Schoolvakanties, maand voor maand over de hele wereld

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Schoolvakanties in januari

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer holidays · 1 jan – 28 febThis is the north's family beach and Santiago arrives for all of January and February: the Avenida del Mar is bumper to bumper and Elqui's small hotels sell out.96
  2. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliSouthern summer holidays · 1 jan – 28 febChile, Argentina and Brazil are all on holiday and the village of two thousand takes several times that.95
  3. Hurghada 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from northern Europe fill the strip through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms.94
  4. Christchurch 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 19 dec – 1 feb (meestal)The country shuts for a fortnight from Christmas: the city itself goes quiet and half its cafes close, while Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula bays are the busiest they get all year.93
  5. Sharm-el-Sheikh 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from Europe fill the bay through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms, when the water is coolest and the air is at its most reasonable.93
  6. Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiëThe coast fills up · 10 dec – 15 jan (meestal)Half of inland Namibia drives to the sea in December and Swakopmund is where it stops.93
  7. Margaret River 🇦🇺 AustraliëWestern Australian summer holidays · 17 dec – 31 jan (meestal)Perth empties into this coast for six weeks and the beach houses go at holiday rates months ahead.93
  8. Kangaroo Island 🇦🇺 AustraliëSouth Australian summer holidays · 12 dec – 27 jan (meestal)Adelaide comes across for the summer break and the ferry crossings for cars fill weeks ahead.93
  9. Viña del Mar 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer season · 1 jan – 28 febSantiago moves to the coast for two months and the Avenida Peru is bumper to bumper by evening.92
  10. Plettenbergbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaDecember summer holidays · 10 dec – 15 jan (meestal)From mid-December to the second week of January inland families pour in and Plett turns into a party town: beaches packed, restaurants booked out and accommodation at its highest prices.92
  11. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Everyone driving between Christchurch and Picton stops here, and in January that is a lot of people for one main street.92
  12. Wellington 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Parliament rises, the public service leaves town and a good share of the cafes shut for a fortnight.91
  13. Nelson 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 31 janNelson and Golden Bay are where the South Island goes for Christmas.91
  14. Taupo 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandLake summer holidays · 20 dec – 31 janTaupō is where a large slice of the North Island spends Christmas: boats on the lake, the domain full of tents and the bays busy from breakfast.91
  15. Hermanus 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSouth African summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)The Overberg's beach fortnight: the town roughly doubles in size, the whales have mostly gone, and the restaurants along the cliff need booking.91
  16. Jeffreysbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaDecember holiday season · 15 dec – 10 janThe South African summer break turns a quiet surf town into a resort: the main beach is full, the surf shops trade all day and rates roughly double.90
  17. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruLima's summer season · 1 jan – 15 mrtLima drives down for January and February and the resorts along the bay sell out for every weekend.90
  18. Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAuckland Anniversary Day · 24–31 jan (meestal)The Monday nearest 29 January, and the day of the anniversary regatta on the Waitemata: one of the oldest sailing events in the country and the reason the harbour is solid with boats.89
  19. Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer season · 1 jan – 28 febSantiago and Argentina both take their holidays here, so the Petrohue road, the rafting outfits and the lakefront restaurants run full.89
  20. Knysna 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaGarden Route summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)The N2 through town becomes a queue and the lagoon fills with boats.89
  21. Iquique 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer season · 1 jan – 28 febCavancha and Brava fill with Chilean and Bolivian families for the two months the schools are out, the seafront restaurants queue and the Zofri duty-free car park is full all day.88
  22. Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaEastern Cape summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)The province's beach fortnight.88
  23. Paihia 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Auckland comes north for three hours and stays for a fortnight, so the motels double their rates and the ferry to Russell queues.88
  24. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëArgentine summer holidays · 1 jan – 15 febThe whales have gone and the beach crowd arrives instead: Buenos Aires empties onto this coast for January and the diving outfits and campsites run at capacity.87
  25. Kaapstad 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSouth African summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)From mid-December the rest of the country arrives and the city runs at capacity: beaches full, restaurants booked, and the coast road round Chapman's Peak at a crawl.86

