2 flights, 3 countries, 2 nights, 9–11 Oct
ManilaHanoi2nLuang Prabang
Stay 2 nights in Hanoi, ending in Luang Prabang with no flight back. Both places have a World Heritage site. About 2,200 km of flying in all as the crow flies. Typical October highs are 30–32°C everywhere. Hanoi is usually wet in October, about 150 mm of rain over the month. Flights work out at about €172 a night.
Stop by stop
Manila
Philippines, Start, Fri 9 Oct
Hanoi
Vietnam, 2 nights, 9–11 Oct
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 October: highs of 30°C, wetNo other city has fares in and out on these days.
Luang Prabang
Laos, Last stop, Sun 11 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…
- Bangkok, Thailand −€108
- Siem Reap, Cambodia −€95
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€95
- Singapore, Singapore −€44
- Vientiane, Laos −€22
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.