Southeast Asia: Bangkok, Angkor, Hanoi and Ninh Binh in 15 days

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Southeast Asia: Bangkok, Angkor, Hanoi and Ninh Binh in 15 days

Four bases, three nights each: Bangkok temples, Angkor at sunrise, Hanoi and the karst of Ninh Binh.

City to city · Stage by stage · 4 stages · 2 min read

What the trip is like

Three countries in fifteen days works with one simple rule: three nights per base and short flights between them. Bangkok goes first, to walk off the jet lag; Siem Reap gives the temples of Angkor; Hanoi and Ninh Bình close with the quiet stretch before the long flight home.

With fewer nights per city, the trip turns into airports.

Key facts

TypeCity to city
Start and finishBarcelona → Ninh Bình
Length15 days
When to goNovember to February is the dry window. October still brings short afternoon showers and lower prices; May to September is proper rain.
Pick your stages

From where to where?

The whole route is 4 stages. Pick where you start and finish: always in a stage town.

Usual: 12 days.

11 days, 0 km and 0 m of climbing: about 0 km a day and 10 nights on the way.

From Barcelona to Ninh Bình there are 11 stages; to stretch it to 12 days add rest days when you build the plan.

  1. Barcelona → Bangkok≈ 0 kmEat: Thipsamai Pad Thai
  2. Bangkok → Rattanakosin or Riverside≈ 0 km
  3. Rattanakosin or Riverside → Bangkok≈ 0 km
  4. Bangkok → Siem Reap≈ 0 kmEat: Fish amok on Pub Street
  5. Siem Reap → by the old market≈ 0 km
  6. by the old market → Siem Reap≈ 0 km
  7. Siem Reap → Hanoi≈ 0 kmEat: Pho on Bat Dan
  8. Hanoi → Old Quarter≈ 0 km
  9. Old Quarter → Hanói≈ 0 km
  10. Hanói → Tam Coc or Trang An≈ 0 kmEat: Ninh Binh goat
  11. Tam Coc or Trang An → Ninh Bình≈ 0 km

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How to plan it

Each hop is just over an hour by plane. The dry window is November to February; October brings short afternoon showers and lower prices, and from May to September it rains properly.

Vietnam needs an e-visa in good time, and Cambodia issues visas on arrival or online. At Angkor the pass is bought the afternoon before at the official centre, and sunrise at Angkor Wat means leaving the hotel around half past four.

Stages

  1. Barcelona → Bangkok3 days (days 1 to 3)Sleep: Bangkok, Rattanakosin or Riverside · Eat: Thipsamai Pad Thai, seafood on Yaowarat, Chatuchak market
  2. Bangkok → Siem Reap3 days (days 4 to 6)Sleep: Siem Reap, by the old market · Eat: Fish amok on Pub Street
  3. Siem Reap → Hanói3 days (days 7 to 9)Sleep: Hanoi, Old Quarter · Eat: Pho on Bat Dan, bun cha, egg coffee
  4. Hanói → Ninh Bình3 days (days 10 to 12)Sleep: Tam Coc or Trang An · Eat: Ninh Binh goat, crispy rice

Multi-day sections as guidebooks give them. Approximate distance and climbing: every GPX varies a little.

Frequently asked questions

How many days does it take?15 days end to end.
Where do people usually sleep?The usual overnight points are Bangkok, Rattanakosin or Riverside, Siem Reap, by the old market, Hanoi, Old Quarter, Tam Coc or Trang An. The stage table lists them section by section.
Where does Southeast Asia: Bangkok, Angkor, Hanoi and Ninh Binh in 15 days start and end?It starts in Barcelona and ends in Ninh Bình. You can start or finish at any stage end.
When is the best time to go?November to February is the dry window. October still brings short afternoon showers and lower prices; May to September is proper rain.

In Keago this route becomes a plan: one card per stage with time and duration, the daily track, each night's accommodation with link and location, the meals, and both travel tickets where the whole group can see them. Everyone confirms and you know who is missing.

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