Important travel advisory: Myanmar is a place that is close to our hearts, in large part for the beauty and character of the Burmese people themselves. So it is with great sadness that, given current FCDO travel advice, we have suspended our trips to this magical country. We are monitoring the situation closely and will resume our tours once it is safe – and ethical – to do so.
Arrive at the vast tranquility of Inle Lake and it feels as if you have been transported to a world altogether more serene. Here, surrounded by marshes and floating gardens, villages built on stilts and Buddhist temples rise from the water, while the local fishermen propel their boats using a unique one-legged rowing technique. It’s bizarre but true.
Around 13.5 miles long and penned in by the tall hillsides of the Shan plateau, the shimmering waters of the lake endlessly refract the rays from the sun far above.