oilysang Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) Hi Thinking of driving to china , do we (my gf thai and i am a singaporean) have to get any special permit/visa in tachilek or china ? thankss Edited September 7, 2006 by oilysang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whimsy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Hi Thinking of driving to china , do we (my gf thai and i am a singaporean) have to get any special permit/visa in tachilek or china ? thankss Expect not to be allowed to do it. Foreigners are not allowed to enter the area outside about a 20km radius around Tachilek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenivan Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Hi Thinking of driving to china , do we (my gf thai and i am a singaporean) have to get any special permit/visa in tachilek or china ? thankss Expect not to be allowed to do it. Foreigners are not allowed to enter the area outside about a 20km radius around Tachilek. That is not correct. I have friends going up to Ken Thung and up to Chinese border a few months ago. But I have no ideas about what papers needed to get a car into Myanmar and China. You should check with Chinese embassy in BKK or consulate in Chiang Mai. And of course with Myanmar embassy. I have been in a Thai car crossing the border to Myanmar but at that time we just went up to Regina. I know the girl that had the car had special papers to be able to cross the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whimsy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 OK I stand corrected. Sorry for the mis-information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukamar Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 There is a Chinese company running a fast boat Thailand to China from Chiang Saen since about a week ago. It stops in 6 ports along the way in the agreement signed by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. You might contact them and get some information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 What is the company called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukamar Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 What is the company called? I'll try and post a link to the news article on it. The name of the company is "Tianda Shipping Company, a subsidiary company of the Xishuangbanna Golden Peacock Group." Which may not help a lot...LOL If the link does not show PM me. News Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilysang Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Hi Thinking of driving to china , do we (my gf thai and i am a singaporean) have to get any special permit/visa in tachilek or china ? thankss Expect not to be allowed to do it. Foreigners are not allowed to enter the area outside about a 20km radius around Tachilek. That is not correct. I have friends going up to Ken Thung and up to Chinese border a few months ago. But I have no ideas about what papers needed to get a car into Myanmar and China. You should check with Chinese embassy in BKK or consulate in Chiang Mai. And of course with Myanmar embassy. I have been in a Thai car crossing the border to Myanmar but at that time we just went up to Regina. I know the girl that had the car had special papers to be able to cross the border. Thanks for the info, yes i got a frens travel to china, tho he dun drive....... i will check on the procedure and update here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilysang Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 OK I stand corrected. Sorry for the mis-information. NO worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soap Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Hi Thinking of driving to china , do we (my gf thai and i am a singaporean) have to get any special permit/visa in tachilek or china ? thankss why dont you call into four lens tour,they have a office on the super highway just past the little duck traffic lights on the right hand side heading south. the guy speaks very good english and the company do boat trips to china, he will know what visas etc are required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilysang Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Hi Thinking of driving to china , do we (my gf thai and i am a singaporean) have to get any special permit/visa in tachilek or china ? thankss why dont you call into four lens tour,they have a office on the super highway just past the little duck traffic lights on the right hand side heading south. the guy speaks very good english and the company do boat trips to china, he will know what visas etc are required Thanks soap, you got their numbers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erg Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Chiang Sean guesthouse in Chiang Sean, has all the information on boattrips to China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilysang Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Chiang Sean guesthouse in Chiang Sean, has all the information on boattrips to China. noted , thanks.... already ask my gf to call fourlens tour ( as usual she say diaaaaaaaaaaaa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Sorry gentlemen, but I had to remove some information as commercial websites and telephone numbers to companies are not allowed by the forum rules. You can imagine what would happen to the forums if advertising was allowed . Sensitive information can always be passed on by the PM function of the forum. Thanks for your understanding. With kind regards, Limbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzie Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 im singaporean and gf's also from kengtung. went up a few times already, just get a 14day visa and ure allowed to kengtung and up to mongla for 14days. going up to kengtung in 3more days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilysang Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 im singaporean and gf's also from kengtung.went up a few times already, just get a 14day visa and ure allowed to kengtung and up to mongla for 14days. going up to kengtung in 3more days Thanks < how much does the visa cost ( for both my gf and me) HOw about the visa for china ? what is the transport you took to krengtung?? issit safe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzie Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Thanks < how much does the visa cost ( for both my gf and me) HOw about the visa for china ? what is the transport you took to krengtung?? issit safe ? it's std USD10 or 500THB per entry. and the transprt is the toyota car, takes about 3 hrs. u'll nid to find 1 there, beware of touts and tuktuks.. just look for 1, actually. if u need i do have a namecard of 1 driver i always use, but mobile only on when he is in tachilek, so if he happens to be back home in kengtung.. den you cant contact him. just drop me a PM if u need any help in kengtung residency etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzie Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 just got back from kengtung too, 1 of the lucky 1s that got stuck in tachilek from 21-23. nice experience. haha. not sure if the border is opened officially as it was unofficially opened on 23rd evening for 100 tourist including myself through. so you might have to check 1st or lay off for a moment b4 going up incase they close it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Hi All, Can anyone tell me about the transportation options from the the border up to Keng Tung (and back)? Can one, for example, hire a vehicle for three or four days for the trip there and back? What kind of costs are involved for the transport? Thanks. Walt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Barlow Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Usually you hire a vehicle with driver. But the road recently flooded out (today's news - Thoed Thai/Hin Taek flooded)... Judging by the number of sore throats around, I'd say the weather's changing - maybe the rains will end soon. Certainly by October's end. Wait 'til at least then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rai! Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Sorry guys, Maybe I missed something in previous posts but I am still a little confused about taking your own car. Is this possible? or is the only way to hire a driver and car? If so where do you hire them from, Tichalek or Mae Sai? cheers In The Rai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Barlow Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 [ I am still a little confused about taking your own car. Is this possible? or is the only way to hire a driver and car? If so where do you hire them from, Tichalek or Mae Sai?] Let's see - desperate economy, distressed people, lots of guns, rival armies, everything broken down including law - you want to take your own car? Not enough insurance in the world for me to consider doing that. Also, you really do need someone along with local language skills. Drivers won't have great English, but they can be of big help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Sorry guys,Maybe I missed something in previous posts but I am still a little confused about taking your own car. Is this possible? or is the only way to hire a driver and car? If so where do you hire them from, Tichalek or Mae Sai? cheers In The Rai! No rental cars (without owner) allowed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzie Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Simple! THB2000 for the whole car and the driver. find 1 that speaks ur language, i have a namecard he speaks english though. with a lil more u can get him to go ANYWHERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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