Channel News Asia’s annual list top 6 of the cool weather holiday destinations in Southeast Asia throughout the year. Sapa in Vietnam. Photo: Channel News Asia Sapa has gained the first position among the cool weather holiday destinations in Southeast Asia throughout the year, according to Channel News Asia, a Singaporean English language Asian cable television news agency. Located 350km northwest of Hanoi, Sapa town enjoys cool weather throughout the year – it rarely goes above 25 degrees Celsius and it never drops below 17 degrees Celsius even during the “hottest” periods between June and August. “Your best bet for a chilly holiday would be from November to February, with average high temperatures of between 17 and 11 degrees,” Channel News Asia wrote. Once there, you can enjoy trekking through the Hoang Lien National Park, and catching a glimpse of Vietnam’s highest peak, Fan Si Pan, as well as views of terraced rice paddies. There … [Read more...] about Sapa named among Southeast Asia’s top cool weather holiday destinations
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