International
Thailand
Bangkok, Phuket & Krabi
Cool season opens in November and the Andaman turns flat calm
5–8 daysNovember to March
7 – 12 Nov 2026
from ₹49,500 per person
InternationalHanoi, Ha Long & SapaSeptember to November
Vietnam
Northern dry season begins and Sapa's rice terraces turn gold
Open departure windows
3
days
6–9 days
from · per person
₹62,500
Best window
September to November
Why go now
Vietnam is long enough to have three different climates at once, and the north is the part that only works for part of the year. From September the summer rain stops, Ha Long Bay's cruises stop getting cancelled for storms, and Sapa's rice terraces turn from green to gold in the weeks before the September harvest. October and November are dry, mild and clear — the single best stretch for a Hanoi-to-Ha Long-to-Sapa loop.
Quick facts
- Currency
- Vietnamese Dong (VND)
- Language spoken
- Vietnamese; English in tourist areas
- Time difference
- 1h 30m ahead of IST
- Flight time
- 5h direct from Delhi, 4h from Kolkata
- Typical temperature
- 22–29 °C in the north, dry
Trip highlights
- An overnight cruise in Ha Long or the quieter Lan Ha Bay
- Sapa's Muong Hoa valley terraces at harvest gold
- Hanoi's Old Quarter, egg coffee and the train street
- Ninh Binh — 'Ha Long on land' — by rowboat through the karst caves
- Hoi An's lantern-lit old town and a tailoring stop
Departures
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Every dated window we can currently service, newest first. Seat counts update as they fill.
12 – 18 Sep 2026
6 nights / 7 days
Sapa rice terraces at harvest gold
from
₹64,500
per person
What a typical package covers
- Return international flights from your departure city
- Hotels on twin sharing, with breakfast included
- All airport transfers and inter-city transport
- Visa filing assistance and document preparation
- Sightseeing with licensed local guides where it matters
- Travel insurance, and a named coordinator on WhatsApp
Not included
- Visa fees, which are paid to the consulate at actuals
- Lunches and dinners unless named in the itinerary
- Optional excursions, tickets and anything personal
Know before you go
- 1The e-visa is issued online in about three working days and is genuinely straightforward — one of the easiest passports-in-hand destinations for Indians.
- 2Cruise operators in Ha Long vary enormously in quality at similar prices. We only book boats we have inspected; the cheap day boats are a false economy.
- 3Vegetarian food needs asking for by name. Fish sauce is a base ingredient almost everywhere, including in dishes described as vegetable.
Visa for Indian passports
E-visa, applied online, usually issued in 3 working days for a 90-day single or multiple entry. No embassy visit needed.
Guides
9 min
Your first international trip from India: the checklist nobody gives you
The flight and the hotel are the easy part. Everything that goes wrong on a first trip abroad goes wrong in the two weeks before departure or in the twenty minutes at immigration.
7 min
What a trip actually costs from India, line by line
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Questions
Vietnam — Frequently asked
If yours is not here, call or WhatsApp us — the desk answers, not a bot.
In this window, north. Hanoi, Ha Long, Ninh Binh and Sapa are all at their best from September to November, while central Vietnam around Hoi An and Da Nang is in its wettest months and can flood. If you want Hoi An, come in February to April instead — and we will tell you that rather than sell you a soaked itinerary.
On the ground, yes — food, transport and mid-range hotels all cost noticeably less. Flights are comparable. A six-night Vietnam trip typically lands ₹8,000–15,000 per person below the equivalent Thailand trip, which is why it has become the default first international trip for a lot of Indian travellers.
In harvest season, yes, comfortably. The expressway has cut the road journey to about five and a half hours, and the terraces in late September are among the great landscapes in Asia. Outside harvest, when the fields are bare mud, it is a long way for a view — and we will say so.
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