The interesting half day tour discovering the Inle Lake like a local gives you a great opportunity to pay a visit to many tourist destinations such as: Khaung Daing Village, Inle Lake and a busy morning market. Joining in this amazing tour, you will definitely join in many amazing activities, explore the local lifestyle as well as admire these magnificent sceneries.
First, you will be given a pair of Intha trousers and hat to get ready for your morning ‘like a local.’ Next, you will board your private motorboat provided convenient equipment ensuring your comfort.
You will begin your tour with a visit to the morning market, which takes place 5 days per week. Coming here, you can have an amazing chance to meet not only Pa Oh, Inthar and Shan people in their traditional clothes but also see the daily lifestyle of people coming from all over the lake's shores gathering here to buy and sell their wares. You should not miss a chance to stop at all the stalls to listen to the introduction of the local produce and goods for sale.
Next, you can go across the lake, pass by floating villages to see unique stilted houses and floating gardens located from strips of water as well as watch the way the leg rowing fishermen balance their boats.
In allowing time condition, you will also have time for a quick snack break at Khaung Daing village, which is famous for its delicious handmade soya bean crackers, tofu and other stunning treats.
After that, you can head to the village of Inpawkhone to know more about the traditional techniques of weaving silk of Inthar people. The village of Inpawkhone is also famous for its weaving from the stems of lotus flowers, a process less consuming time resulting in high quality materials well known throughout the country.
In the midday, you can stop for lunch at a local restaurant, where you can sample delicious, traditional Inthar dishes while admiring these spectacular sceneries of the lake and its surroundings.
Finally, you will be transferred back to your hotel.