2 flights, 3 countries, 2 nights, 21–23 Dec
HanoiLuang Prabang2nSiem Reap
Stay 2 nights in Luang Prabang, ending in Siem Reap with no flight back. Both places have a World Heritage site. About 1,200 km of flying in all as the crow flies. Typical December highs run from 27°C in Luang Prabang to 31°C in Siem Reap. Flights work out at about €135 a night.
Stop by stop
Hanoi
Vietnam, Start, Mon 21 Dec
Luang Prabang
Laos, 2 nights, 21–23 Dec
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 December: highs of 27°C, drySwap at randomSwap Luang Prabang for…
- Bangkok, Thailand −€80
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.
Siem Reap
Cambodia, Last stop, Wed 23 Dec
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 December: highs of 31°C, drySwap at randomSwap Siem Reap for…
- Bangkok, Thailand −€73
- Chiang Mai, Thailand −€21
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.