2 flights, 3 countries, 3 nights, 29 Dec – 1 Jan
Kuala LumpurPhuket3nDenpasar (Bali)
Stay 3 nights in Phuket, ending in Denpasar (Bali) with no flight back. Both places are islands and are on the coast. About 3,300 km of flying in all as the crow flies. Typical December and January highs are 31–32°C everywhere. Denpasar (Bali) is usually very wet in January, about 380 mm of rain over the month. Flights work out at about €73 a night.
Stop by stop
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, Start, Tue 29 Dec
Phuket
Thailand, 3 nights, 29 Dec – 1 Jan
Thailand's biggest island, on the Andaman Sea, with beaches from busy Patong to quieter Kata and Kamala, a Sino-Portuguese old town and boats to Phang Nga Bay.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, some rainSwap at randomSwap Phuket for…
- Singapore, Singapore −€52
- Manila, Philippines +€74
- Bangkok, Thailand +€103
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.
Denpasar (Bali)
Indonesia, Last stop, Fri 1 Jan
Bali's capital, the base for the whole island: surf and nightlife at Kuta and Seminyak, quieter Sanur, Hindu temples, rice terraces around Ubud and volcanoes inland.
Typical January: highs of 31°C, very wetSwap at randomSwap Denpasar (Bali) for…
- Singapore, Singapore −€47
- Siem Reap, Cambodia −€28
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.