Burma
 

Hi everybody. What would peoples advice be about getting past Burma. Travelling from Wales to NZ so will be looking at getting the bike out of India to Malaysia or Thailand. Any advice or info would be much appreciated.

Hi,

I flew from Dhaka (bangladesh) to bangkok (Thailand) for 0,85 cent/kg. Any other place will be much more expensive.

Also a good thing: No complicated rules. Just strap the bike on a pallet, wrap it in bubblewrap and shuf it in a flight-crate (They do this for you at the airport)

Save about 100 USD for a crate!

maarten


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Plenty of info on possible routes on the 'Shipping the Bike' page. Kathmandu to Bangkok is a popular route and easier than dealing with customs in India.

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Actually, you can transit to Burma from India, China or Thailand. Its up to
your choice and preparation.

Everyone who is interested in crossing borders from India/ Thailand/ China to
Myanmar/ Burma by own vehicle is invited to contact us directly for further information and assistance. To avoid spam please write first to

7DaysMyanmar@gmx.de

and type into subject field

BORDERCROSSING

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Your are welcomed at 7Days Info Service
We are specialised on customised cross border & cross country trips in Myanmar

Hi guy,s

I had post a reply here I made to the 7day-tour message.. But decided to delete it and just say the folowing:

In the end it,s the guy at the bordercrossing who gives you permision to enter or not.
And it,s the guy at the roadblock who tells you the permits are OK, or not.. and he,s the one that can inpound your bike and take you to jail.
And the travelagent will not pay your fine,s and lawyers.
If this sounds kind of over-reacted... read about the guy who overstayed (by exident) his bike-permit and had to pay loads of money just to be able to leave the (non militairy regime) country... It,s somewhere here on the site.

Its up to you what you are willing to gamble.

Maarten

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[This message has been edited by mmaarten (edited 10 April 2004).]