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Floating Gardens, Taunggyi

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One of the region's most iconic sites, Floating Gardens provide sustenance and livelihood for a significant portion of the local Intha people. Made from compressed masses of hyacinth flowers and other aquatic plants, these fertile gardens rest atop the surface of Inle Lake and allow for the cultivation of tomatoes, beans, and other vegetables. Take a boat ride on the lake to see the gardens rising and falling with the water level, making them resistant to floods. As you explore, you'll pass huts and homes on stilts, and get a chance to see the surrounding mountain scenery from a different perspective. Put Floating Gardens on your schedule, and learn what else deserves a visit by using our Taunggyi trip itinerary planner.
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  • August 15, 2017
    One of the obligatory stops at the Lake are these gardens, generally planted with tomatoes. If you find a helmsman patient, will circle the rows and you will stand on the boat to photograph plants. Around the gardens there are interesting fishing villages and ortolani, all on stilts. A curiosity that they explained in a restaurant, the tomatoes are not very flavorful, due to excessive water.
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  • August 14, 2017
    These are very similar to the floating gardens in Lake Nagin in Kashmir but they do seem to be more productive. The gardens are pegged in place by long poles and a rich variety of crops is grown on th...  more »
  • July 23, 2017
    I visited there on July 14 morning. It was really refresh for me. Inle lake was amazing and lovely. Their tomatoes plantation was cultivated on floating island. It's the one,the only in Inle,Myanmar. ...  more »
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