Inle Lake Tours & Holidays
Inle Lake Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
Inle Lake is home to the Intha, a people of Tibetan-Burmese descent who live amongst the waterside villages along the shoreline and the islands of the lake. Wonderfully scenic and rich in tradition, the lake and its surroundings provide visitors with a glimpse of a rapidly disappearing world. The Intha still go about their daily business much as they have for generations, travelling around the lake in small wooden rowing boats from which they fish and farm, much as their ancestors have for centuries. ...
Inle Lake is home to the Intha, a people of Tibetan-Burmese descent who live amongst the waterside villages along the shoreline and the islands of the lake. Wonderfully scenic and rich in tradition, the lake and its surroundings provide visitors with a glimpse of a rapidly disappearing world. The Intha still go about their daily business much as they have for generations, travelling around the lake in small wooden rowing boats from which they fish and farm, much as their ancestors have for centuries. The area is also renowned for its weaving industry, with Shan bags and high-quality silk fabrics known as longyi a particular speciality. The lake also produces a unique lotus fibre that is used in weaving special robes for images of Buddha, called kya thingahn (lotus robes).
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