Regional Spotlight: Inle Lake, Myanmar

The communities clustered around Inle Lake in Myanmar order their lives around the natural rhythms of tradition and nature. 

A rotating market moves in a five-day cycle throughout five towns; the annual Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival finds the temple’s golden Buddha images set afloat in a grand regatta; Intha fishermen and floating farms generate sustenance as they have for generations.

Inle Lake is a great place to be close to the communities and to nature. 

There are many things to do here, such as visiting Buddhist holy sites like Phaung Daw Oo and Shwe Indein, or taking a motorized boat around the different villages to shop for silver jewelry, tobacco “cheroots”, or knives. (Myanmar Ministry of Hotels & Tourism)

*Source: Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) Email: info@mekongtourism-mtco.org