Moken Sea Gypsies

Moken Tourism Team

This website shares unbiased information about the Moken people and Koh Surin National Park, to promote respectful interaction and a sustainable future.

Here you will find travel advice, support projects, research, and news media about the Surin Islands and the Moken, also known as sea nomads or sea gypsies.

The work of the Moken Tourism Team highlights the partnership between Koh Surin’s inhabitants and environment, and the struggle for autonomy faced by Moken people throughout the Mergui Archipelago.

Recent Media

‘Sea people’ adapt to life on land, CNN 2021
Moken in Myanmar
BHR Network 2020
Moken village devastated by fire
The Guardian 2019
Moken fight for more space
Bangkok Post 2019
No Word for Worry
Project Moken 2015
Moken leave behind sea life
Guardian 2012

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