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== Border crossings ==
[[PakistanBangladesh]]: Most borders are open. [[WagahBhutan]] : The main border is Pheuntsholing, with a number of smaller ones to the west. In theory, all are open, however Bhutan's strict visa process requires a guided tour that costs 250 USD a day. There is word that border guards will sometimes let tourists explore the only road Pheuntsholing border crossing between Pakistan town without a visa, but all onward travel will require police and India that is open visa checks. A better option could be going to foreignersnearby Sikkim, which is very similar in terms of culture and lies between geography. [[AmritsarChina]] : There are no land borders open to foreigners. Going through Nepal is also generally not an option, as Tibet is heavily controlled and not open to independent travel. [[Lahore]], on the [[Grand Trunk RoadNepal]]: Most borders are open.
[[Myanmar]]: The only border crossing open is [[Moreh]] - [[Tamu]] in Manipur. Moreh is around 100 km away from Imphal (capital of Manipur state) through a mountain road. A special border permit is needed to enter Myanmar through this border, and it can be obtained via email through a travel agency in Myanmar, provided one has already a Myanmar visa in his/her passport.
EDIT 2017: Obtaining a cross border permit from Myanmar's government is no longer possible without booking an all-inclusive tour with a state-approved Myanmar travel agent (we're talking several thousand USDs). Also there is a stupid Myanmar regulation that says that, unless you are coming in the country with your own vehicle, you can only exit Myanmar through the same border you used for entering. The rule does seem to be enforced at major airports (they will not let you check out immigration if your entry stamp was at Tamu, but there have been reports that it is relaxed at land border crossings with Thailand and people have been able to cross the country in that direction (back when you did not need a tour to get the border crossing permit...)
[[Pakistan]]: [[Wagah]] is the only road border crossing between Pakistan and India that is open to foreigners, and lies between [[Amritsar]] and [[Lahore]], on the [[Grand Trunk Road]].
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