The Phaungdawoo Pagoda is situated in Inle Lake. one of the most dazzling and magical places in Asia. It is held on a grand scale for 18 days. usually falls in October (sometimes in September). One of the famous principal shrines in Myanmar. this pagoda houses five small Buddha images. Once a year. in end […]
Ngaphechaung Monastery is located in Inle Lake. on the way to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda. This is an attractive wooden monastery built on stilts over the lake at the end of the 1850s. Aside from its collection of Buddhas the monastery may be of interest to visit because its monks have taught a few of […]
Usually the Mint Thauk Market is open after every 5 days. A large and bustling market where one can find a real local atmosphere with a variety of produce from the lake. Other places of interest near the market in the lake are Paya Pauk Pagoda. Zakah Village and Nga Phe Chaung monastery. Accessible by […]
Khaung Daing is the native village on the northwestern shore of the Inlay Lake in Shan State. It is known for its production of soybean cakes and noodles. There are some interesting Shan style temples just outside the village. A little north of Khaung Daing is the Khaung Daing Hot Spring.
This village is located in the middle part of Inlay Lake and famous for its floating gardens. The villagers mainly live on fishing and farming. On the floating gardens, they mostly grow tomatoes and some of them grow peas, chilies and flowers.
There are two types of silk; the thick weave with designs and the thin ones in plain colour. The silk woven designs from Inlay are the thinner ones. To weave a set of robe for a monk, it requires the fibres from 120,000 stems of the dark pink lotus. Now, scarves are also woven from […]
The native people, In-Thars, grow vegetables on floating islands which are collections of floating weed and water hyacinth. These floating islands can be cut, dragged by boats and ever be sold like a piece of land. Floating gardens can be found mostly in Kaylar, Inchan, and Zayatgyi villages.
In Se-khong village, there is a blacksmith workshop which produces knives and farming tools, sold at different 5 – day markets around the Inlay region.
Bus and Express There are Daily Expresses from Yangon and other major cities. Car One can hire a car from a car rental agency or from a travel agent. Different types of cars, coach seaters are available. Train The nearest train station of Bagan is Thazi and it can be reached from taking the trains […]
Population : 150,000 Temperature : Min 12°C – Max 28°C Location : Latitude 20° 46′ N, Longitude 97° 01′ E over 900 metres above sea level About Inle Location This vast lake is located in the heart of Shan State which shares borders with Thai & Laos. And it climbs up to over 900 metres […]
