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Where to go on holiday in October

Wondering where to go on holiday in October? These 200 destinations are at their best in October, when the weather, crowds and prices line up. For October sun, the warmest picks are Bali, Hawaii (Maui/Oahu), Oaxaca, Salvador (Bahia). Use the quiz to narrow them to your budget and travel style.

200 destinations

Bali Indonesia · Asia ~16.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Hawaii (Maui/Oahu) USA · North America ~17h flight estimate£85+/dayHot Oaxaca Mexico · North America ~12h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Salvador (Bahia) Brazil · South America ~11.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Amazon (Manaus) Brazil · South America ~11.5h flight estimate£80+/dayHot Pantanal Brazil · South America ~11.5h flight estimate£90+/dayHot Peruvian Amazon (Tambopata) Peru · South America ~13h flight estimate£80+/dayHot Zanzibar Tanzania · Africa ~9.5h flight estimate£55+/dayHot Diani Beach Kenya · Africa ~9.5h flight estimate£45+/dayHot Okavango Delta Botswana · Africa ~11.5h flight estimate£220+/dayHot Etosha Namibia · Africa ~11.5h flight estimate£110+/dayHot Seychelles Indian Ocean · Africa ~12.5h flight estimate£165+/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 Udaipur India · Asia ~9.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot South Luangwa Zambia · Africa ~13h flight estimate£185+/dayHot Lamu Kenya · Africa ~10h flight estimate£55+/dayHot Fernando de Noronha Brazil · South America ~12h flight estimate£150+/dayHot Rishikesh India · Asia ~9.5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Hampi India · Asia ~11h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Dahab Egypt · Africa ~5h flight estimate£25+/dayHot Bocas del Toro Panama · North America ~12h flight estimate£30+/dayHot Raja Ampat Indonesia · Asia ~19h flight estimate£110+/dayHot Gili Islands Indonesia · Asia ~17h 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 Salalah Oman · Asia ~8h flight estimate£45+/dayHot Mafia Island Tanzania · Africa ~10.5h flight estimate£80+/dayHot Watamu Kenya · Africa ~9.5h flight estimate£45+/dayHot 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 Sicily (Taormina) Italy · Europe ~3h flight estimate£45+/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 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 Hong Kong East Asia · Asia ~13h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Taipei Taiwan · Asia ~12h flight estimate£35+/dayWarm Hanoi Vietnam · Asia ~12.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Ha Long Bay Vietnam · Asia ~12.5h flight estimate£65+/dayWarm Nepal (Kathmandu/treks) Nepal · Asia ~9.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Jordan (Petra & Wadi Rum) Jordan · Asia ~5h flight estimate£45+/dayWarm New Orleans USA · North America ~10h flight estimate£55+/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 São Paulo Brazil · South America ~11.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Iguazú Falls Brazil / Argentina · South America ~12.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Buenos Aires Argentina · South America ~14h flight estimate£30+/dayWarm Mendoza Argentina · South America ~14h flight estimate£35+/dayWarm Santiago Chile · South America ~15h flight estimate£35+/dayWarm Atacama Desert Chile · South America ~16h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Easter Island Chile · South America ~20h flight estimate£105+/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 Sahara (Merzouga) Morocco · Africa ~4h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Cairo & the Pyramids Egypt · Africa ~5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Red Sea (Hurghada/Sharm) Egypt · Africa ~5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Tunisia North Africa · Africa ~3h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Masai Mara Kenya · Africa ~9.5h flight estimate£150+/dayWarm Amboseli Kenya · Africa ~9.5h flight estimate£135+/dayWarm Serengeti & Ngorongoro Tanzania · Africa ~9.5h flight estimate£165+/dayWarm Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania · Africa ~9.5h flight estimate£110+/dayWarm Garden Route South Africa · Africa · Touring trip ~13h flight estimate£45+/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 Gold Coast Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Byron Bay Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Perth & Margaret River Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£60+/dayWarm Cook Islands Pacific Islands · Oceania ~24h flight estimate£90+/dayWarm Vanuatu Pacific Islands · Oceania ~24h flight estimate£80+/dayWarm New Caledonia Pacific Islands · Oceania ~24h flight estimate£105+/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 Pokhara Nepal · Asia ~10h flight estimate£25+/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 Durban South Africa · Africa ~13h flight estimate£35+/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 San Miguel de Allende Mexico · North America ~11.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Cordoba Argentina · South America ~15h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Adelaide Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£50+/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 Outer Banks USA · North America ~9h flight estimate£70+/dayWarm Route 66 USA · North America · Touring trip ~10h flight estimate£50+/dayWarm Sinai Desert Egypt · Africa ~5.5h flight estimate£25+/dayWarm Espiritu Santo Vanuatu · Oceania ~24h flight estimate£65+/dayWarm Tuscany & Chianti Italy · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£55+/dayWarm Valencia Spain · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£35+/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 Bermuda Caribbean · North America ~7h flight estimate£120+/dayWarm Guyana (Kaieteur Falls) Guyana · South America ~10.5h flight estimate£65+/dayWarm Suriname South America · South America ~11h flight estimate£60+/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 Paris France · Europe ~4.4h regional journey£70+/dayMild Vienna Austria · Europe ~2h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Budapest Hungary · Europe ~2.5h flight estimate£25+/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 Francisco USA · North America ~11h flight estimate£80+/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 Arequipa & Colca Canyon Peru · South America ~13h 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 Sydney Australia · Oceania ~23h flight estimate£70+/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 Sapa Vietnam · Asia ~13.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Bhutan South Asia · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£185+/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 Samarkand & Bukhara Uzbekistan · Asia ~6.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Taiwan circuit Taiwan · Asia · Touring trip ~12h flight estimate£30+/dayMild Jeju Island South Korea · Asia ~13.5h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Lord Howe Island Australia · Oceania ~23.5h flight estimate£125+/dayMild Bologna & Emilia-Romagna Italy · Europe ~2h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Verona & the Veneto Italy · Europe ~2h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Gran Canaria Spain · Europe ~4.5h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Lanzarote Spain · Europe ~4h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Fuerteventura Spain · Europe ~4h flight estimate£35+/dayMild Bordeaux France · Europe ~2h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Great Smoky Mountains USA · North America ~9h flight estimate£50+/dayMild Armenia Middle East · Asia ~6h 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 Nagano & the Japanese Alps Japan · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Napa & Sonoma USA · North America ~11h flight estimate£115+/dayMild Bodrum Turkey · Europe ~4h flight estimate£40+/dayMild Macau East Asia · Asia ~12.5h flight estimate£55+/dayMild Delhi & the Taj Mahal India · Asia ~8.5h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Jaipur & Rajasthan India · Asia ~9h flight estimate£25+/dayMild Lesotho Southern Africa · Africa ~12.5h flight estimate£45+/dayMild Moldova Central Europe · Europe ~3h flight estimate£25+/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 Hangzhou & Suzhou China · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£25+/dayCool Kanazawa Japan · Asia ~11.5h flight estimate£45+/dayCool

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