Visaran to Burma (Mae Sai) - one of the easiest
My second time was just coming to an end. my tourist visa, and it was necessary either to renew it for 1 month for 1900 baht, or to secure it. And just then Mae Sai turned up almost on the way, how not to call in, not to save a lot of money.
After visaran to Cambodia I was a little nervous, suddenly they will breed again, and I do not know how to behave at all. But the visaran in Me Sai is just some kind of fairy tale. The whole process took literally 15 minutes, and there were no problems, divorces, ambiguities. I'll tell you in order.
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Visaran Me Sai
Thai border there
When I got to the arch, there was a huge queue. I was already upset, but coming even closer, it became clear that this was a line of Asians, but I had to go where it was written in English, and where there was not a soul. Well, at least somewhere the opposite is true, otherwise in Bangkok airport there is a huge queue of foreigners at passport control, and there is no one in the window for Thais.
In Mesay at the entrance to the border
Thai border arch at Me Sai
After passing the border, we walk a little along the left side of the street, and then we go to the right, since in Myanmar the traffic is right-hand, like we have in Russia.
All kinds of junk are being brought to Burma
We pass to the right side and the border with Myanmar is already visible
Myanmar border
This is the fastest and most joyous moment. We approach, hold out a passport and 10 dollars, they ask you if you will go shopping, and if you say no, then immediately and without question they put a stamp on the entrance and a stamp on the exit. Cool!
We follow the pointer
We turn around and go back. The entrance to the Thai border will be on the left side of the road.
Thai border back
We approach the arch, take the immigration card and fill it out. Everything is as usual here, from some embarrassing moments: Port embarcation - Mai Sai, Port disembarcation - Tachilek. Although it seems to me that I can write something else here, no matter how much I look, they almost never look at these cards..
Here at the border you may be asked to show the money. According to the rules, you should have 20,000 baht for 1 person, and 40,000 baht for a family. I do not know if they often ask, but they did not demand anything from me.
People here still think that we live in the USSR
Warning about 20 thousand baht per person
Nuances
- If you are driving a car, then it is best to park it not at the arch itself, but a little earlier, otherwise you risk standing in a traffic jam for 15 minutes. Alternatively, turn around right in front of the arch (or at the previous turn, it is 100 meters before reaching), and park on back side. There is also paid parking nearby, but I found a place on the main road.
- Buying $ 10 at Me Sai turned out to be a whole problem. I went around all the banks in the district and found only one, the one closest to the border. Everyone else said that they did not have such small bills. Therefore, it is better to buy dollars in advance..
- If you don't have dollars, you will have to pay 500 baht. Most likely it is best to have them without surrender, otherwise you never know what.
- Visaran in Mesay, according to experienced reviews, can be done only twice in a row, and then problems may arise. So alternate. First, in Mae Sai twice, then in Chiang Khong, and then you can go to Laos (Vientiane) for a double visa.
- The border is open from 8 am to 6 pm. It is better to arrive no later than 16-17 hours in order to be in time. They also say that after 17 they are no longer allowed.
Paid parking for 50 baht
After updating the stamp and once again in Tae, you can walk to the northernmost point of Thailand and take a picture there. It is located near the stinky river that divides the countries. You need to go along the shopping arcade on the right side.
The northernmost point of Thailand
How to get to Me Sai
I arrived by car, and I think this is the most convenient option. But it is better, of course, to take four fellow travelers, then the expenses divided among all will not be large at all. Let's estimate - a car 1000 baht per day, gasoline somewhere else 1000 baht, a total of 500 baht per person, which is comparable to the cost of a bus.
And if there are no fellow travelers, then you need to try to meet it in one day by bus. To do this, buy a ticket in advance to Me Sai for bus station in Chiang Mai at the bus company Green Bus. You can try it on the day of departure, but tickets may not be available, especially in winter. You are traveling on the very first flight, then there will be more time left.
If there are no tickets to MeSai, then first you go by bus to Chiang Rai, and there you change to a minibus to Me Sai, it’s a little longer, but you also manage to do it in a day. The bus will bring you to the bus station, and then you need to take a songteo or tuk-tuk and get to the very border, not far from there. Back also via Chiang Rai.
If you still need to spend the night in MeSay, the hotel can be viewed on the service RoomGuru, where it is convenient to compare hotel prices in different booking systems.
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Me Sai
Me Sai
Border town where people go to do visaran. The northernmost point of Thailand. Details about visaran.
Border town where people go to do visaran. The northernmost point of Thailand. Details about visaran.