3 Days / 2 Nights from Kalaw to Inle Lake

Day 1 KALAW – VIEW POINT – HINKHAGONE – SEKKYAGONE (trek 20 km, approx. 6 ½ hours, altitude difference of 300 m uphill and downhill) (L, D)

The trek starts from the hotel at 8:00 am. Explore and walk around the lovely town for 45 minutes before heading downhill for 15 minutes into the mystic pine forest. Then the route will continue for one and a half hours, uphill and downhill, through the central, majestic forest. From the reservoir, walk for another half an hour (with an altitude difference of 200 m) to the peak, where you can enjoy the endless view of tea plantations on the hillsides. Continue on a relaxing, 45-minute trek to a Palaung village called Hinhagone. Gain insight into how people live in such an extraordinary region and have lunch at one of the local village houses. After lunch, follow the winding route for one hour and then walk for 45 minutes through dense, evergreen rice fields and forest. Have a short tea break, then proceed for another hour (3 km) along a trail that goes up and down the small path to Sekkyagone. Dinner and overnight stay at a family house in Sekkyagone.

Day 2 SEKKYAGONE – BAWNINGONE – PAWKE - PATTUPAUK (Trek 23 km, approx. 7 hours, altitude difference 200 m uphill and downhill) (B, L, D)

Rise early and start the trek uphill for one hour (with an altitude difference of 200 m). From the top, you’ll have a magnificent view of the valley and its rice plantations and other vegetable farms. Keep walking along the ridge for another hour to get to a gorgeous Pa-O village called Nanthale. Descend for one hour to Bawingone, another Pao village. Many varieties of fields can be seen on the way, such as ginger, chili, sesame, potato and rice fields. Continue your journey to Pawke – a one-hour walk through beautiful wilderness. Upon arrival, lunch will be served at one of the village houses. After lunch, head off to Pattupauk, a three-hour walk on an undulating path. Some crabapple trees, which are used as firewood for cooking, can be seen on the way. The people who live in Pattupauk belong to the Pa-O ethnic group, but the traditional clothes they wear are different from other Pa-O people. Upon arrival, take a short rest and walk around the village to see how people make baskets from bamboo. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the home of a local family in Pattupauk.

Day 3 PATTUPAUK – NANYOKE – TONELE’ – INLE LAKE (trek 15 km, approx. 5 hours) (B, L)

Depart from Pattupauk at 7:00 am for your spectacular trip to Inle Lake, 900 m above sea level. Follow a small trail for half an hour on a flat route, continue another hour downhill (with an altitude difference of 300 m) along a scenic hillside and walk uphill for 45 minutes (with an altitude difference of 200 m) to Nanyoke, a Pa-O village about 7 km from Pattupauk. Stop for a short coffee break while meeting welcoming local people from the village.
From here, walk for one hour (3 km) along a relaxing path with old banyan trees on the way, before the path becomes rocky and you get the first glimpse of the lake. Continue downhill for another hour (3 km), with an altitude difference of 200 m, through a small jungle. Walk with care and enjoy the view of Inle Lake. During the last 30 minutes (2 km), you will pass through an enchanting bamboo forest until you reach Tonele’ for lunch. The small restaurant is located in the bamboo forest - the perfect place to sit and rest at the end of the trek. In the afternoon, take a thrilling boat ride to your hotel in Inle or Nyaung Shwe (approx. 1 hour), a small town on the north-eastern shore of Inle Lake.