Cross the bridge into Tachileik, Myanmar which the Thais call Tha Khi Lek à¸à¹à¸²à¸à¸µà¹à¹à¸«à¸¥à¹à¸. An entry permit valid for up to 14 days costs 500 baht or 17 US$. Travellers using this option are given a paper entry permit and their passports are held at the immigration office until they return to Thailand. Stop at the entry point and talk with the Thai officials to organise this.It is easily done. In the Tachilek market just over the border, expect to be assaulted by any number of persons offering cheap cigarettes and viagra/cialis if you are older! From here, you can travel as far as Kengtung Thai Chiang Tung, 160 km away, but to travel to the rest of Myanmar, a visa in advance is needed. Transit travelers can arrange for a visa and can have their passport sent to their port of exit. Some local NGOs (http://www.akhathai.org) are worth visiting to see some of their humanitarian work
