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Hpa-an is a small town (pop.~40,000) in Kayin State in Southeastern Myanmar

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"Bus" (meaning covered pick-up truck crammed with way too many people) from Kyaikto is about 4 hours, 5,000 Kyat.

Bus between Hpa-an and Moulmein is about 2 hours, 1,000 Kyat. A boat is also sometimes available (70,000 kyat to charter a private boat from Moulmein to Hpa-an or 10,000 kyat per person from Hpa-an to Moulmein.)

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The pagoda on the northwest end of town has nice views of the sunset; you can watch from a viewing tower or at the side of the river next to the pagoda.

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Not much to do in the city itself, but beautiful surroundings outside of the city. You can arrange an all-day tour at the Soe Brothers Guesthouse (see below for details) - they'll take you out in the countryside, to visit different caves and a monastery. Really nice day.

You can also take a boat across the river to a mountain, or rent bikes to go around in the countryside.

Lonely Planet recommends taking a boat from Hpa-An to Moulmein. The boat it recommends no longer exists, but you can sometimes charter a private boat. Ask at Soe Brothers to see about availability. The boat will only run if it has already been chartered by tourists to come up from Moulmein; if so, they'll take you back to Moulmein for 10,000 kyat/person. (To charter it from Moulmein to Hpa-An is 70,000 kyat for the whole boat.)

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Soe Brothers Guesthouse has maps and can recommend a good Chinese restaurant (Khit Thit, across from Lucky Restaurant), a place to eat breakfast, and a bakery for sweets and coffee drinks -- it even has Torani syrup!

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• Tiger Hotel. Clean room with new fittings though the water is a bit rusty. Price includes breakfast, aircon and TV. $20 single, $25 double.  edit
• Parami Hotel. Used by tour groups. Price includes breakfast, aircon and TV (Burmese language only). $30-35 for a double..  edit
• Soe Brothers Guesthouse. Basic and grotty rooms with shared baths. The staff can speak English and arrange day-long tours of temples and caves surrounding Hpa'an. The tour is highly recommended and not expensive (price depends on number of people on the tour -30,000 kyat for the day for up to 6 people - so if you can get 6 people, its 5,000 Kyat/person for the full day). $10 for a double and $6 for a single.  edit

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