Moken boats

Visiting the village of Palua Tone-Tone

The sea side

Palua Tone-Tone from sea
The mermaid of Palua Tone-Tone
Unlike the Moken settlements we had seen before, Palua Tone-Tone may also get called a town. And it has a kind of touristic infrastructure, mainly for Burmese, as Aung explained. So there is a beach with a mermaid, that sometimes sits in the water and sometime on dry land - changing with the tide. There are nice, well-kept holiday homes, a restaurant and a souvenir shop. All of that seems to be completely unknown amongst the Moken.
Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus burmese holiday home souvenirs made from sea shells

Like we've seen in Ranong before, the Burmese keep Red-Whiskered Bulbuls in small cages. One of the holiday homes. Souvenirs made from sea shells.

When we all landed, we headed off to the town.

Claire, Trish and Liz

© Joan Kearsley



Home  Ranong  Kawthaung  The islands  Moken people  Settlements  Boats  Fishing vessels  School  Butterflies  Sea life  Ashore  Aboard  in the water  Under water  Visits ashore  River No. 1  The jungle walk  Beach barbeque  holiday beach  School and Monastry  Palua Tone-Tone  Last lunch  Kawthaung pagoda  Sightseeing in Kawthaung  Ship  by Liz  by Jo  by Emma  by Ina   mail

 

to top of page!