The interesting half day tour discovering the Inle Lake cultural kayaking gives you a great opportunity to pay a visit to many tourist destinations such as: Nampan villages, Inthar traditional house, Inle Lake and Mine Pyo. Joining in this amazing tour, you will definitely get involved many amazing activities, explore the local lifestyle, know more about the spiritual life of locals here as well as admire these magnificent sceneries.
You will be picked up at your hotel and be transferred to Nampan village which is a tranquil village situated to the north of Inle and treats you with very pleasant atmosphere to join in the interesting half day tour discovering the southern Inle Lake cultural kayaking.
You will begin your tour with a visit to the morning market in Nampan, 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.
At Nampan village, you will visit a local cigar manufacturer where you can get on the kayaks to begin your amazing journey through southern Inle Lake.
Then, you will start pulling through the small fishing village of Nampan. In the back channels, the locals do not get accustomed to meeting foreigners, therefore, you should not forget to keep smiling and wave your hand when you drift along.
Next, you will make your way to the Mine Pyo. While paddling, you can witness the way the local fishermen balance his boats as well as his techniques of catching fish, which has been preserved through generations and demands many years of practice to master.
After that, you will go to the Mine Pyo and make a stop at a local Inthar house, where you can sample delicious, traditional Inthar dishes while admiring these spectacular sceneries of the lake and its surroundings.
Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel.
