Best New Year's Eve Vacations: 8 Trips Where NYE Delivers
The big-city fireworks trips
Sydney Harbor fireworks are the single most-photographed NYE event in the world; the harbor view attracts 1 million-plus spectators. A week-long Sydney trip over NYE runs $4,000 to $8,500 per person including flights, mid-tier hotels, and food. New York City Times Square is the iconic US alternative; a four to five night NYC trip over NYE runs $2,500 to $6,000 per person. London's Thames fireworks run between the London Eye and Westminster; a week trip over NYE runs $2,500 to $6,000 per person.
Warm-weather NYE escapes
Rio de Janeiro's Reveillon on Copacabana Beach is a 2 million-person white-clothes celebration with fireworks over the water. A NYE week in Rio runs $3,000 to $6,500 per person; book 6 to 12 months ahead. Cancun and Punta Cana are the easier Caribbean NYE picks; mid-tier all-inclusives over NYE run $3,500 to $7,000 per person for the week.
The under-the-radar NYE picks
Reykjavik, Iceland hosts the single most-concentrated NYE fireworks per capita in the world; private bonfires and legal consumer fireworks fill the sky across the city. A NYE week in Reykjavik runs $3,500 to $7,500 per person. Paris delivers quieter NYE but a classic city experience; a four to five night Paris trip over NYE runs $2,500 to $6,000 per person.
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