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Trinidad and TobagoChaguanas
Oct · Nov
Divali follows the Hindu lunar calendar and falls on the new moon of the month of Kartik, so it moves between mid-October and mid-November each year, and the Nagar runs for the nine nights leading up to it.
Why here →Film Festivals
JapanTokyo
Oct · Nov
The festival runs for about ten days in late October or early November each year, landing during Tokyo's most comfortable travel season: mild temperatures, low humidity, and past the summer typhoon risk window.
Why here →Freediving
French PolynesiaMoorea
Aug · Sep · Oct
In-water whale activities in French Polynesia are legally limited to 20 July to 20 November, with peak humpback numbers, and mothers with young calves, from August to October.
Why here →Whitewater Kayaking / Rafting
ZimbabweZambezi Gorge
Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Low water season (August–December) exposes the full Class V character of the gorge.
Why here →Mountaineering / Summits
TaiwanYushan (Jade Mountain)
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct · Nov
The main climbing season runs from spring to autumn, roughly April to November, when the trail is usually free of snow and ice; December to March can bring winter conditions to the summit ridge that call for crampons, an ice axe and a winter-competent guide.
Why here →Surfing
IrelandBundoran
Good most of the year
Surfable year-round.
Why here →Worth planning around
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