From luxury island-hopping adventures in Europe to a safari in Southern Africa or Midnight Sun-shrouded adventures in Scandinavia, June offers up a wealth of travel experiences to suit all tastes. Our experts have picked out their top choices below.
With the summer season in full swing by June, Spain, Italy and Portugal offer glorious weather and superb food and wine – the beginning of the month is best to avoid crowds. It's also an excellent time to island-hop in Greece's Mykonos and Santorini. Our own shores impress, too, with the chance to enjoy long summer days in Scotland on a luxury rail journey on board the Belmond Royal Scotsman.
Santorini, Greece
In the USA, road trips in New England benefit from fewer crowds and favourable temperatures, while California enjoys early-summer sun and excellent food and wine in the wine regions. Canada has warmed up, too, and a luxury journey on the Rocky Mountaineer train is our favourite way to take in the iconic Rocky Mountains.
Rocky Mountaineer, Canada
June is the ideal month for that bucket-list experience – gorilla trekking in Rwanda. It also sees the start of the wildebeest migration in Tanzania as thousands-strong herds make their way across the Serengeti.
Gorilla, Rwanda
With June comes the arrival of the Midnight Sun in the north of Scandinavia and the Nordics, with long days and virtually no darkness. The ICEHOTEL 365 offers summer excursions, while self-drives across Norway – including those famous fjords – and Iceland offer lower tourist numbers and beautiful landscapes.
Fjord, Norway
