they are the outcome of biodiversity on earth and they still live without money

they are the best expression of human evolution at this latitude

because their existence is based on respect

they can build a boat just out of what the forest can offer...

 

 

They Are the Moken

 

 

Wild and Free, ready to depend on the elements, and the elements depend on the environment

 

they play with life and life plays with them

they can only be right because they chose only what is necessary

 

 

they can do Every Thing

 

 

the Every Thing that makes the ALL feel just better

 

There, all you do is feel life around you and play with the whole environment to make it a better place for the highest experssion of life

 

 

so they are Energy

 

 

They don't live in the world

 

They live in Paradise

 

And Paradise is where You can better feel that YOU ARE

 

and you are

 

alive

 

 . 

 

 

  ...breathe...

 

 

WE ARE ALL GETTING THERE

 

WELCOME TO THE MOKEN WORLD

 

WELCOME BACK TO LIFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Lampi you can find one of the oldest, rare and intact mangrove forests.
Lampi is situated in the middle of the Myeik Archipelago and it is the one and only marine national park of Myanmar.
It is also a cultural heritage site of ASEAN.
 
Only in 1997, after many negotiations between the Myanmar authorities and some dive operators, the Mergui Islands have been open to foreigners for the first time since 50 years.

The Mergui Archipelago is not totally uninhabited: it is not unusual to find Burmese fishermen working along the tracks waterways, and moreover, the Moken, a nomadic people or "Sea gypsies" living on their boats, and travelling from island to island building ephemeral shore houses.
 
Long closed to foreigners, the Mergui archipelago was and remains difficult to access due of its remote location.
In addition access is still controlled and there are many government regulatory constraints: in addition to taxes of all kinds, it is necessary to have a tourist permit ($ 120 for 5 days), and a predetermined route, to be respected scrupulously.
 
Once these regulatory requirements are met, the Mergui Archipelago appears to be a paradise, virgin of civilization where unspoiled nature offers all its splendor, especially underwater.
With hundreds of unexplored islands and many dive sites to explore ...This is an absolutely unique place, famous for its original nature but also for its
concentration of pelagic fish.
 
Amazing forest, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development.
All of this are waiting for us.
 
I went there several times with some local and overseas scientists sailing on a research catamaran, the "Sea Nomad", based at Kawthoung, south of Myanmar.
If you would like to go around Lampi Island or other islands of Myeik Archipelago, please contact us using the Contacts page and discover more.
These will be unforgettable days.
 
In collaboration with OIKOS (an Italian NGO), EcoSwiss (a Swiss ONLUS) and BANCA (a Myanmar Environnemental NGO) they have beendoing MIEYK ARCHIPELAGO BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAMME
(M.A.B.R.P.)
WELCOME ON BOARD

(description by W.M.)