Travelogues Shan State

On 28.11, our 3-day trekking tour from Kalaw to Inle Lake starts. In the morning, we are picked up from our guesthouse. The large backpacks are brought to Nyaung Shwe at Inle...

My daypack for the next three days is packed and my big backpack is safely stored in the hostel. At 8:30 am, the three of us set off with a guide for our three-day trek. The...

On the day after our successful and fascinating boat trip on Inle Lake, we had to get up early again as we had a trekking tour to a mountain village planned for that day....

Impressive days in Nyaung Shwe, the gateway to Inle Mountain Lake with its famous leg-rowers and a fantastic boat tour on Inle Lake.

After having omelette or mohinga on the rooftop terrace of our hotel, we make our way to the train station in Shwe Nyaung, about 10km north of Nyaung Shwe. The naming of the...

Goteik Viaduct

On November 30th, we arrived at Inle Lake in the Shan State by foot. It is the second largest lake in Myanmar and is famous for its floating gardens, stilt villages, and...

A glimpse into life on a lake, like the ancient pile dwellers.

Brrrrr. It's freezing cold. The air conditioning in the night bus from Yangon to Inlay is running at full speed, cooling the bus down to 15°C. And I had thought of bringing a...

We take the bus from Bagan to Kalaw, a small town in the mountains at an altitude of 1,300 meters. Kalaw serves as a starting point for trekking tours to Inle Lake. Two days...

Mit dem Zug von Mandalay nach Hsipaw

Wellington welcomed us on December 31st with roaring winds and drizzly weather, but for once we didn't care, because we had booked two beds in a hostel for New Year's Eve. This...

Not only Inlay Lake is beautiful, but also its shore paths

That means 'Goodbye and see you again' in Burmese. I am already convinced that I will visit this fascinating and beautiful country again. I just hope that this reunion will not...

Shwedagon Pagoda

Due to the weather (it was incredibly hot, reaching over 40 degrees in the afternoon), I decided not to go on a trekking tour in Hsipaw and instead continued to Inle Lake the...

After spending three great days at Inle Lake, we continued to the town of Kalaw. Since we had already flown from Yangon to Inle Lake, we wanted to at least take a small train...

After safely landing with our small propeller plane, we took a taxi to the small town of Nyaung Shwe. We had a super cute little hotel and the people were incredibly friendly.

The next morning, I had to get up really early because the train to Hsipaw was leaving at 4 am. I was expected to be on the train for about 12 hours for a distance of...

Mingalaba (Good evening), I greet you all in cold Germany. It is also cold here when various employees of the bus company once again let the monster 'air conditioning' run wild,...

The city of Hsipaw in the Shan region marked the northernmost point of my journey so far and was the starting point for a trek into the mountains. Beforehand, we treated...

After finding out that most trekking routes start in Kalaw and you hike from there to Inle Lake, I made my way to Kalaw. I took a fully occupied minibus with only locals to the...

This morning we had to wake up very early, at 3:15 am, because our train left at 4 o'clock towards Hispaw. When we arrived at the train station, we were pretty tired and looked...

This morning we slept in and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast outside the hostel. Afterwards, we rented three bikes and rode along the lake. While riding on a small road, a boy...

Nach einer sehr wilden Fahrt über Schotter und durch unzählige Kurven, kamen wir morgens um halb fünf in Kalaw an. Wir aßen in einem kleinen Cafe am Straßenrand Reis mit...

We made the journey from the south of the country to Inle Lake overnight in a sleeper bus. Arriving in the early morning, the temperatures were already significantly cooler as...

This morning we were woken up at 6:30 am by our guide. After a quick breakfast, we set off in very light drizzle. Our destination for today was Inle Lake. We walked for 5 hours...

Mingalaba, and today we made our way to Pindaya to the Pilgrim Cave. We drove the first 11 km with the Tuk Tuk, unfortunately it was quite uncomfortable and since it was still...

Hello, the bus journey ended very early in the morning, precisely around 3:30 a.m. in Kalaw. Now the question was whether to start the 3-day trekking tour today, in about 4...

We have heard that train travel in Myanmar is a must-do. However, as the trains move at a snail's pace and the shortest routes take forever, we chose the approximately 55km...