Thailand Myanmar Visa Run

Thailand Myanmar Visa Run in the Andaman Sea

When the Thai visa expires hop on a bus and take a boat for a ride through the Thai - Myanmar Andaman Sea and get a new one. That needs a day trip to Kawthaung via Ranong where at the small office at the jetty they stamp the exit into the passport After a hour longtail boat drive and a few minutes at the Myanmar border office people return and get a new visa. The little problem is that all border stamps issued there are only valid for 2 weeks, when coming in at a international airport the validity is 4 weeks.

They don't ask questions but it would be wise not to use always the same border crossing otherwise they might start questioning after the fifth time. For a three month visa the best is to travel to Penang a get it a the consulate there. To both destinations yours are offered which means a one day trip to Kawthaung and a one night trip to Georgetown Penang in Malaysia.

The journey always starts at the Phuket Bus Station

Visa Run Bus from Phuket to Ranong

At Phuket Bus station

Visa run to Penang Malaysia

Road Monkeys

There is quite a lot to see on the journey 

A spirit house at Kraburi 

which is between 

Takuapa and Ranong

such as this monkeys which they carry to different places to pick up coconuts. The trained animal is on a leach, it climb up the palm tree and turns the coconut until it falls down

On the way are mosques, pagodas, monasteries and spirit shrines pretty built often with bright colors and flowers around. In this part of the country is no trouble between people of different faith everyone respects the other it's quite different to the war-thorn eastern provinces on the border to Malaysia. 

Currently (May 13.14.) the government impost a "clampdown" on tourists, they don't want that you make a visa, you are requested to travel to one of the neighboring countries and get a tourist visa.

Here are some more pics from the Phuket - Ranong - Kawthaung - Journey

Below the Sarazzin Bridge

The bridge is the only road connection from the island to the rest of the country. In the front are some fish breading set up and in the center back is the Yacht Heaven Marina the only one on the island which can handle super-yachts.

The real interesting stuff on this journey are the scenes along the coast

which show a real beautiful tropical countryside of dark green of the plants and emerald shades of the Andaman Sea.

Beautiful Andaman Sea Holiday