When to go and weather

High Season (Jun–Aug & Dec–Feb)

• Dry, cool winter months.
• Chilly in the mountains.
• Travel is difficult during Tet in Vietnam.
• Summer rains across most of the region.

Shoulder Season (Mar & Nov)

• Hot, dry season begins in March.
• November sees lower prices, before the rush.

Low Season (Apr–May, Sep–Oct)

• Travel difficult during April’s new year festivals in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.
• Easter festivities in the Philippines.
• Wet season (Sep–Oct); flooding, typhoons, transport cancellations.
• Dry season begins in Indonesia (Apr–May).