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Where to go on holiday in May

Wondering where to go on holiday in May? These 222 destinations are at their best in May, when the weather, crowds and prices line up. For May sun, the warmest picks are Bali, Hoi An, Kuala Lumpur, Yogyakarta. Use the quiz to narrow them to your budget and travel style.

222 destinations

Bali Indonesia · Asia ~16.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Hoi An Vietnam · Asia ~12.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · Asia ~13h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Yogyakarta Indonesia · Asia ~17h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Hawaii (Maui/Oahu) USA · North America ~17h flight estimate£85+/dayHot Peruvian Amazon (Tambopata) Peru · South America ~13h flight estimate£80+/dayHot Galápagos Islands Ecuador · South America ~16.5h flight estimate£150+/dayHot Victoria Falls Zimbabwe / Zambia · Africa ~12h flight estimate£110+/dayHot Seychelles Indian Ocean · Africa ~12.5h flight estimate£165+/dayHot Darwin & Kakadu Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£55+/dayHot Ningaloo Reef Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£60+/dayHot Fiji Pacific Islands · Oceania ~22h flight estimate£90+/dayHot Bora Bora & Tahiti French Polynesia · Oceania ~22h flight estimate£220+/dayHot Samoa Pacific Islands · Oceania ~26h flight estimate£75+/dayHot Lombok & the Gilis Indonesia · Asia ~16.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Cebu & Bohol Philippines · Asia ~16h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Barbados Caribbean · North America ~8.5h flight estimate£55+/dayHot St Lucia Caribbean · North America ~8.5h flight estimate£70+/dayHot Antigua Antigua & Barbuda · North America ~8.5h flight estimate£60+/dayHot Da Nang & Hoi An Vietnam · Asia ~13h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Lake Toba Indonesia · Asia ~14h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Dahab Egypt · Africa ~5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Roatan Honduras · North America ~12.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Belize Barrier Reef Belize · North America ~11h flight estimate£50+/dayHot Gili Islands Indonesia · Asia ~17h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Nusa Penida Indonesia · Asia ~16.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Komodo & Flores Indonesia · Asia ~17.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Maui USA · North America ~17.5h flight estimate£150+/dayHot Kauai USA · North America ~17.5h flight estimate£140+/dayHot Alor & the Banda Islands Indonesia · Asia ~19h flight estimate£60+/dayHot Porto Portugal · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Algarve Portugal · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£30+/dayWarm Barcelona Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Madrid Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Seville Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Mallorca Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Rome Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Florence Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Amalfi Coast Italy · Europe ~3h flight estimate£75+/dayWarm Sicily (Taormina) Italy · Europe ~3h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Sardinia Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Lake Como Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Nice / French Riviera France · Europe ~2h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Provence France · Europe ~2h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Corsica France · Europe ~2h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Athens Greece · Europe ~3.5h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Santorini Greece · Europe ~4h flight estimate£75+/dayWarm Crete Greece · Europe ~4h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Corfu Greece · Europe ~3.5h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Dubrovnik Croatia · Europe ~3h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Split Croatia · Europe ~3h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Kotor / Montenegro Montenegro · Europe ~3h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Okinawa Japan · Asia ~14.5h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Busan South Korea · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Guilin / Yangshuo China · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£30+/dayWarm Jordan (Petra & Wadi Rum) Jordan · Asia ~5h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Las Vegas USA · North America ~10.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Los Angeles USA · North America ~11h flight estimate£70+/dayWarm Nashville USA · North America ~9.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Grand Canyon & Southwest USA · North America ~10.5h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Yosemite USA · North America ~11h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Iguazú Falls Brazil / Argentina · South America ~12.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Atacama Desert Chile · South America ~16h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Marrakech Morocco · Africa ~4h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Fez Morocco · Africa ~4h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Chefchaouen Morocco · Africa ~3.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Tunisia North Africa · Africa ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Cape Verde West Africa · Africa ~6h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Kruger (Safari) South Africa · Africa ~11.5h flight estimate£110+/dayWarm Sossusvlei (Namib) Namibia · Africa ~11.5h flight estimate£120+/dayWarm Mozambique coast & islands Mozambique · Africa · Touring trip ~11.5h flight estimate£70+/dayWarm Lake Malawi Malawi · Africa ~11.