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Schoolvakanties in februari

  1. Hurghada 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from northern Europe fill the strip through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms.96
  2. Sharm-el-Sheikh 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from Europe fill the bay through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms, when the water is coolest and the air is at its most reasonable.96
  3. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer holidays · 1 jan – 28 febThis is the north's family beach and Santiago arrives for all of January and February: the Avenida del Mar is bumper to bumper and Elqui's small hotels sell out.96
  4. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliSouthern summer holidays · 1 jan – 28 febChile, Argentina and Brazil are all on holiday and the village of two thousand takes several times that.95
  5. Christchurch 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 19 dec – 1 feb (meestal)The country shuts for a fortnight from Christmas: the city itself goes quiet and half its cafes close, while Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula bays are the busiest they get all year.93
  6. Sarasota 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSnowbird season · 5 jan – 31 mrt (meestal)The winter residents are in from January to the end of March, which doubles the traffic on the Tamiami Trail and fills every restaurant at half past five.92
  7. Viña del Mar 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer season · 1 jan – 28 febSantiago moves to the coast for two months and the Avenida Peru is bumper to bumper by evening.91
  8. Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer season · 1 jan – 28 febSantiago and Argentina both take their holidays here, so the Petrohue road, the rafting outfits and the lakefront restaurants run full.91
  9. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Everyone driving between Christchurch and Picton stops here, and in January that is a lot of people for one main street.90
  10. Wellington 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Parliament rises, the public service leaves town and a good share of the cafes shut for a fortnight.89
  11. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëArgentine summer holidays · 1 jan – 15 febThe whales have gone and the beach crowd arrives instead: Buenos Aires empties onto this coast for January and the diving outfits and campsites run at capacity.89
  12. Santiago 🇨🇱 ChiliFebruary holidays · 1–28 febFebruary is when most Santiaguinos take their summer break and head for the coast or the south.87
  13. Paihia 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Auckland comes north for three hours and stays for a fortnight, so the motels double their rates and the ferry to Russell queues.87
  14. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruLima's summer season · 1 jan – 15 mrtLima drives down for January and February and the resorts along the bay sell out for every weekend.87
  15. Miami 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 25 feb – 31 mrt (meestal)Weeks of student holidays hitting South Beach in waves, with the city responding in recent years with curfews, closed causeways and towed cars.86
  16. Iquique 🇨🇱 ChiliChilean summer season · 1 jan – 28 febCavancha and Brava fill with Chilean and Bolivian families for the two months the schools are out, the seafront restaurants queue and the Zofri duty-free car park is full all day.86
  17. Nassau 🇧🇸 Bahama'sUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)American students take Cable Beach and Paradise Island for most of March.84
  18. Mar del Plata 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëArgentine summer season · 15 dec – 28 febThe city's population multiplies from mid-December, Bristol beach is sold by the tent and the coast road queues both ways on a Sunday.84
  19. Fort Lauderdale 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)Tamed a long way from the 1980s version, but March still fills A1A and the beach bars.84
  20. Rotorua 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Families from Auckland and the Waikato fill the motels and the luge queue over the holidays, and the lakes turn into a boating carnival.83
  21. San Martín de los Andes 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëArgentine summer holidays · 20 dec – 28 febJanuary fills the lake beaches and the Siete Lagos road with campers and there is no quiet corner on Lacar.83
  22. Cancún 🇲🇽 MexicoUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)American universities empty into the hotel zone for most of March.82
  23. Tulum 🇲🇽 MexicoSpring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)March brings the North American student crowd down the coast, mostly to the beach road hotels rather than the pueblo where everyone actually lives and eats.82
  24. El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëArgentine summer holidays · 20 dec – 28 febJanuary is the town's month: every glacier boat and every bed is taken by domestic holidaymakers and the walkways at Perito Moreno queue from mid-morning.82
  25. Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽 MexicoUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)March fills Quinta Avenida with American students working their way down from Cancun.82

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Schoolvakanties in maart

  1. Baguio 🇵🇭 FilipijnenSummer capital season · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)The months lowlanders drive up to get out of the heat.92
  2. St. Augustine 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)March fills the beaches at St Augustine Beach and Vilano with families and Florida students, though the old town itself stays a walking-tour crowd rather than a party one.92
  3. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraëlPassover week · 25 mrt – 30 apr (meestal)The country takes the week off and half of it comes to the beach.91
  4. Plettenbergbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaEaster school holidays · 15 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)The break between the first and second school terms, wrapped around Easter, is the second family rush of the year, with Easter weekend itself the busiest days on the beaches.91
  5. Clearwater 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 15 aprMarch into early April is the busiest beach stretch of the year, with staggered university and school breaks running back to back.91
  6. Hurghada 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from northern Europe fill the strip through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms.90
  7. Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexicoSpring break · 5 mrt – 12 apr (meestal)American college weeks run through March into April and land squarely on Cabo San Lucas — the marina strip, the beach clubs and Medano.90
  8. Sarasota 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSnowbird season · 5 jan – 31 mrt (meestal)The winter residents are in from January to the end of March, which doubles the traffic on the Tamiami Trail and fills every restaurant at half past five.90
  9. Sharm-el-Sheikh 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from Europe fill the bay through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms, when the water is coolest and the air is at its most reasonable.89
  10. Pensacola 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)March is when the southern universities arrive on Pensacola Beach and the sound-side condos fill.89
  11. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruLima's summer season · 1 jan – 15 mrtLima drives down for January and February and the resorts along the bay sell out for every weekend.88
  12. Destin 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 15 aprMarch into early April brings staggered school and university breaks from across the South, and Highway 98 through town becomes a single slow lane.88
  13. Orlando 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 5 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)Six weeks of staggered American school breaks, peaking around Easter, and the parks run at capacity through most of it.87
  14. Jeruzalem 🇮🇱 IsraëlPassover · 25 mrt – 30 apr (meestal)A week of national holiday: hotels at their highest rates, sites full of domestic visitors, and bread off most menus.85
  15. Fort Lauderdale 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)Tamed a long way from the 1980s version, but March still fills A1A and the beach bars.85
  16. Miami 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 25 feb – 31 mrt (meestal)Weeks of student holidays hitting South Beach in waves, with the city responding in recent years with curfews, closed causeways and towed cars.83
  17. Nassau 🇧🇸 Bahama'sUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)American students take Cable Beach and Paradise Island for most of March.83
  18. Key West 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break peak · 1 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)March is usually the busiest month of the year, with spring-break families on top of the winter crowd; hotels run close to full, rates and airfares peak, and Duval Street is loud late.82
  19. Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break crush · 7–25 mrt (meestal)The busiest fortnight of the park's year, and there are no overflow options: campgrounds and the Chisos lodge are booked months out and the entrance queue starts before nine.81
  20. Cancún 🇲🇽 MexicoUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)American universities empty into the hotel zone for most of March.80
  21. Tulum 🇲🇽 MexicoSpring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)March brings the North American student crowd down the coast, mostly to the beach road hotels rather than the pueblo where everyone actually lives and eats.79
  22. Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽 MexicoUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)March fills Quinta Avenida with American students working their way down from Cancun.79
  23. La Union 🇵🇭 FilipijnenSummer beach crush · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)Four hours from Manila on the expressway, so the Urbiztondo strip is bumper to bumper at weekends and the surf schools run flat out on knee-high water.78
  24. Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break and festival weekends · 1 mrt – 25 apr (meestal)March and April are the park's busiest weeks, and the two Coachella weekends in Indio empty every rental in the high desert.77
  25. Trujillo 🇵🇪 PeruSummer at Huanchaco · 1 jan – 31 mrtPeru's summer school holidays send families from Trujillo and the highlands to Huanchaco, so the seafront restaurants, surf schools and guesthouses are busiest from January to March, especially at weekends.77

