Where to go in October: Africa & Middle East

28 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 October marked.4°39°36°C97°F

• The Okavango Delta Botswana 36°C / 98°F $$$ Jun–Oct
• Victoria Falls Zambia 36°C / 97°F $$ Aug–Nov, or Feb–May for full flow
• AlUla Saudi Arabia 35°C / 95°F $$$ Oct–Mar
• Aqaba & the Jordanian Red Sea Jordan 33°C / 91°F $$ Oct–Apr
• Muscat & the Wahiba Sands Oman 33°C / 92°F $$ Oct–Mar
• South Luangwa National Park Zambia 32°C / 90°F $$ May–Oct
• Marrakech & the Atlas Morocco 31°C / 87°F $ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea Egypt 31°C / 88°F $$ Oct–Apr
• Lake Malawi Malawi 30°C / 86°F $ May–Oct
• Namibia Namibia 30°C / 86°F $$$ May–Oct
• Tel Aviv & Jerusalem Israel 30°C / 86°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• The Nile & the Red Sea Egypt 30°C / 87°F $$ Oct–Apr
• Lamu Kenya 29°C / 83°F $ Jul–Oct, Dec–Mar
• Serengeti & Zanzibar Tanzania 29°C / 85°F $$$ Jun–Oct, Jan–Feb
• Beirut & the Bekaa Valley Lebanon 28°C / 82°F $ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Fes & Chefchaouen Morocco 28°C / 82°F $ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Petra & Wadi Rum Jordan 28°C / 82°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Shiraz Iran 28°C / 82°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov Advisory
• The Bazaruto Archipelago Mozambique 28°C / 82°F $$$ Apr–Nov
• Kenya – the Masai Mara Kenya 27°C / 80°F $$$ Jul–Oct
• The Seychelles Seychelles 27°C / 81°F $$$ Apr–May, Oct–Nov
• Madagascar Madagascar 26°C / 79°F $ Apr–Nov
• Tunis & the Tunisian coast Tunisia 26°C / 80°F $ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Isfahan Iran 25°C / 77°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov Advisory
• Mauritius Mauritius 25°C / 76°F $$$ Sep–Dec, Apr–Jun
• Réunion Island Réunion 25°C / 77°F $$ May–Nov
• The Drakensberg South Africa 24°C / 75°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Lalibela & the Ethiopian Highlands Ethiopia 21°C / 71°F $ Oct–Mar

Nothing in October matches all of those. Clear filters