The Floating Gardens on Inle Lake were made by native people, In-Thars. They grow vegetables on floating islands which are collection of floating weed and water hyacinth.

• Like most visitors to Inle Lake, the journey is not completed without a boat trip around the lake. Boat tours of Inle Lake can be booked through your hotel or tourist agents. Boat drivers, who also act as tour guides, will advise you on many of the best sights on the lake and its shores.
• Remember to pack your sunscreen before a day on the lake, because between stops there is no shade out there.
• You'll learn alot if you hire a guide who can fill you in on all the ins and outs of the Lake.
• Tell the driver you want to go through the gardens and he will take you there.

Hpaung Daw U Pagoda is a notable Buddhist site in Myanmar (formerly Burma), located on the Inle Lake in Shan State.

• This pagoda is one of the holiest sites in Shan State, and is visited by Buddhist worshippers from all around Myanmar.
• If you can, visiting Inle Lake during the annual Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival is a bonus.
• You can also donate funds for specific items such as electricity for a day.
• You can't wear shoes or socks in any of the temples and stupas. And women are prohibited in putting gold leaf on the Buddha's.
• There is a market here that sells trinkets and typical "gift" items.

Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Market is situated on the precinct of the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda. Local pilgrims and foreign visitors can buy different products of Inlay region as souvenirs.

• This small market by the local villagers is located in front of Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, selling everything from local food to souvenirs.
• It offers a good opportunity to take photos, but beware that some locals feel annoyed if there's a camera in front of them.

Ywama village is located on the western side of Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar. The village is most easily accessible by boat from the town of Nyaung Shwe.

• Ywama is another good example of a traditional Inle Lake settlement, and is most famous for its floating market. It also has various handicraft workshops, a monastery and a pagoda.
• There are a number of excellent restaurants to be found on the canal to Ywama village, serving traditional Shan food, as well as other Chinese and Myanmar dishes.

Producing gold and silver ware is a long tradition of Myanmar. Ywa-ma village which is located 12km away from Nyaung Shwe is well known for its gold and silver ware.

• Here you can see the gold and silver are made all by hands of local craftsmen.
• The design is really strange, like an old trend, but it's so much nicer and unique.

In Phaw Khone, a tidy village of teak stilt houses just north of Nampan, is famous for its weaving workshops.

• As you travel around the different villages on the lake in your hired boat, you will discover many cooperatives of artisans who will welcome you into their studios to teach you about their craft traditions and give you demonstrations.
• Along the way, you will see several traditional wooden lake boats carrying lotus stems to the weaver’s workshops. There are a few different workshops but all are in the same village.
• Most of the sellers here are still not very pushy. Every tourist is every seller’s first customer of the day, so they offer them the lucky price. Whether you buy or not, you can hear over your shoulder ‘You’re my first customer – lucky price for you!’
• Along the way, you will see several traditional wooden lake boats carrying lotus stems to the weaver’s workshops. There are a few different workshops but all are in the same village.
• Most of the sellers here are still not very pushy. Every tourist is every seller’s first customer of the day, so they offer them the lucky price. Whether you buy or not, you can hear over your shoulder ‘You’re my first customer – lucky price for you!’