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Schoolvakanties in april

  1. Jeruzalem 🇮🇱 IsraëlPassover · 25 mrt – 30 apr (meestal)A week of national holiday: hotels at their highest rates, sites full of domestic visitors, and bread off most menus.96
  2. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraëlPassover week · 25 mrt – 30 apr (meestal)The country takes the week off and half of it comes to the beach.94
  3. Ooty 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station season · 1 apr – 15 junThe plains come up and the town takes most of its year's business in ten weeks.93
  4. Nainital 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer lake season · 15 apr – 30 junThe town's whole year happens in these weeks: rowing boats out from the Mallital ghats all day, the Mall closed to traffic in the evening, and a long queue for the ropeway up to Snow View.93
  5. Plettenbergbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaEaster school holidays · 15 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)The break between the first and second school terms, wrapped around Easter, is the second family rush of the year, with Easter weekend itself the busiest days on the beaches.91
  6. Shimla 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station season · 15 apr – 30 junDelhi and Chandigarh come up for the school break and the Ridge and the Mall are a crowd every evening.90
  7. Mussoorie 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station season · 15 apr – 30 junThe reason the town exists.90
  8. St. Augustine 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)March fills the beaches at St Augustine Beach and Vilano with families and Florida students, though the old town itself stays a walking-tour crowd rather than a party one.89
  9. Sedona 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break crowds · 1 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)Phoenix is two hours south and it all comes up in March and April.88
  10. Baguio 🇵🇭 FilipijnenSummer capital season · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)The months lowlanders drive up to get out of the heat.86
  11. Kodaikanal 🇮🇳 IndiaHill-station summer season · 1 apr – 15 jun (meestal)The reason the town exists: when Madurai and Chennai become unbearable, everyone who can afford it comes up here.86
  12. Destin 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 15 aprMarch into early April brings staggered school and university breaks from across the South, and Highway 98 through town becomes a single slow lane.86
  13. Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexicoSpring break · 5 mrt – 12 apr (meestal)American college weeks run through March into April and land squarely on Cabo San Lucas — the marina strip, the beach clubs and Medano.85
  14. Pensacola 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)March is when the southern universities arrive on Pensacola Beach and the sound-side condos fill.85
  15. Sotsji 🇷🇺 RuslandThe May holidays · 29 apr – 11 meiTwo public holidays run into one break at the start of May and the coast takes its first full weekend of the year.82
  16. Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break and festival weekends · 1 mrt – 25 apr (meestal)March and April are the park's busiest weeks, and the two Coachella weekends in Indio empty every rental in the high desert.81
  17. Nationaal Park Grand Canyon 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break crowds · 1 mrt – 15 aprThe first real rush of the year, when the rim is comfortable and the inner canyon is not yet dangerous.80
  18. Clearwater 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 1 mrt – 15 aprMarch into early April is the busiest beach stretch of the year, with staggered university and school breaks running back to back.80
  19. Orlando 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 5 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)Six weeks of staggered American school breaks, peaking around Easter, and the parks run at capacity through most of it.79
  20. Nassau 🇧🇸 Bahama'sUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)American students take Cable Beach and Paradise Island for most of March.78
  21. Key West 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break peak · 1 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)March is usually the busiest month of the year, with spring-break families on top of the winter crowd; hotels run close to full, rates and airfares peak, and Duval Street is loud late.77
  22. Cancún 🇲🇽 MexicoUS spring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)American universities empty into the hotel zone for most of March.76
  23. Tulum 🇲🇽 MexicoSpring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)March brings the North American student crowd down the coast, mostly to the beach road hotels rather than the pueblo where everyone actually lives and eats.76
  24. Arches National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring peak season · 10 mrt – 31 meiSpring break traffic starts in March and does not let up until June.75
  25. Fort Lauderdale 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring break · 25 feb – 5 apr (meestal)Tamed a long way from the 1980s version, but March still fills A1A and the beach bars.75

