Asia
34 destinations — from budget backpacking to luxury escapes
34 destinations — from budget backpacking to luxury escapes
The world's largest continent spans ancient civilisations, towering mountain ranges, and some of the planet's most dynamic cities. From Japan's precision to India's colour to Southeast Asia's jungles, Asia rewards curious travellers with endless variety.
34 destinations — tap any card for full travel guide
Great Wall mornings, Shanghai nights
Island mornings and night-market feasts
Quiet shrines, glowing streets
Street food capital of the tropics
Volcanoes, temples and 17,000 islands
Ancient temples to emerald bays
Maharajas, mystics and a million colors
Seoul nights and slow palace mornings
Ancient temples, tea hills and tropical beaches
Roof of the world, home of Everest
Garden city where cultures and cuisines converge
7,000 islands and the warmest welcome
Night markets, jade temples and mountain peaks
Ancient Angkor Wat and jungle temple magic
Ancient wine, Caucasus mountains and old churches
Ancient monasteries carved into mountain rock
Golden temples and misty ancient kingdoms
Untouched Buddhist kingdom on the Mekong
The last Shangri-la and happiness kingdom
Neon city where East meets West in style
Silk Road cities of turquoise and gold
Steppe wilderness meets futuristic Astana
Endless steppes and nomadic eagle traditions
Flames, Silk Road & the Caspian coast
K2, Mughal splendour & the world's most underrated mountains
Bengal tigers, river deltas & the world's longest beach
Nomads, yurts & the Tian Shan mountains
Pamir Highway, Silk Road ruins & the roof of the world
Golden mosque, water village & pristine Borneo jungle
Asia's youngest nation — world-record reefs & mountain pilgrimage
Portuguese fado meets Chinese fireworks over the world’s biggest casino
Door to Hell crater, white marble capital & Silk Road Merv
The most closed society on earth — Mass Games, Juche Tower & the DMZ
Band-e-Amir lakes, Bamiyan niches & the Wakhan Corridor — Central Asia’s crossroads
Quick picks from our 34 Asia guides. Budgets are typical mid-range daily costs per person from each guide, in US dollars.
There is no single best season for a whole region. These are the destinations whose best travel window, per our guides, falls in each season.
Thailand, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Macau
Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia, Georgia, Bhutan, Uzbekistan and 5 more
Malaysia, Indonesia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste
Among our 34 Asia guides, the most read are China, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Based on the typical mid-range daily budgets in our guides, the most affordable are Laos (~$18/day), Sri Lanka (~$48/day), Kyrgyzstan (~$51/day). Actual costs depend heavily on travel style and season.
It depends on where you go. Across our Asia guides, March to May is the best window for the most destinations (15 of 34). Destinations at their best in each period: Dec – Feb: 9, Mar – May: 15, Jun – Aug: 8, Sep – Nov: 14. Check each guide for its specific best months.
Destinations whose best season includes December to February include Thailand, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines.