retayl Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I would appreciate any upto date info on the Ranong border run. Procedure, cost, timings etc. I did it a few years ago and remember payment had to be in US$, is this still the case! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookingfornofixbeingthefix Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I did it 2 mths ago. I paid 2k for smooth proceedings or you can bring paperwork to avoid cost if they ask. Hit and miss what they say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1st< the casino is closed https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/five-star-casino-resort-on-myanmar-tropical-island-runs-out-of-luck.html so its only the local long tail boat across to Kwathoung, 100 baht for a seat or apx 500 baht for the boat ( he will wait for you to return a crisp $10 bill for Burma stamp trip across is apx 30 minutes your stamp allows you to stay up to 14 days in Burma but cant travel more than 15 kms from town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookingfornofixbeingthefix Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 10 hours ago, zzzzz said: 1st< the casino is closed https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/five-star-casino-resort-on-myanmar-tropical-island-runs-out-of-luck.html so its only the local long tail boat across to Kwathoung, 100 baht for a seat or apx 500 baht for the boat ( he will wait for you to return a crisp $10 bill for Burma stamp trip across is apx 30 minutes your stamp allows you to stay up to 14 days in Burma but cant travel more than 15 kms from town. So you don't get quizzed when you go solo? I always get hassled by the touts saying you'll need paperwork. Getting on the boat everyone's passports are handled by someone which made me think all the people were part of group. cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMiguel Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Ranong Border Visa Run Saturday Feb 24 noon, American Passport ,60 day se tourist visa and 30 day extension then a visa waiver from a border bounce in Nakhon Phanom to Laos. The imo in Ranong at the regular pier wanted a receipt from the hotel,which luckily I had, an onward ticket w/in the 30 days from Feb 24, but my onward ticket was 4 days over the 30 days soo the top official a guy wouldn't accept it and wanted me to change the ticket or get a new ticket, print it out and come back w/ the new reservation printed. I protested and he finally sed he would let me show him my new reservation on my mobile phone. sooo I went outa the office and booked a whole new ticket to Taipei on March 23. The woman imo sed she wanted it printed out, the top guy intervened and told her it was ok to just show my new reservation on my mobile phone. They stamped me out of Thailand after a frustrating hour of dickering w/ them. Then I did a trip over to Myanamar by boat w/ a Dutch guy who went thru exactly what I did w/ the Thai IMO's,ie book an onward ticket. We chartered 1 boat and skipper for what I thought we negotiated 400 thb there and back for 2 people. (btw don't forget ur crispy clean $10usd for the Mynamar Junta ) Everything went relatively smooth until we got back to the Ranong dock and I handed the boatman 400thb +200 thb tip, the boatman exclaimed 400thb each. I sed no it was 400 for us both. He reluctantly accepted w/ a wave of frustration and we checked back into Thailand and got our 30 day visa waivers. Beware other boat guys want 1000 thb /person. My Thai hotel owner sed he paid 400thb/boat w/4 farang the week before... I have been going to Ranong for visa runs for 19 years and this trip was the worst so far, but not the worst I ever had dealing w/ the Thai IMO's elsewhere. For many years I was doing solo trips over to Mynamar from the regular pier, then I started using the Andaman Casino boat w/o any problems but alas the Casino is closed. Chok di maak ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiman Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 23 hours ago, CaptMiguel said: The imo in Ranong at the regular pier wanted a receipt from the hotel,which luckily I had, an onward ticket w/in the 30 days from Feb 24, but my onward ticket was 4 days over the 30 days soo the top official a guy wouldn't accept it and wanted me to change the ticket or get a new ticket, print it out and come back w/ the new reservation printed. Thank you for your report. The hotel receipt required was from the hotel in Ranong? This receipt was for the nights you already spent at the hotel, or for future bookings on your way back into Ranong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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