When to travel
61 destinations where October is the season worth going — with what each one costs a day, how safe it rates, and flights from your airport.
October is the month with the widest choice of the whole year: the Mediterranean is still warm, Asia's dry season is starting, and the Caucasus is at harvest. It is also the second Himalayan trekking window.
The ones we would book this month, and why this month.
The north is dry and cool and the rice terraces at Sapa and Mu Cang Chai turn gold. €32 a day makes it the best-value month on this list.
Rtveli, the grape harvest, runs through October in Kakheti — the one month where the wine country is the reason to go, not a side trip.
The summer heat has broken. Marrakech is pleasant again and the Atlas passes are clear before the winter snow.
Every destination in season this month, cheapest first. Daily cost is bed, food and getting around — not flights.
Seasons here are the destination’s own, not the calendar’s: for Argentina or New Zealand, “summer” means December to February. Daily costs are typical mid-range budgets, last reviewed in August 2026.