Name: Boten Border Crossing
Address: 13, è¥¿åççº³å£æèªæ²»å· Laos, LA

Boten Border Crossing is a point of interest, located at 13, 西双版纳傣族自治州 Laos

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13, 西双版纳傣族自治州 Laos

Added by Jopie, at 08 July 2013

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Azhar Paat

02 February 2018

Our Lao tour guide did all paper works and we just waiting on motorbikes. If you don't have permission or prior arrangement to riding or driving in China this is the last point before turning back to Laos. Take great shoots for memorable moments. You cannot cross to Mohan checkpoint or enter China without tour agent and visa. Boten town now become "Ghost Town" after all the casinos ceased the operations. Nothing to enjoy here.
Saravanan Annamalai

26 September 2017

China border crossing
Lee M

29 March 2016

Border crossing went Smooth as glass. English speakers on the Laos side, and very friendly on the Chinese side. Both stamped nicely on the requested page. The Chinese immigration officer called me "cool"
Jerry Aucoin

04 December 2015

Friendlier and less complicated than you'd suspect. A pleasant crossing
Konstantin Anikin

18 November 2015

It's possible to cross this border by your own, without bus or car.
Ian Rushby

08 February 2015

Very straight forward and relatively quick exiting China and entering Laos.
A lot of building work going on Lao side.
A nice touch was to be able to offer feedback electronically on the level of service, China side
Rob Welham

15 July 2013

The only border crossing between China and Laos where one can obtain a 'visa on arrival' if travelling from China into Laos. The cost varies depending upon nationality, and only US dollars and Laos Kip are accepted. British citizens can expect to pay $37 per person [2013], irrespective of age.

After a short walk from the Chinese side of the border, less than 1 km, one arrives at a shabby border post - a sharp contrast to the ornate golden building that marks the Laos border. The procedure is relatively simple for obtaining a visa on arrival. Obtain a form from one of several booths on the right hand side of the shack, fill it in, hand over a picture, passport and fee, and all should be complete within 5 to 10 minutes.

An arrival and departure form must also be completed, similar to what one has to complete when entering and exiting China. If returning to China make sure that Chinese visa is in order, that it is a multi-entry visa, and that exit stamps from China, and entry/exit stamps on the Laos side are entered on the passport.

The Laos side of the border offers very little. There are a few shabby shops about a kilometre from the main border point, and the main town of Boten is pretty much a ghost town. Once a hive of activity with hotels, casinos and restaurants, attracting many Chinese [gambling is illegal in China], little now survives, no doubt because of pressure from Beijing to shut down what was seen a s a den of iniquity.

Visitors visiting Laos simply to get a stamp on their visa to satisfy Chinese visa restrictions need not go any further than a small shack some 20 metres from the border post, grab a cold BeerLao for around 8 RMB or 1,000 Lao Kip before heading back to China !!