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Your month, budget, trip length and interests in; countries and cities that fit out, each with the guide line that says why, and how far it is from home.
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Ranked on the guides’ month verdicts, their per-day cost tiers (a bed shared by two, food, local transport and sights; converted at 2026-09 (approximate) rates) and the highlights each guide lists. A guide says “why”; the numbers are estimates.
≈ US$95 a day (mid-range)
- Christmas–New Year desert tours in Djanet and Taghit book out.
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Ski season opens; Christmas and New Year are the most expensive weeks.
Guides: Andorra la Vella, Arinsal, Canillo, Encamp
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Charter yacht show and Christmas; peak prices from mid-month.
Guides: St John's, English Harbour, Falmouth, Saint John's
≈ US$140 a day (mid-range)
- Patagonia summer starts; book flights early; Christmas and New Year fill…
Guides: Buenos Aires, Adrogué, Amaicha del Valle, Arrecifes
≈ US$350 a day (mid-range)
- Christmas and New Year peak; fireworks and pagara strings on 31 December.
Guides: Oranjestad (Aruba), Noord, Palm Beach, Aruba, Savaneta
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Christmas markets in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck; ski season opens; New…
Guides: Vienna, Alpbach, Amstetten, Attnang‑Puchheim
- Mild; National Day (16–17 Dec) and Saudi holiday visitors fill hotels.
- Costs are in BHD; no exchange rate to compare.
Guides: Manama, Hamad Town, Hawar Islands, Isa Town
- Best weather; domestic tourists fill Cox's Bazar and Sylhet around Victory Day…
- Costs are in BDT; no exchange rate to compare.
Guides: Dhaka, Bagerhat, Bandarban Town, Barisal
- Christmas peak; book months ahead.
- Costs are in BBD; no exchange rate to compare.
Guides: Bridgetown, Southern Barbados, Western Barbados
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Christmas markets in Brussels (Winter Wonders), Bruges, Ghent and Liège.
- Dry season starts; Christmas peak on the cayes.
- Costs are in BZD; no exchange rate to compare.
Guides: San Ignacio, Ambergris Caye, Belize City, Belmopan
≈ US$110 a day (mid-range)
- Dry and warm; festive season in Cotonou.
- Cold but sunny; National Day on the 17th; best Dochula views.
- Costs are in BTN; no exchange rate to compare.
≈ US$85 a day (mid-range)
- Peak season: dry, cooler, crowded at sunrise spots; late-December rates are…
Guides: Siem Reap, Anlong Veng, Banlung, Banteay Chhmar
≈ US$130 a day (mid-range)
- Dry and festive; diaspora visits fill flights and Kribi hotels around Christmas.
≈ US$130 a day (mid-range)
- Christmas and New Year peak on the beach islands; book early.
Guides: Praia, Boa Vista, Chã das Caldeiras, Cidade Velha
- Dry season and holiday crowds.
- Costs are in KYD; no exchange rate to compare.
Guides: George Town, Grand Cayman
- Summer; book Torres del Paine refugios and campsites months ahead.
- Costs are in CLP; no exchange rate to compare.
≈ US$95 a day (mid-range)
- Cold north, pleasant south and Yunnan; Harbin ice season opens late in the…
Guides: Beijing, Aba, Aletai, Ali, Tibet
- Dry season returns; Medellín's Christmas lights; coast sells out.
- Costs are in COP; no exchange rate to compare.
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Dry season returns; Christmas–New Year sells out — book months ahead.
Guides: San José, Alajuela, Atenas, Bijagua de Upala
≈ US$120 a day (mid-range)
- Dry and festive; Assinie and Abidjan hotels fill for the holidays.
Guides: Abidjan, Abengourou, Assinie, Bouaké
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Christmas and New Year peak; pagara firecrackers on 31 December.
Guides: Willemstad
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Christmas markets, gløgg and æbleskiver; closures 24–26 Dec, 7-hour days.
Guides: Copenhagen, Aakirkeby, Aalborg, Aarhus
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Pleasant and whale-shark season; French and expat holidays fill hotels.
Guides: Djibouti City, Moucha Island
≈ US$250 a day (mid-range)
- Wet start, drier by Christmas.
Guides: Roseau, Hampstead, Portsmouth, Scott's Head
- Dry south, Christmas crowds and higher prices.
- Costs are in DOP; no exchange rate to compare.
Guides: Santo Domingo, Barahona, Bavaro, Bayahibe
≈ US$120 a day (mid-range)
- Fiestas de Quito (early Dec) and Christmas: book Galápagos and Quito early.
Guides: Quito, Agua Blanca, Alausi, Ambato
≈ US$120 a day (mid-range)
- Peak season; Christmas–New Year prices are the year's highest.
Guides: Cairo, Abu Kabir, Abu Simbel, Ain Sokhna
≈ US$120 a day (mid-range)
- Dry and green; Christmas fireworks everywhere.
Guides: San Salvador, Acajutla, Ahuachapán, Alegría
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