Through the Wetlands.
This is a wide piece of wetland covering the whole coast from Bago to Pathein with Yangon in the center. Most foreigners arrived here since hundreds of years for trading goods, today they are mainly tourists.
The last time the area moved through the media was during the Cyclone Nargis disaster, it is also known for a rich flora and fauna.
The stream comes down from the east side of the Tibetan Himalayas, cuts right through the center and spreads out into the delta wetland to empty into the Andaman Sea. Because the country was closed for such a long time it still has a high biodiversity with several wetland ecosystems. Here is a herd of buffaloes wallowing happily in a muddy pond west of Yangon.
Around are about 40 species of fish plus countless birds, reptiles, buffaloes and other animals. One of them is probably the most famous, that’s the Irrawaddy Dolphin, a round-headed dolphin. Unfortunately it’s seen “less and less” over the years.
Everyone visiting Myanmar (Burma) should have a drive through the wetlands to Bago and / or to the beaches at the west-coast such as Chaungtha and Ngwe Saung.
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