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When to Go
The best season for visiting Myanmar is November
to February, when it rains least and isn't too
hot.
If you're hitting the hill stations or the Rakhine
coast, try March to May - on the other hand, Bagan
and Mandalay are intolerable during these months.
Myanmar is least crowded in May, June and September
Getting There & Away
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
Rangoon on their itinerary.
The $US10 departure tax can be payed for in dollars
or FECS.
There are some road border crossings at the Thai/Myanmar
border (noticeably the Mae Sai-Thakhilek and Ranong-Kawthoung
crossings) but they're currently closed 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. Several
entry points have also opened along the Thai border.
One persistent rumour is that the Chin State is
about to 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. |
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