Accommodation - Inle

A completely different dimension to the Myanmar travel experience. Here the emphasis is on lovely lake scenery, hazy distant mountains and interesting local society. The vast lake, natural and unpolluted, is studded with floating islands and is renowned for its scenic beauty, unique leg-rowers and colorful local markets. This vast picturesque lake, 900 metres above sea-level, is one of the main tourist attractions in Myanmar. The lake, 22 km long and 10 km across, has a population of some 150,000, many of whom live on floating islands of vegetation. High hills rim the lake on both sides. The lakeshore and lake islands bear 17 villages on stilts, mostly inhabited by the Intha people. From Rangoon, Inle Lake can be reached by flying into the town of Heho and then driving one hour Southeast into the town of Nyaung Shwe.