Permitted Area for Foreigners & Tourists in Myanmar
A. NAY PYI TAW COUNCIL: Permitted Area
B. KACHIN STATE
1. Permitted Area:
(a) Bhamo Township; (b) Shwegu Township; (c ) Mogaung Township; (d) Mohnyin Township; (e) Myit-kyi-na Township.
2. Permitted Only in Downtown Areas: (a)Putao Township; (b) Machanbaw Township; (c ) Mansi Township; (d) Momauk Township; (e )Waigmaw Township.
3. The Area which need to get the Prior Permission:
(a)Naung-mon Township ; (b) Kawng-lan-hpu Township; (c ) Sumprabum Township; (d)Hpakant Township; (e ) Tanai Township; (f) Injangyang Township; (g) Chipwi Township; (h)Tsawlaw Township.
C. KAYAH STATE
1. Permitted Area
(a) Loikaw Townshp; (b) Demoso Township: Dawkaladu; Taneelalae; Panpetrwanku; Panpetsaunglu; Panpetpemasaung; Panpetkateku; Panpetdawke
(c) Hpasaung Township: Hpasaung Uptown; Bawlahkea; Mese; Bordering-trade way with Thai; (d) Bawlahkea Township: Hpasaung Uptown; Bawlahkea; Mese; Bordering-trade way with Thai
(e) Mese Township: Hpasaung Uptown; Bawlahkea; Mese; Bordering-trade way with Thai
D. KAYIN STATE
1. Permitted Area: (a) Hpa-an Township; (b) Mya-wady Township; (c) Su-kali Sub-Township; (d) Wal-lae Sub-Township
2. Permitted Only in Downtown Areas:
(a) Kaw-ka-reik Township: Kyone-doe Sub-Township; (b) Hlaingbwe Township: Pai-kyone Sub-Township; Shan-ywa-thit Sub-Township
(c) Thandaunggyi Township: Leiktho Town; Bawgali Town
3. The Area which need to get the Prior Permission:
(a) Kyain Seikgyi Township: Phayathonsu Town; Kyeikdon Town; (b)Hpa-pun Township: Kamamaung Town
E. CHIN STATE: Permitted Areas
F. SAGAING REGION
1. Permitted Area:
(a) Sagaing Township; (b) Myinmu Township; (c) Myaung Township; (d) Monywa Township; (e) Chaugn-u Township; (f) Ayadaw Township; (g) Budalin Township; (h) Shewbo Township;
(i) Depeyin Township; (j) Ye-u Township; (k) Khin-u Township; (l) Taze Township;(m) Kyunhla Township; (n) Kanbalu Township; (o) Wetlet Township; (p) Katha Township;
(q) Indaw Township; (r) Htigyaing Township; (s) Pinlebu Township; (t) Banmauk Township; (u) Kawlin Township; (v) Wuntho Township; (w) Yinmabin Township; (x) Salingyi Township;
(y) Pale Township; (z) Kani Township; (aa) Kale Township; (ab) Kalewa Township; (ac) Min-gin Township; (ad) Mawlaik Township; (ae) Paungbyin Township; (af) Tamu Township;
(ag) Khante Township; (ah) Homalin Township (ai) Leshi Township (aj) Lahe Township.
2. Need to get Permission: Nanyun Township
G. TANINTHARYI REGIO
1. Permitted Area
(a) Kawthaung Township: Khamaukgyi Sub-Township; (b) Dawei Township: Myitta Sub-Township; (c )Yebyu Township: Kaleinaung Sub-Township; (d) Launglon Township;
(e ) Thayetchaung Township; (f) Tanintharyi Township; (g) Palaw: Palauk Sub-Township; (b)Myeik Township
2. Permitted only in the Downtown Area
(a) Bokpyin Township: Pyigyimandaing Sub-Township; Karathuri Town; (b) Kyunsu Township
H. BAGO REGION
1. Permitted Area: (a) Bago Township; (b) Daik-U Township; (c) Nyaunglebin Township; (d) Kyauktaga Township; (e) Waw Township; (f) Thanatpin Township; (g) Kawa Township; (h) Taungoo Township; (i) Yedashe Tsp; (j) Oktwin Township; (j) Phyu Township; (k) Htantabin Township; (l) Kyaukkyi Township; (m) Pyay Township; Paukkaung Township; (o) Thaegon Township; (p) Paungde Township; (q) Shwedaung Township; (r )Padaung Township; (s) Tharrawaddy Township; (t) Letpadan Township; (u) Minhla Township; (v) Monyo Township;
(w) Okpho Township; (x) Gyobingauk Township; (y) Zigon Township; (z) Nattalin Township.
