Southeast Asia forum

Hi sleepygirl,

Welcome to Travelfish!

Holy cow! you need to slow down! LESS IS MORE!

You're going to be travelling soooo much that you're hardly going to have time to catch a breath!

The points that stand out as simply not enought time are:
Luang Prabang
Hanoi
Siem Reap

Give exacto's trip report for Luang Prabang a read and you'll see why one day isn't enough.

You're leaving yourself effectivly half a day in Siem Reap -- flying in and flying out I assume to see Angkor Wat... as much as I'd say Angkor is a MUST SEE, in this case I'd really lean towards saying "Save it for another trip"

Other thoughts:
The Ha Long Bay tours leave Hanoi early in the morning -- you won't be able to fly in and get straight onto a tour. Your only option would be to bus it out to Ha Long City and then sort out a tour. I'd suggest overnighting that first night in Hanoi (a great city) and doing a two-day tour to Ha Long Bay.

Look into flying domesticly from Hanoi to Hue - costs around $60 - and takes under an hour rather than a full day.

If you really want to see this much in such a short time, look into flying more -- particularly look into the Discovery Airpass from Bangkok Airways as you could use that for Bangkok-Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Siem Reap and Siem Reap - Bangkok

Also, take a look at our Trip Planner section -- there's lots of sample trips in there which should give you an idea of how long it takes to get from A to B.

Hope that helps!

Hi sleepy - that's muuuuch better - now you won't need a holiday to get over your holiday!

I'm not sure about flights from Da Nang to Siem Reap - leave it with me and I'll look into it.

Hallo there sleepygirl. I have some reservations even about your amended itinerary. I have a friend who is being taken on a fully guided tour by a professional tour company. She has exactly the same itinerary as you and exactly the same time frame. However, she has all accommodation booked by the company in advance, all transport pre-arranged, all luggage attended to by the company, all sightseeing booked and organised in advance. How will you manage all the administrative aspects of your travel and manage to enjoy yourself and see the wonderful countries you are travelling to at the same time? There is so much to see, would you consider cutting out one country and just really soaking up the experience of the other two? Maybe leave Cambodia for another time? In two weeks, you could either do Vietnam a little more extensively, or at least give yourself more time in Luang Prabang (I suggest a minimum of three days and even then you will be sorry to leave), and Hanoi itself is a delightful city and you've hardly had time to do a quick run through the streets! Why not give yourself time to really savour Asia ; I,m sure you'll have a much more memorable holiday!!=

Hi Joana............ (sorry to hijack your thread sleepy-miss)

There's a flight every Monday and Thursday from LP to SR late in the morning, trouble is it's around US$160.
Check out: http://www.laoairlines.com/

Check up on the DISCOVERY AIRPASS options with www.bangkokair.com

chill
stevie