Myanmar (Burma)Inle Lake
Discover routes, attractions, and guides in Inle Lake.
8 routes
Inle Lake Sunrise & Morning Mist Walk
Witness the Inle Lake sunrise — the morning mist that sits on the lake surface at dawn (the cool temperatures of the Shan Plateau elevation creating the most dramatic ground-level mist of any lake in Southeast Asia) and the sunrise light breaking over the eastern mountain ridge create the most atmospheric single visual experience accessible at the lake.
Inle Lake Shan Cuisine & Food Walk
Taste the Shan food of Inle Lake — the cuisine of the Shan people (Myanmar's largest ethnic minority) is the most distinctively flavoured regional cuisine in Myanmar, with the Shan noodles, the rice and meat dishes, the lake fish preparations, and the tomato-based salads from the floating garden harvest forming the most cohesive regional food identity accessible at the lake.
Inle Lake Floating Village & Intha Culture Walk
Visit the floating villages of Inle Lake — the Intha people (literally 'sons of the lake') have lived on and over the water of Inle Lake for centuries, building their homes on stilts above the lake and developing the unique leg-rowing, floating garden, and water-trading culture that makes Inle Lake the most distinctive human landscape in Myanmar.
Inle Lake Silver & Traditional Craft Walk
Experience Inle Lake's artisan crafts — the lake community has developed an extraordinary concentration of traditional crafts (silversmithing, silk and lotus-fibre weaving, lacquerware, blacksmithing, and boat building) that are accessible in the workshops of the floating and lakeside villages during the standard boat circuit.
Inle Lake Nyaungshwe Cycling & Village Walk
Cycle the villages around Nyaungshwe — the flat terrain around the Inle Lake gateway town and the unpaved village paths accessible by bicycle provide the most leisurely and most independently exploratory encounter with the lakeside agricultural community, the traditional craft villages, and the rural Shan landscape.
Inle Lake Traditional Boat Tour Walk
Explore Inle Lake by longtail boat — the shallow freshwater lake in Shan State, Myanmar (22km long, 11km wide, at 900m elevation) is home to the Intha people who live on the lake's floating villages, and the traditional wooden longtail boat tour through the market channels, floating gardens, and stilted monasteries is the quintessential Inle Lake experience.
Inle Lake Highland Trek & Hill Tribe Walk
Trek the hills around Inle Lake — the Shan Plateau surrounding the lake is home to multiple ethnic communities (Pa-O, Danu, Taung-yo, Kayah, and Shan peoples) accessible by a network of mountain trails, and the multi-day trek from the lake through the highland villages to the tea plantations and forest paths provides the most complete encounter with the Shan Highland diversity.
Inle Lake Monastery & Temple Walk
Discover the monasteries of Inle Lake — the lake and its surrounding communities have accumulated an extraordinary collection of Buddhist monasteries, both the ancient stilted wood structures on the lake surface and the hilltop pagodas above the water, reflecting the deep Buddhist devotion of the Intha and Shan communities.