SOUTHERN SHAN STATE
 INLE
LAKE
Location
750 km north of Yangon, and in the southern Shan State.
How to get there
From
Yangon or Mandalay, you take a regular flight to Heho and from
there motor down to Inle lake. Or you can travel by car uphill
and along the winding road over the Shan Plateau savouring the
sights all round. Or you can take the train via Thazi junction
to Heho and Shwenyaung, the nearest station to the Lake.
Where to stay and where to dine
Inle Resort, Golden Island Cottage, Inle Princess, Lake view
resort , and Ann’s Restaurant. At Nyaungshwe, which Is the
gateway to Inle lake, modern style hotels like Hu Pin, Gold
Star, Aquarius Inn, Nan Sa Wunn Hotel and Primrose.
Why so special
Next to INdawgyi lake in the Kachin State , the Inle(Inlay)
Lake is the largest lake in Myanmar, 22 km long and 10 km
across, the population in and around the lake number some 150000
many of whom live on floating islands of vegetation. Natural and
unpolluted, Inle Lake is the main tourist attraction in Myanmar
for its scenic beauty and the unique way the native lake
dwellers row their boats (for which the lake is also known as
“the lake of the leg-rowers”).
 TAUNGGYI
Location
The capital of Shan State.About 726 Km from Yangon.A hill
station , over 1,430 metres above sea –level.
How to get there
By car all the way in 16 hrs. By train up to Nyaung Shwe and
thence to Taunggyi by car . Air service up to Heho, then by car
.From Taunggyi it is about an hour’s drive to inle`Lake.
Where to stay and where to dine
Taunggyi International Hotel, Duwun Motel, Hotel Empire,
Paradise and Goldenisland Cottages Hotel.
What to see
Taunggyi is cool and pleasant all the year round .the market on
every fifth day is crowded with ethnic minorities in their
traditional dresses. Taunggyi Museum is worth visiting.
 KALAW
Location
70 km west of Taunggyi , 410 km from Yangon. 1400 metres
above sea-level. Kalaw is a beautiful hill station suroounded by
pine trees. By air up to Heho, thence by car to Kalaw.
Where to stay and dine
Pine View Inn, Honey Moon Villa , Eastern Paradise Motel,
Pine Hill Resort, Dream Villa and Kalaw Hotel are recommended..
Also guest-houses and restaurants.
Why so special
Kalaw still has many Tudor-style houses and English gardens
of colonial days. You can go trekking to ethnic villages nearby.
 PINDAYA
Pindaya is a small quiet town perched on the bank of the
placid Botoloke Lake. The Pindaya cave, containing thousands of
Buddha images, is the main destination in this region. Pindaya
is a small quiet town perched on the bank of the placid Botoloke
Lake. Pindaya cave is a huge cavern where hundreds and thousands
of Buddha images in various size and shape are installed since
the 11th century. The winding galleries and nooks and corners
are ideal places of insight meditation since the olden days.
Huge monastery compounds with numerous pagodas and temples in
different stages of dilapidation are much respected by such
ethnic groups as the Shans, Danus and Paos living in the
environs of Pindaya.
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