Dawei

Dawei is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the northern bank of the Dawei River. The city is about 614.3 km southeast of Yangon. Its population is 146,964. Wikipedia.
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Hello Dawei Travel & Tours

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I rented motorbikes at this place, everything was fine! The friendly staff gave me a lot of tips where to go around the Dawei peninsula. They also helped me to book a bungalow at the paradise beach. I can definitely recommend this place!
Karsten Schütz — Google review
I travelled around Dawei and the travel agency Hello Dawei helped me a lot! I rented a scooter, plus they gave me a lot of useful information about what to see and do around here. My friend also did the border crossing to Thailand via the Htee Khee border. They offer to bring you all the way from Dawei to Bangkok, you pay one price and everything is organised. The staff of Hello Dawei was very friendly and helpful!
Sarah Sch?tz — Google review
Hello Dawei Travel & Tours and Old House Cafe are same place. Front coffee shop and back side is Travel agency company. Place is amazing, look great and service is really perfect.
naing aung — Google review
The team were very friendly and spoke perfect English. They spent time giving us accurate and useful information on how to get to Sin Thauk beach, booked us a beach bungalow as well as booking us a bus to Yangon upon our return. Had we more time, we would have loved to have done the snorkelling and river tour too as the staff gave us an authentic and memorable experience of Dawei. Also, the bikes we used were the best we had ridden on our whole backpacking trip, which was crucial to us as the roads were not always fully paved. It was also very considerate that the team at hello Dawei ensured our safety and well being by always available on call had we any problems. Thank you so much!!
Joseph Laithwaite — Google review
Hello Dawei along with their cafe and restaurant was an excellent source of information to aid my planning for the days I had in the area! I also rented a motorbike from them and took their advice to ride to the amazing long and secluded Grandfather Beach (about 2 hours away). With them I was able to get transport to my next destination (across the border to Kanchanaburi). And the pizza and sangria were great too!
Mike Sarnia — Google review
We spent 6 nights around Dawei during the water festival and the staff at Hello Dawei helped us make the most out of our time. They helped us book our accommodations at last minute while everything was nearly fully booked during the festival. They also found us seats in a VIP bus to continue our journey after the celebrations in Dawei. We were given many good tips (restaurants, beaches, celebrations, sightseeing, transports ...) and they also provided with us a good motorbike to visit the peninsula over a few days. There is WiFi and shower available at the office for guests. All staff members speak English here. We highly recommend Hello Dawei to organize your stay around Dawei.
Laurent Esc — Google review
We rented motorbikes from Hello Dawei, and received excellent help. They even went out and bought brand new helmets in order to find some that fit our children. Also had great advice for traveling South from Dawei, airport connections, etc.
Ian Rae — Google review
it's really a good guy, despite the many adventures like the trip change (the boat company changed the route) but the agency refunded us because we did not want to do it. we rented scooters to go to maunmagan at good prices. After we left on myalamine to take a boat for hPa an unfortunately it seems that the information is not good there is no more government boat but just "special tourist boats" and since we were only two we could not take it. Otherwise the agency is perfect and do as it can with the Burmese mood.
Sephora Michel — Google review
The best travel agency I've experienced in Myanmar. Staff superfriendly, all good english. Good menu with tasty food. The owner went above and beyond to help us with everything we needed, and has a lot of info regarding local and onward travel.
Julia Nilsson — Google review
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Sam The Man (Dawei Tour Guide)

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I met Sam long ago on facebook around 2014 and discussed my upcoming 2015 trip to Tanintharyi region of Myanmar by chatting with him every now and then. Impatiently waiting to depart to Myanmar in October 2015, I finally met him at Dawei airport after I called him to tell him my arrival time. He brought me to my hotel and we discussed a little about the following days when he was my guide. I gave him the freedom to chose himself what to show me and I did not regret any minute we were together in and around Dawei. Sam is very knowledgable about Dawei region, about the people there, their thinking, minds and souls and history. Each day, we spent together was unique. We experienced landscapes, culture, handicrafts, markets, spoke to people in villages, watched them producing goods such as cigars, cashew nuts, baskets etc. etc. Best of course are always the accidental encounters with local people and we had a lot of them. Sam is vey much able to accomodate to the clients needs, he is thoughtful, friendly, always also curious to learn about what you think and your culture. He also is very much aware of environmental issues and supports ecotourism and also tries to educate his people to act environmental friendly. If you want to be guided by a person with a big heart and soul and tons of knowledge about the Dawei region, Sam is your choice! I think, we became real friends during our time together in Dawei and I so hope to come back to Dawei soon. All the best to you and your family, Sam.