2. Permitted Only in the Downtown Area: Shwe Kyin Township
3. The Area which need to get the prior Permission: [Except Shwe Kyin Township, other areas need to get permission)
I. MAGWAY REGION: Permitted Area
J. MANDALAY REGION: Permitted Area
K. MON STATE
- Permitted Area
(a) Bilin Township: Kalatha Hill near Taunggyi Village; Kyaukpi Phaya and Kyaukdaga Pagoda near Melan Village; (b)Thahton Township: Myathabeik Pagoda in Nankhe Quarter;
(c) Thanbyuzayat Township: Wekali Natural Hot Spring , Panga Sarkween, Death Railway Museum, War Cemetry Museum, Kyaikkhami Yele Pagoda and Setse Beach
(d) Kyaikhto Township; (e ) Paung Township: Zinkyaik Town; Moattama Town; (f)Mawlamyine Township; (f ) Chaungzon Township; (g) Mudon Township: Kamawat Town
2. Permitted Only in the Downtown Area: (a) Ye Township
3. The Area which Need to get Prior Permission: (a) Kyaikmaraw Township
L. RAKHINE STATE: Permitted Area
M. YANGON REGION: Permitted Area
N. SHAN STATE
- Permitted Area
(a) Taunggyi Township; (b) Kalaw Township; (c) Nyaungshwe Township; (d) Hopong Township; (e) His Hseng Township; (f ) Pinlaung Township; (g) Phekon Township; (h) Ywangan Township
(i) Pindaya Township; (j) Muse Township; (k) Namhkam Township; (l) Kutkhaing Township; (m) Hopang Township [Panlong Town]
(n) Kyaingtong Township; (o) Mong Khet Township; (p) Mong Yang Township; (q) Mong Ping Township; (r ) Tachileik Township; (s) Mong Hpayak Township;
(t) Mong Yawng Township
2. Permitted Only in the Downtown Area
(a) Yatsawk Township; (b) Loilen Township [Pinlon Town]; (c ) Namhsan Township [ Kholan Sub-Township]; (d) Kunhing Township [Ka-li Town];
(e )Lecha Township; (f) Linke Township; (g) Moenel Township; (h) Lashio Township; (i) Thein-ni Township; (j) Tangyan Township; (k) Konglong Township; (l) Mineyal Township
(m) Kyaukme Township; (n) Hsipaw Township; (o) Naungcho Township; (p) Namtu Township; (q) Nansang Township; (r ) Moemate Township; (s) Mabein Township; (t) Minesat Township
(u) Minetong Township; (v) Matmann Township
3. The Area which Need to get Prior Permission
(a) Kyay-thee Township; (b) Mai-kai Township; (c ) Mai-shu Township; (d) Mai-pan Township; (e) Mauk-mae Township; (f) Manton Township; (g) Lauk-kaing Township
(h) Kone-kyan Township; (i) Mong-la Township (j) Nar-phan Township; (k) Pan-wine Township; (l) Pan-sann (Pan-khan) Township; (m) Mai-maw Township
O. AYEYARWADDY REGION
1. Permitted Area
(a) Pathein Township; (b) Shwe-thaung-yan Town; (c ) Ngwesaung Township; (d) Kangyi daunk Township; (e )Thabaung Township; (f) Ngapudaw Township;
(g) Ngayokekaung Township [Hai-gyi-kyun Town]; (i) Kyonpyaw Township [Antaung Town]; (j) Yekyi Township [Ngathaingchaung Town; Ahthoke Town]
(k) Kyaunggon Township; (l) Hinthada Township; (m0 Zalun Township; (n) Lemyethna Township; (o) Myanaung Township; (p) Kyangin Township; (q) Ingapu Township [Htoogyi Town];
(r) Myaungmya Township; (s) Einme Township; (t) Wakema Township; (u) Kyonmanage Township; (v) Maubin Township; (w) Pantanaw Township; (x) Nyaungdon Township; (y) Danubyu Township;
(z) Phapon Township [Ahmar Town; Bogale Township] (aa) Kyaiklat Township; (ab) Dedaye Township; (ac) Labutta Township[Pyinsalu Town]; (ad) Mawlamyinegyun Township.
Additional Restricted Areas for foreigners and tourists in Myanmar
No |
State/ Region |
Restricted Area |
1 | Kachin State | Lweje, Dotphonyan, Sadone, Kanpeiktee, Panandin, Kamaing, Shinbwayyang, Panwar |
2 | Kayin State | Papun, Hlaing bwe, Shanywathit, Sukali, Wawlaymyaing, Thantaunggyi, Kya-In-Seik-Gyi, Kawkareik |
3 | Sagaing Region | Katha, Banmauk |
4 | Thaninthayi Region | Kawthaung(Khamaukgyi) |
5 | Bago Region | Htantabin, Kyaukkyi, Kyaukkyi Township (Mone) |
6 | Mandalay Region | Mogok, Tha-beik-kyin, Pyin-oo-lwin (Kyuntaing, Nyaungkone, Thabyae Chaung, Moegyoepyit, Pategone, Naungpain, Maetaw, Mogok) |
7 | Rakhine State | (Taungpyoletwe), Palet-wa, Sittwe (15 IDP Camps), Ya-the-daung (4 IDP Camps), Pauk-taw (4 IDP Camps), Kyauktaw (1 IDP Camp), Myebon (1 IDP Camp), Kuaukpyu (1 IDP Camp), Rambywel (1 IDP Camp) Bu-thi-daung, Maung- daw |
8 | Shan State (North) | Mong ngoc, Mong lon, Chin-shwe-haw. Hopang, Namtit, Panlon, Mawhteik, Muse, Namkhan, Kutkai, Mankan |
9 | Shan Stae (East) | Mong Khet, Mong Yang (Mong Pauk), Mong la, Mong Pyin(Tontar), Mong Hpauk, Mong Yawng(Mong Yu) |
10 | Shan State (South) | Hsi Hseng, Loilen (Mong Pon) |
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