Myanmar · Boating

8-Hour Inle Lake Motorboat Tour with Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda

8 Hours Round trip from Inle Lake Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Meet the Padaung women and experience their culture firsthand
02 Cruise across Inle Lake past floating villages and gardens
03 Visit a family-run silversmith workshop and see traditional jewellery being made
04 Explore Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, one of the most revered religious sites in the Inle Lake area
05 See the famous silk weaving industry of the region

Meet the Padaung locals and embrace their culture on this motorboat tour of Inle Lake. Cruise past floating villages and gardens, visit a silversmith workshop to see traditional jewellery in the making, and explore Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda. The experience also includes a stop at the famous silk weaving industry and a chance to see the lake's distinctive local life up close.

Meet the Padaung women (long-neck people), try on their traditional clothes, and take a picture together.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Inle Lake, Nyaungshwe

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Inle Lake Cruise to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda and Local Workshops

Pick up from your hotel if it is on the lake, or meet at the Nyaung Shwe jetty.
Take a motorboat ride and begin the tour with a visit to the 5-day rotating market scheduled for that day.
Visit a silversmith workshop, famous as a family business.
Explore Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most highly revered monastery in the Inle Lake area.
Have lunch and then proceed to the famous silk weaving industry.
Meet the Padaung women (long-neck people), try on their traditional clothes, and take a picture together.
Look around the floating village, and don't forget to smile and wave when you see the Innthar people.
End the day by passing through the floating garden, followed by a transfer to your hotel or the jetty.