Christian Clear Clear — Google review
Sam took 3 friends & I on a cultural tour for a day in the town of Dawei to have a closer look (& learn) about everyday life, conditions and processes of all the things you see & buy on the street. We were lucky to have such an educated guide for this to explain to us about the architecture, ways of life and direction of future progress all while mingling with the locals and learning about their trade. We saw the cashew nuts process (& ate some), wood art, how cheroots are made, learned about the history of the town, ate many fruits I have never tried before (all delicious), saw traditional style weaving, pottery, a flower farm and where the rattan brooms come from. Every time we saw something that interested us Sam would pull over, get out and explain for us – nothing was a problem! Of course he won our hearts from the moment he arrived with plates of local fruit and drinks in a cooler that kept us nibbling all day long. We finished the day visiting traditional Daweiian snack stands on the side of the road while laughing a lot. Fully recommend this experience and this great guide!
Amber Holmes — Google review
I first met Sam in 2016 when I booked him for a day tour on Motorbikes. This time in Feb 2020 I was travelling with my partner and 81yr old mother. We booked Sam for 3 full days transferring from Myiek to Dawei, a full day around Dawei and beaches and then for Dawei to Kanchanaburi. What a terrific adventure we all had! Sam's car is spacious and comfortable with water and fruit provided. Plenty of stops for tea, food and pictures whenever we wished. Sam is a great guy, polite, friendly and considerate always. It seems that virtually everyone in Dawei knows Sam :) On our final day Sam arranged a 4x4 vehicle for the trip through the jungle to the Thai border. This was 150kms of which 100kms was dirt road. Amazing to get into such beautiful country with rivers and mountains. We were sad to bid farewell to Sam once at the Thai border. Without a doubt if you want to relax and enjoy a visit to Dawei then you must book with Sam.
Eddie Manning — Google review
Hands down one of the best Tour guides in all of Myanmar, if you are looking for an exciting, educational and socially aware and environmentally responsible experience this is it, hands down. Sam takes you on an intimate tour of locally villages, hidden paradises, and an insider view of the local customs of the Dawei, and surrounding areas. I always reccomend everyone I know to Myanmar to take time and see Dawei with Sam. Great job Sam, I cannot wait to come back and visit as soon as I can!!
Jesse Power — Google review
Drunk on happiness ==+== There are many famous historic pagodas and beaches in Dawei. We have been travelling with Easy Travel Dawei(Sam the Man Travels & Tours) in Dawei. We were taken to the pagodas, beaches, local villages and to the mountains. It was a nice trip with Sam.
Khin Yu — Google review
Very good customer relationships and the best service that I have experienced.This guide knows very well about Tanintharyi Region especially Dawei (history, architecture, nature of the local people). Fully recommended!!!
Kyu Kyu Cho — Google review
I've got more experiences and happiness as a partnership with Samuel Htaik ..thank you so much ..
