Best reasons to travel Vietnam in summer months

Firstly, let talk about the weather in Vietnam to find out when it is exactly the summer time here. Vietnam is a long country and is divided into three different regions: the North, the Centre and the South. The weather can be quite different in each region. Though it is often said that the summer in Vietnam is between May and September, there are just two main seasons in Vietnam: the dry season and the rainy season and it is usually not happening at the same time in all three regions. It means when the North is having a rainy season, it will be dry season in the Centre. Therefore, it is really hard to say which time of the year is best to travel to Vietnam, you just manage your most suitable and convenient time and keep fingers crossed.

Golden Bridge in Da Nang

Is it cheaper to travel Vietnam during summer? The answer is yes! One of the biggest advantages of travelling in Vietnam in summer is about the cheaper costs. Because there are still many people think that summer is not a good time to do a Vietnam private tour, it becomes a low travelling season when less travellers visit the country.

As a result, most of the service providers such as hotels, cruises, transportations, airlines or travel agency offer promotions to increase sale, which can be much cheaper compare to high season. For instance, room rate at many hotels can be $10-15 cheaper per night than the high season. If you are planning to have a 10-day Vietnam customized tour, you may save around $100-150 not mentioning other services like transportations or cruises.

Another advantage of travelling in Vietnam during the summer is that you will not encounter the crowded tourist sites every day. You can enjoy your trip easily and unhurriedly. It is always better to wander around in an unrushed trip. Queuing for so long at famous attractions can be an unpleasant experience and wasting your short time in Vietnam.

Weather can also be an advantage for travelling in summer. If you are interested in hot and sunny weather, summer is the right time to go. Though heavy rains may come, they will be like a quick shower and be gone after a couple of hours. The winter months from late November to February in the North and Centre Vietnam can be cold sometimes with drizzles lasting from morning till evening which is not ideal for beach relaxing.

Actually, you will have high chances of having a wonderful sunny and hot weather vacation when travelling to Vietnam in summer. The tropical rains, on the other hand, can make a unique experience for your private holidays in Vietnam.

If you want to see the amazing rice terraced fields in the North Vietnam, summer is the time you should travel. The stunning scenery of rice terraced fields stretching from the top of mountains to the end of the valleys in places like Sapa, Mu Cang Chai or Hoang Su Phi can be seen only during the summer months from June to September. In June and July, the rice fields are in the lush green color and they will be in spectacular golden color in late August and September.

The terraced field in Mu Cang Chai

The last advantage of travelling to Vietnam in summer is about the easy booking process of all service. Because of the less number of travellers come, it means you can arrange the trip and have the travelling service available to book even in the last minutes. However, we still advise you to have everything arranged and booked in advance for the better travelling experience in Vietnam.

Now, it’s time to talk about the disadvantages of travelling in summer and they are just a few. Besides the heavy tropical rains that we mentioned above, typhoons are the biggest disadvantage that can ruin your Vietnam private holidays, especially your Halong Bay cruise. Whenever the typhoon comes, Halong Bay will be closed for a couple of days and all the cruises will have been evacuated to safe areas. It means the cruise trip to stunning Halong Bay, a great experience that you are expecting will be cancelled. What a disappointment!

Halong Bay is one of the best places to visit in Summer

The other disadvantage can be the high temperature and humidity in summer months. It can be around 35-40*C and 80-90% humidity. That hot weather will make you feel tired and exhausted easily at the end of the day. Dehydration and sunstroke are also potential problems that you should notice when having a Vietnam tour in summer.

In conclusion, summer is definitely a good time to travel to Vietnam. Once you have known all about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling during this period and prepare well, your summer holidays in Vietnam will be amazing and memorable.

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