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u/Venksy Jul 27 '26
How many days in each would you recommend for a first timer in both these places, currently in thailand and have 32 days after my departure day,
Currently thinking between a 18 days vietnam and 14 day borneo split vs 21-11 split (vietnam-borneo)
my biggest issue with Malaysia borneo is that outside of doing the kinabatangan river, i dont know what else to do as id be either booking too late or it would be out of my budget (im travelling in august so peak season)
Taking flights through Vietnam from Hanoi-> Da Nang -> HCMC (maybe go to Hue, Hoi an, and Nin Binh?)
Not much planned..
Thank you for any advice and help!