Asia

Highlights & Suggested Itineraries

The world's largest continent, home to 60% of the world's population, literally defies description. From the chaotic colossus that is China to squeaky-clean Singapore, Asia is too vast and too different to fit any of a thousand notions.

Whether you're exploring the foothills of Mt Fuji or kicking back on a beach in southern Thailand; whether you're eating dim sum in a Hong Kong market or clambering the Great Wall, one thing is certain: you will never get a handle on Asia, but there's plenty of fun to be had in trying.

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Suggested Itineraries: Asia

Whatever time of year you visit, Asia has something in store. Chinese New Year, which usually takes place in February, sees Asia at its most colorful and entertaining, but you'll have to share festival space with literally billions of others. Three weeks after, Singapore holds its biggest street festival, Chingay. This period is also the Southeast Asian high season.

The monsoon season runs roughly from June to October, but you can escape it by going north, to Beijing and beyond, which basks in a glorious summer. For more suggested itineraries and travel ideas in Asia, have a look at our Top 25 Things to Do in Asia blog post, or some of the other recent blog posts about Asia: suggested itineraries in Singapore or suggested itineraries in Hong Kong, tours and day trips in Beijing or suggested itineraries in Vietnam.