Where to go in August

The best destinations to visit in August, ranked by weather, crowds, prices and events — with the data behind every pick.

August rewards travellers who match the destination to the season. Below, every place is scored on real climate normals, typical crowd levels and price trends for August — so you can trade heat for value, or crowds for perfect weather, with your eyes open.

Best destinations for August

1 Ideal Banff Canada · 21° · $$$ 2 Ideal Great Barrier Reef Australia · 26° · $$ 3 Ideal Cusco & Machu Picchu Peru · 20° · $$$

Top tours in the best places to go in August

The most popular tour in each of the month's top picks, from our booking partner.

Free cancellation

Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling & Helicopter Ride

4.5(38)9h

from$313

Book for August

Cusco & Machu Picchu

Cusco Free City Tour

4.4(1311)2h30

Book for August

Free cancellation

Reykjavík

Landmannalaugar Small-Group Day Trip

4.5(541)13h

from$185

Book for August

Vancouver

Vancouver Free Tour

4.6(712)3h

Book for August

Free cancellation

Zanzibar

Swimming with Dolphins in Zanzibar

4.5(126)5h

from$52

Book for August

Free cancellation

Iguazu Falls

Iguazú Falls Argentine Side Tour

4.2(326)7h

from$32

Book for August

More good picks for August

4 Ideal Reykjavík Iceland · 14° · $$$ 5 Ideal Kruger National Park South Africa · 25° · $$$ 6 Ideal Vancouver Canada · 23° · $$$ 7 Ideal Zanzibar Tanzania · 27° · $$ 8 Ideal Queenstown New Zealand · 8° · $$ 9 Ideal Iguazu Falls Brazil · 25° · $

Best value in August

Iguazu Falls Brazil · $ Save 38% Zanzibar Tanzania · $$ Save 21% Zermatt Switzerland · $$ Save 17% Queenstown New Zealand · $$ Save 13%

Maybe skip these in August

Marrakech Morocco · 38° Avoid Patagonia Chile · 5° Avoid Hanoi Vietnam · 32° Avoid Cairo Egypt · 36° Avoid