The Floating Pagodas of Sangkar

The Famous floating Pagodas of Sankar, which sadly due to the droughts that Myanmar recieve are now not floating.

During my trip to Myanmar in 2015, I am very glad I spent the few extra dollars and visited the Sankar Pagodas, Our boatman was such a kind man even inviting us to his "stilted" wooden house on the lake to meet his children.

Sankar trip

A boat trip to Sankar.
A boat trip to Sankar Lake means travelling at least 50 kilometres south through the Balu Chaung creek. You are now going into Pa-O (Black Karen) territory; the Pa-O tribal people are easily recognisable at their head dress which looks like a towel wound around the head. Pa-O women usually wear the head dress, they also frequent the five-day market in Nyaung Shwe. Sankar Lake is a much smaller lake than Inle, and is completely filled with water-hyacinth plants. There is only one temple, the Thar Khaung (Thakaung/Thakong) pagoda. Samka is a peaceful and quiet little village with a few overgrown ruins which you are free to walk around as long as you like as the rains have been light in the last few years and they no longer appear sunken!