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Mauritius Indian Ocean · Africa ~12.5h flight estimate£80+/dayWarm Madagascar Indian Ocean · Africa ~12.5h flight estimate£65+/dayWarm Réunion Réunion (France) · Africa ~12.5h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Cairns & Great Barrier Reef Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Whitsundays Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£70+/dayWarm Uluru (Red Centre) Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£110+/dayWarm Cook Islands Pacific Islands · Oceania ~24h flight estimate£90+/dayWarm Vanuatu Pacific Islands · Oceania ~24h flight estimate£80+/dayWarm Tonga Pacific Islands · Oceania ~27h flight estimate£65+/dayWarm Puglia Italy · Europe ~3h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Madeira Portugal · Europe ~4h flight estimate£30+/dayWarm Malta Mediterranean · Europe ~3h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Mykonos Greece · Europe ~4h flight estimate£70+/dayWarm Rhodes Greece · Europe ~4h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Tbilisi Georgia · Asia ~5.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Antalya Coast Turkey · Asia ~4.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Agadir Morocco · Africa ~4h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Austin USA · North America ~10.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Charleston USA · North America ~9h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Savannah USA · North America ~9.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Sedona USA · North America ~11h flight estimate£70+/dayWarm Paraty Brazil · South America ~12h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Brisbane Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Sunshine Coast Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Niue Pacific Islands · Oceania ~26h flight estimate£80+/dayWarm Sofia & Plovdiv Bulgaria · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Belgrade Serbia · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Thessaloniki Greece · Europe ~3.5h flight estimate£30+/dayWarm Taghazout Morocco · Africa ~4h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Tofo Mozambique · Africa ~12h flight estimate£30+/dayWarm Menorca Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Tobago Trinidad and Tobago · North America ~9.5h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Outer Banks USA · North America ~9h flight estimate£70+/dayWarm Route 66 USA · North America · Touring trip ~10h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Espiritu Santo Vanuatu · Oceania ~24h flight estimate£65+/dayWarm Tuscany & Chianti Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Lake Garda Italy · Europe ~2h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Valencia Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£35+/dayWarm Paros Greece · Europe ~4h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Milos Greece · Europe ~4h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Naxos Greece · Europe ~4h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Zakynthos Greece · Europe ~3.5h flight estimate£35+/dayWarm Kefalonia Greece · Europe ~3.5h flight estimate£40+/dayWarm Ubud Indonesia · Asia ~16.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Curacao Caribbean · North America ~10h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm Moab, Arches & Canyonlands USA · North America ~10.5h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Gozo & Comino Malta · Europe ~3.5h flight estimate£35+/dayWarm Rodrigues Mauritius · Africa ~13h flight estimate£35+/dayWarm Bazaruto Archipelago Mozambique · Africa ~12h flight estimate£165+/dayWarm Solomon Islands Pacific Islands · Oceania ~26h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Dominica Caribbean · North America ~9.5h flight estimate£65+/dayWarm Martinique Caribbean · North America ~9h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Guadeloupe Caribbean · North America ~9h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm St Vincent & the Grenadines Caribbean · North America ~9.5h flight estimate£110+/dayWarm Bermuda Caribbean · North America ~7h flight estimate£120+/dayWarm Cyprus: Paphos & Limassol Cyprus · Europe ~4.5h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Lisbon Portugal · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£30+/dayMild Venice Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£60+/dayMild Cinque Terre Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Paris France · Europe ~4.4h regional journey£70+/dayMild Lake Bled & the Julian Alps Slovenia · Europe ~2h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Vienna Austria · Europe ~2h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Budapest Hungary · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Kraków Poland · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Salzburg Austria · Europe ~2h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Amsterdam Netherlands · Europe ~4.8h regional journey£60+/dayMild Bruges Belgium · Europe ~4.4h regional journey£50+/dayMild Edinburgh Scotland · Europe ~1.5h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Dublin Ireland · Europe ~5.5h regional journey£55+/dayMild Copenhagen Denmark · Europe ~2h flight estimate£105+/dayMild Tokyo Japan · Asia ~13h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Kyoto Japan · Asia ~13.5h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Osaka Japan · Asia ~13.5h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Seoul South Korea · Asia ~12.5h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Beijing China · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£35+/dayMild Shanghai China · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Chengdu China · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£30+/dayMild