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My first link indicate you can exit from whichever border you like:
" Those who enter/ depart from the aforesaid International entrance/ exits will be permitted to enter/depart from any International entrance / exits of Myanmar; Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport, Tachilek, Myawaddy, Htee Kee and Kawthoung."
Thats correct - but if you look at the map you will find the 4 places mentioned to be bordercrossing points between Myanmar and Thailand. Not between Myanmar - India, Myanmar - Bangladesh etc. Except the two airport exits of course.... so you can enter Myanmar from Thailand at one bordercrossing and exit from Myanmar to Thailand at another of the bordercrossings between these two countries. Something you couldnt do before - at least without very much paperwork and hassle.

Its probably correct that the Myanmar government want you to have a guide while travelling there. I travelled in Myanmar in 2011 - not by motorbike - just by air, boat and by bus/car - and we did need to have a guide by our side most of the time and especially when travelling. I think this was more or less mandatory. When we was in a town we could walk freely around - but we needed to have a guide contact "at hand".

In the meantime were all waiting for Cardpostale....
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Hi everybody, we did it 5 months ago in group of 3 cars and 1 truck. We went from Indian side (Moreh). This border is not officially open for crossing because of missing billaterral agreements between India and Myanmar.

But you can have special permit from Myanmar goverment. This permit (what I know) is for 100 USD only, but you need to ask Myanmar Travel agent to arrange it. And that's the problem. Because it can only be arranged by a few travel agents connected to the goverment. They keep prices very high. We had one offer for 3500 USD for 17 days travel. Finally we found another one and we paid 1500 USD for 6 days transit . Our friends manage it with the same agent for "only" 1080 USD for 5 days transit but they joined a group of 60 Malaysian people. So bigger group has smaller expenses for one unit.

Normaly you need also permit from Indian side to cross this border, but they are not so strict and it is possible to do it without (but better is to have it).

We also heard from Indian high officers on the border that maybe in 2016 it will be open for everybody. But it's not guaranteed.

You who really want contact to these travel agents please write me personal message.

On our website you can see pictures from Burma.
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Hi,

I'm currently investigating crossing Myanmar overland around April/ May of 2014.

So far all sources have indicated that you can cross into Burma from Thailand at four points which allow onward travel.
- Mae Sot / Myawaddy (preferred)
- Mae Sai / Tachileik
- Phunaron / Htee Kee
- Ranong / Kawthaung

It seems you can then travel independently as far as Mandalay but traveling further - anywhere near the Indian / China borders; requires special permission.

I'm wanting to cross into India at the Tamu / Moreh checkpoint but this requires special government permission and possibly a guide.

I've been in contact with a travel agent in Yangon, but they require a detailed itinerary (which I don't yet have) and are reluctant to provide the permissions services without committing to book all accommodation etc through them.

If anyone has further information on this or will be traveling the same way I'd certainly like to hear from them

Cheers,

Tim
Hi guys

I am based in Singapore and am looking to ride from here to Croatia this summer (June/July 2014) and was hoping to get through Myanmar (Thailand to India), so am very keen to hear what you guys have found out about the crossing so far. From what I have learnt you need a permit and possibly a guide, and to obtain these, costs vary significantly. Appears the easiest way to keep costs under control would be to bargain furiously intitially and then team up and share the permit / guide?

Just throwing that out there for now, while we all continue to wait for cardpostale to get back to us
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Interesting there's a land border now! Had to fly in and out when I went, only managed to bike around a bit renting a little 125cc thing, haha.
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Interesting there's a land border now! Had to fly in and out when I went, only managed to bike around a bit renting a little 125cc thing, haha.
To fly in and travel around for your own let you see more of myanmar than these who cross myanmar overland and had to follow the well known paths together with an agency.

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If everything is going the right way we will be crossing with a guide from Thailand to India (Tamu crossing) start pf June. Everything is settled but we want to try to get some more people joining us, so we can share the costs of the guide and driver.

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