I had a trip to Myanmar earlier this year, and it was excellent.
What you need to know
At the time of the trip, the only one way to go to Inle Lake is by bus. As we arrived in Yangon around 8 PM, we took a bus to Inle Lake in the next day morning. The bus fare was around $24 per person, and it took approximately 12 hours (yes, 12 hours) from Yangon to reach Inle Lake. During the bus trip, they stopped at a local place where we could have lunch.
If you plan to go to Inle Lake, take note:
- Try to arrive in Yangon in the afternoon (before 4 PM) and bought the bus fare that departs at 9 PM. You will visit Inle Lake in the morning
- Do not book the flight that the arrival time is close to the departure of the bus. It took almost 1 hour from the airport to get to the city, and another 45 mins to reach to the bus station.
- Bring extra clothes; the bus is super cold (they kept around 17 degrees all the time.
Arriving Nyaungshwe Town
The Inle Lake is a beautiful location and is famous among tourists. You will arrive at Nyaungshwe town before getting to the lake.
We stayed in a local hostel, which had excellent accommodation and quite affordable (just $8 per person per night). We booked it on Agoda and communicated with the host before arriving.
After staying a night, we started our day-trip to Inle Lake in the next morning. The trip was booked from the hotel, and it was only $40 for a full day trip with lunch for eight people. We tipped the boat driver $10.
On the way to the boat station, we went to a local school
The iconic Inle Lake
When it comes to Inle Lake, the iconic symbol is the famous fisherman who navigates their boat using only one leg.
We took a long trip on the boat to reach the inner of the lake, where we had a chance to enjoy the peaceful life of people living on the lake.
All of us enjoyed the scene and the atmosphere, a fresh and calm that we might not feel during rush hours in our city.
We stopped by a floating restaurant and had a fresh lunch, cooked with local ingredients that they raised by themselves.
After lunch, we visited a floating pagoda as we returned to the lake.
On the way back, we were greeted by a flock of seagulls.
That's the end of our day trip, we said goodbye to our friendly boat driver and packed our stuff. We went back to Yangon later this day.
If you had a chance to visit Myanmar, Inle Lake is a must-go.
The pictures are really pretty. When did you take this trip?
We went to Myanmar last year, in November, which is still hot :(
Are you the guy on the boat in the back? lol balancing on one leg haha Awesome :) It's a lovely place
Nah, I'm on the other boat taking photo :D
This is a very beautiful town :)
Such clear pictures and the food looks yummy! I'd love to visit Myanmar too :)
I'm searching information to travel myanmar early next year, maybe it will be one of our destinations. Thanks for sharing :)
Amazing trip anh ơi ! Đẹp quá. Cơ mà ở đó anh tiêu tiền $ ạ?
vừa xuống phi trường có chỗ đổi tiền ngay luôn. Em đổi từ USD sang MYR tại đây. Nếu đổi, em ráng tìm tiền USD mới, không bị nhăn, nếu không bị charge thêm $2-3/ $1000 nữa. Nói chung là dễ dàng. Cũng có nhiều chỗ đổi tiền, em cứ thấy chỗ nào ok nhất là đổi. Anh cũng hỏi 4 chỗ và đổi 2 chỗ.
great information and beautiful place :-)
Beautiful, beautiful photographs! Thanks for sharing!
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I too visited once when i was a small kid, its really a cool place to visit.
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What a nice place. All the photos of lake are superb. Would love to go there sometimes soon. Can you advice travel plan from Singapore to this lake in myamar. Thanks in advance.
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From Singapore, you can take a flight to Yangon City, then a bus to Inle Lake, it takes around 12 hours to get to Inle Lake from Yangon. If you are visiting from Singapore, you will love how lovely the nature here is.
Thanks for details. I will keep this place in list for this year's vacation in nov or dec month. Good work.
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Hôm qua em định book vé đi yangon mà xong đọc thấy đang là mùa mưa, mưa cả ngày nên lại thôi :) nhìn ảnh yên bình quá!
Anh đi vào tháng 11, khá nóng nực, nhưng tới Inle Lake thì mát mẻ lắm. Nếu em đi nhớ mang áo khoác, kính và các dụng cụ chống nắng do nắng gắt và khô.
Wouldn't mind visiting. I found Vietnam to ve.pretty good too.
Great story! We are heading to Myanmar later this year, and this already gives a great impression of Inle, keep up the great work posting!
Cảnh đẹp quá! Nơi ngta có vẻ nghèo! Mà bus j những $28 :(
Bus 12 tiếng từ Yangon tới Inle, rất xa, nên thấy cũng hợp lý. Có điều ko lượng trước thời gian nên lúc tới nơi bị trễ chuyến, phải đi thêm chuyến khác :(
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Thank you so much for some detail information to get there
I plan to visit Inle lake this year to learn about floating garden in this area. Will you share about it in other blog?
Thanks
I personally loved Myanmar, but unfortunately didn't have time to go to Inle lake. I really wish I got a chance to explore there.
Very nice photos, bro! I got this in my bucket lists!
Cheers,
beautiful place . i want to visit one day.
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