{"id":3974,"date":"2021-01-05T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T08:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?p=3974"},"modified":"2024-02-15T21:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:47:46","slug":"myanmar-motorbike-part-4-lake-inle-nyaungshwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2021\/01\/05\/myanmar-motorbike-part-4-lake-inle-nyaungshwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar on a motorbike, part 4: Around the Lake Inle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3974\" class=\"elementor elementor-3974\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63cf3376 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63cf3376\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729d35f\" data-id=\"729d35f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92ee0c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"c92ee0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f0b7872 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 4, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fcf06e9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDay 162\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b7f90aa elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-compass\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNyaungshwe, Myanmar\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5c90350 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-suitcase\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17990 Km\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239ea459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"239ea459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In commercial collaboration with&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/myanmarmotorbikes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Discovery Rides<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"leadin wp-block-paragraph\">On the third day of our motorbike road trip in Myanmar we arrived at the village of Nyaungshwe by the famous Lake Inle. We didn\u2019t use only the motorbike to get around, but also a longtail boat. During the three days we spent by the lake, we saw communities built on water, floating gardens, vast sunflower fields, a village full of tofu, and much more. Unfortunately, we also got more familiar with the Burmese motorbike repair shops\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-08-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Boat tour at Lake Inle\" class=\"wp-image-3985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-08-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-08-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-08-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-08.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Boat tour at Lake Inle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arriving to Lake Inle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"our previous destination, Pindaya (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/2020\/11\/29\/myanmar-motorbike-part-3-pindaya\/\" target=\"_blank\">our previous destination, Pindaya<\/a>, to Nyaungshwe is some 60 kilometers. The journey took us 1,5 hours without any longer stops and most of the roads were in very good condition. The views had been gorgeous the previous days, and so they were also today, with red and green valleys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before we entered Nyaungshwe, we had to pay\n15&nbsp;000 kyat (9,3 eur) entrance fee to the lake area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-03-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A village on our way from Pindaya to Nyaungshwe\" class=\"wp-image-3980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-03-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-03.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A village on our way from Pindaya to Nyaungshwe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-02-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Hills and valleys along the way from Pindaya to Lake Inle\" class=\"wp-image-3979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-02.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Hills and valleys along the way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nyaungshwe village life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lake Inle is one of Myanmar\u2019s most\nimportant tourist attractions. Keeping that in mind, we were positively\nsurprised when we arrived at the village of Nyaungshwe by the lake. Even though\nthere were other foreigners and a lot of hotels and guesthouses, we wouldn\u2019t\ndescribe the place as a tourist trap, which we had anticipated. The vibe at the\nvillage surrounded by beautiful nature was calm and relaxed, and you could also\nsee locals doing their everyday things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-05-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sunflower fields were surrounding Nyaungshwe\" class=\"wp-image-3982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-05-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-05-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-05-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-05.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sunflower fields were surrounding Nyaungshwe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"We shared the road with many kinds of creatures while road tripping around the lake\" class=\"wp-image-3978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-01.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>We shared the road with many kinds of creatures while road tripping around the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delicious Lake Inle \u2013 veggie food and a vineyard visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also plenty of restaurants in\nNyaungshwe. Besides Burmese traditional food, one can get everything from pizza\nto cheap mojitos. We have totally fallen in love with Burmese food, and the\nvariety of local vegetarian and vegan dishes has taken us by surprise. But for\na change, it was nice to sit in front of an English menu and choose whatever we\ncould grave for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It might be surprising to many, but there&#8217;s also wine grown in Myanmar! So, we knew exactly how we would want to end our first evening at Inle. There are a few vineyards around the lake. We visited the one named Red Mountain Estate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-06-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Red Mountain Estate Vineyard\" class=\"wp-image-3983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-06-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-06-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-06.