On the Road to Mandalay

We begin this cycling holiday in Burma with a visit to the awe-inspiring Schwedagon Pagoda in the capital city of Yangon. Our adventure continues with an exploration by bike in the cool highlands around the former hill-station of Kalaw. At an elevation of around 1300 metres, we take our first ride amongst the Palaung, Intha and Shan villages that are a feature of this partly forested upland area. We then head down to the wondrous Inle Lake and embark on a relaxing full day boat trip where we can marvel at the Intha fishermen, who famously manage to row with their legs.