NOT JUST FOR KIDS

Enjoy spring break after college easy to find tours that aren’t primarily made up of college students.

Spring skiing is another option, with resorts at Colorado’s Crested Butte, Winter Park, and Vail, as well as others in Idaho, Montana, and Utah, all eager to attract families to their slopes, hotels, and restaurants.

Sail the Seas

Over the past several years, cruises have become a very popular venue for vacationing students, departing from traditional spring break cities including Florida’s Miami and Fort Lauderdale, California’s Long Beach, and Texas’s Galveston and heading to towns and islands in Mexico and the Bahamas. Shore visits and shipboard activities are all part of the experience. Just as hotels seek to get back to the “regular” clientele after the students have left, cruise lines also need to keep the ships full year-round, often offering discounted fares or special deals designed to entice adults and families back on board.

Ultimately, the idea of spring break is to break free from the normal routine for a while, so regardless of choosing a beach vacation, a mountain biking adventure, or spring skiing, go when the college kids aren’t there and find an adventure that will recharge and refresh you.

When to Go

Check for available dates either before or after the invasion of college kids; ask the hotel, cruise line, or other attraction if they offer adult or family discounted rates, and if so, for what dates.

Where to Go

Traditional spring break locations are beaches, but consider bucket list destinations and adventures, too, such as a mountain bike tour along the Pacific Coast Highway or a spring ski trip in Colorado.

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Bring the Family

The kids can use a break, too, so look for destinations that will keep them entertained and occupied.