Yes. Every trip is private, so there are no fixed departures: the itineraries on this page start in Hanoi or Siem Reap, and you can begin in Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh or Luang Prabang and finish in any of the others, with the direction usually set by which international flights suit you best. Thailand can be added by air or overland. Allow at least five to seven extra days, otherwise it becomes a stopover rather than part of the trip; see our Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand tours.
The prices on this page are “from” prices for four travellers staying in standard hotels, and they do not include international flights. Because the trips are private, the final price depends on when you travel, the category of hotels you choose and above all the size of your group: the same itinerary costs less per person for six than for two. On a three-country route the internal flights make up a large part of the total, so the dates you choose affect the price more than on a single-country trip. Send us your dates and group size and we will put together a detailed quote.
Mostly by air, because the distances are long. A direct flight from Hanoi to Luang Prabang takes about an hour and a quarter, Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh about an hour, and Hanoi to Siem Reap closer to two hours. Direct flights between Siem Reap and Luang Prabang run on a limited, seasonal schedule, so the order of your stops is often set by the flights. Between southern Vietnam and Phnom Penh you can also go up the Mekong by boat. Schedules change, so we confirm flights when we finalise your itinerary; see our guide to getting to Laos.
The three countries have separate rules, so check all three. For Vietnam, citizens of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and several other countries enter without a visa for up to 45 days, while citizens of the United States, Canada and Australia need an e-visa (Vietnam visa guide). For Cambodia, most nationalities need a visa, 30 USD on arrival or online at evisa.gov.kh (Cambodia visa guide). For Laos, most nationalities need a visa, on arrival at the main airports or online at laoevisa.gov.la, allowing 30 days and extendable up to 90 (Laos visa guide). Cambodia and Laos also ask arriving travellers to complete an online arrival card. We help with these procedures, but rules change, so please confirm the position for your own passport before booking flights.
November to March is the window that works across all three. Cambodia and Laos are in their dry season, and northern Laos is at its best from November to March. In Vietnam, March and April offer the most balanced weather from north to south, while October and November can bring heavy rain to central Vietnam (best time to visit Vietnam). April and May are the hottest months in Laos, at 30 to 35 degrees, but the rainy months still work, with short showers, greener landscapes and far fewer people at Angkor.
Fourteen days is the practical minimum, and each stop is short: roughly a week in Vietnam, then three days for the Angkor temples and three for Luang Prabang, as on our 14-day tour. Three weeks lets the trip breathe, with time for Vietnam from north to south, Phnom Penh as well as Siem Reap, and Vientiane alongside Luang Prabang, as on our 3-week tour. Below two weeks we would normally suggest dropping one country rather than compressing all three.
