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Ask Andrea: What’s the best time of year to visit Southeast Asia when you’re trying to make your money go as far as possible? Is there a season when the deals are best but the weather isn’t too hot? – Heather Downie

Posted by Andrea on (Updated: )  |  1 Comment

Hi Heather, good question!  I think my preference is the rainy season just before high season…so September or October.  Once November hits it’s high season and the rates all go up.  In September and October you still get low season rates,  but it isn’t as hot as April or May.  The other plus side about this time is that it’s one of the most beautiful times in Southeast Asia as everything is green and lush and the ponds and rice paddies are full of water. The downside is that travel to more rural areas can be a bit tricky as dirt roads quickly become mud bogs and you do need to have a flexible schedule in case a rain storm blows in. We’ve had quite a few honeymoons during September and it’s a great time…explore in the morning and head to your room in the afternoon for some hard hugging during the rain:)

 

The lushness of the rainy season around Beng Mealea, Cambodia

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Jeab travels to Phuket during the rainy season

Posted by April on (Updated: )  |  2 Comments

I think the good things about travelling during the low season are;

1. Good prices for hotels and air tickets.

2. You have much time to enjoy facilities in the hotel because it’s rainy outside!

3. It’s more likely that you can get a room upgrade.

4. You feel you have more privacy on your trip sicne there are not as many tourists.

The hotel with very few tourists
The hotel with very few tourists

We are glad that we decided to take a last minute trip to Phuket and Koh Phi Phi even though it was raining. We started our trip by visiting the Big Buddha which is in Phuket town and then went on an island excursion and climbed to thehighest view point of the island.

Big Buddha
Big Buddha

After that our driver drove us to see Rawei Beach when we were there we found a good place to have local thai food. The restaurant is called “ Mae Klong Sea food” I had Somtum, grilled chicken and sticky rice! It was either really tasty or I was starving – I am not so sure! (These three things are like you having steak with ketchup, toast and sausage.) They also serve another thai dish there we had “Cashew nut fried with chicken” After that we had lots energy so we went to Promthep Cape. The atmosphere up there was so clean and fantastic. While there I breathed a lot of O2 but it would have been nicer if the sky was more clear.

Promthep Cape
Promthep Cape

The excursion ended at another view point from there we can see 3 beaches…Kata, Karon and Patong even though they were so far away!

View of Phuket Town
View of Phuket Town

Then my day ended at the bar called Joe’s Downstairs but rained like crazy at Patong beach so no chance to show you the photo!

Have a good day!

Cheers!

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