🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Leg-Rowing Fishermen
- ✓Floating Gardens
- ✓Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda
- ✓Nga Phe Kyaung (Jumping Cat Monastery)
- ✓Indein Pagoda Complex
- ✓Traditional Workshops
Inle Lake
Inle Lake
Serene freshwater lake in Shan Hills renowned for leg-rowing fishermen, floating gardens, stilted villages, and traditional handicrafts
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Recommended Hotels in Inle Lake
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (9 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Sanctum Inle Resort
- ★Pristine Lotus Spa Resort
- ★ViewPoint Lodge & Fine Cuisines
- ★Novotel Inle Lake Myat Min
🍜Restaurants & Food
•ViewPoint Restaurant
$$$International and local Myanmar cuisine with lake views
•Thanakha Garden Café
$$Organic local dishes and vegetarian options
•Lin Htett Myanmar Restaurant
$Traditional Shan and Myanmar food
•Unique Superb Food
$Local Shan noodles and curries
•Inthar Heritage House
$$Traditional Intha cuisine in cultural center
🛍️ Shopping
💡 Travel Tips
- • Stay in Nyaungshwe town for best access to lake and budget options
- • Book boat tours through your hotel to avoid overcharging
- • Visit the 5-day rotating market if timing aligns with your visit
- • Try Shan noodles and tofu dishes - local specialties
- • Bring layers - mornings and evenings can be cool on the lake
- • Respect Intha culture - ask before photographing leg-rowing fishermen
- • Red Mountain Estate Vineyards offers wine tasting with sunset views
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
October - March
💰Daily Budget
$25-50/day
👥Popular With
Nature LoversCulture EnthusiastsPhotographersPeaceful Retreat Seekers
🗓️Recommended Stay
3-4 days
🌐Timezone
UTC+6:30 (MMT)
💬Local Language
Burmese
💱Currency
MMK (Myanmar Kyat)
📅Inle Lake 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
Lake Life & Floating Gardens
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Morning2h
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Sunrise on Inle Lake & Leg-Rowing Fishermen
💡 Start boat tour around 6am to see fishermen at work. The iconic leg-rowing technique is best photographed in morning light on calm waters.
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Morning3h
🎭
Floating Gardens & Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda
💡 Explore innovative floating tomato gardens. Visit the lake's most sacred pagoda housing five gold-covered Buddha images.
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Afternoon3h
🎭
Traditional Workshops Tour
💡 Visit lotus silk weaving workshop (unique to Inle Lake), silversmith workshop, cigar rolling workshop. Don't feel pressured to buy.
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Evening2h
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Nyaungshwe Town Exploration
💡 Return to Nyaungshwe. Explore local restaurants and night market. Try Shan noodles and tofu dishes.
💡Tips
- •Book boat tours through your hotel to avoid overcharging - $15-25 for private full-day boat
- •Bring layers - mornings and evenings are cool on the lake, midday is warm
- •Respect local culture - ask permission before photographing leg-rowers (some expect tips)
- •Try Shan specialties: Shan noodles, tofu nway (warm tofu), and fermented tea leaf salad
- •Stay in Nyaungshwe town for better restaurant choices and nightlife options