Places by month

Where to go in November with friends

11 places at their best in November, picked from our guides for group trips.

Autumn is the most underrated season: the heat eases, the crowds thin out and harvests, autumn colours and liveable cities return. Many summer destinations are at their best right now, for less.

Add the destinations you like to a Roamie trip: the group votes with 10 points each and, if needed, the wheel decides.

Vienna
Austria
Christmas markets with mulled wine, historic coffee houses and concerts. January and February bring ball season, something different to do together.
Best time
Nov–Feb
Budget
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CultureFood & WineRomantic
From the guide Winter trips: 6 group getaways for snow, northern lights and sun
Granada
Spain
A university city where every drink comes with a free tapa, the Alhambra to book well ahead and sunset from the Mirador de San Nicolás. Hard to spend little better than this.
Best time
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Budget
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CultureFood & WineNightlife
From the guide Cheap weekends for students and flatmates: 6 cities
Hanoi
Vietnam
The flight is the only big expense: after that, street food, hotels and transport cost very little. It is the starting point for Ha Long Bay cruises and trains to the north.
Best time
Mar–Apr, Oct–Dec
Budget
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Food & WineCultureAdventure
From the guide Budget group trips: 6 destinations where your money goes further
Istanbul
Türkiye
Bazaars, mosques, ferries across the Bosphorus for the price of a bus ticket and street food everywhere. Plenty to share out between history lovers and fans of the bars in Karaköy.
Best time
Apr–May, Sep–Nov
Budget
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CultureFood & WineNightlife
From the guide Budget group trips: 6 destinations where your money goes further
Marrakech
Morocco
A riad all to yourselves, Jemaa el-Fna square at sunset and trips to the Agafay desert or the Atlas mountains. Best avoided in the hottest summer months.
Best time
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Budget
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CultureAdventureFood & Wine
From the guide Budget group trips: 6 destinations where your money goes further
Osaka
Japan
The local motto is kuidaore, eat until you drop: takoyaki and okonomiyaki in Dotonbori, cheap izakayas, and Kyoto and Nara less than an hour away.
Best time
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Budget
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Food & WineNightlifeCulture
From the guide Food trips: 6 cities to eat your way through together
Seville
Spain
Tapas for a few euros, flamenco in Triana and the Alcázar, not to be missed. The city is at its best in spring; in summer the heat is truly fierce.
Best time
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Budget
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CultureFood & WineNightlife
From the guide Cheap weekends for students and flatmates: 6 cities
Tenerife
Spain
Spring temperatures even in winter, the Teide volcano to climb and perfect skies for stargazing. Cheap flights from many European cities.
Best time
Nov–Mar
Budget
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RelaxNatureAdventure
From the guide Winter trips: 6 group getaways for snow, northern lights and sun
Tromsø
Norway
One of the best cities for the northern lights, with fjords, whales in winter and surprisingly lively evenings for its latitude. From late November to mid-January the sun doesn't rise.
Best time
Nov–Mar
Budget
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NatureAdventure
From the guide Winter trips: 6 group getaways for snow, northern lights and sun
Cappadocia
Türkiye
Hot-air balloons at dawn over the fairy chimneys, cave hotels carved into the rock and, in winter, snow on the valleys. Quieter and cheaper out of season.
Best time
Jan–Apr, Oct–Nov
Budget
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RomanticAdventureNature
From the guide Winter trips: 6 group getaways for snow, northern lights and sun
Oaxaca
Mexico
Seven kinds of mole, mezcal tastings at the palenques and colourful markets. Around the turn of October and November, Día de Muertos makes the trip unforgettable.
Best time
Oct–Mar
Budget
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Food & WineCulture
From the guide Food trips: 6 cities to eat your way through together