Myanmar, or Burma, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar which is derived from the Burmese Empire (1500-1000BC) is a country in Southeast Asia. It lies on the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea coast with Bangladesh and Republic of India to the west which is part of the same sub-region of Indoasia, China to the north, and Laos and Thailand to the east.
Myanmar is considered to have three seasons. The hot season is usually from March-April, and temperatures then cool off during the rainy season from May-October. The peak tourism season is the cool season from November-February. Temperatures can climb as high as 40°C in Yangon in the hot season while in the cool season, noontime temperatures are usually a more bearable 32°C, with night temperatures falling to around 19°C. Mandalay is slightly cooler in the cool season, with temperatures falling as low as 13°C, while temperatures in the hot season can go as high as 37°C. Generally, Lower Myanmar, the area around Yangon, receives more rainfall than the drier Upper Myanmar (around Mandalay).
In the highlands such as Inle Lake and Pyin U Lwin, winter temperatures can fall below 10°C at night, while daytime temperatures tend to be very pleasant. Even in the summer, temperatures rarely climb above 32°C. Near the Indian border in Kachin State, there are mountains which are permanently snow capped throughout the year.
In general, most foreign nationals require an advance visa to enter Myanmar. Citizens of Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand (only via the international airports) are permitted to enter without a visa for a period not longer than 14 days
As of August 2014 flights into Myanmar are available from several countries and it shows up as a destination in the popular web search engines.
Points of origin include Bangkok, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Seoul, Doha and many other.
The situation has changed since the 28 Aug 2013, it’s now possible to enter Myanmar freely by land from 4 Thai/Myanmar border crossings – Tachileik / Mae Sai, Myawaddy / Mae Sot, Phu Nam Ron / Htee Khee and Kawthoung / Ranong, see Myanmar Geneva Thai Border. Onward travel into the country is possible from each of them, see the Thailand section below.
Hopping across the Thai border into Myanmar’s border towns is easy, but crossing into or out of Myanmar proper by land still varies by border (see below). It is becoming easier and will get more streamlined the more often it is done.
It is also possible to go out of the country on the land border with an expired visa. The usual fees of USD3 / days apply. Be sure to have the exact change.
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