Day Trips & Excursions
Cities with standout day trips & excursions, ranked by depth of coverage
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Germany
16 cities
Munich
6 picks · Neuschwanstein Castle, Salzburg, Austria, Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
Frankfurt am Main
6 picks · Heidelberg, Rhine Valley & Castles (Rüdesheim), Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Weimar
6 picks · Erfurt, Wartburg Castle (Eisenach), Jena
Dresden
5 picks · Saxon Switzerland National Park, Meissen, Moritzburg Castle
Bavaria
5 picks · Salzburg, Austria, Romantic Road Route, Innsbruck, Austria
Saxony
5 picks · Görlitz, Freiberg, Bautzen
Berlin
4 picks · Potsdam & Sanssouci Palace, Spreewald, Dresden
Cologne-Bonn
4 picks · Rhine Valley Castles, Bonn & Beethoven Sights, Drachenburg Castle & Siebengebirge Mountains
Dusseldorf
4 picks · Rhine Valley Wine Route, Cologne Cathedral & City, Neanderthal Museum & Valley
Stuttgart
4 picks · Tübingen, Ludwigsburg Palace, Metzingen Outlet Shops
Cologne
3 picks · Rhine Valley Wine Region, Bonn (Former German Capital), Düsseldorf (Nearby Major City)
Bremen
3 picks · Worpswede Art Colony, Teufelsmoor (Devil's Bog), Düsselwald Nature Reserve
Nuremberg
3 picks · Bamberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Erlangen
Hamburg
2 picks · Lüneburg & Salt Mines, Stade Harbor Town
Frankfurt
2 picks · Rhine Valley & Rüdesheim, Heidelberg & Heidelberg Castle
Hannover
2 picks · Celle Castle & Historic Town, Bad Nenndorf Spa Town
France
13 cities
Colmar
8 picks · Eguisheim, Riquewihr, Strasbourg
Strasbourg
5 picks · Colmar (35 km), Alsatian Wine Route (Vallée Noble), Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle
Paris
4 picks · Palace of Versailles, Giverny & Monet's Garden, Champagne Region (Reims/Épernay)
Alsace
4 picks · Freiburg, Germany, Basel, Switzerland, Nancy, Lorraine
Lyon
4 picks · Beaujolais Wine Region, Pérouges Medieval Village, Saint-Étienne Industrial Heritage
Bordeaux
4 picks · Médoc Wine Region, Saint-Émilion, Arcachon Bay & Oyster Villages
Metz
4 picks · Verdun (30 km north), Nancy (60 km south), Marsal Salt Works (30 km west)
Toulouse
4 picks · Carcassonne Fortified City, Castles of Cathar Country, Saint-Émilion Wine Region
Nice
3 picks · Villefranche-sur-Mer, Èze Medieval Village, Grasse Perfume Capital
Brest
3 picks · Pointe du Raz & Île de Sein, Douarnenez & Breton Villages, Crozon Peninsula (Presqu'île de Crozon)
Cannes
3 picks · Antibes, Grasse (Perfume Capital), Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Nantes
3 picks · Château de Clisson, Guerande Walled City, Saint-Nazaire Submarine Base & Port
Reims
3 picks · Épernay & Champagne Route, Hautvillers Village, Amiens Cathedral Day Trip
China
10 cities
Chengdu
5 picks · Leshan Giant Buddha, Emei Mountain, Jiuzhaigou National Park
Beijing
4 picks · Great Wall at Jinshanling, Mutianyu Great Wall & Toboggan, Ming Tombs Full Day Trip
Xi'an
4 picks · Hua Mountain (Huashan), Yangling Mausoleum of Emperors Jing & Liu, Mei County Ink Stone Cultural Park
Chongqing
3 picks · Wulong Karst National Geology Park, Jinyun Mountain National Forest Park, Shiniuzhai National Geological Park
Guangzhou
3 picks · Conghua Hot Springs, Nanhai Shishan Ancient Town, Foshan (Ancestral Halls & Ceramics)
Hangzhou
3 picks · Wuzhen Ancient Water Town, Qiandao Lake, Moganshan Mountain
Macau
3 picks · Coloane Island Beach & Village, Zhuhai, China, Taipa Island & Macau Science Center
Suzhou
3 picks · Zhujiajiao Water Town, Tongli Ancient Town, Luzhi Ancient Town
Wuhan
2 picks · The Thousand-Year-Old Ginkgo Tree at Longyang Temple, Daye District Tea Plantations
