Chaungtha is a a coast town and beach resort located in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Chaungtha Beach, as it is more commonly known, is about 5 hours' drive away from Yangon.Chaungtha is also more crowded and less cleanly than the two more expensive and better maintained beaches.
The main strip is located directly by the beach, meaning all eating and relaxing needs can be satisfied on foot. Motorbike taxis are available for trips to the beautiful Pokala Island, which also requires a short boat ride (1000 kyats return).
The motor bike taxis wait outside most of the hotels and are plentiful. Expect to pay 500 kyats per trip, although nothing is very far. Sidecar (a bicycle with a sidecar of two back to back seats) are also available at a more leisurely pace for the same fare.
Chaungtha is renowned for its fresh and reasonably priced seafood. Nearby fishing villages and tidal mangrove forests are also popular among the tourists.
Pokala Island is particularly beautiful, and just a short motorcycle-boat trip away from the main beach street.