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Red Mountain Estate Vineyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 5000 kyat (around 3 euros) we got to taste three different house wines. The cold Sauvignon Blanc in the sunset tasted heavenly. You have to imagine that we hadn\u2019t gotten any proper (white) wine since we left home some 5 months ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-07-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderful wine tasting\" class=\"wp-image-3984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-07-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-07-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-07.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Wonderful wine tasting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had we been wise enough to visit an ATM before to get more cash, we would have probably gotten pretty drunk that evening\u2026 As Seri also wanted to enjoy the wine, of course, we had left the motorbike parked at our guesthouse. We got to the vineyard by a tuktuk, but walked back (maybe also had something to do with the fact that we forgot to go to the ATM). It was a nice one-hour walk back to Nyaungshwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A boat tour at the Lake Inle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first place, we were not sure if we\nwanted to do the boat tour at all. It\u2019s one of those things every tourist that\nvisits Inle \u201chas to\u201d do, and sure, it it\u2019s a lake, it makes sense. But we were\ndoubting if the whole tour is just some kind of a show put up to entertain and\nrip off the tourists same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After having done the boat tour, we, too,\nthink it\u2019s something that everyone visiting Inle should do. But next time we\nwould do it differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-09-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Man fishing in traditional style at Lake Inle\" class=\"wp-image-3986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-09-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-09-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-09-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-09.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Man fishing in traditional style at Lake Inle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On our boat tour we saw some traditional fishermen\nbalancing on one foot while rowing the boat with the other. We saw floating\nvegetable gardens and whole villages built over the water, with villagers greeting\nus with a smile. We saw some birds flying over the lake and buffalos having a\nswim. And some kids that sent us kisses from the public boats passing us by. It\nwas interesting to get a glimpse to the lives of these people that seem to be\nalmost one with the lake. Taking a boat tour was the only way to see this and\nwe are glad we didn\u2019t miss it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Houses built above water at Lake Inle\" class=\"wp-image-3987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-10.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Houses built above water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-11-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetable seller on water at Lake Inle\" class=\"wp-image-3988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-11.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Vegetable seller on water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-15-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"There are various vegetables growing in the floating gardens\" class=\"wp-image-3992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-15-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-15.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>There are various vegetables growing in the floating gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we also kept stopping on some\nattractions, of which the majority we had rather skipped. The temples we\nvisited were nice and a workshop, where fabrics were made out of lotus fibers,\nwas pretty interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-13-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"An old wooden temple along our boat tour at Lake Inle\" class=\"wp-image-3990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-13-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-13.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>An old wooden temple along our boat tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-14-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Some yarns at the lotus fabric workshop at Lake Inle\" class=\"wp-image-3991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-14-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-14.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Some yarns at the lotus fabric workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But most of the places we stopped at were more like tourist shops disguised as workshops. The most repulsive of them was an \u201cartisan village\u201d where some long-necked women of the Kayan tribe were sitting in a fenced corner, pretending to weave some fabrics, even though it was clear that they were put there for tourists to stare at like animals in the zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best and most affordable way to arrange\na boat tour around Inle is to walk to the pier and talk directly to the boat\ndrivers. We paid 8000 kyat (5 euros) for a four-hour boat tour with an own boat,\nwhich we thought was a very reasonable price. This way it\u2019s also easier to\ndiscuss what you want and don\u2019t want to do during your tour. We\u2019d recommend\nskipping the workshops and other attractions and just enjoy the life at the\nlake, but the drivers are likely not very happy to do that, because they want\ntheir commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, and don\u2019t forget to bring a hat and sun\nlotion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Motorbiking around the Lake Inle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sticky start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inn Dein, sometimes dubbed as the \u201cBagan of\nShan-State\u201d, known for its ancient temples, is located on the West-side of the\nlake, some 30 km from Nyaungshwe. On the way there one can visit a village\nknown for making chickpea tofu, as well as a spa with a hot spring. This\nsounded like a perfect way to spend the day road tripping around the lake.