Outstanding adventure holidays for the whole family
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Welcome There is something incredibly special about a family holiday – all travelling together to a new and exciting place, learning or experiencing new things as a family, and just having the time to concentrate on having fun. Family holidays are important and, after all, there are only a limited number of years that we are able to enjoy them before our youngsters have grown up and decided that they want to do their own thing, and that going away with the ‘older generation’ simply isn’t cool any more. That’s at least one of the reasons why I have tried over the years to take my family to some of the most interesting and exciting places we organise holidays to – Croatia, Jordan, Borneo, Mexico, Canada and, most recently, on safari in Zambia. I have always felt that we needed to be bold, to take our kids to some wild and wonderful places – into real wildernesses so they could learn about different cultures, communities and wildlife. People often ask me how old children need to be before you can take them on a wildlife holiday, and my answer is almost always the same – if you are going somewhere interesting and there is plenty to see and do, then your kids will enjoy it whatever their age. We first took our two children on safari when they were three and two years old respectively. Do they still remember it? I doubt it very much, but we had a brilliant time and they have wanted to go on safari ever since … so something must have worked! My kids are older now (our youngest is 16) and, as I write this introduction (in September 2019), we have just returned from our
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family summer holiday – a safari in Zambia followed by a drive along the Garden Route in South Africa. We went with other family friends (who had never been to Africa and never been on safari) and everyone agreed – youngsters and oldsters alike – it was the holiday of a lifetime. At Families Worldwide we are well aware of how incredibly precious family holidays are and we know how important it is that they are meticulously crafted to ensure that everything goes to plan and that not a moment is wasted. It is no coincidence that you will see a number of articles in this current brochure that I have personally put together, featuring trips that my family has actually done. You are very welcome to call me, and I will happily chat to you about how they might work for your family. Sally and the team will, of course, be delighted to do the same – between us we have travelled to many places with our families and we love inspiring others to do the same. Wishing you and your family happy travels,
Chris Breen, Director
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Our Family Holidays We specialise in designing excellent value holidays for families. Our portfolio includes more than 80 tours to over 50 destinations, and most of our holidays include activity, adventure, wildlife and cultural options as well as time simply to relax! Tailor-made Holidays
Small Group Holidays
We have recently expanded our portfolio of tailor-made holidays – these allow you the freedom and flexibility to travel how, when, where and with whom you wish. You may want to focus on particular activities or locations, or choose the style of accommodation. You may prefer a particular airline or class of travel, or wish to travel at a certain time of year. We provide tailormade holiday ideas, put together by our expert team who have already ‘been there and done it’. These will give you an idea of the possibilities and prices, but you are in the driving seat and our team can create a holiday to meet your exact requirements – just call or email us to discuss your ideas!
Our roots are in creating small group holidays and our collection of group family tours is second-to-none. Our small group holidays average four to 16 participants (between two and five families travelling together), the majority of whom do not know each other, depart on a fixed date and include a local guide for some or all of the tour. If you wish to extend a group holiday – for example by staying a few extra days in a resort or city before or after the group tour – we would be happy to provide suggestions and a quote. Please also bear in mind that most of our small group holidays can be adapted to a tailor-made holiday. Contact our experts to discuss your travel plans.
Contents Safari Special – Where to Go & Why? NEW Discover South Africa
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NEW Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania & Namibia Holidays 7 Small Group Multi-Activity Holidays
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Incredible India
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Japan – Design a Brilliant Tailor-made Trip
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NEW Discover Vietnam
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NEW Discover Thailand
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Croatia – Relaxed, Good Value & Scenic
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Our Top Pick of Holidays for Tinies to Teens
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NEW Go Wild in Costa Rica: Family Interview
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NEW Brazil – Amazon & Pantanal Adventure
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Small Group Winter Holidays in Europe
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NEW Meet Mexico’s Friendly Grey Whales Our Family Holiday Planner
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All holiday prices include accommodation, some meals, transfers, activities, excursions and expert leaders and guides. Child prices are applicable for ages 11 and under at the time of travel except where specified. Flight prices on request. Prices are correct at time of going to print. For full details contact our team.
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On Safari with the Kids! Families Worldwide Director, Chris Breen, outlines the different African safari options to help you decide which country and what kind of safari experience is right for your family.
