In early August, many famous tourist destinations begin to enter the rainy season such as Da Lat, Hue, Sapa, Buon Ma Thuot, Hoi An, etc. At this time, most accommodation and food services have begun to reduce prices and the number of visitors is no longer as crowded as in the summer tourist season.
Traveling during the rainy season is a special experience for tourists who love the quiet, spending time inward. Choosing a rainy season to travel means that tourists need to carefully research the weather and equip themselves with rainproof clothes and adequate health protection.
Prepare before the trip
Check weather forecast regularly
Before planning a trip, you should closely monitor weather information. Weather forecast utilities as well as information on newspapers and radio are now updated quite quickly and accurately, especially in the next few days. You should only travel on days with light drizzle, not when the weather is too bad. During the rainy season, you should not choose to go to islands, seas (big waves, no ships returning) or mountainous areas (landslides, flash floods).
In addition, choosing the right vehicle during the rainy season is also a necessary safety measure. Planes, trains, and buses are reasonable choices if you have to travel a long distance. When you arrive, you can rent a motorbike to explore, but you need to pay attention to safety, go at a moderate speed, obey traffic laws, and avoid going at night. If you discover bad situations such as lightning, flash floods, etc., you need to stop and find a place to rest. Check the vehicle and choose a helmet with a visor to avoid rain hitting your face, causing irritation and difficulty in observing the road.
Bring raincoats and umbrellas
When traveling in the rainy season, your luggage must have a raincoat and umbrella. The umbrella will be useful when it rains lightly and you are traveling short distances. The raincoat is used when it rains heavily or when you have a long trip outdoors. Prepare a raincoat set including pants and separate shirt.
Regarding clothing, visitors should avoid wearing tight, water-soaked clothes that will be very uncomfortable, take a long time to dry, and cause itching and rashes. You should choose light, quick-drying clothes and a waterproof, windproof jacket. Quick-draining shoes or rubber sandals are preferred. High heels or regular sneakers are not suitable because they are difficult to move in or can easily be damaged in the rain.
Bring necessary items
If you bring a camera or electronic devices, it is best to prepare a waterproof backpack or buy a raincoat specifically for the backpack. To be more careful, you can cover each item, important personal documents, or even clothes and shoes if necessary.
In addition, tourists need to prepare personal medicine when traveling such as cold medicine, bandages, hydrogen peroxide, insect bite medicine, essential oils, stomach ache medicine, common antibiotics, etc. Bring a mini hair dryer, it will be very convenient when needing to handle wet items when traveling in the rainy season.
Experience rainy season travel
If the rain is not too heavy, visitors should consider places near their accommodation, without having to travel too far such as: museums, entertainment areas, art galleries or indoor attractions. On the other hand, if you cannot visit famous places, spend time walking around your accommodation to interact with the local people. Learning about local culture and tasting rustic dishes will enrich your travel experience.
If it rains too heavily, choose places near hotels, complexes or shopping centers. These are places with full shopping, entertainment and dining services so you can have fun without worrying about the weather outside.
There is no place where you can sleep as well and comfortably as in places with low temperatures like the Northwest mountains or Da Lat, so if it rains heavily, try booking a homestay and sleeping under a blanket all day. On the other hand, visitors can chat and interact with people who are stuck like you, who knows, you might meet new friends and hear interesting stories that you would never know if not for the storm.
