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India to Laos over land.

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Originally part of Any info, much appreciated.
What is currently the most viable route?
14 years ago, October 24th 2009 No: 1 Msg: #90589  
I dont think you will be able to travel overland from India to Burma, but not sure.

Budget per day for India and SE Asia would be on average 20 Euros per day for budget travellers. Add some more for visa costs. Reply to this

14 years ago, October 28th 2009 No: 2 Msg: #91150  
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Thanks mell, I have just read on the travel forum that the border between India and Burma is closed! So I'll have to rethink that one! Maybe could fly to hongkong and make our way south? Any other ideas?

Thanks, dan. X Reply to this

14 years ago, October 28th 2009 No: 3 Msg: #91152  
I think you might still be able to go through Nepal, and China. Reply to this

14 years ago, October 30th 2009 No: 4 Msg: #91401  
Overland to Laos is possible via Nepal. You need to take a tour to Lhasa from Kathmandu, if you are alone ask for a single group visa at your agency and ask them to give you a 3 weeks visa. You need to specify that you want to continue on into China after the tour. Once in China it is possible to extend you visa. It will cost you a minimum of around 500 to 550 dollars for the tour. This is because you have to buy the train ticket from Lhasa to some town in China via them, and that train ticket is expensive, you pay between 50 to 70 dollars more than if you would be able to buy if for yourself in Lhasa at the train station. Unfortunatly there is no way around this. The tour itself, including visa and permits should cost around 400 or so dollars at the cheapest and giving enough time for the agency to process your visa. From China it is easy to get into Laos. Reply to this

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