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Schoolvakanties in mei

  1. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer season · 23 mei – 7 sepCoast Highway through the village backs up from Memorial Day, the beach lots fill before nine, and the free summer trolley is the only sane way in.93
  2. Sotsji 🇷🇺 RuslandThe May holidays · 29 apr – 11 meiTwo public holidays run into one break at the start of May and the coast takes its first full weekend of the year.89
  3. Mussoorie 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station season · 15 apr – 30 junThe reason the town exists.88
  4. Virginia Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenBoardwalk summer season · 23 mei – 7 sep (meestal)Memorial Day to Labor Day on a three-mile boardwalk with a stage at every few blocks.87
  5. Shimla 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station season · 15 apr – 30 junDelhi and Chandigarh come up for the school break and the Ridge and the Mall are a crowd every evening.87
  6. Nainital 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer lake season · 15 apr – 30 junThe town's whole year happens in these weeks: rowing boats out from the Mallital ghats all day, the Mall closed to traffic in the evening, and a long queue for the ropeway up to Snow View.87
  7. Boston 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCommencement season · 8–25 mei (meestal)Dozens of colleges graduate within a fortnight in May and every family in America books a room.86
  8. Murree 🇵🇰 PakistanSummer hill-station season · 15 mei – 31 augThe plains escape up the ridge for the whole summer and the Mall is a crowd from noon until midnight.86
  9. Parijs 🇫🇷 FrankrijkMay public holidays · 1–31 mei (meestal)Three or four public days land in the month and Parisians bridge them into long weekends.85
  10. Outer Banks 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRental season peak · 23 mei – 7 sep (meestal)Memorial Day to Labor Day, when the cottages rent by the week and everyone changes over on the same Saturday.84
  11. Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station rush · 15 mei – 15 julKashmir's peak domestic season.84
  12. Moskou 🇷🇺 RuslandDacha season · 1 mei – 31 augFrom May anyone with a plot outside town is on it at weekends.81
  13. Arches National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring peak season · 10 mrt – 31 meiSpring break traffic starts in March and does not let up until June.81
  14. Ooty 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station season · 1 apr – 15 junThe plains come up and the town takes most of its year's business in ten weeks.78
  15. Baguio 🇵🇭 FilipijnenSummer capital season · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)The months lowlanders drive up to get out of the heat.72
  16. Kodaikanal 🇮🇳 IndiaHill-station summer season · 1 apr – 15 jun (meestal)The reason the town exists: when Madurai and Chennai become unbearable, everyone who can afford it comes up here.68
  17. Krasnaja Poljana 🇷🇺 RuslandThe May holidays · 29 apr – 11 meiRussia runs two public holidays into one long break at the start of May, and the valley fills for the last of the snow at the top and the first of the trails below it.66
  18. Gulmarg 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station rush · 25 mei – 15 julKashmir's peak domestic season.65
  19. Perhentian Islands 🇲🇾 MaleisiëMalaysian school holidays · 20 mei – 15 sep (meestal)The mid-year and term breaks send families from the peninsula out on the Kuala Besut boats, and the handful of beach chalets sell out well in advance.64
  20. Darjeeling 🇮🇳 IndiaHill-station summer season · 15 apr – 15 jun (meestal)Kolkata and the plains come up to escape the heat and the Mall, the toy train and the Tiger Hill jeeps are all booked out.62
  21. Cameron Highlands 🇲🇾 MaleisiëMid-year school break · 20 mei – 10 jul (meestal)The first of the two family waves.62
  22. Đà Nẵng 🇻🇳 VietnamReunification Day break · 28 apr – 4 meiReunification Day and May Day run together into the year's biggest domestic travel block, and the central coast beaches are where the country goes.61
  23. La Union 🇵🇭 FilipijnenSummer beach crush · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)Four hours from Manila on the expressway, so the Urbiztondo strip is bumper to bumper at weekends and the surf schools run flat out on knee-high water.59
  24. Huế 🇻🇳 VietnamReunification Day break · 28 apr – 4 meiThe long weekend sends the whole country on the road, and Hue is a stop on the way to the central beaches.56
  25. Hạ Long 🇻🇳 VietnamReunification Day break · 28 apr – 4 meiHanoi drives to the coast for the long weekend and Bai Chay is solid.56

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Schoolvakanties in juni

  1. Stockholm 🇸🇪 ZwedenMidsummer · 18–27 jun (meestal)The city empties for the archipelago and the countryside on Midsummer Eve and shops shut.95
  2. Vilnius 🇱🇹 LitouwenJonines · 23–24 junBonfires and wreaths on the Neris banks on the shortest night, and a public holiday the next day.94
  3. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer season · 23 mei – 7 sepCoast Highway through the village backs up from Memorial Day, the beach lots fill before nine, and the free summer trolley is the only sane way in.94
  4. Newport 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer season · 20 jun – 7 sepA town of twenty-five thousand taking several million visitors a year, most of them in ten weeks.93
  5. Riga 🇱🇻 LetlandJani and Ligo · 21–25 jun (meestal)The city empties for the countryside on 23 June: bonfires until dawn, oak wreaths, caraway cheese and beer.92
  6. Casablanca 🇲🇦 MarokkoThe Marhaba summer · 10 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The annual return of Moroccans living abroad runs through the port and Mohammed V airport from mid-June to mid-September.92
  7. Moskou 🇷🇺 RuslandDacha season · 1 mei – 31 augFrom May anyone with a plot outside town is on it at weekends.90
  8. Helsinki 🇫🇮 FinlandMidsummer · 18–27 jun (meestal)The city empties for the countryside on Midsummer Eve and almost nothing in town stays open.90
  9. Gdańsk 🇵🇱 PolenPolish summer holidays · 25 jun – 31 aug (meestal)Schools break from late June to the end of August and the coast is where the country goes.90
  10. Tanger 🇲🇦 MarokkoThe summer crossing · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)Millions of Moroccans living in Europe come home through Tangier Med over the summer, and the port, the motorway and every hotel bed absorb the surge.90
  11. Taghazout 🇲🇦 MarokkoThe flat Moroccan summer · 15 jun – 10 sep (meestal)Small waves, warm water and the beaches taken over by Moroccan families for the holidays.90
  12. Pärnu 🇪🇪 EstlandEstonia's summer capital · 15 jun – 20 augTallinn moves here for the summer: the long shallow beach, the wooden bathhouse, funfairs and clubs, and prices to match.90
  13. Tallinn 🇪🇪 EstlandJaanipaev · 22–25 junEstonia leaves for the countryside for midsummer bonfires and the city shuts on the 23rd and 24th.89
  14. South Lake Tahoe 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer peak · 20 jun – 7 sepThe Bay Area empties up here at weekends from late June, and the two-lane road round the west shore to Emerald Bay is the pinch point.89
  15. Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëQueensland winter holidays · 26 jun – 13 jul (meestal)The two-week winter break lands exactly as the first whales arrive, which is the busiest fortnight the marina sees.89
  16. Niagarawatervallen 🇨🇦 CanadaSummer peak · 25 jun – 5 sepSchool holidays on both sides of the border land at once, and the queue for the boat runs an hour or more by midday.89
  17. Sotsji 🇷🇺 RuslandThe domestic summer season · 20 jun – 31 augThis is where Russia goes on holiday now, and the whole strip from Adler to Loo is full for ten weeks.88
  18. Nida 🇱🇹 LitouwenSpit summer season · 20 jun – 25 augA village of a couple of thousand takes the whole of Lithuania's holiday for two months: ferry queues at Klaipeda, no parking near the dune, and guesthouse prices to match.88
  19. Guatapé 🇨🇴 ColombiaJune long weekends and school break · 8 jun – 15 jul (meestal)Colombia's mid-year school break and a run of Monday holidays in June send Medellin families out for the weekend, filling the boats, the climb up El Penol and the hotels; weekdays stay calm.87
  20. Bozeman 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenYellowstone gateway summer · 20 jun – 25 augBozeman is the airport for the north end of Yellowstone, so the whole park's summer traffic passes through town.85
  21. Campos do Jordão 🇧🇷 BraziliëWinter high season · 1 jun – 15 augSão Paulo drives up here for the cold.85
  22. Trabzon 🇹🇷 TurkijeThe Gulf summer · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)Families from the Gulf come here to escape their own summer, and Uzungöl, the hotels and the mountain minibuses are booked out with them.84
  23. Füssen 🇩🇪 DuitslandCastle high season · 20 jun – 10 sep (meestal)Timed slots for Neuschwanstein sell out days ahead through the European school holidays, and the shuttle queue at Hohenschwangau runs to an hour.82
  24. Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station rush · 15 mei – 15 julKashmir's peak domestic season.82
  25. Mussoorie 🇮🇳 IndiaSummer hill-station season · 15 apr – 30 junThe reason the town exists.81

