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SeasonalDry season surf competitions and whale watching vs wet season waterfalls and half-price pensions — here's when to book (and when to bring a really good rain jacket).
SeasonalMost tourists come in summer. The smart ones come in autumn when the mist lingers longer, the tea harvest peaks, and the cycling path is blissfully empty.
SeasonalNear-24-hour daylight, nesting puffins, and waterfalls at their most dramatic — here's why summer is the season.
SeasonalJuly marks the start of the Great Migration in the Masai Mara, Nairobi's weather is at its best, and Kenya's safari season hits full stride.
SeasonalMost people visit Tongariro in summer. Here's why the volcanic plateau transforms into something extraordinary between June and October — and how to experience it safely.
SeasonalDry season perfection or rainy season bargains — here's exactly what Krabi looks like month by month, from a local tourism insider.
SeasonalEveryone visits Niagara in July. Here's why January might actually be better — and what changes when the temperature drops below -20C.
SeasonalFog in the Carpathians. Gold on the fortified churches. Bears fattening for winter. And not a single tour bus in Sighisoara.
SeasonalFrom F1 race weeks in March to Friday brunches in December and the scorching summers that locals use as an excuse to mall-hop — here's when to go and when to stay away.
SeasonalChildren race horses for 30km, wrestlers with no weight classes grapple until one falls, and an entire nation shuts down for three days of celebration.
SeasonalWhile everyone books Machu Picchu and Patagonia, Quito's dry season delivers cloudless volcano views, empty churches, and $60 Cotopaxi tours without the crowds.
SeasonalWaterfalls flowing, crocs basking, roads open. Dry season is when Kakadu reveals its best self.