Inle Lake — Attraction in Taunggyi District

Inle Lake is a major tourist attraction, and this has led to some development of tourist infrastructure. Many small and large privately owned hotels and tour operations have arisen during the past few years. Local shops are flooded with consumer items, both local and foreign. The nearest airport is Heho Airportwhich is 35 km away. There are flights from both Yangon and Mandalay. Yangon is 660 km away by road, Mandalay 330 km.

A number of festivals occur from August to October on Inle Lake and in the surrounding areas. The ceremonial Hpaung Daw U Festival, which lasts for a total of 18 days, is closely followed by the Thadingyut festival of lights. Inthas and Shan turn out in their best clothes in great numbers to celebrate the Buddhist Lent. Traditional boat racing, with dozens of leg-rowers in traditional Shan dress compete on teams with a team on each boat. These boat races are locally one of the most anticipated affairs during the Hpaung Daw U Festival.

Inle Boat Miniature

One of the tourist attractions in the village on the lake itself is the traditional silversmithing, which has fed into the local tourist economy. The silver is brought in from the mines that line the hills surrounding the lake and is boated into the village. Almost all the houses in the village on the lake itself sit on stilts and are made of woven bamboo. Tourists can satisfy their need for trinkets and memorable tokens by observing the silver being smithed and purchase items on-site. If silversmithing doesn't interest a visitor there are also local silk workshops that operate on the lake in a very similar manner as the silversmiths.

Floating farm

Hand-made goods for local use and trading are another source of commerce. Typical products include tools, carvings and other ornamental objects, textiles, and cheroots. A local market serves most common shopping needs and is held daily but the location of the event rotates through five different sites around the lake area, thus each of them hosting an itinerant market every fifth day.[12] When held on the lake itself, trading is conducted from small boats. This 'floating-market' event tends to emphasize tourist trade much more than the other four. The Inle lake area is renowned for its weaving industry. The Shan-bags, used daily by many Burmese as a tote-bag, are produced in large quantities here. Silk-weaving is another very important industry, producing high-quality hand-woven silk fabrics of distinctive design called Inle longyi. A unique fabric from the lotus plant fibers is produced only at Inle lake and is used for weaving special robes for Buddha images called kya thingahn (lotus robe). While hot air balloon flights are more popular in Bagan, they are also provided over Inle Lake with Balloons Over Bagan. There is also a winery near the lake, called Red...

Inle Lake (Burmese: အင်းလေးကန်, pronounced [ʔɪ́ɴlé kàɴ]), a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m), but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m). My team was coming here for joining YSEALI Impact XL, a workshop by US Embassy. The view is very best. This lake reminds me to my hometown. We can breath with fresh air here. An surely, it gives good confession for me staying there. In my first time going there, actually i was confused to find this lake. But, i was helped by committee. In a night, there are wandering dogs. Sometimes, it makes me scared. Haha. I want to repeat to go there in my twice for workshop again or for vacation. Thank you very much, Inle Lake & People! 😊

(Diterjemahkan oleh Google) Danau Inle (Burma: အင်းလေးကန်, diucapkan [ʔɪ́ɴlé kàɴ]), sebuah danau air tawar yang terletak di Kotapraja Nyaungshwe di Distrik Taunggyi, Negara Bagian Shan, bagian dari Perbukitan Shan di Myanmar (Burma). Ini adalah danau terbesar kedua di Myanmar dengan luas permukaan diperkirakan 44,9 mil persegi (116 km2), dan salah satu yang tertinggi pada ketinggian 2.900 kaki (880 m). Selama musim kemarau, kedalaman air rata-rata adalah 7 kaki (2,1 m), dengan titik terdalam adalah 12 kaki (3,7 m), tetapi selama musim hujan ini dapat meningkat 5 kaki (1,5 m). Tim saya datang ke sini untuk bergabung dengan YSEALI Impact XL, sebuah workshop oleh Kedutaan Besar AS. Pemandangannya sangat bagus. Danau ini mengingatkan saya pada kampung halaman saya. Kita bisa bernafas dengan udara segar di sini. Tentu saja, ini memberikan pengakuan yang baik bagi saya untuk tinggal di sana. Pertama kali saya ke sana, sebenarnya saya bingung menemukan danau ini. Tapi, saya dibantu oleh panitia. Di malam hari, ada anjing yang berkeliaran. Terkadang, itu membuatku takut. Ha ha. Saya ingin mengulangi untuk pergi ke sana dua kali di bengkel saya lagi atau untuk liburan. Terima kasih banyak, Danau &...

Very much worth visiting the lake and surrounding country side. Do take a boat tour on the lake if you have the time. It is wonderful, the atmosphere, the 'one legged' fishermen, little children in boats, it's like riding a bike for them, the swimming gardens, the homes on the lake and to top it all of, a small excavator sitting on a floating island in the middle of the lake. All very interesting to take in and enjoy during a boat trip with breaks for visiting with a local family and another for lunch. Theirs is a hard life, but for tourists it's all so tranquil and enjoyable. We take toy cars, calenders and postcards with sights from home as little gifts for locals when we visit or for instance, when they graciously let us use their toilet at the side of the road, when no restaurants are around.

Not so fond of the toilet situation on the lake, as the outhouse 'droppings' went straight into the lake and some (visiting) people discarded their (western) hygiene products which floated around in the enclosed outhouse space. Quite thoughtless and disgusting.

I will never forget our visit, as we were at this lake during the 2004 Tsunami and, even though we were hundreds of miles away from the epicenter, the ground was shaking, everone was panicking and tunning out of buildings, our SUV was moving forward and backwards several feet on its own, the water in our guest houses pond was sloshing back and forth and the noise sounded like a helicopter was landing on the roof or a freight train going by. Never want to experience anything...