Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 2nd Quarter 2017 | Page 58

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New Sanctum

Unlike such icons as floating vegetable gardens , stilted wooden homes and

Inle Resort

Intha fishermen who propel their boats with a one-legged rowing style , Myanmar ’ s Inle Lake region isn ’ t

Unveils

‘ Wheel and Wine ’ Tour by Inle Lake famous for winemaking . Yet .

To give travelers a taste of Myanmar ’ s budding wine industry , Sanctum Inle Resort has launched its ‘ Wheel and Wine : Cycling to Red Mountain Half-Day Tour ’ by bicycle to Red Mountain Estate , situated nearby in the undulating hills overlooking the storied lake .
The journey through spectacular countryside skirting Inle Lake starts at the resort , situated on the lake ’ s banks . During the 40-minute ride to Red Mountain , guests pedal past sugar cane fields and through shady , sleepy villages including Maing Thauk , half of which is set on land while the other half sits on stilts over the water and is linked to the shore by a 400-metre wooden bridge .
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