Nanjing
2 picks · Zhujiajiao Water Town, Yixing Ceramic Area
India
8 cities
Bengaluru
4 picks · Nandi Hills, Coorg (Kodagu), Mysore (Mysuru)
Kochi
4 picks · Munnar Tea Plantations, Alleppey (Alappuzha) Backwaters, Athirapally Waterfall
Kolkata
4 picks · Sundarbans, Darjeeling, Shantiniketan
Udaipur
4 picks · Kumbhalgarh Fort, Haldighati Pass, Eklingji Temple Complex
Delhi
3 picks · Agra & the Taj Mahal, Jaipur — The Pink City, Fatehpur Sikri
Chennai
3 picks · Mahabalipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Pondi cherry (Puducherry)
Hyderabad
3 picks · Warangal Fort & Thousand Pillar Temple, Tirupati Temple, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Jaipur
3 picks · Amber Fort, Ranthambhore National Park, Nahargarh Fort
Greece
7 cities
Athens
5 picks · Delphi, Cape Sounion & Temple of Poseidon, Ancient Corinth
Santorini
4 picks · Delos Island Day Trip, Mykonos Town Day Trip, Paros Island Excursion
Rhodes
4 picks · Symi Island, Lindos by Land, Marmaris, Turkey
Thessaloniki
3 picks · Mount Athos Monasteries Day Trip, Vergina Royal Tombs Excursion, Delphi Archaeological Site Tour
Corfu
3 picks · Albania Excursions, Lake Komaino & Visitor Center, Diapontia Islands
Heraklion
3 picks · Spinalonga Island, Lasithi Plateau, Dikteon Cave (Zeus Cave)
Patras
3 picks · Kalogria Beach & Wetland, Zachlorou Steam Train, Delphi Archaeological Site
Italy
6 cities
Rome
6 picks · Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius, Tivoli (Villa d'Este & Hadrian's Villa), Ostia Antica
Florence
6 picks · Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa
Naples
6 picks · Pompeii Archaeological Site, Amalfi Coast, Capri Island
Bologna
5 picks · Ravenna, Modena, Parma
Milan
4 picks · Lake Como, Bergamo, Verona
Venice
4 picks · Verona - Shakespeare's City, Padua (Padova) - University Town, Lake Garda - Alpine Lake District
Spain
5 cities
Seville
6 picks · Córdoba, Granada & The Alhambra, Ronda
Barcelona
5 picks · Montserrat Monastery, Girona, Costa Brava Beaches
Madrid
5 picks · Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial & Valley of the Fallen
Bilbao
5 picks · San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, San Sebastián, Gernika (Guernica)
Granada
5 picks · Sierra Nevada National Park, Las Alpujarras Villages, Córdoba
Austria
4 cities
Salzburg
5 picks · Hallstatt, Berchtesgaden and Eagle's Nest, Werfen Ice Caves (Eisriesenwelt)
Innsbruck
5 picks · Salzburg, Hall in Tirol, Seefeld in Tirol
Vienna
4 picks · Wachau Valley, Bratislava, Slovakia, Mayerling & Heiligenkreuz
Graz
3 picks · Riegersburg Castle, Styrian Wine Country, Alpbach Alpine Village
Brazil
4 cities
Belo Horizonte
4 picks · Ouro Preto, Congonhas, Inhotim Contemporary Art Museum
Sao Paulo
4 picks · Santos & Beach Coast, Embu das Artes, Serrada Cantareira (Mountains & Hiking)
Brasília
3 picks · Brasília National Park (Parque Nacional de Brasília), Pirenópolis, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Campinas
2 picks · Holambra (30 km), Monte Alegre do Sul (50 km)
Croatia
4 cities
Dubrovnik
5 picks · Montenegro (Kotor & Perast), Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mljet National Park
Split
4 picks · Trogir (UNESCO World Heritage Town), Hvar Island (Lavender & Vineyards), Brac Island & Zlatni Rat Beach
Zadar
4 picks · Plitvice Lakes National Park, Island of Vrgada, Paklenica National Park
Zagreb
3 picks · Plitvice Lakes National Park, Samobor, Marija Bistrica
Indonesia
4 cities
Jakarta
4 picks · Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu), Bandung, Bogor
Bandung
