the 85-footer tonight will ask where you’ve been. The answer takes longer than they expected.
Essential Information — Burma Boating 2026
| Charter Type | Duration | Guests | Rate Guide | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Cruise | ~3 hrs | 2–8 guests | From ~$150/person | Oct–Apr Daily |
| Island Day Charter | Full Day (~10 hrs) | 2–10 guests | From ~$800 vessel | Oct–Apr Daily |
| Dive Day Charter | Full Day (2–3 dives) | 2–8 guests | From ~$1,000 vessel | Dec–Mar Best |
| 2–3 Night Charter | 2–3 nights | 2–8 guests | From ~$3,500 vessel/night | Oct–Apr |
| Bespoke Multi-Day | 4–14 nights | 2–10 guests | Quoted on request | Oct–Apr |
| Extended Coastal Odyssey | 14–30+ nights | 2–10 guests | Quoted on request | Nov–Mar Ideal |
Plan Your Burma Boating Adventure with Exotic Indochina
We coordinate Burma Boating charters for Awei Pila guests and independent charter parties, handling all logistics from Yangon arrival to the moment the anchor drops in your first uninhabited bay.
- Charter Availability & Booking Coordination
We check availability across all charter types and dates, and secure your reservation directly with the Burma Boating team.
- Awei Pila Stay + Burma Boating Package
Combine Awei Pila villa nights with sunset cruises and day charters in a seamless single booking — the ideal Myanmar island escape.
- Kawthaung Domestic Flights & Transfers
Yangon to Kawthaung domestic flight booking, speedboat transfer to Awei Pila, and all onward connections — coordinated by our team.
- Bespoke Multi-Day Charter Design
We work with you and the Burma Boating captain to design the ideal multi-day charter route, duration and experience profile for your group.
- Complete Myanmar Itineraries
Pair Burma Boating with Yangon, Bagan, Inle Lake, Mandalay, and Ngwe Saung Beach for the full Golden Land experience.
- Russian-Speaking Specialists
Dedicated Russian-language support — Myanmar is visa-free for Russian citizens (30 days) since January 2026.
- 24/7 On-Trip Support
Our Yangon team is available around the clock throughout your Myanmar journey for any change, question, or assistance.
Frequently Asked Questions — Burma Boating
Do I need to stay at Awei Pila to access Burma Boating?
No — Burma Boating accepts independent private charter bookings directly, and the 85-foot superyacht can be chartered from Kawthaung pier even for guests not staying at Awei Pila. However, guests staying at Awei Pila benefit from the most convenient access — the yacht is moored at the resort jetty — as well as priority booking and preferential rates on sunset cruises and day charters. Combining an Awei Pila stay with Burma Boating is the most seamless and rewarding way to experience both.
What experience level is required for Burma Boating charters?
No sailing experience is required — Burma Boating’s fully crewed yacht is operated entirely by the professional captain and crew. Guests simply enjoy the experience. For diving activities, PADI Open Water certification is required for accompanied reef dives; advanced certification opens the deeper wall dive experiences. Snorkelling requires no certification and is available to all guests. Complete beginners can take a PADI introduction dive as their first underwater experience under instructor supervision.
How far in advance should I book a Burma Boating charter?
For sunset cruises and day charters, booking 2–4 weeks ahead is generally sufficient outside of peak holiday periods. For multi-day private charters during December–February peak season, book 3–5 months in advance — the yacht is a single vessel serving high demand. Extended coastal odysseys require extensive planning and should be discussed 6+ months ahead of the intended departure date. Contact Exotic Indochina as early as possible to begin the booking process.
What is included in a Burma Boating charter rate?
All charter rates include the vessel, captain, crew, and onboard chef. Full-board meals — breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks — are included on multi-day charters. Non-motorised water equipment (kayaks, snorkel gear, stand-up paddleboards) is typically included. Diving equipment rental, alcoholic beverages beyond a stated daily allowance, and visa-related costs are usually charged additionally. Exact inclusions vary by charter type — confirm the full specification with our team when booking.
Is Burma Boating safe in 2026?
Burma Boating operates to international safety standards with a fully certified captain, licensed crew, and all required safety equipment aboard the 85-foot superyacht. The Mergui Archipelago is a well-established operating territory for the Burma Boating team, whose experience on these specific waters spans many seasons. The broader Myanmar political situation does not directly affect maritime operations in the Mergui — but always check current travel advisories for Myanmar and consult Exotic Indochina about the latest conditions before booking.
