An important seaport in southern Myanmar, Thandwe is also seven kilometres from Ngapali Beach, which stretches for three kilometres along the Indian Ocean. The rock formations in the Arakan Range are a geologist’s dream, with its commonplace clay, slates, ironstone and indurated sandstone, ironstone, and rocks of basaltic character; veins of steatite and white fibrous quartz are also found. Thandwe Airport is a short drive away.