\nUnfortunately, everything didn\u2019t go as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we drove off from our guesthouse, we\nrealized our rear tire was flat \u2013 despite the fact that we had just gotten it\nrepaired the day before yesterday before leaving Pindaya. So, our first stop\nwas a motorbike workshop. Actually two, as after waiting for half an hour by\nthe first one, we came to the conclusion that the owner must have had a day\noff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-16-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Getting the rear tire fixed the second time\" class=\"wp-image-3993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-16.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Getting the rear tire fixed the second time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After getting a new inner tube to the tire,\nthere was soon another obstacle. The road was blocked. Some locals with\nscooters were bypassing the huge pit by walking their scooters up and down through\nthe ditch. We didn\u2019t dare to try with the relatively heavy Enfield. Neither did\nanother guy who showed up with his motorbike. Instead, he signed us that we\nshould follow him and took us on another, longer route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-17-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"An obstacle not that easy to cross\" class=\"wp-image-3994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-17.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>An obstacle not that easy to cross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, we had already lost some hours of the day and decided to skip the temples of Inn Dein and head directly to the village of Khaung Daing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Tofu Village<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The village of Khaung Daing is better known\nas the Tofu Village. There we got a tour in order to learn how the local specialty,\nchickpea tofu is made! Almost every family of the village is making tofu, among\nother foods like roasted sunflower seeds, soybeans, nuts or sugar cane candy.\nWe even got to visit a local rice wine factory and taste its strong produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-18.jpg\" alt=\"One of the chickpea tofu factories. In the front there's some ready-made tofu\" class=\"wp-image-3995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-18.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-18-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-18-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-18-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><figcaption>One of the chickpea tofu factories. In the front there&#8217;s some ready-made tofu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-19-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tofu snacks drying in the sun\" class=\"wp-image-3996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-19-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-19-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-19-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-19.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Tofu snacks drying in the sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-20-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Women of the Tofu Village selecting good beans and seeds\" class=\"wp-image-3997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-20-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-20-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-20-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-20.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Women of the Tofu Village selecting good beans and seeds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the tour, we got to taste the\nchickpea tofu prepared in three different ways. Our guide was Mr. Zaw, whom we\nfound straight when driving to the village, thanks to the signs by the road.\nThere was no price for the tour \u2013 we could pay as much as we felt it was worth\nfor. If you know us or have followed our blog longer, you can probably believe\nthat the visit to the Tofu Village was one of the highlights of our visit to\nInle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hot spring of Khaung Daing is located\njust few minutes from the Tofu Village to Nyaungshwe direction. Most probably,\nthis would have been another highlight for us spa lovers, but unfortunately, we\nhad to skip that one too. On our way there we realized that the back wheel was\nflat again! So instead of spending our evening relaxing in the hot springs, we\nspent it at another motorbike repair shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting the rear tire fixed, AGAIN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily there\u2019s no shortage of repair shops\nin Myanmar, so we didn\u2019t have to drive far to find one. The mechanic didn\u2019t\nspeak any English, but a friendly local couple helped us and we also called the\nguys at Discovery Rides to get some translation help and opinions on what to\ndo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because this was already the third time we\nhad a flat tire, we figured that there must have been something inside the\nouter tire that was puncturing the inner tube. But there was still nothing\nfound in there. The mechanic thought that there must have been a hole in the\n\u201cnew tube\u201d in the first place. The guy was ordering a new tube from the\nvillage, so we had to wait quite some time, but in the end we got, again, our\ntire fixed and could continue our way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-21-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-21-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-21-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-21-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05-21.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Getting the rear tire fixed the third time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Small obstacles are a part of an adventure,\nbut still, we started to be pretty done with this topic. We were really hoping,\nthat this would have been the last time on our road trip that we had to visit a\nrepair shop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Towards Loikaw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area around Lake Inle is truly\nfascinating and there\u2019s so much to see! We would have loved to stay longer, but\nthree nights had to do it, since we are on a bit tight schedule. In the next\ndays we did another boat tour that was the complete opposite of the one at\nInle, and met some of the long necked women of the Kayan tribe in their own\nvillage. 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