Guide to Myanmar
Must See Myanmar
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Overview
Although Myanmar essentially remains a 'fly in, fly out' destination, the good news is that the military government has gradually extended visa stays, resulting in more and more airlines putting Yangan on their itinerary. There is a
There are some road border crossings at the Thai/Myanmar border (noticeably the Mae Sai-Thachilek and Ranong-Kawthoung crossings) but they sometimes close because of guerrilla and bandit activity in the area. In times of certainty, foreign travellers can travel the famous Burma Road and enter Myanmar via the Yunnan province in China, although border traffic is all one way. It's not possible to cross back into China from the same checkpoint.
One persistent rumour is that Chin State may open its borders to limited tour groups, which may parlay in the not-too-distant future into permission for individual travellers to traverse the state via the Chin River, all the way to the Indian border at Tamu.