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ItalyVenice
Aug · Sep
Festival runs approximately 10 days, late August to early September.
Why here →Wildlife Safaris
New CaledoniaNoumea
Jul · Aug · Sep
The humpback season runs from mid-July to mid-September, with peak numbers, and the most mother-and-calf pairs, in August.
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 →Music at the Source
BurundiGishora
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Gishora can be visited year-round, and Burundi's cooler dry season from about June to September makes the drive from Gitega or Bujumbura easiest.
Why here →Trekking / Hiking
BhutanParo
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov
The hike runs year round, but spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November) give the clearest mountain air and the most stable weather.
Why here →Photography Expeditions
BoliviaSalar de Uyuni
Good most of the year
Mirror season is January through March and it is intermittent: it needs standing water and dies with wind, best in the first hours after sunrise.
Why here →Worth planning around
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