Leaving Rangoon for Nyaung Shwe
Leaving Yangon on an overnight bus we
begin the long and arduous journey to Inle Lake. We travel on the VIP express
bus (JJ Express) which has a seat configuration of what is known as 2+1, basically
means 3 seat to a line, so much bigger seats and a lot more comfortable than a
standard bus. I bought tickets for this in advance from ticket agent in Rangoon
and all went without hitch. They were very communicative and professional in
their dealings. You can find them at this link http://myanmarbusticket.com/ The bus
station itself is a good hour’s taxi ride outside the center of Rangoon but can
take a lot longer depending on time of day and traffic. If you need a driver in
Rangoon then I can heartily recommend a chap called San a wonderful chap with a
winning smile great local knowledge and very reliable. I only have his email address
but I found him very responsive via email: rememberme116@gmail.com
The bus station, a noisy, crowded,
chaotic and hectic place in itself. As for the bus journey I would love to be
able to say this is a great way to travel, and it might well be if it wasn’t
for the bus operator’s insistence on having the air con turned to artic cold conditions.
I seriously mean it’s so cold even the provided blanket will struggle to keep
you warm, moral of the story if you intend to catch the bus bring warm clothes.
But hey it’s a lot cheaper than the overpriced internal flights, and given the travel
is overnight means you are not wasting a day on travel. Our destination for
discovering Inle Lake will be Nyaung Shwe where we will stay for our 5 day stay
in Inle. We stayed in Princess Garden Hotel which cannot be booked online, but you can book directly via email. princessgardenhotel@gmail.com
To read more about this place check out
the reviews on trip advisor
The only other downside of the bus is
arriving in Nyaung Shwe at 5 am in the morning meaning a 6 hour wait before we could
check in as all the chalets were fully booked
Although there are many accommodation places
along the lake the village of Nyaung Shwe probably offers the best freedom to
explore the area as it’s within easy reach of the lakes and boat trips. Most of
the lake side accommodation is miles from anywhere thus will mean you are stuck
to the resort at night times, and most likely their arranged tours. That said
the accommodation around the village is not great and some of the top ranked
food places we found sadly lacking. This will probably change with time but in
the meantime I can recommend a Dim Sum place which we visited a couple of times
and found very good and very reasonably priced. You can find further info at this link.
Post 1 Pictures from Nyaung Shwe
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