Istanbul Turkey · Asia ~4h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Cappadocia Turkey · Asia ~4.5h flight estimate£30+/dayMild New York City USA · North America ~7.5h flight estimate£80+/dayMild Washington DC USA · North America ~7.5h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Boston & New England USA · North America ~7.5h flight estimate£60+/dayMild San Diego USA · North America ~11.5h flight estimate£60+/dayMild Chicago USA · North America ~9h flight estimate£60+/dayMild Toronto Canada · North America ~7.5h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Montreal Canada · North America ~7.5h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Salta & the Northwest Argentina · South America ~14h flight estimate£30+/dayMild Cusco & Machu Picchu Peru · South America ~13h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Arequipa & Colca Canyon Peru · South America ~13h flight estimate£25+/dayMild La Paz Bolivia · South America ~14h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Uyuni Salt Flats Bolivia · South America ~15h flight estimate£65+/dayMild Atlas Mountains Morocco · Africa ~4h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Essaouira Morocco · Africa ~3.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Berlin Germany · Europe ~2h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Munich Germany · Europe ~2h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Naples Italy · Europe ~3h flight estimate£35+/dayMild Hiroshima Japan · Asia ~13.5h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Tangier Morocco · Africa ~3.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Drakensberg South Africa · Africa ~12h flight estimate£60+/dayMild Swakopmund Namibia · Africa ~13h flight estimate£65+/dayMild Bucharest & Transylvania Romania · Europe ~3.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Sarajevo Bosnia · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Wroclaw Poland · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Asturias & Picos de Europa Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£35+/dayMild Sapa Vietnam · Asia ~13.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Huaraz Peru · South America ~14h flight estimate£30+/dayMild Bhutan South Asia · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£185+/dayMild Ljubljana & Lake Bled Slovenia · Europe ~2h flight estimate£35+/dayMild Vilnius Lithuania · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Riga Latvia · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Tallinn Estonia · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Budapest Thermal Baths Hungary · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Pacific Coast Highway USA · North America · Touring trip ~11h flight estimate£80+/dayMild Almaty Kazakhstan · Asia ~7h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Samarkand & Bukhara Uzbekistan · Asia ~6.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Jeju Island South Korea · Asia ~13.5h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Bologna & Emilia-Romagna Italy · Europe ~2h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Verona & the Veneto Italy · Europe ~2h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Loire Valley France · Europe ~2h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Bordeaux France · Europe ~2h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Lake District United Kingdom · Europe ~4.8h regional journey£55+/dayMild Cotswolds United Kingdom · Europe ~1.9h regional journey£60+/dayMild Wild Atlantic Way Ireland · Europe · Touring trip ~1.5h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Great Smoky Mountains USA · North America ~9h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Armenia Middle East · Asia ~6h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Maramures Romania · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Xi'an China · Asia ~11h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Lijiang & Yunnan China · Asia ~13h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Zhangjiajie China · Asia ~12h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Hunza Valley Pakistan · Asia ~9h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Hamburg Germany · Europe ~1.5h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Rhine Valley & Cologne Germany · Europe ~1.5h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Bavaria & the Romantic Road Germany · Europe · Touring trip ~2h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Dresden Germany · Europe ~2h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Pristina Kosovo · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Capri Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£115+/dayMild Napa & Sonoma USA · North America ~11h flight estimate£115+/dayMild Monaco & the Riviera Monaco · Europe ~2h flight estimate£185+/dayMild Bodrum Turkey · Europe ~4h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Plitvice Lakes Croatia · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Eswatini Southern Africa · Africa ~12.5h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Moldova Central Europe · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Luxembourg Western Europe · Europe ~1h flight estimate£70+/dayMild Baden-Baden & the Black Forest Germany · Europe ~1.5h flight estimate£65+/dayMild Bath & Somerset spa break United Kingdom · Europe ~2.2h regional journey£70+/dayMild Prague Czechia · Europe ~2h flight estimate£25+/dayCool Norwegian Fjords (Bergen) Norway · Europe ~2h flight estimate£110+/dayCool Lake Titicaca (Puno) Peru · South America ~13h flight estimate£25+/dayCool Isle of Skye United Kingdom · Europe ~8.8h regional journey£55+/dayCool Kanazawa Japan · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£45+/dayCool

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