The best travel time on selected Asia destinations

with recommendations for every month

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Cameron Highlands, Malaysia: For a break from the humidity of the plains head up to the hill country in June. Enjoy a round of golf and a bowl of freshly picked strawberries. Take a sweater for chilly evenings.
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Delhi, India: Warm, dry days but cooler at night. The colourful march on Republican Day makes January a good bet. A camera will be more useful than an umbrella.
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Everest Base Camp, Nepal: Trekking is all about breathtaking vistas. To avoid the haze of summer, the crowds of autumn and the bitter cold of winter, arrange your trekking permit for April.
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Flores, Indonesia: Four islands east of Bali, this mountainous gem will appeal to hikers and should be dry, sunny and almost cloudless in September. The infamous dragon island of Komodo lies to the west.

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Goa, India: By October the rains have finished and the beaches will be peaceful. The party crowd who invade this former Portuguese enclave at Christmas won't have even confirmed their flights yet.

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Hokkaido, Japan: The Japanese head for the national parks of their northernmost island in the summer to escape sweltering temperatures in the cities. August is a good month to join them.

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Sapporo New Chitose Airport Arrival Transfer
Professional, competent and reliable. From the moment you arrive in Hokkaido, this service will provide a comfortable and efficient transfer from New Chitose Airport to your hotel in Sapporo or Niseko. The chauffeurs are carefully selected for their professionalism, knowledge and discretion.

Incheon, South Korea: This likeable port city and the location of the new airport serving Seoul is best experienced in October, when skies are clear and nearby forests are a riot of colour.

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Java, Indonesia: Java is sunny when most of South-East Asia is wet. Head there in July and explore the cultural city of Jogyakarta and the still-active Bromo volcano.

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Borobudur Temple Private Tour
A tribute to Buddhist teachings and Javanese life over thousands of years, the Borodudur temple was built in the 8th Century. The achitectual masterpiece was covered under thick layers of volcanic ash for almost a thousand years, but today can be seen in all its glory and grandeur.

Village and Handicraft Private Tour
This private tour covers much of Yogyakarta's quaint villages to see traditional handicraft still carried out today much as they have been for generations before. Visit Kasongan Village famous for ceramics and earthenware products, then onto Gendheng Village, popular for leather products, and finally to Kotagede or "silver town" the area is best known for its many silver shops.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: For a beach holiday, a visit to the orang-utan sanctuary or an attempt at climbing Mount Kinabalu, March is the month of lowest rainfall.

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Venice of the East (Water Village)
Experience local rural produce at a native market in Tuaran outside Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Visit the Bajau village where clusters of homes are built on stilts over the water - here small native boats are the main form of transportation!

Kota Kinabalu City Tour
Tour of Kota Kinabalu, the State Capital of Sabah in Malaysia. You will observe a bird's eye view from signal Hill, see the Sabah Foundation Building and the Buddhist Temple. Visit the Sabah State Museum which displays artifacts from Sabah's past and modern work of art.

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Luang Prabang, Laos: November is a pleasant time for temple gazing and relaxing over coffee and croissants in this traffic-free World Heritage town situated on the Mekong River.

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Malacca, Malaysia: A colonial collision of architectural styles, cuisine and people, the salmon pink Dutch buildings look especially attractive against the deep blue skies of February.

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Nha Trang, Vietnam: A palm-fringed beach town with a Mediterranean flavour. Give the central Vietnamese coast a try in December.

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Nha Trang Private Boat Trip
What better way to explore Vietnam’s most famous beach resort than a boat trip through the crystal clear waters. Enjoy swimming, snorkelling and a visit to Hon Tam island, where you can relax on the beach or try out some water sports. Lunch is at a fishing village – a charming village to explore before boarding the boat back to Nha Trang.

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Outlying islands, Hong Kong: Cooler weather and sunny skies mean November is the best month to explore some of the territory's 235 rural islands. Enjoy a seafood dinner before taking the ferry back to the city.

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Phuket, Thailand: Cooler, less humid weather occurs in what passes for winter in Thailand. Do your bit to help the post-tsunami recovery and hit the sands in February.

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Qingdao, China: Visitors weave around town in August during the (Tsingtao) Beer Festival. Pray that the staff in charge of fairground rides and the fireworks display are more sober than you are.
Qingdao is a beautiful seaside city on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula bordering on the Yellow Sea and the Jiaozhou Bay. The city lies on undulating hills with luxuriantly green trees and buildings noted for their attractive architectural styles. The red colour of the tiled roves, green colour of the trees thills and blue of the sea contrast beautifully. All this along with its beautiful climate, make the city well-known as a summer and health resort.

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Weligama, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka offers some of Asia's best beaches and Weligama ("sand town" in Singhalese) is the jumping-off point for many of them. Grab a sun bed in March.

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Xishuangbanna, China- Province Yunnan: This picturesque autonomous region bordering Laos and Burma is home to minority hill tribes including the Dai people. It offers some of China's mildest winter weather, so book for January.

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Yangshuo, China: The mainland for beginners with scenery to delight photographers and artists. Rent a bicycle and pedal around the paddies in May. You'll only get wet if you inner-tube down the Li River.

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