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| Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. Photo © Chris Raven (ebooktravelguides.com) |
The world is bursting with incredible festivals, national parks, wildlife, sporting events and holy spectacles, but to witness the best of what the planet has to offer you need to travel at the right time!
To help assist you in planning your adventure, Lonely Planet have launched 'The Best Place to be Today' travel bible providing you with a list of the annual events and wildlife seasons that will help you plan the trip of a lifetime. Check the links below to download individual chapters from the book for the month you plan to travel to see what's happening in the world, and help decide what you want to see.
You can now download eBook versions Lonely Planet as individual chapters for a few euros, and read them on your tablet, smartphone, eBook reader or laptop.
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1. World's Best Places to be in January - Lonely Planet
Includes: Cheer at Kaapse Klopse, Ride the Cresta Run, Surf the Superbank, Waltz around Vienna, Climb Adam’s Peak, Watch wolves in Yellowstone and much more.
2. World's Best Places to be in February - Lonely Planet
Includes: Gawp at the Ice & Snow Festival, Trek on the Zanskar River, Cruise the Nile, See monarch butterflies, Spot Tasmanian devils, Strip at the Naked Festival and much more.
3. World's Best Places to be in March - Lonely Planet
Includes: Try river-tubing, Throw a paint party on Holi, Watch blue whales, Raise a glass at Starkbierzeit, Celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Be dazzled by the Northern Lights and much more.
4. World's Best Places to be in April - Lonely Planet
Includes: Ski the Haute Route, Get soaked at Songkran, Dance in the desert, Track chimpanzees, Ride the Friendship Highway, See the original bungy-jumpers and much more.
5. World's Best Places to be in May - Lonely Planet
Includes: Brave the Snake Festival, Sail the Bermuda Triangle, Find Komodo dragons, Run down a hill after
a cheese, Be starstruck at Cannes and much more.
6. World's Best Places to be in June - Lonely Planet
Includes: Track tigers, Yomp around Yosemite, Wonder at the White Nights, See solstice at Stonehenge, Attend Inti Raymi, Groove at Glastonbury and much more.
7. World's Best Places to be in July - Lonely Planet
Includes: See the Land of Fire & Ice, Get close to humpbacks, Watch fishing bears, Traverse a glacier, Join the Festa del Redentore, Gaze at Gion Matsuri and much more.
8. World's Best Places to be in August - Lonely Planet
Includes: Drive the Canning Stock Route, Pig out at the Pig Festival, Make merry with Mozart, Hip swivel at Elvis Week, Snorkel with humpbacks, Arm yourself at La Tomatina, Be a part of Burning Man and much more.
9. World's Best Places to be in September - Lonely Planet
Includes: Watch 120,000 elephants, Have a Highland fling, Get wet at Angel Falls, Raft the Grand Canyon, Join Barca’s biggest fiesta, Slurp at the Oyster Festival and much more.
10. World's Best Places to be in October - Lonely Planet
Includes: Raise a stein at Oktoberfest, See 200,000 turtles, Smile at MassKara, Paraglide at Ölüdeniz, Get close to polar bears, Meet the Lord of Miracles, See Kakadu spring to life and much more.
11. World's Best Places to be in November - Lonely Planet
Includes: Celebrate the dead, Bet on the Melbourne Cup, Dive into cenotes, Join the Turnip Festival, Go for an undersea stroll, Watch silent lightning and much more.
12. World's Best Places to be in December - Lonely Planet
Includes: Beat up Santa at Klausjagen, Sail the White Continent, Eat chocolate at l’Escalade, Whirl with the dervishes, Party at Fiesta de Santo Tomás, Meet Santa in Lapland, Say hooray for Hogmanay and much more.