Where to travel in December
25 destinations in TripPlan’s catalogue are at their best in December. They’re grouped by country, and when the country has a guide we link it so you can see what it costs and what the weather’s like.
“Best time” is TripPlan’s own assessment for each destination, based on its climate and season. It isn’t a weather forecast.
Spain
What a trip to Spain costsTenerife
from 5 daysFamily-friendly
- Beach
- Nature
- Adventure
Austria
What a trip to Austria costsVienna
from 4 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
- Food
Hallstatt
from 2 daysFamily-friendly
- Nature
- Romantic
- Relaxing
Switzerland
What a trip to Switzerland costsSwiss Alps
from 5 daysFamily-friendly
- Nature
- Adventure
Italy
What a trip to Italy costsDolomites
from 5 daysFamily-friendly
- Nature
- Adventure
Finland
What a trip to Finland costsFinnish Lapland
from 4 daysFamily-friendly
- Nature
- Adventure
- Family
Egypt
What a trip to Egypt costsEgypt (Cairo + the Nile)
from 8 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
- Adventure
Thailand
What a trip to Thailand costsBangkok + islands
from 10 daysFamily-friendly
- Beach
- Adventure
- Food
Vietnam
What a trip to Vietnam costsVietnam
from 10 days
- Adventure
- Culture
- Nature
United States
What a trip to United States costsNew York
from 5 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
- Food
Mexico
What a trip to Mexico costsCancún / Riviera Maya
from 7 daysFamily-friendly
- Beach
- Family
- Relaxing
France
What a trip to France costsColmar
from 2 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
- Food
- Romantic
Norway
What a trip to Norway costsTromsø
from 4 daysFamily-friendly
- Nature
- Adventure
Hungary
Budapest
from 3 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
- Relaxing
Poland
Krakow
from 3 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
from 4 daysFamily-friendly
- Beach
- Relaxing
The Maldives
Maldives
from 5 daysFamily-friendly
- Beach
- Relaxing
- Romantic
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
from 10 daysFamily-friendly
- Nature
- Adventure
Cuba
Havana
from 8 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
- Beach
Chile / Argentina
Patagonia
from 10 days
- Nature
- Adventure
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
from 6 daysFamily-friendly
- Beach
- Culture
New Zealand
New Zealand (South Island)
from 12 days
- Nature
- Adventure
- Road trip
Australia
Sydney + east coast
from 12 daysFamily-friendly
- Beach
- Nature
- Culture
South Africa
Cape Town
from 8 daysFamily-friendly
- Nature
- Adventure
- Food
Belgium
Bruges
from 2 daysFamily-friendly
- Culture
- Romantic
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