2 flights, 3 countries, 4 nights, 28 Dec – 1 Jan
BangkokHanoi4nLuang Prabang
Stay 4 nights in Hanoi, ending in Luang Prabang with no flight back. Both places have a World Heritage site. About 1,400 km of flying in all as the crow flies. It gets warmer as it goes: typical December and January highs rise from 21°C in Hanoi to 28°C in Luang Prabang. Flights work out at about €52 a night.
Stop by stop
Bangkok
Thailand, Start, Mon 28 Dec
Hanoi
Vietnam, 4 nights, 28 Dec – 1 Jan
Vietnam's capital, with the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem and West lakes, the Imperial Citadel, street food on plastic stools and French-era boulevards.
Typical December: highs of 21°C, dryNo swap close in price for Hanoi on these days. Closest:
- Siem Reap, Cambodia +€171
Luang Prabang
Laos, Last stop, Fri 1 Jan
Former royal capital of Laos on a peninsula where the Nam Khan meets the Mekong, with gilded temples, the morning alms round, French villas and Kuang Si falls nearby.
Typical January: highs of 28°C, drySwap at randomSwap Luang Prabang 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.