Inle Maing Thauk village

On the eastern side of the Inle Lake is Maing Thauk. This village is the place of colonial era Fort Steadman whose remains now are a few crumbling gravestones near the orphanage. The village of Maing Thauk is built on both land and water, on stilts. The two halves of the villages are linked by a 450 meter long wooden bridge.

Inle Maing Thauk wooden bridge

Maing Thauk can be accessible both by boat and by land. You can hire a bicycle from Nyaung Shwe and cycle along the dirt road for about an hour to reach the village. From the main road in the center of the village, you can then climb up the hill to a peaceful forest monastery which as a magnificent view of the surrounding land and lake.

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