Ask the experts: where to go in March

Mad as a March hare for a trip next month? We know the feeling. Head to Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula to pay homage at the Pyramid of Kukulcán; waltz and sip wine alongside the stately Danube; take a colourful tour of northern India; or stand agog amid the mountains of Mars is a huge indoor dance festival inspired by Belgium’s 10 Days Off. It’s held over five days from 5-9 March and this year’s line-up features Darkside, Nils Frahm and Noisia. Soak up the city’s multicultural flavour at Amsterdam’s largest market, Albert Cuypmarkt, while scouring stalls for Dutch cheese, fresh produce, vintage clothing and kitsch galore.

Kate Morgan - Destination Editor for Western Europe. Follow her tweets @kate_ann_morgan.

Chichén Itzá, Mexico

The Pyramid of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Image by Grand Velas Riviera Maya / CC BY-SA 2.0.

You can find quieter, more secluded ancient sites in Mexico, but for a dramatic setting, architectural splendour and - during the spring equinox . But the compact, culture-packed city forms the event’s backbone, and witty, unsentimental Dubliners are a vital part of the festival’s wild, stout-quaffing cast.

James Smart - Destination Editor for Britain, Ireland and Iceland. Follow his tweets @smartbadger.

Adelaide, Australia

Revellers at WOMADelaide. Image by Tony Lewis / Courtesy of WOMADelaide.

If you’re heading down under this month make a quick detour to South Australia to join the party at WOMADelaide .

This annual festival of world music, dance and arts, held over the 7-10 March holiday weekend in Adelaide’s Botanic Park, has an enviable line-up this year. Artists gracing the outdoor sound stages include American outfit Arrested Development, Neko Case , occupies various venues during the last two weeks of March. Over 50 performances include opera, concerts, ballet, dance and theatre, exhibitions – and, introduced this year, events for children – featuring Hungarian and international artists.

All cultured out? Join a boat cruise on the Danube and stroll the grandiose boulevards spread from Buda to Pest, taking a Baroque-to-Art-Nouveau architectural history lesson along the way. Or indulge in the latest wine-tasting fad comes to town. In this annual race, now in its 14th year, sponsored teams of bicycle-rickshaw riders compete (sans passengers) to see who is the fastest, with proceeds going to a local children’s charity. Racing the three-wheeled vehicles is no mean feat – cyclos have been known to tip over. The race is the main event, but don’t miss seeing the creatively adorned cyclos battling for the prize of ‘best decorated’.

Laura Crawford – Destination Editor for Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines. Follow her tweets @crawfplanet.