Hi Kevan, Barbara, Jason & all other interested parties.
I'm afraid I will be delaying my Myanmar crossing till mid April. It seems there is much confusion & differing opinions regarding Thailand entry & duration of stay. I have in my possession a multi entry 6 month visa, applied for only this morning at my local Thai Consulate. Other options were a 30 day dual entry transit visa or, if you arrive at a border crossing with no pre planning, a 15 day permit can be granted. Of course, any entry is at the mercy of the border gate staff, & I hope you all can proceed with your Thai visits asap, as do I hope my plans go unhindered.
Anyway, I will continue to stay in touch with this conversation, as I am learning plans on the world travel stage can change in an instant, and wish you all the best of luck in visiting your chosen destinations.
I'm all ears!!
Mark

Hello again Kevan, Barbara, Jason & other interested parties.
I thought I posted this a week ago, but couldn't see it when I opened this thread tonight !!
I am afraid I am having to delay my Myanmar crossing till mid April, but am keen to stay in touch with you guys , if you don't mind. I will start a new thread for an April crossing soon, & hope your plans go ahead unhindered.

Happy travels
Mark

Shit!!!
Just realised It's on page 2
Ya gotta laugh, can't find my way around a web site. Don't know how I'm gonna make it to England!!!!

Mark

Hi Mark,


Thai Visas haven't been a problem for me so far. I got a single entry visa in KL in two days. Whats causing the delays for you? The permit? What's your plan for a permit in April? It appears that the rules will change soon and any post-February permit applications will require guides so traveling Thailand with your permit beginning some time in Feb seems like the best option. I've been on top of all the recent info, rumors etc. So let me know if you have any more questions

Jason

Thanks Juiced, we ( wife and I ) are planning to cross over to Myanmar sometime in mid to late March. we've put Mae Sot on our Thai permit application as the border crossing. I've got quotes from both Burma senses and Osuga. Burma sense 15 days at about $1410. Although i've heard on the grape vine they also have a 9 day crossing on the cards for mid March.

Osuga, 11 days at a cascading price depending on numbers. But around $1000 give or take.

If we havn't managed to get our permit entry brought forward to late Feb, then it's bye bye Thailand and we fly MASfreight KL - Bangalore. Shame, but i'm a grown up and i can use the scissors without cutting myself.

gpdotkldotperkinsatgmail.com

Hello, we are looking for a group to cross Myanmar before 13 of February.
Is anyone know somebody that could be interested for 15 days trip from Thai to India?


let us know.
All contact or info is welcome
Cyprien

Hi Jason
My delay in crossing Myanmar till mid April is purely an itinerary issue, & not a permit issue. I have a 6 month multiple entry visa for Thailand current till June. It's just that I don't arrive in Thailand till late Feb, & I now need 4 to 6 weeks in Thailand due to some recently changed arrangements. I am very keen to cross Myanmar with a group, & even travel to Nepal with company, but I cannot exit Thailand till mid April. I will remain in touch with this thread & hope everyone can achieve their travel goals.
If any of you are still in Thailand at the end of March, please let me know. I would love to meet up with you.
Happy travels
Mark

Ok, we are starting to get down to the pointy end here. So a couple of questions to interested parties.

Have we got a group together?

Those genuinely interested for a crossing in mid to late March please, lets hear from you. Because of the guide deadline and 30 day window to cross Thailand, I should imagine that there will be a hightened number of people crossing at this time.

We are definite starters. Two people on one bike.

Graeme & Katrina

I'm in as well. Having a few problems with my Thailand permit but should be resolved in a couple of days. I'm 99% sure i will get it.

Jason

Good to hear Jason. I have a couple of quotes from both Burma Senses and Osuga. As mentioned previously, BS have quoted me $1410 US for 15 days ( 14 night presumably ) regardless of numbers and Osuga have a cascading price structure. In short, 4-5 people $1145 US ea, 6-7 people $960 US ea, 8-9 people $870 US ea. This is for 11 days 10 nights, which I think we are leaning towards.


Graeme

Hi
I travelled through Myanmar may 2016 in my Toyota
Land cruiser
Entered via Chang Rai Thailand Border and exited
Into China !
Had an amazing 4weeks !!

Enjoy this amazing place
Regards
Ray

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For interested parties, I have further quotes from Myanmar senses. I'll copy and paste below.

1. 10 Days 9 Nights

* Tour Price : 1350 USD person ( Based on 2 Person )
* Tour Price : 1000USD person ( Based on 4 Person )
* Tour Price : 850 USD person ( Based on 6 Person )

2. 15 Days 14 Nights

* Tour Price : 1750 USD person ( Based on 2 Person )
* Tour Price : 1300 USD person ( Based on 4 Person )
* Tour Price :1150 USD person ( Based on 6 Person )

I should think if there were more people then the price would be a little less, but would need to be confirmed with Myanmar Senses.

Now I am going to leave it until this time next week ( 13th Jan 2017 ). If I get no more feed back then I will simply book my crossing with whom ever best suites us.

Well I'm definitely in, graeme. I prefer the slightly longer (and more expensive) tour personally. It seems having a party of three doesn't give us any benefit though. Perhaps we can negotiate with them? Let me know if you want me to do anything, I did see another company somewhere that we can contact. Is it Burma senses or Myanmar senses you're in contact with? I heard the latter is more expensive and just subcontracts the former

Jason

Hi Juiced, Katrina and I are leaning towards Myanmar Senses 10 day tour. We have commitments in Nepal and need to keep moving. Also we know of two friends that want to do the Myanmar Senses 10 day crossing. Whats more, they need to be out of Thailand by the 10th March, due to their permit expiry date. That personally for us, is a little early, but we can work around that and commence the 10th March with them. They are currently attempting to get their Malaysian visas sorted and will know more later today ( 9th jan 2017 ). Once I get confirmation that they are good to go. We will most likely make a tentative booking with Myanmar Senses, ( 10 day tour ) contingent upon us successfully getting out Thai permits.

I will not book for anyone else. I've been caught in the past by people letting me down. My communications with Myanmar Senses indicates that there has been a lot of enquires about Feb/March crossings. So I don't think there will be any issue with getting onto a tour. Here is their email info.myanmarsensestt@gmail.com

Another consideration is your crossing point. We have Mae Sot on our permit. What is your crossing point?

My main reason for preferring Myanmar Senses is that they are a local Burnese company I believe and if I am to pass through Myanmar and pay handsomely for that privilege, then I'd like to see my money benefit the local Burmese. My understanding is that Burma/Asia Senses is Vietnamese based and they simply hire guides in each country they operate. I've also been informed that Burma Sense's currently have two trips planned for Feb/March period one 9 and the other 15 days. But you would need to confirm with them that.

Let me know what you decide. Oh we plan to be in Chang Mai about a week prior to crossing over. Perhaps we can catch up and share a . It would be good to cross with a bunch of like minded people.

Juiced and other interested parties. I've approached Myanmar Senses and are in the formative stages of organising a 10 day/9 night crossing of Myanmar, commencing either the 9th or 10th March. So far we are most likely 5 people on 3 m/bikes. Lets get a couple more on board and get the price down some more.

Leave a message here if you are interested, or email me on the following

gpdotkldotperkinsatgmail.com

Cheers

Graeme.