Ye

Ye is a town in Southeastern Myanmar.

Understand

Ye is a small town on the Ye River, just between Dawei (160 km) and Mawlamyine (160km). It has a busy marketplace at the riverside and a nice quiet lake in the town centre. Due to its location right in the middle between Dawei and Mawlamyine, Ye is an excellent stopover for people travelling by train from south to north or vice versa.

Get in

By bus

To Mawlamyine at 06:00, 06:45, 07:00, 08:30, 09:45, 11:45, 13:00, 14:15.

To Dawei 07:00 and 09:00.

By train

Travelling by train is not the fastest option, but it has its own atmospheric charm. The train trail goes straight trough rubber tree plantations, bamboo forest, rices fields and tiny villages.

From Dawei there is Train leaving Dawei at 05:30 (~12 hrs, Ordinary class 1,300 kyat, Upper Class 3,750 kyat).

To Dawei at 10:30.

To Mawlamyine and Yangon there are two trains a day:The train at 14:30 continues to Yangon, the train at 16:00 just goes to Mawlamyine (~ 7hrs, Upper Class: 2,200 kyat). The train wait for the train coming from the south, due to this it can start from Ye delayed.

Get around

The town is small enough to be explored by foot. To visit the surrounding area it is possible to rent a motorbike or go with some local guides. The Starlight Guesthouse and Mya Myint Mo Hotel can organise local guides.

See
  • 🌍 Lake in the town centre. Because of the Ye Lann Payer pagoda, right in the middle of the lake, fishing is not allowed, but you can buy some rice crispy at the entry of the bridge to the pagoda, to feed the fish. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 She San Daw Pagoda (on the top of the small hill). From there you have a nice view to the surrounding area. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 Morning Market (river front). Until around 09:00. Lots of fish, vegetables and other goods are sold here. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 Banana Mountain Monastery (Ko Yin La). Famous monastery. Burmese come from far away to visit this place. Great view. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 Gold Market (right next to the morning market). Buy all types of jewelry here. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 Monastery with 500 monk statues (North of Ye close to the road to Banana Mountain). (updated Apr 2017)

Do

In the town you can stroll around and relax in some of the tea houses, feed some fishes in the lake and soak in the relaxed atmosphere.

There are also places of interest outside Ye:

  • 🌍 Boat ride up the Ye river. First take a motorbike to Kyaung Ywar. From there it is possible to rent a boat and cruise upstream to the Kyaung Nga Kwa pagoda. Scenic views along the way are guaranteed. (updated Aug 2017)
  • 🌍 View from Shwe Maw Daw pagoda (Western end of Kyaung Ywar). Before going back to Ye go up to this pagoda perched on a hilltop. Enjoy splendid views down to Ye river, which makes a U-turn at this location. (updated Aug 2017)
  • 🌍 Bin Le Wa Beach. Wide beach next to the village Bin Le Wa. Have a stopover in Asin and/or Duya on your way there. (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Ka Byar Wa Beach. Much nicer beach than Bin Le War but further away (around 1h by motorbike). (updated Apr 2019)

Buy

There are at least two banks in town:

KBZ Bank and Global Treasure Bank both are opposite the Public Hospital.

Eat

Dream Bar/Restaurant in the south of Ye has Chinese Food and is a good location for a drink.

Just opposite of the Dream Bar there is a Thai Food Restaurant.

KT Bakery offers cakes and bread.

Close to the Ye Train Station and at the Strand Road there are lots of small restaurants offering Burmese Buffet. There are three restaurant at the lake (in the south, north and west).

Drink

There are some Tea houses in town.

The Dream Bar offers cold beer, Liquors and food.

Sleep
View from terrace of Starlight guesthouse
  • 🌍 Starlight Guesthouse, At the south side of the lake, ☎ +95 9255713253, e-mail: . Small guesthouse operated by David, a helpful American guy and his Burmese wife Winny. Stunning view from terrace. 21,500 kyat double/fan; 31,500 kyat double/ac. (updated Jan 2017)
  • 🌍 Starlight Resort, ☎ +95 9-78887-1590. In January 2019 David, the owner of Starlight Guesthouse, opened a new hotel north of the city. It has an outdoor pool. Possibly the best option currently to stay in Ye. 25,000-45,000 kyat, dorm 15,000 kyat. (updated Mar 2019)
  • 🌍 Mya Myint Guesthouse. Check-out: 12:00. Clean spacious rooms with AC. 50,000 kyat ac/triple room;. (updated Jan 2017)
  • 🌍 May Shan. Dirty place, nice view, rundown, overpriced. No wifi 40,000 kyat ac/triple room; 25,000 kyat ac/double room; 10,000 kyat fan/single room. (updated Jan 2017)
  • 🌍 Seikantha Guesthouse, Strand Road (at the Gold Market). There do not have a licence to host foreigners. (updated Jan 2017)

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