Many people ask about traveling by motorcycle in Myanmar. I only know two people who claim to have accomplished this. Even so, they have not produced any proof (although I believe one, unsure of the other).
So, I dediced to try a road trip by truck that I was sure was possible. As it's not a "motorcycle report" as such I won't publish the whole thing here.
I only travled a roundtrip of about 500 km. in Myanmar yet the paperwork was outrageous.
I obtained travel documents at the border, and had to make 20 copies to be handed in at various checkpoints. In the course of travels I had to report at two other "transit control points" where I received more documents and had to make more copies. By the end of only a 3 day trip I had handed in 55 copies of transit papers at 10 checkpoints. Actual count, no exageration.
Entry permit with stamps after only half the trip.
One of 3 very optimistic toll booths.
Part of the "superhighway toll road".
Heavily armed soldiers in the guard post on the hill used a rope to raise and lower the arm. We also passed a convoy of 6 military trucks that looked like they were full of boy scouts, but boy scouts don't have automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade launchers.
Are you sure you want to travel in Myanmar?
To see the full report (epic in length) and many photos please go to
http://www.daearly.com/burma_road.htm
So, I dediced to try a road trip by truck that I was sure was possible. As it's not a "motorcycle report" as such I won't publish the whole thing here.
I only travled a roundtrip of about 500 km. in Myanmar yet the paperwork was outrageous.
I obtained travel documents at the border, and had to make 20 copies to be handed in at various checkpoints. In the course of travels I had to report at two other "transit control points" where I received more documents and had to make more copies. By the end of only a 3 day trip I had handed in 55 copies of transit papers at 10 checkpoints. Actual count, no exageration.
Entry permit with stamps after only half the trip.
One of 3 very optimistic toll booths.
Part of the "superhighway toll road".
Heavily armed soldiers in the guard post on the hill used a rope to raise and lower the arm. We also passed a convoy of 6 military trucks that looked like they were full of boy scouts, but boy scouts don't have automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade launchers.
Are you sure you want to travel in Myanmar?
To see the full report (epic in length) and many photos please go to
http://www.daearly.com/burma_road.htm
] So maybe you want to rethink?