Aung Thu — Google review
ထားဝယ္ အေၾကာင္းအကုန္သိဖို႔ Easy Travel Dawei ႏွင့္ခရီးသြားစို႔ It is awesome. Welcome, Sam.
zwezarni phyo — Google review
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Dawei Panorama Tours

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“A Visit to My Hometown, Dawei” Actually I’m from Yangon, City of Myanmar. But I give the above review title. Of course I have reasons. Dawei gives me everything that you can sense only from your hometown. Especially Dawei Panorama Tour gives warmth and kindness that makes me feel like that. I searched on google for Dawei Trip information and I found Dawei Panorama. I asked them for transportation and accommodation for four days vacation. But I stayed there about 20 days. I was so fresh and happy on these days. It’s winter and the best season to travel Dawei. On my first day, they, two chiefs from Dawei Panorama, picked me up. They are couple, Ko Phyo and Ma Aye Thidar. The best, knowledgeable and highly experienced guides I’ve ever seen. My first day is adventurous waterfall tour. We used motorbike to reach the village near the waterfall. The village is between the forest and the waterfall. We also biked to reach the nearest spot to the waterfall, a stream. It’s true nature. You can touch and sense pure nature. If there’s no guide, you can’t find a way up to the waterfall. Because there’s big and bulk of stones on the way to the waterfall. Besides are deep forest. After walking about one hour, you will find first phase of the waterfall. Silent place, full of nature songs, everything was green. The waterfall has four phases. Each phase has unique views. The highest phase is the biggest waterfall. Breathtaking scene. Amazing. There’s another higher waterfall in that forest. But I didn’t go there because I had plans for beach tour. I found a blue stream, paradise, among the valleys when we went back from waterfall tour. My second day is to the fisherman village with Ko Phyo. He’s also highly skilled rider. I saw honest, friendly and hardworking fisherman families. The beach and shore near the village is beautiful and clean. Name is Tzit. Third day is my adventurous bike day to Sinhtauk Beach. I rented a motorbike from the whole tour. Price is so reasonable. I left Dawei in the early morning. On the way, I saw beautiful and mountainous view. After riding about three hours, I reached a village and took a boat ride. The boat stopped at the Mangroves near Sinhtauk Beach. Then I walked into the Mangroves to reach the beach. My first walking experience with Mangroves trees. At the end of Mangroves trees, I saw a virgin beach with white sands and blue sea. It’s Sinhtauk Beach. There’s few bungalows at the beach. The owner loves the beach and nature. So he just built few bungalows . Dawei Panorama took accommodation for me. I took a rest and swam. The beach has crystal clear water, white and smooth sands. In the evening, I felt the sunset and I just heard somebody called my name. I just looked at the shore and I found the couple from Dawei Panorama. Ko Phyo and Ma Aye Thidar, wanna made me surprise. How lovely they are……. We spent lovely times at the beautiful beach. We went back to Dawei on the next morning. It was my fourth day at Dawei. On my fifth day, I went to the sea for snorkeling. My two friends arranged perfect snorkeling tour to the Moscos Islands located in the Andaman Sea. The snorkeling spots have sea creatures, corals with crystal clear water. They treated me fresh and tasty lunch. Lunch is mixture of Myanmar Culture and European taste. I also saw the beautiful sunset in the middle of Andaman Sea. On my sixth day, I went to the sea with fisherman boat. Sail like a fisherman, eat like a fisherman, catch the fishes like a fisherman……….and…… sleep like a fisherman. On my seventh day, eighth day to ………..nineteenth day, I won’t tell anymore. Now, it’s your turn. Just explore Dawei Peninsula, Dawei Mountains, Dawei Forests for amazing, excited, lovely experiences. I’m lucky to explore along Dawei Peninsula bcos of Dawei Panorama Team. It’s more than a team for me. It’s my family at Dawei. I love you, guys, Dawei Panorama Tour.
