From Nyaung Shwe: Full Day Boat Trip on Inle Lake
- 10 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Take your life time memory by visiting Inle Lake, natural and unpolluted, it is famous for its scenic beauty and the unique leg-rowing of the Inthas, the native lake dwellers. This infinite picturesque lake, 900metres above sea-level, 20 km long and 10km across, has a population of some 160,000 many of whom live on floating islands of vegetation. HIGHLIGHTS • Learn the traditional way of growing crops in the Floating Vegetable Garden • Take a photo of the unique Inthas style of boat rowing by leg • Visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most revered and famous pagoda of the whole Shan State • Discover the various arts in traditional workshops at Inn Paw Khone village • Visit Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery to discover the ancient Buddha statues and its building style on the lake • Explore an enjoyable boat tour and partial walking tour to Indein pagoda complex at the western shore of Inle Lake
Inclusions
What's included
- Bottled water
- Pick-up and drop off from/to your Hotel in Nyaung Shwe
- Private sightseeing with an English speaking guide
- Boat trip on the Inle Lake
- Lunch at local restaurant (Traditional Menu)
What's not
- Inle Lake Zone Fee
- Services not mentioned in our itinerary
Itinerary
07:30 A.M., pick up from your hotel in Nyaung Shwe and walk to the jetty. Explore one of the 5-day markets (on market day only). By visiting 5-day markets, clients will get insight into the life-style of the ethnic Pa-O, Danu and Intha inhabitants who came to these markets to sell their goods. Today enjoy full day boat trip on Inle Lake – a photographer's dream, its calm waters are dotted with floating vegetation and fishing canoes, to which scenic high hills provide the perfect backdrop. See the lake's unique “leg rowers” – the Intha people row standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar. Pass endless floating gardens, where fruit and vegetables are grown. Continue by boat to visit Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries on the lake. One can see ancient Buddha statues which are more than 200 years old. Visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest religious site in southern Shan State. Then visit Inn Paw Khone Village to see Silk & Lotus Weaving Work Shop, Blacksmith Work Shop & Cheroot (Burmese Cigar) Work Shop. Lunch will be served at one of Local Myanmar Restaurants.
In the afternoon, enjoy another boat tour to the western shore of Inle Lake, where you will find the beginning of a stair path leading to the well hidden Indein Pagoda complex. The boat takes you through a long channel where you watch the farmers cultivate their produce. This ride is one of the most scenic boat tours on Lake Inle. Return back to your hotel by boat.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Real Treasure Travels Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- As you will be visiting religious sites, please wear clothes that cover your shoulders and knees, and remember to take off your shoes and socks when entering pagoda areas.
- This tour is not available during the Water Festival period between 12 to 18 Apr. During this time, everything in town is closed: restaurants, shops, markets, Museum, etc. Driving through Yangon is extremely difficult if not impossible because people celebrate the famous water-festival. You cannot avoid of getting very wet because everyone throws water at everybody. People drive through the city in open cars and there are stages along the street where people throw water. Everybody going up will get very wet.
How it compares in Nyaungshwe
- Its from-price is 140% above the median of the 17 experiences we list in Nyaungshwe.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nyaungshwe
Nyaungshwe is the gateway town to Inle Lake in Myanmar's Shan State, a canal-crossed settlement of monasteries, markets and boat landings.
Nyaungshwe sits at the northern end of Inle Lake in the Shan Hills of eastern Myanmar, at around 880 metres, where a canal runs from the lake into town. From its jetty, long wooden boats carry visitors across the lake past the leg-rowing fishermen of the Intha people, floating gardens where tomatoes grow on beds of lake weed, and villages on stilts. In town, Shwe Yan Pyay monastery is known for its oval windows.
Top-ranked sights in Nyaungshwe: Inle Lake.
