Some popular places become unbearable during the peak season.
Due to overtourism, some popular tourist destinations are so crowded with tourists that you can only enjoy them by avoiding the peak season.
Why it is better to travel in the off-season
Experts from the travel publishing house Fodor’s have identified 10 places on the planet that are better to visit in the off-season to enjoy better weather, fewer tourists and lower prices.
“Who likes crowds, unbearable heat, and high prices when traveling? Probably no one. The new trendy time for booking trips is the “off-season,” which is conventionally defined as spring and autumn. School vacations, the promise of milder weather, not to mention blooming flowers or the peak of autumn foliage, all mean fewer tourists and lower travel prices,” the authors of the article note.
For example, in Italian Venice, where it’s crowded in the summer and extremely hot, you won’t have to wait long for a gondola ride in the spring or autumn. You can easily find a spot on an outdoor cafe terrace, and the temperature outside will range from 10 to 24 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, most tourists visit Iceland either in the summer to enjoy the 24-hour sun or in the winter to see the Northern Lights. However, there are plenty of interesting activities to enjoy during the off-season, without the crowds.
10 places that are really worth visiting during the off-season
- Venice, Italy.
- Reykjavik, Iceland.
- Orlando, USA.
- Hawaii, USA.
- Tokyo, Japan.
- Grand Canyon National Park, USA.
- Paris, France.
- New York, USA.
- Santorini, Greece.
- The Bahamas.