4 Reasons to Love Guided Vacations By Karen Leiva
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From history lessons to eco adventures, when it comes to family travel, the world is your playground. Guided vacations created specially for families are becoming increasingly popular with more itineraries cropping up – and with good reason. On family trips, not only will your kids be exposed to new countries and cultures, you can focus on having fun, and let guides handle the rest. Trafalgar, a leader in family vacations, continues to evolve and grow its family travel offerings in Europe, North and Central America. Here are four reasons families will love Trafalgar.
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GLOBAL EDUCATION: Travelling with kids on a guided vacation will be so much fun that kids won’t even realize they are learning important lessons about history along the way. Look for Trafalgar’s top-selling Gladiators, Gondolas and Gold trip; on this 10-day itinerary from Rome to Venice, kids learn about ancient Romans and can even train to be a gladiator. There are also opportunities to paint Venetian carnival masks or learn to make authentic Italian pizza, and, of course, taste a local favourite: gelato. “Many families enjoy the educational and social component of travelling with like-minded travelling families and exposing their children to real attractions and hands-on experience in the destination,” said Wolf Paunic, President, Trafalgar. “We offer truly unique and authentic experiences.” 22 Ultimate Family Vacations | FALL 2019
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CULTURAL IMMERSION: One of the great things for travellers of any age is the opportunity to see the world from a different lens. Cultural experiences are a big part of the fun on Trafalgar’s family vacations. Its new Shamrocks and Leprechauns itinerary takes travellers on a 10-day cross-country tour of Ireland. One of the highlights is a stop at a local sheep farm, where owner Martin Feeney shows travellers how his champion sheepdogs masterfully keep sheep in order on a typical Irish farm. This guided family vacation also includes a visit to the Titanic Belfast centre, the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience with nine interactive galleries with everything from full-scale reconstructions, electronic rides and original artefacts.
