S/y Gaea is one of Seal's sailing yachts available for adventure
tours to Myanmar (Burma) and the Andaman Islands in India.
Seal's adventure cruise is a magical combination of sailing,
scuba diving, snorkeling coral reefs and kayaking around remote, pristine tropical islands. You will
discover an abundance of marine and wildlife during our exploration of jungle rivers and ancient mangrove
forests.
The location for our live-aboard adventure cruise is the remote and pristine, Mergui Archipelago in
Myanmar (Burma) offering wonderful opportunities for trekking and bird watching - and there's plenty of
time to relax on the deserted white sandy beaches, scattered with sea shells and turtle tracks. The only
footprints you will find are those of the rain forest animals!
If you have a spirit of adventure and are interested in visiting remote, unspoiled sea and tropical
islands you could do no better than come with us on our Adventure Sailing Cruise in the beautiful Mergui
Archipelago. This cruise is a wonderful combination of sailing, sea kayaking, exploration, snorkeling
and diving. Our Adventure cruise is suitable for non-divers as well as divers.
Every day you will be able to go ashore; we will show you some of the secrets of the rain forest as well
as explore ancient mangrove areas and jungle rivers. And there’s plenty of time to relax on the
deserted white sandy beaches, snorkel and swim. Plus, you could expect to do six to eight dives during
the course of the trip.
Comprising over eight hundred islands and covering an area of ten thousand square miles, these pristine
islands are totally untouched by modern development, with a rich history of maritime trade, mysticism
and piracy. The modern-day Mergui Archipelago is as it was in days gone by, without the piracy!
Due to the Archipelago’s virtual isolation, the islands and surrounding seas are alive with an
amazing diversity of wildlife, flora and fauna. Parrots, hornbills, sea eagles, Brahminy kites and herons
fill the skies, whilst on land the animal population includes wild cattle, elephants, monkeys, deer, wild
pigs, tigers, crocodiles and rhinoceros.
The sea is alive with an amazing diversity of marine life, great and small, together with soft and hard
corals and huge barrel sponges. The ‘greats’ include various species of dolphins, sharks,
regular sightings of large numbers of manta rays, giant groupers and other schooling fish, with occasional
sightings of whale sharks and bull sharks. Great macro life can be found. Sea horses, Ornate Ghost-pipe
and Stone-fish are amongst the archipelago’s rare inhabitants.
The only human inhabitants in the area are the sea gypsies (Mokens), a nomadic sea-faring race whose
lifestyle has changed very little over the years, they have been the sole inhabitants of the Mergui
Archipelago over the years and still practice the same fishing and boat building techniques used for
generations.
The combination of sailing, snorkeling, kayaking, exploring the islands, diving and relaxing onboard
a high quality sailing yacht, whilst being pampered by a professional crew, is just one of the reasons
that so many people return for a repeat performance! |
