Myanmar · Culture

8-Hour Inle Lake Culture and Pagoda Tour with Tribal Villages

8 Hours Round trip from Inle Lake Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 See Inle Lake's unique one-leg rowing fishermen and floating gardens
  • 02 Explore the colourful morning local market and meet tribal people
  • 03 Visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda with five Buddhas covered with gold
  • 04 Pay your respects at the Nga Phe Chaung teak wooden monastery

Embark on a boat tour on Myanmar's second-largest lake and discover the local cottage industries and way of life of the Intha people. See the unique fishing and farming traditions around the lakeside, including the floating gardens. Visit the famous Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda with its five Buddhas covered in gold, and explore the Nga Phe Chaung teak wooden monastery, also known as Jumping Cat Monastery.

Embark on a boat tour on Myanmar's second-largest lake and discover the local cottage industries and way of life of the Intha people.

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

1
Day 01

Inle Lake Boat Tour from Nyaung Shwe

  • Pick up at 8:00 am from your hotel in Nyaung Shwe or Inle Lake by your Burmese guide.

  • Take a private boat on Inle Lake to discover its many sights. Inle Lake is a natural lime solution lake and the home of the Inthar and Inthu people.

  • Visit a unique fisherman who rows with one leg and uses a distinctive fishing method. See the floating gardens where vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumber, pumpkin, and beans are grown beside the long stilt bamboo villages.

  • Explore the colourful morning local market, meet tribal people from the Shan, Paoh, Taung Yoo, and Intha communities in their traditional costumes, and visit Inn Paw Kone, a hand-weaving village known for lotus, silk, and cotton products in different designs and colours.

  • Check out Nampan, a boat-building and cheroot-making village, as well as Pauk Par, a fishermen's village with bamboo houses.

  • See the famous Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda with its five Buddhas covered with gold.

  • Head to Ywama, a silversmith village, and Padaung, known for its long-neck women wearing traditional dress.

  • Continue to the Indein (1054) Pagodas Complex and nearby villages.

  • Walk through the bamboo forest to reach the main pagoda.

  • Visit the Nga Phe Chaung teak wooden monastery, known as Jumping Cat Monastery, and see Buddha images and shrines.

Return to the hotel.

Inle Lake floating gardens, Phaung Daw U Pagoda, Inn Paw Kone weaving village, Indein (1054) Pagodas Complex

Where this trip takes you

Inle Lake floating gardens, Phaung Daw U Pagoda, Inn Paw Kone weaving village, Indein (1054) Pagodas Complex

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Inle Lake 2 cities · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • This price is for one group/one boat (maximum 1 to 4 pax).

  • Private boat (umbrella, raincoat, seat)

  • English-speaking Burmese guide

  • Mineral water

  • Refreshing towel

What's Not Included

  • Inle Entrance Fee

  • Meals

  • Personal expenses (camera fee, drinks, tips)

Know before you go

  • This price is for one group or one boat (maximum 1 to 4 pax). If you are more than 4 pax, you will need one more boat.

  • There are more things to see in Inle Lake.

  • This tour is one of the best boat tours for seeing the local cottage industries and the way of life of the Intha and Inthu people. You will also see the unique way of fishing and farming on the lake. It is amazing to see how they grow vegetables on the water.

  • You will visit religious sites in and around the lake.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)
Tour start
Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Inle Lake.

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