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Good place to stay to access inle lake. Nothing special about the town but gave an opportunity to get a feel of a Burmese small town.

Although it's touristy, it's a lovely small town with the relaxed atmosphere typical of Shan State. The market has local silver for bargain prices and a great noodle stall in its centre. You can eat very cheaply at local spots or indulge in proper coffee and cocktails and the tourist cafes and bars. The new night market is a fun spot for dinner and a drink. Inle Lake itself is my favourite day trip. It's so interesting to see people living on the lake and the scenery is stunning. Bamboo Hut restaurant is 30 mins bike ride south of town and is well worth a visit (cycle through fields and villages rather than along main road). The vineyard is just down the road if you fancy a drink after lunch. Both places have stunning views.

Coffee Club do good coffee. Too much going to local handicrafts on our trip to Inle Lake so might be better to take one with guide ifyou do not want that. Would cost you more.

Nyaung shwe is the city from where you can start research of unique Inle lake and another places of Shan state. Multiple transports (boats, buses, taxi) are highly available. We also recommend coffee Genius grown in Shan state hills and selling out in touristic center on the waterfront

We got bikes out from a little shop on the road nexterm to gypay Inn for 1,500 kyat It was a bumpy cycle to the hot springs which took about an hour. The hot springs are expensive (13,000 kyat) and not very natural. It was full of families and couples chilling out. We cycled back to gypsy inn, stopping at a great little restaurant on the corner. Amazing tomato salad and fried rice complete with fried egg. The owners were so nice and even gave us a free donut to give us energy for our cycle home. It's hard to describe where the restaurat is but it's on its own on a corner of the road that comes straight from the little town where gypsy inn is. We also got a one day boat tour of inle lake. It was nice but a bit of a tourist trap of stopping by shops and being pressured to buy things. The views from the boat are lovely and you feel like you're in the jungle book. The pagoda ruins are a must see. So beautiful.

Lots of great little restaurants - at least near the Manor Hotel where I stayed. Entrance to Inle Lake which we found fascinating to visit. Loved the boat trips around the lake. Lots of birds. The people were very friendly and welcoming - everyone waved when we passed boats.

Inle lake is a must do activity and I did visit twice. The best sunset watching at Red Mountain vineyard. Ginki Cafe is great place to dine. Shan Noodle at the night market is the best compare to other stalls or restaurants.

INLE Lake is a must see and do in Myanmar Rent a boat (fair prices) and Go place on and near the Lake. Eat in Restaurants in the lake on that are build on stilts. In town there is also good food and bars. Minus is You pay a fixed taxi rate from airport to town 25K en back 17K also a 5-day mandatory tourist accespass 13.5K/person is a big minus.

Nyaung Shwe is about 45 minutes away from Heho airport and most accommodations there are a 5-10 min walk from the jetty. Boats depart from Nyaung Shwe jetty to take you to explore the various floating villages and gardens on the maginificant Inle Lake. While it isn't so common for tourists to encounter theft here, we were unfortunate victims of it and it dampened our experience here. The locals however were very helpful in contacting the tourism police for us. Try to stay in an accomm where the owner speaks fluent English as not many people in Nyaung Shwe do. This will be a huge asset should you encounter trouble like us. Eat at Lotus Restaurant, located a 10 min walk from the jetty and just behind Trinity Family Inn (we highly recommend this for your stay)!

Nyaung shwe is a great town to stay to explore inle lake. It is easy to arrange a boat trip and other local tours from any of the tour agent shops around town. It is worth shopping around before booking as we did find a big difference in prices. The town is easy to explore by foot but many hotels and shops offer bike rental. The town also has many pagodas and temples as well as being home to many buddhist monks. Walking around the streets and markets is a great way to experience local culture.