ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS (especially you people up in the North West)
## Mae Sai - Tachileik Border w/Burma
I wanted to post this because I was declining too many posts from people asking about Mae Sai. :O So if you tried to make a post asking about it and got denied apologies. ;)
Just so we're 100% clear on this; even though they announced the Mae Sai / Tachileik border crossing with Burma is open, in reality, (for all practical purposes) it is NOT open for foreigners to bounce in and out at :O
By that I mean, it's not open like it was pre covid (Mar 2020). You cannot just show up pay for the day pass, bounce out-n-back with Burma and stamp back into Thailand.
You have to BUY a visa for Burma before you show up at that border. You also need a negative covid test & proof you were vaccinated. So that means before you decide to bounce there, you get a real visa to get in, either at a Burma consulate here or via the Burma eVisa website.
That makes bouncing out-n-back at that border not that attractive for the "budget conscious" travelers :P
The ONLY border with thailand and burma that is open like it was before is the Mae Sot / Myawaddy border in Tak province.
You can bounce out and back there for 500 baht. no visa or anything required to get stamped in and out of burma.
For all other border bouncing you people up in the Northwest need to do it in Chiang Rai province with Lao.
Use either Chiang Saen (where you cross in-n-out of Lao by boat) or Chiang Khong / Huay Xai (where the friendship bridge is).
