World Wonders
Best in October

September | November

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Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. The Sphinx and three pyramids at Giza, on the desert's edge near Cairo, are a sensation - if you can survive the hawkers. Best: Oct-May. More Giza Pyramid tourist information | Pyramid Pictures | Egypt Travel Guide

Luxor, Egypt, picture top left. The variety of spectacular temples, tombs and bizarre monuments astride the river Nile make this a tourist must-see. Best: Jan - April, Oct, Nov. Avoid: July, Aug [heat]. More Luxor tourist information | Luxor Pictures | Egypt Travel Guide

Taj Mahal, Agra, India. The extraordinary marble tomb of Shah Jahan's wife, in a calm, rural setting around a river bend from Shah Jahan's Red Fort makes a sensational day's sightseeing. Best: Oct-March. Avoid: the summer [extreme heat]. More Taj Mahal tourist information | India Travel Guide - Taj Mahal Pictures

Machu Picchu, Peru. Amazingly scenic and well and mysterious old city built by the Incas on a hilltop surrounded by virgin mountains. Best: April-June, Sept-Nov. OK July, Aug. [winter]. Avoid: Dec-March [rain]. More Macchu Picchu tourist information | Peru Pictures | Peru Travel Guide

Great Wall, China. A truly magnificent and timeless piece of engineering, offering terrific walks too if you have the time.
Best: April-July, Sept, Oct. Avoid: winter. More Great Wall tourist information | China Great Wall Pictures | China Travel Guide

Persepolis & Isfahan, Iran. Persepolis is filled with tombs, palaces, sculptures and friezes in a scenic location near Shiraz while Isfahan contains a scattering of colourful architecture. Best: April-June, Sept, Oct. Avoid: winter. More Persepolis tourist information

Borobudur, Java, Indonesia. A large abd intricately carved Buddhist temple housing a thousand Buddhas.
Best: Apr-June, Sept, Oct. Avoid: Dec and Jan; July, Aug. More Borobudur tourist information | Indonesia Travel Guide - Indonesia Pictures

Kyoto & Nara, Japan, picture top right. A large number of superb temples, Zen gardens and ancient tea houses surrounded by modern Japan. Best: March - May, Oct - Nov. Avoid: June-August. More Kyoto tourist information | Japan Travel | Japan Pictures

Rapa Nui [Easter Island], Chile. Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a little developed South Pacific island with few people but hundreds of enigmatic stone statues known as moai. Best: Sept - April but OK most of the year. Avoid: May [wet] and June-August. More Easter Island tourist information | Easter Island Pictures | Chile Travel Guide

Palmyra, Syria. An ancient and ruined city in the middle of dusty, Syrian nowhere.
Best: March-May, Sept-Nov. Avoid winter and mid-summer. More Palmyra tourist information | Syria Travel Guide | Palmyra Pictures

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Pictures: top left Great Wall, China; top right Bhaktapur, Khatmandu, Nepal.