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The Best Places to Go in Asia in 2025
19.11.2024 - 08:41 / cntraveler.com
This is part of our global guide to the Best Places to Go in 2025—find more travel inspiration here.
The best places to go in Asia in 2025 are a study in how vast and varied the continent is. From the ancient gingkgo forests of China’s Zhejiang province to the brazen streetscapes of Japan's Osaka, Asia's diversity can be both exhilarating and confounding. There are cities evolving at breakneck speed, but also vast, untouched natural landscapes. You'll find some of the best food on the planet—in some of the most unexpected places—as well as rich strands of history and an underlying sense of spirituality wherever you go. Our list of the Best Places to Go in Asia in 2025, informed by contributing writers spread across the regions, celebrates all of the above.
We think 2025 is the year to revisit some old favorites, like Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City as it marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; and Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, as it completes several cultural rejuvenation programs, with new exhibitions, workshops, street art installations, and festivals coloring the city's center.
At the same time, improved infrastructure is making intriguing, lesser-known destinations more accessible. The imminent reopening of Karakol International Airport means getting to this remote, rugged corner of Kyrgyzstan—dubbed the adventure capital of Central Asia—will no longer require a grueling journey onboard a cramped marshrutka. And a smattering of new hotels in Saudi Arabia’s Aseer province and Oman’s capital, Muscat, will make these Middle Eastern destinations more attractive to visitors than ever before. All in all, there are plenty of reasons to head east in 2025. —Selina Denman
Go for: an emerging tourism destination rich in culture, refreshingly moderate weather
If you're seeking a getaway from Saudi Arabia’s glitzy giga-projects, look no further than the slow-paced province of Aseer, where centuries-old villages and palaces line the ancient streets and summer brings cool, rainy weather.
While Saudi Arabia’s giga-projects may be making news for their sheer scale and architectural ambition, the mountainous region of Aseer, in the country’s far southwest, has long drawn visitors from across the kingdom for its centuries-old villages and palaces, spectacular natural scenery, and cool, rainy weather in the summer, while the rest of the Arabian Peninsula is sweltering. Accommodation options for international visitors have been fairly limited so far, but that is set to change in 2025, with the opening of IHG’s 110-room Indigo Hotel in Abha in late 2025, and two Cloud 7 properties by Kerten Hospitality that include a dedicated wellness hotel.
Sitting above the regional capital of Abha in the Sarawat
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