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Traveling to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region on Your Own: Getting to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region
Getting to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region http://www.hotsia.com > Traveling to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region on Your Own > Getting to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region Information about traveling to Dawei, Mergui, Kawthaung, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. Traveling to Dawei on your own, local food, Dawei's Loy Krathong Festival at the end of Buddhist Lent, arriving in Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. Those holding a Myanmar visa can now enter Myanmar through the following border points:
Yangon International Airport, Mandalay Airport, Naypyidaw Airport, Tachileik Border (adjacent to Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province), Myawaddy Border (adjacent to Mae Sot District, Tak Province), Kawthaung Border, and the Mawlamyine Border which I used this time. For traveling to Dawei, use the Ban Phu Nam Ron border. I called the village headman of Ban Kao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province, Mr. Kamron Kotchawong, Tel. 08-6167-9902, who confirmed that entry is possible with a Myanmar visa.
You can exit through other border points as well (Information 3: Read the latest about Myanmar border crossings by clicking here). From Ban Phu Nam Ron border to Dawei takes about 4 hours. I did not enter via that route; I took a bus from Mawlamyine to Dawei, which took 11 hours and cost about 300 baht. Regarding travel from Kanchanaburi to Dawei, there is a van service from some station—I don't remember exactly. I recommend calling to ask at Sangkhla Buri Customs Border, Sangkhla Buri District, Tel. 0-3459-5298, or the Ban Kao Subdistrict Administrative Organization.
399 Moo 1, Ban Kao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province, Tel. 0-3465-4037 to find out the latest information on where to catch a van or bus from Kanchanaburi to Dawei. For air travel, there are domestic flights from Yangon to Dawei. There are currently no flights from Bangkok or Mae Sot to Dawei. mr.hotsia October 2013 recommends hotels in Tanintharyi Region. Bus from Dawei to Mawlamyine. Bus from Dawei to Mawlamyine 16°27'5.141"N, 97°38'6.563"E GPS coordinates (POI)
Bus tickets from Mawlamyine to Dawei 15°56'20.459"N, 97°44'11.159"E. Bus from Mawlamyine to Dawei. I took the 5 AM bus from Dawei to Mawlamyine, so I had to catch the 4:30 AM bus from the hotel. There was heavy fog. 14°6'22.428"N, 98°12'20.813"E. Bus ticket from Dawei to Mawlamyine 14°6'22.745"N, 98°12'20.538"E. On the bus from Dawei to Mawlamyine 14°6'22.685"N, 98°12'20.885"E, toothbrush and toothpaste were provided 14°6'22.595"N, 98°12'19.949"E.
Myanmar people perform morning prayers and pay respect to Buddha 14°6'22.115"N, 98°12'20.027"E on the bus from Dawei to Mawlamyine. Bus ticket from Mawlamyine to Dawei 16°28'43.763"N, 97°37'57.515"E. Foreigners must register their names on the bus from Mawlamyine to Dawei. Road from Mawlamyine to Dawei. Food at the Ye town rest stop. Returning from Dawei to the bus station at 4:30 AM. Bus ticket from Dawei to Mawlamyine 14°6'23.117"N, 98°12'20.123"E. Bus service from Dawei to Mawlamyine. On the bus from Dawei to Mawlamyine.
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