2 flights, 3 countries, 4 nights, 24–28 Dec
BangkokDa Nang4nYangon
Stay 4 nights in Da Nang, ending in Yangon with no flight back. Da Nang is on the coast and Yangon is near lakes. About 2,200 km of flying in all as the crow flies. It gets warmer as it goes: typical December highs rise from 25°C in Da Nang to 33°C in Yangon. Da Nang is usually very wet in December, about 210 mm of rain over the month. Flights work out at about €72 a night.
Stop by stop
Bangkok
Thailand, Start, Thu 24 Dec
Da Nang
Vietnam, 4 nights, 24–28 Dec
Central Vietnam's beach city, with long My Khe beach, the Marble Mountains and the Son Tra peninsula, and the old trading town of Hoi An under an hour south.
Typical December: highs of 25°C, very wetNo other city has fares in and out on these days.
- Myanmar: travel advisory. Canada: avoid all travel; US: do not travel (level 4 of 4). Read it before you book
Yangon
Myanmar, Last stop, Mon 28 Dec
Myanmar's largest city, with the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, decaying British colonial streets downtown, tea shops and walks around Kandawgyi and Inya lakes.
Typical December: highs of 33°C, drySwap at randomSwap Yangon for…
Same days, the rest of the trip kept, only cities close in price. A swapped-in country may need a visa: check before you go.