4 picks · Kawah Putih (White Crater), Crater Ciwidey Hot Springs, Kawah Rengganis (Rengganis Crater & Natural Hot Spring)
Denpasar
4 picks · Ubud Cultural Village, Mount Batur Sunrise Trek, Tanah Lot Temple
Medan
4 picks · Lake Toba & Samosir Island, Berastagi Town & Fruit Market, Bukit Lawang Orangutan Sanctuary
Romania
4 cities
Sibiu
7 picks · Transfăgărășan Highway & Bâlea Lake, Corvin Castle (Hunedoara), Sighișoara Medieval Citadel
Bucharest
5 picks · Peleș Castle (Sinaia), Bran Castle (Brașov), Mogoșoaia Palace
Transylvania
5 picks · Bucegi Mountains & Sphinx, Painted Monasteries of Bucovina, Maramureș Region
Craiova
4 picks · Polovragi Monastery and Cave, Horezu Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Tismana Monastery
United Kingdom
4 cities
Oxford
6 picks · Blenheim Palace, The Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon
London
5 picks · Stonehenge, Oxford, Windsor Castle
Manchester
5 picks · Lake District National Park, Peak District National Park, Liverpool
Bath
3 picks · Stonehenge, Lacock Village, Glastonbury
United States
4 cities
San Francisco
5 picks · Muir Woods & Sausalito, Napa & Sonoma Wine Country, Monterey & Carmel-by-the-Sea
New York
4 picks · Hudson Valley & Sleepy Hollow, The Hamptons, Coney Island
Miami
4 picks · Biscayne Bay Boat Tours, Biscayne National Park, Miami Seaquarium
Honolulu
4 picks · North Shore (Haleiwa & Sunset Beach), Polynesian Cultural Center, Makapuu Lighthouse Trail
Australia
3 cities
Sydney
4 picks · Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley, Royal National Park
Melbourne
3 picks · Great Ocean Road & Twelve Apostles, Dandenong Ranges & Mountain Towns, Yarra Valley Wine Region
Brisbane
3 picks · Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Moreton Island, Tamboram Valley Hiking
Belgium
3 cities
Antwerp
6 picks · Bruges, Ghent, Brussels
Bruges
5 picks · Ghent, Belgian Coast: Ostend & Knokke, Brussels
Brussels
5 picks · Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp
Bulgaria
3 cities
Varna
6 picks · Golden Sands Beach Resort, Albena Beach Resort, Kaliakra Cape Archaeological Site
Sofia
5 picks · Rila Monastery, Plovdiv, Koprivshtitsa
Burgas
4 picks · Sozopol Ancient Town, Nessebar Medieval Town, Pomorie Salt Pans & Wine Valley
Colombia
3 cities
Bogota
4 picks · Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral & Salt Mines, Guatavita Lagoon, Suesca Rock Formations & Rock Climbing
Cartagena
4 picks · Tayrona National Park, San Andrés Island, Santa Marta & Ciudad Perdida Trek
Medellin
3 picks · Guatapé & Rock, Santa Elena Township, Arví Cable Car & Hiking
Denmark
3 cities
Copenhagen
5 picks · Malmö, Sweden, Kronborg Castle (Hamlet's Castle), Roskilde
Aarhus
4 picks · Ebeltoft & Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Mols Bjerge National Park, Ribe (Europe's Oldest Town)
Billund
3 picks · Egeskov Castle, Grindsted & Nørre Snede, Jelling Monuments
Finland
3 cities
Tampere
4 picks · Helsinki Day Trip, Turku & Archipelago, Hämeenlinna & Aulanko Nature Reserve
Helsinki
4 picks · Porvoo Old Town, Nuuksio National Park, Tallinn, Estonia
Turku
3 picks · Naantali, Ruissalo Island, Åland Islands
Georgia
3 cities
Tbilisi
5 picks · Mtskheta, Kazbegi (Stepantsminda), Kakheti Wine Region
Batumi
4 picks · Sarpi & Rioni River Confluence, Gonio Fortress, Sarashvilebi Waterfall (Motiortskhevi Falls)
Kutaisi
4 picks · Sataplia Nature Reserve, Prometheus Cave, Imereti Wine Region
Hungary
3 cities
Budapest
5 picks · Szentendre, Eger, Gödöllő Palace
Pécs
3 picks · Villány Wine Region, Mecsekszabolcs Thermal Bath, Egerszalók Thermal Spa
Debrecen
2 picks · Hajdúszoboszló Thermal Bath, Hortobagy National Park
