Best Time to Visit Cusco and Machu Picchu
QUICK FACTS Best months: May to October (dry season) Peak season: June to August Festival highlight: Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun (June 24), Corpus Christi (June) Avoid:…
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Best Time to Visit Kyoto
QUICK FACTS Best months: Late March to early April (cherry blossom), November (autumn foliage) Peak season: Late March to early April Festival highlight: Gion Matsuri (July), Jidai Matsuri…
Best Time to Visit Goa
November to February is peak season and the best time for most visitors — dry skies, 28 to 33 degrees, low humidity, calm seas. December and January are…
Best Time to Visit Abu Dhabi
QUICK FACTS Best months: November to March Peak season: December to February Festival highlight: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (November), Abu Dhabi Art (November) Avoid: June to September (extreme…
Best Time to Visit Jaipur
QUICK FACTS Best months: October to March Peak season: December and January Festival highlight: Jaipur Literature Festival (January), Teej (July or August) Avoid: April to June, extreme desert…
Best Time to Visit Sydney
QUICK FACTS Best months: September to November, March to May Peak season: December to February (Southern Hemisphere summer) Festival highlight: New Year’s Eve (December 31), Vivid Sydney (May/June)…
Best Time to Visit Barcelona
QUICK FACTS Best months: May to June, September to October Peak season: July and August Festival highlight: La Mercè (September 24), Sant Jordi (April 23) Avoid: August (extremely…
Best Time to Visit Queenstown
QUICK FACTS Best months: December to February (summer hiking), June to August (skiing) Peak season: July and August (ski season), December and January (summer) Festival highlight: Queenstown Winter…
Best Time to Visit Seville
March to May is the best time — warm (20 to 30 degrees), orange trees blossoming. Semana Santa features nightly processions of enormous religious floats — one of…
Best Time to Visit Cappadocia
April to June and September to October are the best months — comfortable hiking temperatures (15 to 25 degrees), high balloon flight success rates, and crowds that are…