Travel: Boat: approx. 10 km / 40–50 min across the Pakchan estuary + 20 km local touring

Meet your guide at Ranong's Saphan Pla pier (Thailand). After Thai exit formalities, board a longtail/speedboat for the scenic 45-minute crossing of the Pakchan River estuary — past stilt villages and fishing fleets — to Kawthaung (Victoria Point), the southernmost town of Myanmar. Our team completes your Myanmar entry permits on arrival.

After a welcome seafood lunch, discover this charming frontier port: the hilltop Pyi Taw Aye Pagoda with its panoramic terrace, the statue of King Bayint Naung gazing over the strait at Cape Bayint Naung, the bustling waterfront market, and the 555 Viewpoint hill for a glorious Andaman sunset over a scatter of islands.

Dinner at a local restaurant famous for soft-shell crab. Overnight in Kawthaung. Meals: Lunch, Dinner.

Travel: Speedboat: approx. 90–100 km / 2–2.5 hrs

After breakfast, board the resort speedboat and cruise north through the heart of the legendary Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago — 800 jungle-clad islands scattered across an emerald sea, one of the last great untouched island wildernesses in Asia.

Arrive at Awei Pila on Pila Island (Kyun Pila) by midday: an exclusive eco-chic hideaway of just 24 safari-style tented villas curved around a perfect crescent of white sand and a turquoise, reef-fringed bay. Welcome drinks, barefoot check-in and lunch overlooking the lagoon.

Spend the afternoon snorkelling the house reef straight off the beach, paddling a kayak around the headland, or settling into your villa's deck with the sound of the sea. Sundowner cocktails (own account) and a chef's dinner under the stars. Overnight at Awei Pila. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Travel: Optional boat excursions 5–20 km to nearby reefs, beaches and villages

A full day to taste the very best of the archipelago. Join the morning snorkelling excursion to nearby coral gardens — turtles, rays, reef sharks and clouds of fish in water that often offers 20 m+ visibility.

In the afternoon, take the resort's signature cultural excursion (subject to schedule/sea state) to a nearby Moken 'sea gypsy' village — a rare, respectful encounter with the nomadic people of these waters — or join a guided jungle walk across Pila Island in search of hornbills, sea eagles and monitor lizards.

Optional extras (own account): PADI discover-scuba or fun dives at the resort's dive centre, sunset cruise, spa treatments in the jungle wellness pavilion. Dinner at the beachfront restaurant. Overnight at Awei Pila. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Travel: No transfers — pure leisure

Today belongs entirely to you. Sunrise swims in a bay you share with almost no one, paddleboarding on glassy morning water, a second crack at the house reef, beach walks from headland to headland — or absolutely nothing at all, executed to perfection from a shaded daybed.

Recommended: book a Myanmar-inspired massage at the spa, or charter a longtail for a private picnic on an uninhabited neighbouring beach (own account). The resort's no-single-use-plastic, solar-supported ethos means your footprint here stays as light as the sand.

Farewell dinner — the chef's Andaman seafood showcase. Overnight at Awei Pila. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Travel: Speedboat approx. 90–100 km / 2–2.5 hrs + border boat 10 km / 45 min

One last island sunrise and breakfast over the bay before the morning speedboat back through the archipelago to Kawthaung — keep your camera ready for dolphins escorting the boat.

Myanmar exit formalities are handled by our team, then cross the estuary back to Ranong's Saphan Pla pier, where Thai immigration completes your re-entry. Transfer assistance to Ranong town, airport or your onward bus — and farewell from the Mergui's most beautiful secret! Meals: Breakfast (packed lunch on request, subject to boat schedule).