Advice about our itinerary

We are going next month for our visit to Myanmar and have doubts about a part of our itinerary.

We are planned to stay three nights in Yangon and one night in Inle Lake.

Does it make sense? Or would you advice to stay two nights in Inla and two nights in Yangon?

Thank you all

Rivzid

Advice about our itinerary

One night in Inle does not really make sense to me. The day you arrive will not be much good to you and if you are leaving the next day, when are you going to be enjoying the lake and surrounds?

How many days are you in the country in total?

Are you flying into Yangon or Mandalay?

Advice about our itinerary

Thank you Mosegrisen for your reply.

We are two women and we will be in Myanmar total of 11 days.

We will make all the long distances by air ( 4 flights),

Regarding your advice and my feeling we will cut one day in Yangon and stay there about 11/2 days (two nights) and two nights in Inla lake, after the Taugyi Hot Air Ballon festival

I believe that in a time like this inla lake will be much pleasant place to stay then Yangon.

By the way, I have been to Brissbane last May amd enjoyed it there very much/

Hi Rivzid,

I agree with Mosegrisen. One night in Inle Lake is too short a time. I note you have about 11 days in Burma. Unless you are planning to go around to a number of oher places, I would try keep the 3 nights in Yangon also.

Best Wishes,

Khayeethe

Thank you for your kind words about Brisbane:-)

Did you know that th Taunggyi Hot Air Ballon festival is very close to Inle lake? Actually you are likely to be staying at Nyaung Shwe for this event and travelling to the festival from there. (each day), as I very much doubt you will find a hotel any closer to the festival.

Are you planning to also go to Bagan or Mandalay.

I like Yangon very much, but agree that spending more time at or around Inle, the festival, Bagan and or Mandalay is going to give you a better feel for the country and people(s).

Mosegrisen is right. You may have to stay in Nyaung Shwe , gate way of Inle Lake . Usually in Taunggyi , most of the hotels are full with local in that festival and standard of hotels in Nyaung Shwe are better too. Taunggyi is only about 30 minutes away from Nyaung Shwe by private car .

I don%26#39;t know what plan you have and what type of transport you use, but if you arrive Taunggyi and stay one night for festival and next morning , you visit Inle, then one night in Inle is possible too. If you fly back to Yangon by air, then take afternoon or evening flight . So you have one and half day in Inle.

Hello,

We spent 3 weeks in Burma last December and had a wonderful time. We started the trip in Rangoon then travelled to Inle Lake, Mandalay and Bagan before finishing the trip in Rangoon.

I can%26#39;t imagine only one night at Inle Lake. By the time you fly from Rangoon to Heho airport then take a taxi to your hotel that takes about 1 1/2 hours you will arrive in the afternoon. The boats don%26#39;t go out in the evening so you%26#39;d have only a few hours on the lake. To see the sites on the lake you really need at least one full day and two nights and preferrably 3.

Rangoon is interesting but if I had to choose I would definately spend the time at Inle. Inle Lake is a beautiful place and I%26#39;m sure you%26#39;ll have a great time. Good luck and happy travels,

Kat

Thanks to you all for your good advices.

Since we booked our trip a long time ago we managed to have a hotel in Taungi (The Taungyi hotel) which according to the local travel agent is a very good one.

We will stay there for two nights because we want to stay the Full Moon Nights.

Then we will drive to Inle Lake for two nights (according to your advices.)/

By the way Kat,after reading your post about The Rupar mandala rResort I will ask my change our agent to change our hotel in Mandaly from Mandaly Hill Resort to this one.

Thank you all again ,I just hope that everything will be quite there.

I am the one ,you can look in your ';';Latmetayel';';if I know the date,I can tell you the market day and ballon day and some where festivals around the Burma.

11 days by flight,that is good travel in short time.

Yangon just stay arrivalday(Depend on morning flight),stay one day before leaving to BKK.

and others days,you chose it,but Inle lake and ballon festival,you should stay 3 days in Nyaung shwe,(Inle lake).

and other places,you should go Bagan for 2 nights.

and mandalay,stay 2 days cause of the near by the places.

this is example for your trip.

Day(1)arrival in YGN and stay one night.

Day(2)to Bagan,morning flight,and stay ...BGN

Day(3)Bagan and near ,may be Mt popa.stay BGN

Day(4)BGN to MDL.go around Amayapura,and U paing bridge.and Inn wa,(AVA),sagaing,and stay MDL,

Day(5)Go by boat to Mingon,for half day and get back after noon and go around the MDL sight seeing and stay there.

Day(6)Flight to Heho(airport of Inle lake),take taxi to pindaya cave and proceed to Inle lake,that day you do not have the time to go to Inlake around stay Nyaung shwe,

Day(7)Inle lake area by boat,

Day(8),to go to kekku pagodas and Taung gyi for ballon,fes.and get back to Nyaung shwe,

Day(9)at evening flight back to Yangon and go sight seeing in YGN,stay YGN.

Day(10)near around or day trip to Bago,and may be other side of the YGN river and go visit to twin tway,potery side.and back to YGN.

Day(11) leave to BKK,

I hope yiu can think about it what I suggest,

happy and free

and welcome to Burma

Hi Moonloveshoreinburma

Thank you so much for all your suggessions.

Our itinerary is almost the same as you suggested.

I just hope that everything will be stable and quiet and we will be able to enjoy our trip/

I will post my reaction when I will be back.

Thanks to all of you and ENJOY LIFE!!!

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