Myanmar - Lake Inle to Kalaw by train

We had an extra day in Nyaung Shwe  than planned and so we booked our bus down to Bago to head south and picked up a tuk tuk to the station at Shwe Nyaung (yes...be careful not to mix those two up!) to catch the 9.40am train to Kalaw. The ride had been highly recommended by the man in seat 61 and we were not sure where we would have the chance to travel by train, so as we had time to kill and we could pick up the bus in Kalaw we jumped on.

The train from Inle to Kalaw

Myanmar - exploring Inle Lake

Lake Inle is well established on the tourist route and is a good stopping off point between Yangon and the north, or vise versa.  The lake itself isn't the largest in Myanmar, that title goes to Indawgyi, but Lake Inle's charm comes from the various villages and the unique way people and nature come together.

One legged fishing