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Schoolvakanties in juli

  1. Oxford 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkLanguage schools and coach season · 1 jul – 31 augSummer schools take the empty colleges and the coach tours take the centre, so Broad Street and the Bodleian queue are at their worst exactly when the colleges are most open.95
  2. Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 🇧🇪 BelgiëThe August lull · 25 jul – 20 aug (meestal)The institutions rise for the summer and the city goes with them: neighbourhood restaurants close for a fortnight, the tram is empty, and the museums are the easiest they will be all year.94
  3. Oslo 🇳🇴 NoorwegenFellesferien · 1–21 jul (meestal)The common holiday: much of the working city takes the same three weeks off, neighbourhood restaurants shut and the streets belong to visitors.94
  4. Santiago de Compostella 🇪🇸 SpanjePeak pilgrim summer · 1 jul – 31 augSpanish holidays and the busiest Camino months land together.94
  5. La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkThe Ile de Re summer · 10 jul – 25 augHalf of Paris takes the island for the school holidays and everything crosses the same toll bridge.94
  6. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish summer holidays · 20 jul – 2 sepSeven miles of sand and the whole of the South East on it in a heatwave; the seafront car parks fill by ten and the trains from Waterloo run standing.94
  7. Ericeira 🇵🇹 PortugalPortuguese summer holidays · 1 jul – 31 augLisbon is forty minutes away and comes here at weekends all summer, on top of the surf camps.93
  8. Guatapé 🇨🇴 ColombiaJune long weekends and school break · 8 jun – 15 jul (meestal)Colombia's mid-year school break and a run of Monday holidays in June send Medellin families out for the weekend, filling the boats, the climb up El Penol and the hotels; weekdays stay calm.93
  9. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer season · 23 mei – 7 sepCoast Highway through the village backs up from Memorial Day, the beach lots fill before nine, and the free summer trolley is the only sane way in.93
  10. Luxemburg 🇱🇺 LuxemburgAugust residents' holiday · 25 jul – 25 aug (meestal)A small capital of commuters empties for the summer, and the Schueberfouer funfair on the Glacis in the last two weeks of August and start of September is what brings the place back.92
  11. Birmingham 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish summer holidays · 20 jul – 2 sepSix weeks in which Cadbury World, the Sea Life Centre and the Legoland Discovery Centre run at capacity and the centre fills with families.92
  12. Bath 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepA compact centre takes the whole of the English summer break at once.92
  13. Tofino 🇨🇦 CanadaPeak summer · 1 jul – 5 sepOne two-lane road over the island brings everyone in, and July and August book out months ahead at the highest rates on the coast.92
  14. Pärnu 🇪🇪 EstlandEstonia's summer capital · 15 jun – 20 augTallinn moves here for the summer: the long shallow beach, the wooden bathhouse, funfairs and clubs, and prices to match.92
  15. Visby 🇸🇪 ZwedenPeak Gotland summer · 1 jul – 15 augThe whole of Stockholm seems to come over for July.92
  16. Cascais 🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon's summer coast · 1 jul – 31 augThe Cascais line runs standing-room only at weekends once the schools break, and the town is as much a Lisbon suburb on holiday as a resort.91
  17. Wight 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSummer ferry peak · 20 jul – 1 sepCar ferry fares roughly double for the English school holidays and the crossings sell out days ahead.91
  18. Bar Harbor 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPeak summer season · 1 jul – 31 augA town of five thousand hosting several million park visitors a year does most of it now.91
  19. Soorts-Hossegor 🇫🇷 FrankrijkFrench summer holidays · 1 jul – 31 augJuly and August turn the lake, the Place des Landais and the central beaches into one of the busiest resorts on the Landes coast.91
  20. Bodø 🇳🇴 NoorwegenLofoten ferry crush · 1 jul – 15 augMost people are here to get to Lofoten, and in July the car ferry to Moskenes is the bottleneck: reserve a vehicle place or expect to sit in the queue at the quay for a sailing or two.90
  21. Newquay 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepThe A30 into Cornwall backs up on changeover Saturdays and the town runs at capacity for six weeks.90
  22. York 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepThe Shambles is a lane wide enough for two people and takes the whole of August.90
  23. Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliëQueensland winter holidays · 26 jun – 13 jul (meestal)The two-week winter break lands exactly as the first whales arrive, which is the busiest fortnight the marina sees.89
  24. St Ives 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepThe town is medieval-narrow and takes the whole of August at once.89
  25. Mackinac 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHigh summer · 1 jul – 25 augFifteen thousand day visitors can land on a good July day on an island of five hundred residents.89

