Experience Luxury Vietnam with Elegant Resorts
Welcome to the Elegant Resorts Destination Guide, created to help make your choice of luxury holiday as easy as possible; here you will find more detailed, factual information about the destination you have selected.
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Facts
Flight Information
14 hours
and 45 minutes.
From London Heathrow to Saigon
British Airways, Thai Airways International and EVA air from London Heathrow to Bangkok, with onward connecting flights to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Flights with Emirates (via Dubai) from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow and flights with Vietnam Airways from London Gatwick are also available.
Business Class Upgrades
British Airways (Club World) upgrades to Bangkok start from as little as £900 per person, each way.
Climate
It's best to visit north Vietnam (Hanoi) from September to December when it isn't so humid; the humidity can be oppressive from May to September and there can be floods. Between January and March the weather can turn cold and wet. In the south (Ho Chi Minh) December to April is the best time to visit.
Currency
Dong
Capital
Hanoi
Temperature Guide
These figures show Vietnam monthly average maximum temperatures and monthly average rainfall.
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Rain mm
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| January | 20 | 21 |
| February | 20 | 28 |
| March | 23 | 42 |
| April | 28 | 97 |
| May | 32 | 183 |
| June | 33 | 243 |
| July | 33 | 259 |
| August | 32 | 298 |
| September | 31 | 228 |
| October | 29 | 125 |
| November | 25 | 57 |
| December | 22 | 18 |