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Snakeboy: yes, we all would like this information from Cardpostale.

However, if you do any research on this yourself and find anything useful, feel free to post it up here too.

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."

If you had looked at the other links, however, I am making no claim that there is clear passage from one side of the country to the other. It seems the department of tourism in Myanmar wants you to pay local travel agents in order to get 'Special access' to the restricted zones, and thus travel from one side of the country to the other.

This article, published a couple of weeks ago has some helpful information:

http://myanmarforumonline.com/2013/1...es-in-myanmar/

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Jaykay wrote:

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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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I can help with Burma/Myanmar crossing

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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