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I am trying to plan a month long backpacking trip in April, such that:

  1. It has either rich cultural heritage or natural beauty. I am after "world class", breath-taking monuments (so for instance I wouldn't consider Armenia - ignoring the fact that its in Europe - even though it has a couple of really nice monasteries). I know its subjective criterion, but I don't really know how to phrase it any better.
  2. April is a reasonable month to visit (I am thinking mainly about climate)
  3. Is malaria-free
  4. Is at altitude <3000m (I will be traveling with small children)
  5. Is reasonably safe (e.g. I wouldn't consider Syria at the moment)
  6. Is "exotic" for an European (so I rule out the whole of Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand)

I would also like to exclude countries we have visited recently: Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia.

I will be traveling from London. Budget is a secondary issue, but we probably can't afford super expensive countries, e.g. Japan.

Hopefully I gave enough criteria to make this question interesting.

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The question is pretty broad, so here is a broad answer:

Choose from Unesco's World Heritage List

Look through the list and if you find a country that has enough sites you are interested in and meet your other criteria, go there.

All the sites on the list I've been to (and there are many) are well worth visiting.

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Iran

Spring is the best season for visiting Iran, with all flowered gardens and medium temperatures.

Of course there are many world class sites to visit: Isfahan, Shiraz, Persepolis, Yazd and probably many others that I don't remember currently.

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