The first month of the year is always the best time for travelling. The ending of Christmas and the starting of New Year calls for travelling and exploring new parts of the world. Also, in some of the major parts of the world, New Year is accompanied by Holidays and pleasant weather, these two contribute to making January the best month for travelling. If you want to travel and to make your New Year memorable, then this article will surely help you, as some of the best places to travel in January are discussed in it as follows:
Harbin, China
Harbin is a beautiful city in China. The weather of Harbin all over the year is perfect but it has its own vibe in January. During winters, especially in December, January, and February, the city is covered with a blanket of snow. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival makes Harbin, China the best place to be at during January. This festival starts near Christmas and lasts till Chinese New Year. The experienced sculptors showcase their handmade ice sculpture of building, towers, hotels, streets, etc. and these ice models are huge enough for the people to walk around them and have a 360-degree experience. The amazing lights used to decorate these ice sculptures make them look even more attractive. Millions of people from all over the world visit China to celebrate and be a part of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. To conclude, we can say that this festival makes Harbin, China the best place to be visited in January.
The Bahamas, Caribbean country
The Bahamas is a splendid country located at the North-western side of West Indies. Though this country is not very popular from travelling and holiday point of view during January a festival named Junkanoo makes the Bahamas a country not to be missed. A street parade with music, dance, people in amazing costumes, and the best Bahamas food make the Junkanoo festival experience of a lifetime. The best costumes used in the parade are later on displayed in Nassau museum. Although this Jukanoo festival is celebrated all over the Bahamas the one celebrated in Nassau is the best of all. To experience the best street parade, you should visit the Bahamas in January at least once a lifetime.
Dubai, UAE
Dubai is one of the most visited places during Christmas, on New Years, and all around the year too. During the month of January, the world biggest shopping festival is celebrated in Dubai. Apart from shopping, the festival also includes sports shows, concert, fashion events, music, live performances, and much more. The Dubai shopping festival provides an extensive variety of items with the highest quality and in really affordable prices. All these amazing elements attached to this festival make impossible not to be a part of it.
Nara, Japan
Nara, a city in Japan is also one of the best places if you want to travel for fun in January. The Yamayaki festival celebrated in Nara is the best fire festival in Japan. The festival begins at around 6:00 PM when a torch is lighted and is then proceeds towards the place where the biggest bonfire of the world is organized. After the bonfire is over, fireworks are displayed, that too contributes to making Nara, Japan worth visiting during January.
All these must be added to your travelling bucket list right now as they are the best places to be visited and you must try to go to any one of these the coming January. The festivals that are celebrated in these countries will help you to start your New Year in the best possible way and will also help you learn more about the culture of different countries.
