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Best Places to Visit in December
Where the weather, the crowds and the prices actually line up in December.
Good in December
30 places, each with the months that actually work.
Angkor Wat
Cambodia
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala
Photo: Juan Francisco, CC BY-SA 2.0
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
New Zealand
Arenal Volcano
Costa Rica
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aswan High Dam
Egypt
Bagan
Myanmar
Photo: Corto Maltese 1999, CC BY 2.0
Boracay
Philippines
Photo: Jhun Sacapano, CC BY-SA 4.0
Burj Khalifa
United Arab Emirates
Photo: Nealt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cape Town
South Africa
Cartagena, Colombia
Colombia
Chiang Mai
Thailand
Photo: Nawit science, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chichen Itza
Mexico
Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC-BY-2.0
Fiordland National Park
New Zealand
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Galápagos Islands
Ecuador
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Giza pyramid complex
Egypt
Photo: KennyOMG, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hampi
India
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
Jaipur
India
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
Ko Phi Phi
Thailand
Photo: Luxure, CC BY 3.0 au
Lake Atitlán
Guatemala
Lalibela
Ethiopia
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Lotus Temple
India
Photo: Vandelizer, CC BY 2.0
Luang Prabang
Laos
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0
Maldives
Maldives
Manuel Antonio National Park
Costa Rica
Moai
Chile
Photo: Ian Sewell, CC BY 2.5
Palawan
Philippines
Photo: Theglennpalacio, CC BY-SA 4.0
Perito Moreno Glacier
Argentina
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
Phuket
Thailand
Pitons
Saint Lucia
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