When to go

November.

A hinge month. Borneo and the Daintree turn wet, Thailand and Mexico turn dry, and Belize and Costa Rica are drying out from the middle of the month.

Photo: Deni Williams from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0

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Prime season

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Photo: Deni Williams from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0

South America

Brazil

Two different jungles: the Amazon's flooded forests, and the Mata Atlântica falling straight into the sea.

Best months: Coast: year-round · Amazon: June – November 6 stays in Brazil

Photo: edenpictures, CC BY 2.0

North America

Tulum & the Maya Jungle

Low, dense Maya jungle riddled with cenotes — swim in a cave before lunch, ruins before dinner.

Best months: November – April 6 stays in Tulum

Photo: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0

North America

Florida

Banyans, bamboo groves and blackwater swamps — the jungle hiding inside the United States.

Best months: November – April 6 stays in Florida

Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0

Southeast Asia

Thailand

Jungle two ways: limestone island rainforest over turquoise water, or misty mountain forest up north.

Best months: Islands: January – April · North: November – February 6 stays in Thailand

Shoulder season

Also works, and quieter.

01 Costa Rica December – April (dry), May – August (green, quieter) 6 stays 02 Bali April – October (dry season) 6 stays 03 Puerto Rico December – April (driest), but green year-round 6 stays 04 Hawai‘i Year-round; April – October slightly drier 6 stays 05 Peru Dry season May–Oct best for wildlife and trails; wet Nov–Apr cheaper, and Iquitos high water Dec–May improves boat access to flooded forest 6 stays 06 Colombia Caribbean side (Minca, Tayrona) driest Dec–Mar and Jul–Aug; Chocó wet year-round but humpback whales Jul–Oct; Leticia no true dry season, easier trails Jun–Nov 6 stays 07 Belize Late November – May (dry); June – November is green, wet and cheaper 7 stays 08 Ecuador June – September for Mindo; the Amazon works year round, with high water March – July 6 stays 09 Australia May – October (dry, stinger-free seas); December – April is the wet 6 stays

Wet or storm season

Save these for another month.

01Sri Lanka Southwest rainforest and hill country (Sinharaja, Ella) best Dec–Apr; dry-zone south and east (Yala, Sigiriya) best May–Sep, the opposite calendar

02Panama December – April (dry); Bocas often clears in September and October

03Guatemala December – April (dry); wettest from September to November

04Borneo March – October (drier); November – February is the wet monsoon

Photo: James Martins, CC BY 3.0

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