Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rived with a guide from Kyaingtong or elsewhere, you'll be required to hire one in
Mong La for Y100 per day.
Getting Around
Most of Mong La's sights are outside of the city centre, so if you don't already have one,
you'll want to hire a car and driver. Hiring in Mong La, prices start at about Y400 per
day.
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Tachileik
084 / POPULATION C20,000
Facing the town of Mae Sai across the Thai-Myanmar border, this hectic town is like
border towns all over Asia - it's a border post and a magnet for black-market goods, with
not much else to offer.
If you're stuck overnight in Tachileik,
River Side Hotel
(
084-51161; r 700-900B;
)
is acceptable, but accommodation on the Thai side is better in every respect; the
Khan-
thongkham Hotel
( 0 5373 4222;
www.kthotel.com
;
7 Th Phahonyothin; r incl breakfast
800-900B, ste incl breakfast 1200-1650B;
)
, near the border in Mae Sai, is recommen-
ded.
TRANSPORT TO/FROM TACHILEIK
Buses and vans (share taxis) depart from Tachileik's bus station, 2km and a 20 baht (B)
truck ride or a K1500/50B motorcycle taxi ride from the border. At research time, a new
bus station, a couple miles beyond the present one, was under construction.
Air Bagan
MAP
(
084-51929, in Yangon 01-513 322;
www.airbagan.com
;
1/11
GOOGLE MAP
Bogyoke Aung San Rd;
9am-5pm)
Air KBZ
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
09 4903 6646, in Yangon 01-373 787;
www.airkbz.com
;
1/205
Bogyoke Aung San Rd;
9am-5pm)
Asian Wings
MAP
(
084-53270, in Yangon 01-515 259;
www.asianwingsair.com
;
GOOGLE MAP
1/157-C Bogyoke Aung San Rd;
9am-5pm)
Yangon Airways
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
01-383 100, 084-53211;
www.yangonair.com
;
18 Bogy-
oke Aung San Rd;
9am-5pm)
fly to/from Tachileik's airport, located roughly near the new bus
station.