Japan
3 cities
Tokyo
5 picks · Mount Fuji & Hakone, Nikko, Kamakura
Kyoto
5 picks · Nara, Osaka, Hiroshima & Miyajima
Osaka
2 picks · Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (Kyoto), Kobe's Port Area & Sake District
Albania
2 cities
Tirana
6 picks · Berat - UNESCO City of a Thousand Windows, Durrës - Ancient Port City, Krujë - Skanderbeg's Fortress
Sarande
3 picks · Corfu, Greece, Blue Eye Spring (Syri i Kalter), Gjirokaster
Armenia
2 cities
Yerevan
3 picks · Khor Virap & Ararat Region, Geghard Monastery & Garni Temple, Lake Sevan
Gyumri
3 picks · Akdamar Island & Church, Haghpat Monastery, Sanahin Monastery
Azerbaijan
2 cities
Baku
4 picks · Absheron National Park, Ateshgah Fire Temple, Quba Region
Ganja
3 picks · Lahij Village (Craft Village), Shaki Fortress, Shamakhi Fortress & Juma Mosque
Belarus
2 cities
Minsk
3 picks · Mir Castle, Nesvizh Palace, Brest Fortress
Grodno
3 picks · Mir Castle & Nesvizh Palace (UNESCO Sites), Białowieża (Belovezhskaya Pushcha) Forest, Augustów Canal
Cambodia
2 cities
Siem Reap
3 picks · Banteay Srei Temple, Kbal Spean (Bone Bridge & River of 1,000 Lingas), Artisan Angkor & Silk Farm
Phnom Penh
3 picks · Floating Villages of Tonlé Sap Lake, Udong Temple Mountain, Takeo Province Temples
Canada
2 cities
Toronto
3 picks · Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Blue Mountain
Vancouver
3 picks · Whistler Blackcomb, Victoria & Butchart Gardens, Sea-to-Sky Gondola & Squamish
Iceland
2 cities
Reykjavik
5 picks · South Coast Tour, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
Akureyri
4 picks · Godafoss Waterfall, Lake Mývatn, Dimmuborgir Lava Field
Lithuania
2 cities
Kaunas
7 picks · Rumšiškės Open-Air Museum, Trakai Island Castle, Vilnius (Capital City)
Vilnius
6 picks · Trakai Island Castle, Paneriai Memorial (Ponary), Kernavė Archaeological Site - UNESCO World Heritage
Morocco
2 cities
Casablanca
4 picks · Rabat - The Capital City, Marrakech - The Red City, Essaouira - Coastal Beach Town
Marrakech
3 picks · Ourika Valley, Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, Essaouira Coastal Town
Netherlands
2 cities
Amsterdam
6 picks · Zaanse Schans, Haarlem, The Hague & Delft
Rotterdam
4 picks · Kinderdijk UNESCO Windmills, Delft Historic City, The Hague (Den Haag)
Poland
2 cities
Kraków
5 picks · Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Zakopane & Tatra Mountains
Warsaw
3 picks · Wilanów Palace, Zelazowa Wola (Chopin's Birthplace), Modlin Fortress
Portugal
2 cities
Lisbon
5 picks · Sintra, Cascais & Estoril, Óbidos
Porto
4 picks · Guimarães - Birthplace of Portugal, Aveiro - Portuguese Venice, Braga - Religious Capital
South Africa
2 cities
Cape Town
5 picks · Franschhoek Wine Valley, Stellenbosch Wine Region, Hermanus: Whale Watching
Johannesburg
3 picks · Sterkfontein Caves, Pretoria (Union Buildings), Wonder Cave
Switzerland
2 cities
Zurich
5 picks · Jungfrau Region, Lucerne & Lake Lucerne, Appenzell & Swiss Appenzell
Geneva
4 picks · Chamonix (Mont-Blanc Valley), Montreux & Lavaux Wine Region, Annecy, France (Lac d'Annecy)
Thailand
2 cities
Bangkok
3 picks · Ayutthaya Historical Park, Kanchanaburi Province, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market & Maeklong Railway
Chiang Mai
3 picks · Chiang Rai Province, Hill Tribe Villages, Pai Town
Ukraine
2 cities
Lviv
4 picks · Olesko Castle, Pidkamin Salt Castle, Carpathian Mountains Hiking
Kyiv
3 picks · Pirogovo Open-Air Museum, Mezhyhirya Residence, Zaton Reserve
Argentina
1 city
Buenos Aires
3 picks · Estancia (Gaucho Ranch) Experience, Tigre Delta, San Antonio de Areco
Bahrain
1 city
Manama
