Bike from Inle Lake to Winery

Cycle 30 minutes from your floating hotel to drink wine on a hill. Leave Nyaung Shwe on a rented bicycle. Pedal through rice paddies and Shan villages. Climb the gentle hill to Red Mountain. Order the tasting flight. Watch fishermen using leg-rowing technique on the lake below while you drink wine that costs less than a beer in most countries. This is the most surreal wine experience per dollar on Earth.

Insider tips

• Bicycle rental in Nyaung Shwe is about $2/day

• The ride is flat until the final hill - anyone can do it

• Go in late afternoon for sunset timing

• Bring cash - cards are unreliable in Myanmar