Awei Pila, an exclusive resort on a remote island in Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago, opened in December. Owned by the Yangon-based Memories Group, the new property on the secluded island of Pila features 24 air-conditioned, tented villas fronting a beach, an open-air restaurant and spa.
A two-hour speedboat ride from the mainland, Pila is located among a labyrinth of some 800 islands, atolls and coral reefs, which were until recently a haven only to mariners, pirates and the indigenous Moken sea gypsies.
The island has a single source of freshwater, ten remote beaches, flocks of birds including hornbills and coves alive with fish, dugongs and turtles.
Awei Pila opens seasonally (closed June to September).
