2 flights, 3 countries, 4 nights, 24–28 Oct
BangkokSiem Reap4nLuang Prabang
Stay 4 nights in Siem Reap, ending in Luang Prabang with no flight back. Both places have a World Heritage site. About 1,100 km of flying in all as the crow flies. Typical October highs are 32°C everywhere. Siem Reap is usually wet in October, about 190 mm of rain over the month. Flights work out at about €73 a night.
Stop by stop
Bangkok
Thailand, Start, Sat 24 Oct
Siem Reap
Cambodia, 4 nights, 24–28 Oct
Cambodian town at the edge of the Angkor temples, from Angkor Wat to Bayon and Ta Prohm, with a busy night market and floating villages on the Tonle Sap lake.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, wetNo other city has fares in and out on these days.
Luang Prabang
Laos, Last stop, Wed 28 Oct
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 October: highs of 32°C, some rainSwap at randomSwap Luang Prabang for…
- Hanoi, Vietnam −€96
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€44
- Da Nang, Vietnam +€14
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.