Nyangshwe is the main town on Inle Lake, a high-altitude freshwater lake in Myanmar's Shan State and one of the country's most celebrated destinations. The town itself is a low-key grid of guesthouses and tea shops, but it serves as the gateway to the lake — and the lake is the draw. Inle is home to around 200 villages spread across its floating islands and stilted shores, inhabited by the Intha people, who are famous for their distinctive one-legged rowing style.
Plan to stay longer than you think. Visitors who budget three days tend to extend to five or six. The combination of the lake itself, the surrounding hills, the Pa-O villages above the valley, and the general ease of the place has a way of holding people. The market cycle brings different villages to life on rotating days, and a full day on the water barely scratches the surface.
Note that a permit is required to visit — available from MTT in town, currently around $10 for five days. Soldiers occasionally check at entry points.