Restricted areaAsiaLicensed operator onlyCheck · Sep 2026
Myanmar: restricted and closed areas
Large parts of the country are closed to foreigners or need special permission, and fighting since 2021 means the open list changes without notice.
Travel advisory
Voykit carries a travel advisory for Myanmar. Most governments advise against all or most travel; read your government's advice first.
The permit
- Who issues it
- Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of Home Affairs and local military authorities
- How to get it
- Licensed operator only. Where permission is possible it goes through a licensed Myanmar agency with a guide; many areas are simply closed.
- Lead time
- 4 weeks+ · Weeks, where it is possible at all.
- Cost (check)
- Varies; agency and guide fees on top (check).
- Documents
- Passport and visa
- Agency itinerary
- If you skip it
- Arrest, detention and deportation for entering closed areas.
- Official site
- Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar
Check before you pay
Fees, quotas and closed areas change, sometimes with days of notice. These figures were last checked in Sep 2026; confirm on the official site or with a licensed operator before you book flights.