This season's cruising in the Mergui Archipelago on our classic 1960s motor yacht has been a terrific success. We made quite many extraordinary discoveries in this rarely visited coast with thousand islands and diverse marine life.

In view of this success we have decided to extend the duration of selected future voyages to cover the entire distance between Rangoon and Kawthaung. These voyages will include exciting stops at the old coastal ports of Moulmein, Mergui and Tavoy. In addition, we will explore several little known islands with opportunities to snorkel or kayak up the rivers into the mangrove forests.

We have now fully recce'd these lively coastal ports, so evocative of Kipling, Maugham and Collis, and find them full of architectural charm, whether colonial or Buddhist.

Likewise we have identified key islands, some with communities of Karen Baptists, others with the Moken or sea gypsies who speak a strange sort of Malay. But the majority are totally deserted with pristine white beaches, corals, and diverse bird and sea life, not to mention the odd reptiles like giant monitor lizards.