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Schoolvakanties in augustus

  1. Luxemburg 🇱🇺 LuxemburgAugust residents' holiday · 25 jul – 25 aug (meestal)A small capital of commuters empties for the summer, and the Schueberfouer funfair on the Glacis in the last two weeks of August and start of September is what brings the place back.95
  2. Sintra 🇵🇹 PortugalAugust day-trippers · 1–31 augPortuguese holidays on top of the Lisbon coach trade.95
  3. Moskou 🇷🇺 RuslandDacha season · 1 mei – 31 augFrom May anyone with a plot outside town is on it at weekends.94
  4. Gdańsk 🇵🇱 PolenPolish summer holidays · 25 jun – 31 aug (meestal)Schools break from late June to the end of August and the coast is where the country goes.93
  5. Ericeira 🇵🇹 PortugalPortuguese summer holidays · 1 jul – 31 augLisbon is forty minutes away and comes here at weekends all summer, on top of the surf camps.93
  6. Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 🇧🇪 BelgiëThe August lull · 25 jul – 20 aug (meestal)The institutions rise for the summer and the city goes with them: neighbourhood restaurants close for a fortnight, the tram is empty, and the museums are the easiest they will be all year.92
  7. La Rochelle 🇫🇷 FrankrijkThe Ile de Re summer · 10 jul – 25 augHalf of Paris takes the island for the school holidays and everything crosses the same toll bridge.92
  8. Oxford 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkLanguage schools and coach season · 1 jul – 31 augSummer schools take the empty colleges and the coach tours take the centre, so Broad Street and the Bodleian queue are at their worst exactly when the colleges are most open.92
  9. York 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepThe Shambles is a lane wide enough for two people and takes the whole of August.92
  10. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer season · 23 mei – 7 sepCoast Highway through the village backs up from Memorial Day, the beach lots fill before nine, and the free summer trolley is the only sane way in.92
  11. Santiago de Compostella 🇪🇸 SpanjePeak pilgrim summer · 1 jul – 31 augSpanish holidays and the busiest Camino months land together.91
  12. Nazaré 🇵🇹 PortugalPortuguese August · 1–31 augThis is a domestic resort before it is an international one, and in August it fills with families from Lisbon and Leiria.91
  13. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish summer holidays · 20 jul – 2 sepSeven miles of sand and the whole of the South East on it in a heatwave; the seafront car parks fill by ten and the trains from Waterloo run standing.91
  14. Mackinac 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHigh summer · 1 jul – 25 augFifteen thousand day visitors can land on a good July day on an island of five hundred residents.91
  15. Parijs 🇫🇷 FrankrijkThe August closures · 1–25 aug (meestal)Bakeries and neighbourhood restaurants shut in rotation for two or three weeks and hang a paper note on the door.90
  16. Cascais 🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon's summer coast · 1 jul – 31 augThe Cascais line runs standing-room only at weekends once the schools break, and the town is as much a Lisbon suburb on holiday as a resort.90
  17. Whitby 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkPeak summer on the harbour · 20 jul – 1 sepThe car parks are full by ten, the queue at the fish shops runs down Pier Road, and the 199 steps move at the pace of the slowest party on them.90
  18. Birmingham 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish summer holidays · 20 jul – 2 sepSix weeks in which Cadbury World, the Sea Life Centre and the Legoland Discovery Centre run at capacity and the centre fills with families.89
  19. Tofino 🇨🇦 CanadaPeak summer · 1 jul – 5 sepOne two-lane road over the island brings everyone in, and July and August book out months ahead at the highest rates on the coast.89
  20. Cuenca 🇪🇨 EcuadorHighland school holidays · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)Schools in Ecuador's highlands break from early July to the end of August, so Cuenca, Cajas and the hot springs at Banos de Cuenca see more domestic families, especially at weekends.89
  21. Pristina KosovoDiaspora summer · 1 jul – 31 augFamilies come back from Germany, Switzerland and Austria for the school holidays, and the city runs on weddings, full cafe terraces and German plates on every second car.89
  22. Wight 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSummer ferry peak · 20 jul – 1 sepCar ferry fares roughly double for the English school holidays and the crossings sell out days ahead.89
  23. San Marino San MarinoCoach day-tripper peak · 1 jul – 31 augThe Rimini beach resorts send coaches up all summer, and between eleven and four the duty-free shops on the main street are what most people see of the country.89
  24. Bath 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepA compact centre takes the whole of the English summer break at once.88
  25. Sylt 🇩🇪 DuitslandGerman summer holidays · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia empty onto this island for eight weeks.88

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Schoolvakanties in september

