Trips

Inle Lake

Welcome to Inle Lake, whose calm waters are the life-blood for many ethnic minority communities. They live in stilt houses along the lake's shallow fringes and surrounding areas. You’ll begin this Short Break in the main township of Nyaungshwe, which lies a few kilometres north of Inle Lake. At 8.00AM, your guide will come and pick you up at Paradise Hotel. We'll walk to the jetty where we'll take the boat to Thale Oo Jetty (approx. 45 mins). Your trekking guide will brief you about the trekking lane, weather conditions and other things you need to know before trek. From here, you are going to start the trekking for approx. 3 hours. On the way, enjoy the peace of trekking between the mountains through lush green bushes, farm terraces and bamboo forest. Around noon time, you will get to Thale Oo village. Here our hospital family will welcome you into their home, prepare lunch and of course share some insights into the local village life. After lunch, say goodbye to our friends in the Thale Oo village and continue trekking to the second village. Walk around the village and see their housing styles and life styles. You will also see the view of Inle lake from that village. spend about 1.5 hrs here and then from here, you'll take boat again and arrive Nyaung Shwe Jetty around 5PM. And your guide will arrange a transport to go back your hotel.

Inle Lake

Rise early again this morning (you may wish to rise even earlier yourself to catch a stunning Inle Lake sunrise), meeting at the hotel at 8:30 am and heading down to a nearby jetty. Here you’ll board a boat and sail onto the lake, seeing local life, exploring the floating gardens, and catching a glimpse of the local Intha fishermen who are famous for their unique 'leg-rowing' technique. The Intha leg-rowers navigate their long, narrow craft by standing on the stern with one leg and wrapping the other around the oar. This unique style evolved because the reeds that cover the lake and the floating plants make it difficult to see above them while sitting. You’ll also visit some nearby floating villages, looking out for a wide array of birdlife – including egrets, cranes, ducks, storks and various birds of prey – along the way. Stop by the Nga Phe Chaung Monastery, a 19th-century wooden silt place of worship with an impressive collection Buddha images. After the pagoda visit, we will go to a restaurant for lunch where you can try the traditional Inthar recipes. Hop back on a boat and travel up a long narrow canal to the Indein ruins complex. Disembark and discover a pagoda and stupas built in the 8th century. Explore the atmospheric ruins; crumbling stupas being reclaimed by greenery, and up a hill over 1,000 zedi from the 17th and 18th centuries. Enjoy views across the valley and lake from the pagoda, and marvel at the surroundings. Take the boat back to Nyuangshwe (approximately 1 hour 15 minutes), arriving around 5pm, when this Inle Lake trip comes to an end.