Looking for the best value for your vacation dollars? Lonely Planet, the travel guide site and guidebook publisher, has got your ticket.
Every year Lonely Planet puts together its Best Travel List, selecting the Top 10 cities, countries, regions and destinations that represent the best value.
Here are the locations that will give you the most bang for your 2020 bucks. Learn more about these destinations and what to do while you’re there at www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel.
1 East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
East Nusa Tenggara is on the Indian Ocean, where the archipelago’s 500 islands include Komodo, home of the same-named dragon.
2 Budapest, Hungary
Ever since Buda and Pest merged into one city, the place has been rocking it. There are plenty of museums, cultural institutions and old world elegance to enjoy.
3 Madhya Pradesh, India
Madhya Pradesh is the cultural heritage center of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, and the area reflects it with monuments, exquisitely carved temples, stupas, forts and palaces.
4 Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is much more than the birthplace of the hot wing. It has plenty of things to see and do, and cuisine from around the world.
5 Azerbaijan
Tourism took a dive after the fall of the Soviet Union, but things have been picking up, making it an up-and-coming travel spot.
6 Serbia
Serbia is a hidden gem for travelers, focused mainly on the country’s mountains. What’s better than a day of skiing topped off by a visit to the spa?
7 Tunisia
Tunisia’s main tourist attractions are a blend of cosmopolitan cities and ancient ruins, plus golden beaches and affordable extravagances.
8 Cape Winelands, South Africa
This region of South Africa is known for its wineries and vineyards.
9 Athens, Greece
With the Acropolis, the National Archaeological Museum, Agora of Athens, Acropolis Museum, Mount Lycabettus, Panathenaic Stadium and Olympic Stadium, and Syntagma Square, Athens has no shortage of amazing sights.
10 Zanzibar, Tanzania
Zanzibar might be the biggest tourism secret in the world, which means lots to experience — including spectacular beaches — and plenty of elbow room to enjoy it.