  1. Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer season · 23 mei – 7 sepCoast Highway through the village backs up from Memorial Day, the beach lots fill before nine, and the free summer trolley is the only sane way in.93
  2. Niagarawatervallen 🇨🇦 CanadaSummer peak · 25 jun – 5 sepSchool holidays on both sides of the border land at once, and the queue for the boat runs an hour or more by midday.92
  3. Boston 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenStudent move-in weekend · 28 aug – 4 sep (meestal)Most student leases turn over on 1 September, known locally as "Allston Christmas": every U-Haul in New England is double-parked in Allston and Brighton, and curbs fill with discarded furniture.90
  4. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorNorthern summer peak · 15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)The islands run a visitor cap through the permitted sites, so the pressure shows up as price and availability rather than queues.88
  5. Casablanca 🇲🇦 MarokkoThe Marhaba summer · 10 jun – 15 sep (meestal)The annual return of Moroccans living abroad runs through the port and Mohammed V airport from mid-June to mid-September.88
  6. Newport 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer season · 20 jun – 7 sepA town of twenty-five thousand taking several million visitors a year, most of them in ten weeks.88
  7. Gibraltar GibraltarSummer border queues · 1 jul – 5 sepThe land frontier with Spain can take up to two hours to cross by car in high summer and on Spanish holiday weekends.87
  8. Jeruzalem 🇮🇱 IsraëlSukkot · 20 sep – 25 okt (meestal)Booths on every balcony, the priestly blessing at the Western Wall drawing tens of thousands, and a week of school holiday that fills every site in the country.86
  9. Tanger 🇲🇦 MarokkoThe summer crossing · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)Millions of Moroccans living in Europe come home through Tangier Med over the summer, and the port, the motorway and every hotel bed absorb the surge.86
  10. Taghazout 🇲🇦 MarokkoThe flat Moroccan summer · 15 jun – 10 sep (meestal)Small waves, warm water and the beaches taken over by Moroccan families for the holidays.86
  11. South Lake Tahoe 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSummer peak · 20 jun – 7 sepThe Bay Area empties up here at weekends from late June, and the two-lane road round the west shore to Emerald Bay is the pinch point.85
  12. Barcelona 🇪🇸 SpanjeThe August closures · 1 aug – 5 sepNeighbourhood restaurants, bakeries and small shops shut for the holidays from the start of August into the first week of September.84
  13. Wight 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSummer ferry peak · 20 jul – 1 sepCar ferry fares roughly double for the English school holidays and the crossings sell out days ahead.84
  14. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish summer holidays · 20 jul – 2 sepSeven miles of sand and the whole of the South East on it in a heatwave; the seafront car parks fill by ten and the trains from Waterloo run standing.82
  15. Bath 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepA compact centre takes the whole of the English summer break at once.80
  16. York 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepThe Shambles is a lane wide enough for two people and takes the whole of August.80
  17. Whitby 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkPeak summer on the harbour · 20 jul – 1 sepThe car parks are full by ten, the queue at the fish shops runs down Pier Road, and the 199 steps move at the pace of the slowest party on them.80
  18. Birmingham 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish summer holidays · 20 jul – 2 sepSix weeks in which Cadbury World, the Sea Life Centre and the Legoland Discovery Centre run at capacity and the centre fills with families.79
  19. Newquay 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepThe A30 into Cornwall backs up on changeover Saturdays and the town runs at capacity for six weeks.79
  20. Trabzon 🇹🇷 TurkijeThe Gulf summer · 15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)Families from the Gulf come here to escape their own summer, and Uzungöl, the hotels and the mountain minibuses are booked out with them.78
  21. St Ives 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkEnglish school holidays · 18 jul – 1 sepThe town is medieval-narrow and takes the whole of August at once.78
  22. Virginia Beach 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenBoardwalk summer season · 23 mei – 7 sep (meestal)Memorial Day to Labor Day on a three-mile boardwalk with a stage at every few blocks.77
  23. Alexandrië 🇪🇬 EgypteThe Egyptian summer season · 15 jun – 10 sep (meestal)Families take flats along the coast for weeks at a time, corniche traffic doubles and rooms cost roughly twice the spring rate.77
  24. Füssen 🇩🇪 DuitslandCastle high season · 20 jun – 10 sep (meestal)Timed slots for Neuschwanstein sell out days ahead through the European school holidays, and the shuttle queue at Hohenschwangau runs to an hour.77
  25. Outer Banks 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRental season peak · 23 mei – 7 sep (meestal)Memorial Day to Labor Day, when the cottages rent by the week and everyone changes over on the same Saturday.76

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Schoolvakanties in oktober

  1. Jeruzalem 🇮🇱 IsraëlSukkot · 20 sep – 25 okt (meestal)Booths on every balcony, the priestly blessing at the Western Wall drawing tens of thousands, and a week of school holiday that fills every site in the country.92
  2. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraëlSukkot week · 20 sep – 25 okt (meestal)The autumn school holiday, and the beach is still warm enough to use, so the city fills again for a week.84
  3. Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalDashain · 20 sep – 25 okt (meestal)Nepal's longest holiday.73
  4. Darjeeling 🇮🇳 IndiaDurga Puja and Dashain · 25 sep – 25 okt (meestal)Bengal's biggest holiday and the Nepali Dashain fall together, and the whole of Kolkata seems to come up the hill.60
  5. Manilla 🇵🇭 FilipijnenUndas · 29 okt – 2 novFamilies camp overnight in the cemeteries for All Saints' and All Souls', and the rest of the country goes home for it.55
  6. Åre 🇸🇪 ZwedenHostlov (autumn break) · 19 okt – 2 nov (meestal)Swedish schools take a one-week autumn half-term in late October, staggered by region, and Are fills with families and wilderness-camp activities whichever week is local to them.48
  7. Rukatunturi 🇫🇮 FinlandFinnish autumn break · 10–25 okt (meestal)Syysloma falls in the second half of October, between the walking season and reliable snow, and the resort runs a family programme through it.41

