Travelling the Most Exotic Places in the World

'I love to sail forbidden seas and land on barbarous coasts' Melville

Outstanding holidays on every continent from Explore, the world's biggest adventure travel company! Month tours, week breaks and family adventures.
Activity Holidays | Brochure | Walking | Travel Advice | Tours Search

Argentina Travel Guide - South America. Best spring [Sept-Nov] or autumn [March-May]; worst Jan-Feb. Argentina Pictures

Brazil Travel Guide - South America. Best April-Oct [Sept-Nov, March-May in the South]; worst Dec-Feb. Brazil Pictures

Burma Travel Guide - Asia.

Cambodia Travel Guide - SE Asia. Best Dec-Feb; worst April, Sep-Oct. Cambodia Pictures

Chile Travel Guide - South America. Best Oct, Nov, March, April; worst Jan-Feb. Chile Pictures

China Travel Guide - Asia. Best April-June, Sept-Oct; worst Jan-Feb, July-Aug. China Pictures

Costa Rica Travel Guide - Central America. Best Dec-April; worst June-Sept. Costa Rica Pictures

Cuba Travel Guide - Caribbean. Best Nov-April; worst July-Aug. Cuba Pictures

Ecuador Travel Guide - South America. Best Oct-May; worst June-Sept. Galapagos Pictures

Egypt Travel Guide - North Africa. Best Oct-March; worst June-Sept. Egypt Pictures

Finland Travel Guide - Europe. Best May-Sept; worst Nov-March. Finland Pictures

Guatemala Travel Guide - Central America. Best Nov-May; worst June-Oct. Guatemala Pictures

Iceland Travel Guide - Europe. Best June-Aug; worst Jan-March. Iceland Pictures. See also Reykjavik Guide.

India Travel Guide - South-Central Asia. Best Nov-March; worst June-Sept. India Pictures

Indonesia Travel Guide - South-East Asia. Best May-Oct. Indonesia Pictures

Israel Travel Guide - Middle East. Best March-May Sept-Nov; worst July-Aug. Israel Pictures

Japan Travel Guide - Far East. Best March-May, Sept-Nov; worst July-Aug. Japan Pictures

Jordan Travel Guide - Middle East. Best March-May, Sept-Nov, worst Jul-Aug. Jordan Pictures

Kenya Travel Guide - East Africa. Best Jan-March, July-Sept; worst March-May. Kenya Safari Pictures

Laos Travel Guide - South-East Asia. Best Nov-Feb, worst June-Oct. Laos Pictures

Madagascar Travel Guide - island off South Africa. Best April-Oct; worst Dec-March. Madagascar Pictures

Malaysia Travel Guide - South-East Asia. Best Oct-Feb W. Coast; May-Sept E. Coast, worst Nov-Feb E. Coast. Malaysia Pictures

Mali Travel Guide - Saharan Africa. Best Nov-Jan; worst March-June. Mali Pictures

Mexico Travel Guide - Central America. Best Nov-May; worst June-Oct. Mexico Pictures

Morocco Travel Guide - North Africa. Best Feb-May, Sept-Oct; worst July-Aug. Morocco Pictures

Nepal Travel Guide - Asia. Best Feb-April, Oct-Nov; worst June-Sept. Nepal Pictures

Namibia Travel Guide - Africa. Best May-Oct; worst Nov-March. Namibia Pictures

Best by Month Travel Guide is based on normal climatic conditions in the countries, local festivals and numbers of visitors expected at that time:

Exotic Places Travel

Photo: Pashupatinah Temple, Nepal

Don't know where these exotic destinations are? Look for map links on all country pages or go directly from here:

World Map | Africa Map | Europe Map

Australasia Map | Asia Map

North America Map | South America Map

Oman Travel Guide - Middle East. Best Oct-April; worst June-Sept. Oman Picture

Papua New Guinea Guide - Australasia. Best May-Oct; worst Dec-April. Papua New Guinea Pictures

Peru Travel Guide - South America. Best April-May, Sept-Oct; worst Dec-March. Peru Pictures

Russia Travel Guide - Asia. Best May-Sept; worst Nov-March. Russia Pictures. See also Moscow Guide | St Petersburg Guide

Syria Travel Guide - Middle East. Best March-May & Sept-Nov; worst June-Aug. Syria Pictures

Thailand Travel Guide - SE Asia. Best Dec-March; worst May-Oct. Thailand Pictures

Tunisia Travel Guide - North Africa. Best April-June; worst Nov-March, July-Aug. Tunisia Pictures

Turkey Travel Guide - East Europe. Best April-Oct; worst Dec-March. Turkey Pictures. See also Istanbul Guide

Vietnam Travel Guide - SE Asia. Best Nov-April; worst July-Sept. Vietnam Pictures

Yemen Travel Guide - Middle East. Best Apr-May, Sept-Oct; worst Nov-Jan. Yemen Pictures

Read our Travel Health and Travel Safety pages but don't be intimidated, these places are worth more than a little trouble. In addition to travel guides, each country has lots of travel photos in our Travel Pictures section.