Summer holiday ideas 2024: Malaysia, Sri Lanka for sun and sea, Euro 2024, Olympic Games in Paris, escapes from the heat
All matches, including the final in Berlin on July 14, will be shown on three large screens. The fan zone will also feature live music, an outdoor cinema, football coaching sessions, zip lines and food trucks.
Considering Munich is home to the world’s most famous Oktoberfest, the liquid refreshments are certainly top-notch.
If the beautiful sport isn’t your thing, Bavaria, Germany, offers visitors forests, fairytale castles and fresh air – all just a 90-minute drive from the foothills of the Alps.
2. Paris Olympics
If you can’t get tickets to a football match, head straight to Paris. For the first time in history, the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics will not be held in a stadium.
On July 26, boats from each participating country will sail 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) along the Seine in the largest event of its kind. The ships that make up the fleet will be equipped with television cameras that will project images of the 10,500 athletes onto the spectacular Paris skyline.
The parade will be free and open to 500,000 people, who can watch from the river banks.
3. Avoid the monsoon
While much of Southeast Asia is flooded from May to October, some destinations swim against the current.
It was cloudless on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, while hotel staff in Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines packed sandbags at the door to protect against monsoon rains.
If you’re looking for sun and the traveller’s holy trinity over the next few months: frosty white sand beaches, turquoise ocean and swaying palm trees, consider heading to Perhentian Island.
You can choose between bustling beaches or quiet coves without the crowds, but if it’s quiet you’re after, venture south to Capas, a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it island with jet skis The buzz and thump of the plane.
You don’t have to settle for the concrete-colored skies of the Indian subcontinent, either. Try Trincomalee on Sri Lanka’s east coast – this beach town and port is experiencing a dry season while the rest of the teardrop-shaped country is under water.
Trinco has a glorious history as a military fortress and trading center. Marco Polo (1254-1324) and English sailor Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) also stopped here, describing the port as the best in the world.
4. Head to the mountains
It can get hot, though, so to stay cool, head into the mountains. Book a traditional hotel overlooking the golf courses of Nuwara Eliya (1,890 m/6,200 ft) or the tea plantations of Haputale.
Here you’ll find Lipton’s Seat, named after Scottish tea magnate Thomas Lipton (1848-1931). The observation deck offers sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and is a great place to watch the sunset.
Adhering to the concept of high-altitude “cool tourism”, Gulmarg was established as a ski resort in 1927 by two British Army officers. selfie on the meadow with , poppies and daffodils.gurmarg Meaning “flowery meadow” in Persian).
This Indian resort is also a popular hiking spot and attracts golfers who appreciate its lofty location in the western foothills of the Himalayas.
Not a golfer? Wander among sheep grazing in the meadows, hike through fir and pine forests and see if you can spot any Bollywood filming locations. Many movies have been shot here.
5. wet wet wet
Have you ever shuffled through Instagram to a Niagara Falls in the distance, only to find that after four months of no rain, the falls were reduced to a pitiful trickle.
Falls break the rules for off-season travel, and it goes without saying that if you want to see the most impressive waterfalls, you should visit during the wettest time of the year. To fully appreciate China’s largest Huangguoshu Falls, plan a trip to Anshun, Guizhou Province, between May and October, when the water is at its strongest.
Visitors visiting at other times may be disappointed.
6. Midnight Sun
Heading to Norway’s scenic Lofoten Islands in winter gives you a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights. Go in the summer and, in addition to literally feeling it on your toes, you can experience the midnight sun, another of Norway’s dazzling natural beauties.
Being close to the Arctic Circle means that the sun doesn’t set for about six weeks. Instead, it stays low for a while and then resumes its upward trajectory. The sky is a colorful canvas for hours on end, perfect for photography – as are the picturesque fishing villages and pinnacle mountains surrounding the deep blue Arctic Ocean.
7. Angkor Attractions
A new walking trail will open this summer, offering visitors an alternative route between the Angkor Botanical Gardens and the Angkor Archaeological Park.
The trail leads visitors through lush Cambodian forests and is part of the Visit Siem Reap 2024 campaign, which aims to showcase the province’s tourism potential and natural biodiversity.
Speaking of new tourism infrastructure, Fairy Country Authority recently built a bridge designed to divert regular traffic away from the cycle path. The government agency responsible for protecting and managing Angkor Wat has built 23 kilometers of dedicated cycle paths and bridges since 2020.
8. Theme park expansion
Tokyo Disneyland’s Tokyo DisneySea theme park expansion will open on June 6. It is based on a theme park with rides, restaurants and retail areas. freezing (2013), Tangled (2010) and peter pan (2003).
A Disney-themed hotel with 475 rooms in the park is also nearing completion.