U KYAW HTET AUNG — Google review
Hele gaaf tour bureau Super goeie informatie En erg leuke mogelijkheden Ook goeie scooter huur Vooral hun moscos island tour Is de leukste en relaxte tour ooit (Translated by Google) Very cool tour agency Very good information And very nice options Also good scooter rental Especially their moscos island tour Is the most fun and relaxing tour ever
martijn Sier — Google review
Took a tour to the Moscos with these guys. I had such a lovely day, everything was perfect. Breakfast and lunch on the boat, lovely group of people and good vibes the whole day. There really are some gems to be found in Myanmar and this was one of those lucky days. The whole crew that took us out were friendly, funny and helpful with any questions that we asked. I know as soon as I am home in England this trip will definitely be a nice memory to own and share. Thank you 😊
Richard B — Google review
Amazing friendly English speaking crew, helping with any questions and requests , or just pop in for a chat and cup of coffee. Highly recommended island tour. Had awesome 2 beaches days with guys, great fun. THANK YOU
ok ko — Google review
Agence de tourisme locale parfaitement insérée dans l'environnement local. Ils organisent des tours de découverte de la ville, dans les environs et un tour aux îles pour nager et observer les coraux sur un bateau de pêcheurs adapté, en bois. Guides parlant anglais. Location des mobylettes et vélos, vente des tickets bus et avion. Accueil très sympathique, personnel très gentil. Très efficaces, ils vont vous aider à passer un séjour en ville sans problème. Cash seulement, mais machine à cartes arrive bientôt. (Translated by Google) Local tourism agency perfectly integrated into the local environment. They organize discovery tours of the city, the surrounding area and a trip to the islands to swim and observe the corals on an adapted wooden fishing boat. English speaking guides. Rental of mopeds and bicycles, sale of bus and plane tickets. Very friendly welcome, very kind staff. Very efficient, they will help you have a problem-free stay in the city. Cash only, but card machine coming soon.
Arth K. — Google review
Snorkeling tour in Auk Bok Island highly recommended for discovering the most preserved corals in Myanmar. You can rent good motorbike for reasonnable prices. The staff is VERY helpful, they did everything they could to help us and we are now very thankful.
romain m — Google review
Without doubt the best travel/tour company i've ever had the plesure to deal with...Impeccable service in a friendly and honest way. The Moscos island boat trip is a must do to see this pristine island. From renting new off-road motorbikes to organising flight and bus travel, all our requests was dealt with professionally and competently. Would highly recommend this company for all your travel plans in Dawei and beyond.
mytea @om — Google review
We were really happy to find this Tour Office! The owner is a portuguish guy who speaks engligh (!!!) and can give you a lot of useful tips around the area. He also made a map from Dawei and the beaches, take one because it has plenty of good restaurants, cafes and other things!!!
Eva Blanes Lluch — Google review
Woulderful local travel agent! So friendly and took us on a fantastic island tour package with local knowledge and local seafood. A real high light of our time in southern Myanmar!
Kaung Htet Lin — Google review
Got a tour of the cottage industries. Organised our bus tickets to Yangon. Very helpful, spoke English well. Our tour guide was very friendly and spoke very good English. Great tour, cigar making, fish cracker and broom produktion, pottery, reclining buddha.
Hermann O — Google review
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Shwe Taung Zar Pagoda

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Tourist attracting place of Dawei.It has many pagoda and many MYANMAR ancient traditional.You can see many Myanmar's architective.
Shwe Thway — Google review
One of the priceless pagoda in Dawei . Shwe Yaung zar is famed for sacred Buddhist sites aim dawei somewhere in the centre of dawei city
soe naing — Google review
Biggest and famous pagoda in Da wei township. There is pagoda meseum ,opening time is 8 to 10am, and 4 to 9pm, close Monday.
Myo Myint oo — Google review
It's a very beautiful and squeaky clean Pagoda in the heart of Dawei. There is always something different with every Pagoda visited. The different golden structures are really adorable. There is a Burmese museum located in the same compound with lots of artefacts to take you back in time. I stopped by the other day to donate *Naira* Nigerian currency to the museum.
Osasumwen Uwagboe — Google review
The most peaceful pagoda in Dawei. And too much beautiful and relax.
Kay Thi Aung — Google review
Beautiful and important pagoda in Dawei township. Located in the centre of Dawei. You can see beautiful of Myanmar architecture here and museum pagoda also available.
Wonder Travel — Google review
Famous pagoda in Dawei
Aung Myoe — Google review
The most famous pagoda in town . Tazaung Taing Lighting festival is the very popular , crowded with people and shops.
Kyaw Min Tun — Google review
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No No 3 Men Fashion

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