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7 days in October, warm, by the sea, good food, with my partner, from Sydney, up to $3,000.
Checking flights from Sydney, hotels by the sea and the October weather.

Trips that really fit you.

Every idea comes with a total price and a clear answer to why it fits you: weather, flight time, beaches, food, short distances.

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Your trip ideas

Sicily

Food · small towns · sea

7 days for 2

Crete

Sea · tavernas · nature

7 days for 2

Mallorca

Sea · comfort · short distances

7 days for 2

Your trip is set, with flights, a hotel and a day plan.

Arrival, transfer, check-in, sunset, dinner. Just say “make it cheaper” or “no car hire” and the trip adapts.

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Day 1

Arrival

  1. Arrival in Heraklion
  2. Transfer · 35 min
  3. Check-in by the sea
  4. Sunset
  5. Taverna at the harbour

On the road, HolidayWow keeps planning.

Rain on the way? Then the beach day becomes a day at the market and a museum. Flight status, weather and your day plan in one place.

A traveller with a sun hat and a leather suitcase
Rain is forecast for tomorrow. I swapped the beach day for the market and a museum.

Day 3 · boat trip

Your trip ideas.

Bali in OctoberBali · rice terraces

Bali

29.6°

Beach · temples · food · for 2 · 7 days

  • 27.8°
  • 5 h 52

Why it fits: The dry season, warm water and easy flights from Australia's east and west coasts.

Fiji in OctoberFiji · day 3

Fiji

27.0°

Islands · reefs · calm · for 2 · 7 days

  • 4 h 13

Why it fits: Clear water, island hopping and resorts made for families.

Phuket in OctoberPhuket · sunset

Phuket

28.1°

Beach · food · nightlife · for 2 · 7 days

  • 29.0°
  • 8 h 52

Why it fits: Warm sea, street food and day trips to the islands of Phang Nga Bay.

Where is it still warm in October?

22.6°

Sea off Gold Coast, October average

  1. Gold Coast in October1

    Gold Coast

    22.6°
    Air
    26.6°Air
    Sun
    8.3 hSun
    Flight
    1 h 24from SYD
  2. Cairns in October2

    Cairns

    26.0°
    Air
    28.6°Air
    Sun
    9.3 hSun
    Flight
    2 h 52from SYD
  3. Bali in October3

    Bali

    27.8°
    Air
    29.6°Air
    Sun
    8.9 hSun
    Flight
    5 h 52from SYD
  4. Phuket in October4

    Phuket

    29.0°
    Air
    28.1°Air
    Sun
    5.9 hSun
    Flight
    8 h 52from SYD

In October, the sea off Gold Coast is 22.6 °C, off Cairns 26.0 °C and off Bali 27.8 °C. Sea: daily mean water temperature, air: average daytime high, sun: hours per day, flight: estimated flight time from Sydney. Source: NASA POWER 2006 to 2025 (air, sun, rain days), NOAA OISST 1991 to 2020 (sea), flight times estimated from the distance.

See every place for October

Real places. Real moments.

Colourful houses of Amalfi above turquoise water
Amalfi
Under water
Yellow trams in a steep Lisbon street
Lisbon
A glass of wine among the vines
Dolomites
A father throwing his child up in the sea
Sunset over the caldera of Santorini
A fruit stall at a market
Dubrovnik's old town by the sea
Dubrovnik
Madeira's coast with green slopes
Madeira
Tables by the sea in Mykonos
Mykonos
Pasta with ragù in a dark bowl
Peaks above alpine meadows
A white rocky cove with turquoise water in Sardinia
Sardinia
Woman at the wheel on a coastal road
Road trip
A rocky coast with clear water in Cyprus
Cyprus

Real data behind every pick.

Ten years of climate

Temperature, sea, sun and rain days for every month, measured, not guessed. You see how your trip will feel before you go.

An old town by the sea in Sicily in the evening light

From your airport

Direct flights, flight times and transfers from 7 Australian airports, worked out from your door to the hotel.

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The total price, shown openly

Flights, hotel, transfers and experiences in one sum for everyone traveling, with the provider and when the price was checked. No teaser prices.

An infinity pool above the sea

She wants the beach. He wants culture. You get both.

is planning along

I want the beach every day and a good dinner every night.

I need old towns and museums, not a party hotel.

I found somethingSicily: beaches in the morning, Palermo and Cefalù in the afternoon.

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