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This border town
faces Myanmar across the Mae Sai River, and is
located 62 km north of Chiang Rai on Highway No.
110. Numerous shopping opportunities exist for
popular Thai and Burmese goods and it is also a
busy place for the trading of gems, jewelry,
cashews and lacquerware. Most tourists uses this
place to cross into the border of Myanmar or
just to renew their Thai visa. Accommodation
here can be easily found here along the Mae Nam
Sai to the left of the border checkpoint which
is filled with cheap guesthouses.
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