Loikaw Area Village Visits – February 2016 Report

'permission to go there for (MOHT;IMM;State government and also Ethnic agreement tax)=40USD' - I did not pay any permission fee....am aware the guide has to 'check in' with the authorities, but no fee applicable..

'Finally we must pay for the community of the village=10USD' - Also not aware of any community village' fee for Kayaw village.....I paid the 'entrance fee' for the Kayan villages only.

'I do like to think the Myanmar people are really trustworthy and honest.' - many are, but that doesn't mean everyone is...(you've probably noticed some of the LP / TA posts re: various scams in the country - and the more tourists the more scams will arise...)

PS - exchange rate was 1300=$1 when I was there, so it must have risen suddenly, as it sounds like you were there soon after me...

I don't know if there was a fee for our permission to visit the villages. Our guide, Martino, showed us the permission document with our names, passport numbers and visa numbers on it. The rest was written in the Myanmar language.

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