3 picks · Tree of Life (Shajarat al-Hayat), Al Jasra Heritage Village, Al Areen Wildlife Park
Bangladesh
1 city
Dhaka
5 picks · Sundarbans National Park, Narayanganj (Muslin City), Savar Liberation War Battlefield
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 city
Sarajevo
7 picks · Mostar & Stari Most (Old Bridge), Jajce - Waterfall Town, Blagaj Tekke & Buna Spring
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 city
Sarajevo
4 picks · Mostar & Stari Most, Ilidža & Yellow Fortress (Trebević Fortress), Medjugorje Pilgrimage Site
Chile
1 city
Santiago
4 picks · Valparaíso & Viña del Mar, Inca Wine Valley (Maipo Valley), Cajon del Maipo (Maipo Canyon)
Cuba
1 city
Havana
5 picks · Viñales Valley, Trinidad & Valle de los Ingenios, Playa del Este Beaches
Cyprus
1 city
Paphos
5 picks · Akamas Peninsula Nature Reserve, Troodos Mountain Villages (Omodos, Lefkara), Curium (Kourion) Ancient City
Czech Republic
1 city
Prague
6 picks · Český Krumlov, Kutná Hora, Karlštejn Castle
Dominican Republic
1 city
Santo Domingo
4 picks · Juan Dolio Beach, Punta Cana (East Coast Beaches), Los Tres Ojos Caves
Ecuador
1 city
Quito
5 picks · Cotopaxi National Park, Baños, Otavalo Market & Indigenous Region
Egypt
1 city
Cairo
3 picks · Alexandria, Fayoum Oasis, Dahshur Pyramids
Ghana
1 city
Accra
4 picks · Elmina Castle, Kakum National Park, Mole National Park
Ireland
1 city
Dublin
6 picks · Glendalough & Wicklow Mountains, Newgrange & Boyne Valley, Cliffs of Moher
Israel
1 city
Tel Aviv
4 picks · Jerusalem Day Trip, Dead Sea and Masada, Caesarea and Haifa
Kenya
1 city
Nairobi
4 picks · Hell's Gate National Park, Amboseli National Park, Lake Naivasha
Latvia
1 city
Riga
5 picks · Jūrmala Beach Resort, Sigulda & Gauja National Park, Rundāle Palace
Malaysia
1 city
Kuala Lumpur
4 picks · Malacca (Melaka), Genting Highlands, Batu Caves & Countryside Tour
Malta
1 city
Valletta
8 picks · The Three Cities (Vittoriosa, Senglea, Cospicua), Mdina & Rabat (The Silent City), Ħaġar Qim & Mnajdra Temples
Mexico
1 city
Mexico City
3 picks · Teotihuacán Pyramids, Tlaxcala, Popocatépetl Volcano
Montenegro
1 city
Podgorica
10 picks · Cetinje - Old Royal Capital, Budva - Coastal Pearl, Kotor - UNESCO World Heritage City
Nepal
1 city
Kathmandu
4 picks · Pokhara, Dhulikhel, Changunarayan
North Macedonia
1 city
Skopje
5 picks · Ohrid & Ohrid Lake (UNESCO World Heritage), Mavrovo National Park, Stobi Archaeological Site
Norway
1 city
Oslo
4 picks · Fredrikstad, Drøbak, Tønsberg
Qatar
1 city
Doha
4 picks · Sealine Beach & Inland Sea, Al Khor & Purple Island, Zekreet Peninsula & Fort
Scotland
1 city
Edinburgh
5 picks · Stirling Castle & The Trossachs, St Andrews, Highland Day Tour
Serbia
1 city
Belgrade
5 picks · Novi Sad & Petrovaradin Fortress, Šumadija Wine Region, Drvengrad & Šargan Eight Railway
Singapore
1 city
Singapore
4 picks · Pulau Ubin, St. John's and Kusu Islands, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Slovakia
1 city
Bratislava
5 picks · Vienna, Austria, Bojnice Castle, Small Carpathian Wine Route
Slovenia
1 city
Ljubljana
5 picks · Lake Bled, Postojna Cave & Predjama Castle, Lake Bohinj & Triglav National Park
Sweden
1 city
Stockholm
4 picks · Uppsala, Sandhamn, Sigtuna
Taiwan
1 city
Taipei
3 picks · Jiufen Old Street, Shifen Waterfall & Sky Lanterns, Yehliu Geopark
Turkey
1 city
Istanbul
4 picks · Princes' Islands (Büyükada), Bursa, Şile
United Arab Emirates
1 city
Dubai
4 picks · Abu Dhabi Day Trip, Hatta, Sharjah Cultural Tour
Vietnam
1 city
Hanoi
4 picks · Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh (Tam Coc - Bich Dong), Bat Trang Ceramic Village