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Schoolvakanties in november

  1. Plettenbergbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaMatric Rage · 20 nov – 10 dec (meestal)Plett is one of South Africa's biggest Rage destinations: a week when school-leavers from across the country take over Central Beach and Cairnbrogie Farm for parties running from early afternoon into the night.92
  2. Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AustraliëSchoolies · 15 nov – 12 dec (meestal)Three weeks from mid-November when school leavers take over Surfers Paradise in tens of thousands.78
  3. Manilla 🇵🇭 FilipijnenUndas · 29 okt – 2 novFamilies camp overnight in the cemeteries for All Saints' and All Souls', and the rest of the country goes home for it.65
  4. Cameron Highlands 🇲🇾 MaleisiëYear-end school holidays · 15 nov – 5 jan (meestal)The busiest six weeks here, when the year-end break, the cool nights and the festive travel all land together.57
  5. Panama-Stad 🇵🇦 PanamaPanama's November holidays · 2–10 novFour national days inside nine, with school bands drumming down Via Espana for most of them and the whole country on the move.54
  6. Bocas del Toro 🇵🇦 PanamaPanama's November holidays · 2–10 novFour national days inside nine: separation from Colombia, flag day, Colon day, then the first cry of independence.50
  7. Penang 🇲🇾 MaleisiëMalaysian year-end break · 20 nov – 5 jan (meestal)The long school holiday brings peninsular families and Singapore weekenders to Batu Ferringhi and the hill, and the ferry and bridge traffic goes with them.47
  8. Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 MaleisiëYear-end causeway crush · 15 nov – 5 jan (meestal)Singapore's school holidays turn the two crossings into a several-hour queue on Friday evenings and again on Sunday nights.47
  9. Langkawi 🇲🇾 MaleisiëMalaysian school holidays · 20 nov – 5 jan (meestal)The long year-end break brings the peninsula's families and the Singapore weekenders, and the island is at its most booked, ferries included.44
  10. Åre 🇸🇪 ZwedenHostlov (autumn break) · 19 okt – 2 nov (meestal)Swedish schools take a one-week autumn half-term in late October, staggered by region, and Are fills with families and wilderness-camp activities whichever week is local to them.31

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Schoolvakanties in december

  1. Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiëThe coast fills up · 10 dec – 15 jan (meestal)Half of inland Namibia drives to the sea in December and Swakopmund is where it stops.96
  2. Margaret River 🇦🇺 AustraliëWestern Australian summer holidays · 17 dec – 31 jan (meestal)Perth empties into this coast for six weeks and the beach houses go at holiday rates months ahead.96
  3. Hermanus 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSouth African summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)The Overberg's beach fortnight: the town roughly doubles in size, the whales have mostly gone, and the restaurants along the cliff need booking.94
  4. Kangaroo Island 🇦🇺 AustraliëSouth Australian summer holidays · 12 dec – 27 jan (meestal)Adelaide comes across for the summer break and the ferry crossings for cars fill weeks ahead.94
  5. Jeffreysbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaDecember holiday season · 15 dec – 10 janThe South African summer break turns a quiet surf town into a resort: the main beach is full, the surf shops trade all day and rates roughly double.93
  6. Hurghada 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from northern Europe fill the strip through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms.92
  7. Sharm-el-Sheikh 🇪🇬 EgypteEuropean winter season · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)Charter flights from Europe fill the bay through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms, when the water is coolest and the air is at its most reasonable.92
  8. Knysna 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaGarden Route summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)The N2 through town becomes a queue and the lagoon fills with boats.92
  9. Plettenbergbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaMatric Rage · 20 nov – 10 dec (meestal)Plett is one of South Africa's biggest Rage destinations: a week when school-leavers from across the country take over Central Beach and Cairnbrogie Farm for parties running from early afternoon into the night.92
  10. Kaapstad 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaSouth African summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)From mid-December the rest of the country arrives and the city runs at capacity: beaches full, restaurants booked, and the coast road round Chapman's Peak at a crawl.91
  11. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaJamhuri Day · 12 decIndependence day, a public holiday with a stadium ceremony, and the start of the stretch when Kenyan families fill the parks and the coast for the holidays.91
  12. Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaEastern Cape summer holidays · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)The province's beach fortnight.91
  13. Paihia 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Auckland comes north for three hours and stays for a fortnight, so the motels double their rates and the ferry to Russell queues.91
  14. Auckland 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 31 jan (meestal)The country takes its long break from just before Christmas to the end of January.90
  15. Christchurch 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 19 dec – 1 feb (meestal)The country shuts for a fortnight from Christmas: the city itself goes quiet and half its cafes close, while Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula bays are the busiest they get all year.89
  16. Stellenbosch 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaFestive season in the Winelands · 15 dec – 15 jan (meestal)Cape Town's holiday crowd drives out for lunch and the well-known estates need a booking weeks ahead.89
  17. Punta del Diablo 🇺🇾 UruguaySummer crush · 15 dec – 28 febA fishing village of a few hundred takes upwards of twenty thousand Argentines, Brazilians and Uruguayans for January.89
  18. Punta del Este 🇺🇾 UruguayUruguayan summer season · 20 dec – 28 febJanuary is the peak and February is the version people actually enjoy: the same beaches, the same restaurants open, noticeably fewer cars on the Rambla.88
  19. Wollongong 🇦🇺 AustraliëSummer holiday peak · 18 dec – 31 janThe Illawarra beaches take the overflow from Sydney for six weeks, and the northern ones — Austinmer, Thirroul, Coalcliff — fill first because they are closest to the train line.88
  20. Mar del Plata 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëArgentine summer season · 15 dec – 28 febThe city's population multiplies from mid-December, Bristol beach is sold by the tent and the coast road queues both ways on a Sunday.88
  21. Wellington 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Parliament rises, the public service leaves town and a good share of the cafes shut for a fortnight.87
  22. Taupo 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandLake summer holidays · 20 dec – 31 janTaupō is where a large slice of the North Island spends Christmas: boats on the lake, the domain full of tents and the bays busy from breakfast.87
  23. Nelson 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 31 janNelson and Golden Bay are where the South Island goes for Christmas.86
  24. Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustraliëNew South Wales summer holidays · 18 dec – 27 jan (meestal)Sydney drives up for the cool air over the summer break and the lookout car parks fill by mid-morning.86
  25. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandNew Zealand summer holidays · 20 dec – 1 feb (meestal)Everyone driving between Christchurch and Picton stops here, and in January that is a lot of people for one main street.86

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