Where to go
The right place, at the right time.
Twelve months, twelve sets of picks — beaches in their dry season, safaris when the animals are moving, cities before the crowds, plus notes for business travelers.
- 01
january
Southern Serengeti · Cape Town & Winelands · Volcanoes National Park · Maldives
See the picks - 02
february
Ndutu & Southern Serengeti · Volcanoes National Park · Bwindi · Cape Town & Winelands
See the picks - 03
march
Kyoto · Tokyo · Morocco · Egypt
See the picks - 04
april
Victoria Falls · Kyoto · Seoul · Morocco
See the picks - 05
may
Bora Bora · Kruger & Sabi Sand · Okavango Delta · Santorini
See the picks - 06
june
Okavango Delta · Volcanoes National Park · Western Serengeti · Moorea
See the picks - 07
july
Maasai Mara · Northern Serengeti · Tahiti · Volcanoes National Park
See the picks - 08
august
Maasai Mara · Northern Serengeti · Moorea · Okavango & Chobe
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september
Kruger & Sabi Sand · Maasai Mara · Bora Bora · Cape Town & Winelands
See the picks - 10
october
Okavango & Chobe · Kruger & Sabi Sand · Fakarava · Tikehau
See the picks - 11
november
Kyoto · Dubai · Cape Town & Winelands · Seychelles
See the picks - 12
december
Cape Town & Winelands · Maldives · Volcanoes National Park · Southern Serengeti
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Where to travel, month by month
The standout safari, beach and city pick for every month, plus the trade show or season that matters for business travel.
- January
- Safari & Africa
- Southern Serengeti, Tanzania (calving begins)
- Beach
- Maldives (dry season)
- City
- Cape Town (peak summer)
- Business travel
- CES, Las Vegas (typically early January)
- February
- Safari & Africa
- Ndutu & southern Serengeti (peak calving)
- Beach
- Maldives (dry season)
- City
- Cape Town (late summer)
- Business travel
- Mobile World Congress, Barcelona (typically late Feb/early March)
- March
- Safari & Africa
- Morocco in spring
- Beach
- Maldives (dry season)
- City
- Kyoto & Tokyo (blossoms typically late March)
- Business travel
- Asia after Lunar New Year
- April
- Safari & Africa
- Victoria Falls (high water)
- Beach
- Seychelles (calm seas)
- City
- Kyoto or Seoul (blossoms, early April)
- Business travel
- Salone del Mobile, Milan (typically April)
- May
- Safari & Africa
- Kruger & Sabi Sand (dry season begins)
- Beach
- Bora Bora (dry season begins)
- City
- London (late spring)
- Business travel
- Schedule Japan after Golden Week (ends May 5)
- June
- Safari & Africa
- Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Beach
- Moorea & Bora Bora (dry season)
- City
- Paris or Zurich (long days)
- Business travel
- Art Basel in Basel; Cannes Lions (typically June)
- July
- Safari & Africa
- Maasai Mara & northern Serengeti (crossings begin)
- Beach
- Tahiti & islands (Heiva festival)
- City
- Zurich (Alpine summer)
- Business travel
- Schedule Europe meetings before August
- August
- Safari & Africa
- Maasai Mara, Kenya
- Beach
- Moorea (dry season and humpback whales)
- City
- London (cooler European summer)
- Business travel
- Avoid much of Europe: August holiday season
- September
- Safari & Africa
- Kruger & Sabi Sand or the Maasai Mara
- Beach
- Bora Bora (dry season)
- City
- Cape Town (spring, whales nearby)
- Business travel
- Avoid NYC during UNGA week (typically late September)
- October
- Safari & Africa
- Botswana (end of dry season)
- Beach
- Fakarava & Tikehau (dry season)
- City
- Istanbul or Hong Kong
- Business travel
- Avoid China during Golden Week (from October 1)
- November
- Safari & Africa
- Cape Town (early summer)
- Beach
- Seychelles (calm seas)
- City
- Kyoto (autumn leaves)
- Business travel
- Plan around U.S. Thanksgiving week
- December
- Safari & Africa
- Rwanda gorillas or southern Serengeti
- Beach
- Maldives (dry season begins)
- City
- Cape Town (summer) or Vienna (markets)
- Business travel
- Art Basel Miami Beach (typically early December)
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