Inle Lake is a huge inland water feature, making it a unique setting. Ask anyone who has been there, and they will tell you that there is nowhere quite like it. It is a kind of water-world with four main communities living by the shore - and not even on the shore, as many of the structures sit atop stilts. Long-tail boats jet along all day; in fact, your ride to the hotel may well be one-hour's high-speed skimming across the surface. The temples at Indein are stand-out too. Of the 35 species of fish in the lake, 17 are endemic, as with much of the local fauna.

Unique one-legged rowing technique

The famed one-legged rowing offers the advantage of being able to navigate through all the reeds. If seated, you are likely to get your oar tangled up. Forests of reeds pass by in the clear water as you motor along.