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November is when the long-haul winter season opens. The Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius and Caribbean enter their dry season. India is at its best — Rajasthan and the south are cool and dry. South Africa, the Sabi Sand and Cape Town move toward summer. Sri Lanka's south coast opens. For European luxury, this is the quiet season — but for long-haul, November is the start of the best six months of the year.
November opens the Indian Ocean dry season and the Caribbean reopens — plus India's best month and southern hemisphere summer.
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First half can carry residual monsoon weather; second half is reliably dry. From around 20 November onwards is fully peak-season conditions.
Hurricane season officially ends 30 November; statistical risk in November is low. By mid-November the Caribbean is reliably dry.
October–March is the broad window. November is the early sweet spot — cool, dry, pre-Christmas pricing.