Our professional English-speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel in Inle Lake or Naung Shwe Town around 8:00 am. Enjoy a boat trip on the lake and observe the beautiful surroundings en route to the floating market and floating gardens. Visit the rural but bustling five-day market and observe locals and several minority groups wearing traditional costumes trading farm produce such as vegetables, fruits, dried tea leaves as well as animals. The vibrant atmosphere of the market makes it a jolly experience. (The date of this special market is set by the local people and the location changes every 5 days, your guide will inform you of the exact location).

Visit to the southwest of the lake where Shwe Inn Dein pagoda complex is situated. Take the small covered path from the Pa O tribe village to a monastery and the very impressive ruins of hundreds of ancient pagodas, some hidden under vegetation. The main stupa-area on the top of the hill offers breathtaking views over the surroundings and into the valley with the lake in the far distance.

You will visit Nga Phae Chaung Monastery, known as Jumping cat monastery, Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most highly revered monastery in the Inle Lake area. Discover the traditional handicrafts silk weaving on wooden handlooms, the Cheroot making factory, the boat making workshop and the silver smith factory. On the lake, you can see traditional fishing methods by using the leg rowing technique. We proceed to the floating garden - Kyun-Hmyaw, which was built-up from strips of water hyacinth and mud, dredged from the lake bed, which breaks down into a rich humus; it takes 50 years to produce a layer of 1m thick.

Relax and enjoy spectacular sunset views over Inle Lake surrounded by the mountains before returning to your hotel.