Typical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €179–€211.
- Hong Kong → Manila, 5 Dec: €98 (58%), typical for these dates
- Manila → Da Nang, 7 Dec: €71 (42%), cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up
€98 long flights (58%)€71 inside Southeast Asia (42%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 5–7 Dec
Hong KongManila1nDa Nang
Stay 1 night in Manila, ending in Da Nang with no flight back. Manila is a capital and has an old town; Da Nang is on the coast. It gets cooler as it goes: typical December highs fall from 30°C in Manila to 25°C in Da Nang. Da Nang is usually very wet in December, about 210 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Sat 5 Dec
- HKG→MNL Sat 5 DecNon-stop, HK Express, about 2½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€98seen 2 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €98–€107, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- overnight: it lands on Sun 6 Dec, so your nights in Manila count from then
Manila
Philippines, 1 night, 6–7 Dec
The Philippine capital on Manila Bay, a huge city of contrasts with the Spanish walled town of Intramuros and San Agustin Church, malls, food markets and bay sunsets.
Typical December: highs of 30°C, wet- MNL→DAD Mon 7 DecCebu Pacific, about 2½ hours, cabin bag usually included€71seen 6 days ago Check price
Cheaper than usual, but from a price seen a few days ago that may have gone up. Usually €81–€104.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Da Nang
Vietnam, Last stop, Mon 7 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 wet
Change a stop
Another city on the same days, the rest of the trip kept, cities close in price first. A swapped-in country may need a visa: check before you go.
- Manila At random Bangkok, Thailand −€5
- Da Nang At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€36 · Bangkok, Thailand +€52 · Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei +€56
Book and check
- Book in order, first flight first. If a price has gone up, you can rethink the trip before buying the rest. Prices are the cheapest seen lately, for one traveller, not quotes: "Check price" opens the live one. Separate tickets: if one flight is late or cancelled, the next airline won't wait.
- If a flight is late or cancelled. Each flight is its own ticket, so the next airline won't wait or rebook you for free if you miss it. Tightest on this trip: one night in Manila, so a flight in a day late misses the flight out. Where a connection is that tight, you can book the next flight once the one before has landed, though its price may have gone up. If a flight is cancelled, its airline normally offers another flight or your money back: take the one that still makes your next flight. A flight missed because the one before was late is usually lost, so look for travel insurance that covers missed connections.
- Entry rules. Check passport and visa rules for Philippines, Vietnam before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls at the edge of a storm or flood season: the worst months are past or still to come, but watch the forecast before you go.
Each stop's season
- Manila (6–7 Dec): edge of the typhoon season in Luzon and the Visayas, peak months Jul–Oct (PAGASA, the Philippines' weather service)
- Da Nang (7 Dec): edge of the storm and flood season in Vietnam's central coast, peak months Oct–Nov (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
Long-run seasons, not forecasts: a storm can come out of season, and most weeks in season pass without one. Heat is from weather-station averages.
- Travel advisories. Neither Canada nor the US advises against travel to any country on this trip.
Each country's advisory level
- Philippines Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
From the Government of Canada and the US State Department, as of 6 Oct. Advisories change, and once you're there your phone's emergency alerts cover the moment. Read the official page for each place before you go.