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Adventurous Kayak Trip at Inle Lake

๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ•บLet’s have an adventurous kayak trip at the place where the beautiful blue mountains are surrounding and framed with the enchanting beauty called Inle Lake. You can do this great kayak trip at every floating village in Inle lake. ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒปHow do you start? There are a few companies operating this adventure kayak trip around Inle lake.  ⌚⌚ When is the best time to do this adventurous trip? On the winter midday or on early morning on the summer. Better not to do on the raining season. ๐Ÿ“Ÿ๐Ÿ“Ÿ We took the route on the eastern bank of the lake and started at Marlarkhot village where you will be amazed by the nature and this picturesque place will take you to the village EaithtauntGyi where people are very charming and welcoming to all visitants. Observe how the floating houses on the water and then continue to ShaeWatgyi village. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€What can you see? The most breathtaking view is all the seasonal vegetables farms along the way from Marlarkhote and Eaithauntgyi, the migrating birds,(b

Interesting facts about Cigars Making

There are so many Cigars Making enterprises in Inle Lake, but “Nampan “ is the most popular village for it. Ingredients Leaf of the sebesten tree (tha’ a’ phe’) The best leaf of the sebesten tree comes from “ Kyauk Ta Lone”. The price of the leaf depends upon the quality of the leaf. The short length leaf are cheaper than the long length leaf. Tobacco Mixture It is a blend of chopped stalk of tobacco, plant fiber and shag. The best mixture is from “ Myin Gyan“. The price also depends on the quality. Vinegar The vinegar that are used in the tobacco mixing is made out of a blend of tamarind, rice wine and pineapple juice. They are all ferment inside a big glazed earthen jar for at least 2 years. Filter-tip The Filter-tip is made from corn husk, newspapers and tapioca glue. Most of the filter-tip comes from “Shwe Nyaung”. ________________________________ How to make it (1) Separates the Sebesten tree leafs by size. (2) Sprinkle the leaf with water. Without water sprinkling , the color o

Ancient Shwe Indein Pagoda

Shwe Indein Pagodas are located at the Indein Village, Kye Paw Khon Village Group, on the western part of Inle Lake, Nyaung Shwe Township. It is about one hour and a half by car and about one hour by boat from Nyaung Shwe. Once you arrive at Indein Village, you can see the beautiful Indein Dam and the bamboo forest on the way to the Pagodas Complex. It is said that the Buddha there was built and worshiped by the King Thiridhamma Thauka of Patalipote Region, more than 200 years ago. Shwe Indein complex has 1,054 temples, 403 pillars on the stairways of 2178ft long. You can see a variety of traditional architecture and figures from the 14th to the 18th centuries, from the Inwa period to the late Konbaung period. You can also see the mural paintings on the two pagodas with inner tunnel. Anually, on the 7th and 8th day of Tan Saung Mon month according to Myanmar Calendar, the alms-giving ceremony of Shwe Indein Pagoda is held. (Usually around October / November) Currently, due to the COVID