On Location - Inle Lake Village, Myanmar

With an area of around 250 SqKm, Inle Lake is considered as the second-largest natural lake in Myanmar. The lake itself is shallow with a typical depth of around 2m; reeds are abundant to the point that the shoreline is hard to define.  To allow access to the water villages are built on the shoreline, the buildings rising out the water on stilts to protect them against fluctuations in water level during seasonal floods.  Shallow draught long tail boats provide a means of transportation both within the village and around the lake itself.