Where to go in March: Africa & Middle East

24 destinations in Africa & Middle East genuinely in season, warmest first: typical daytime highs, budget level and the full travel window for each. Tap one for details, or let the quiz pick for your whole group.

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The band on each card is its year, January to December: blue where it's cool, red where it's hot, with March marked.4°39°36°C97°F

• Dakar & the Petite Côte Senegal 34°C / 93°F $ Nov–Apr
• Banjul & the Gambian coast Gambia 33°C / 91°F $ Nov–Apr
• Diani Beach & the Kenyan coast Kenya 32°C / 90°F $$ Dec–Mar
• Accra & the Cape Coast Ghana 31°C / 87°F $ Nov–Mar
• Jeddah & the Red Sea coast Saudi Arabia 31°C / 88°F $$ Nov–Mar
• Lamu Kenya 31°C / 87°F $ Jul–Oct, Dec–Mar
• Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 30°C / 86°F $$$ Nov–Mar
• Muscat & the Wahiba Sands Oman 30°C / 85°F $$ Oct–Mar
• Victoria Falls Zambia 29°C / 85°F $$ Aug–Nov, or Feb–May for full flow
• Dubai & the desert United Arab Emirates 28°C / 83°F $$$ Nov–Mar
• AlUla Saudi Arabia 27°C / 81°F $$$ Oct–Mar
• Doha Qatar 27°C / 81°F $$$ Nov–Mar
• The Drakensberg South Africa 27°C / 80°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Cape Town & the Garden Route South Africa 26°C / 78°F $$ Dec–Mar
• Cape Verde Cape Verde 25°C / 77°F $$ Nov–Jun
• Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea Jordan 24°C / 76°F $$ Oct–Apr
• Lalibela & the Ethiopian Highlands Ethiopia 24°C / 75°F $ Oct–Mar
• Marrakech & the Atlas Morocco 24°C / 75°F $ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea Egypt 24°C / 75°F $$ Oct–Apr
• The Nile & the Red Sea Egypt 23°C / 73°F $$ Oct–Apr
• Shiraz Iran 20°C / 68°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov Advisory
• Tel Aviv & Jerusalem Israel 20°C / 68°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Isfahan Iran 18°C / 65°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov Advisory
• Petra & Wadi Rum Jordan 17°C / 63°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Nothing in March matches all of those. Clear filters