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rom a personal point of view, a safari with my family and friends is the very best holiday of all. There’s lots to do and see, plenty to keep younger members of the family interested (looking out for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants or giraffes will keep anyone alert for an extended period of time!), and you’re invariably in a truly beautiful location. Add to that the fact that it is a great way to introduce younger family members to the idea of conserving our wonderful planet, or perhaps learning a new skill such as photography, painting or diary writing, and you may well have the ideal holiday. However, having decided that you are going to have a family safari, where should you go and why? There are so many different safari countries in Africa … and they all claim to be the best! The first important considerations are whether you wish to combine your safari with other activities, and whether you wish to self-drive. If you like the idea of self-driving, then both South Africa and Namibia are great options. South Africa has the advantage of direct flights from the UK – to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban – which is an important consideration when travelling
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as a family. In addition to some fabulous wildlife viewing on the eastern side of the country in and around Kruger National Park and KwaZulu Natal, if you go at the right time of year (our summer holidays) there is tremendous whale watching off the southern coast, which can be neatly combined with some of the world’s finest wineries in the Cape Town area for the adults! Namibia is more ‘off beat’ but another country perfect for selfdriving and with some great pockets of wildlife – Etosha, the Waterberg Plateau and the Skeleton Coast to name a few – not to mention the towering sand dunes of Sossusvlei and the now famous cheetah conservation project at Okonjima. If you want something a little more ‘traditional’, and good value, then it has to be East Africa. Tanzania is where many people take their once-in-a-lifetime safari, and it is an excellent choice. You are almost guaranteed to see large herds of wildebeest and zebra, together with lions, cheetahs and all of the other plains game that you might imagine. But, you will see more people on safari than you would in other safari countries and that is not for everyone.
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“We have recently returned from two weeks in Zambia, which included South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi and Livingstone. It was the most amazing family experience in beautiful locations with abundant wildlife. This was our first safari experience and we are now definitely planning on another." Dollin family, Tailor-made holiday in Zambia, August 2019
Cheetah cubs, Ngorongoro, Tanzania
For the connoisseurs, Zambia and Botswana are the places to go. In Zambia, the Luangwa Valley and Lower Zambezi, and in Botswana the Okavango Delta, Moremi and Chobe; and both countries also have easy access to the Victoria Falls – a wonderful place to end a safari. Zambia and Botswana offer small, intimate lodges and tented camps, outstanding guiding and wildlife that goes beyond anything you might be able to imagine and (in Zambia particularly) there are a number of family-friendly lodges where you can have your own private family guide, your own chefs and your own safari schedule, for very little extra cost. So, if going on a family safari is your idea of a memorable holiday – it is mine, and I’ve just returned from a holiday to Zambia’s Luangwa Valley followed by a trip along South Africa’s Garden Route for some whale watching – then give us a call and let’s talk through some of the options with you and put together your perfect trip. Contact our expert team or visit our website to book a tailor-made or small group family safari holiday. See overleaf for a selection of our safari holidays.
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Discover South Africa Families Worldwide Director, Chris Breen, gives his top tips for a tailor-made holiday in South Africa – combine a safari with whale watching, beaches and wine-tasting on the famous Garden Route.
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outh Africa offers some of the best wildlife watching on the planet and I’d have to recommend the iconic Kruger National Park for fabulous wildlife viewing in a scenic landscape. However, if you’re looking for a more refined, upmarket experience, there are some fantastic private reserves bordering the Kruger – such as Sabi Sands and the Timbavati – which provide a more intimate setting and have superb lodges. Also worth considering are parks in KwaZulu-Natal such as Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve and Ithala Reserve, both of which are excellent, while the Eastern Cape game reserves are malaria-free. But while South Africa certainly offers world-class safaris, it also offers so much more for a family holiday. My personal recommendation would be to combine a safari with a selfdrive along the Garden Route. After your safari, fly to Port Elizabeth (PE as it’s affectionately known!), pick up a car and then drive in a westerly direction towards Cape Town. Self-drive in this part of South Africa and you can enjoy a host of lovely boutique hotels and B&Bs as well as lodges, and it’s a well-trodden path – it’s easy. Your first two stops could be Jeffreys Bay and Plettenberg Bay. Enjoy the beaches, go sand-boarding, explore art and craft shops or visit nature reserves – there’s plenty to see and do here for all the family. From ‘Plet’, head inland a little, where Hog Hollow is the perfect place to stay. Then drive west, perhaps spending a night in George or Knysna, before reaching De Hoop Nature Reserve, home to the magnificent Lekkerwater Beach Lodge which is situated on the coast. There’s superb land-based whale watching – for the area's annual congregations of southern right whales – all along the coast here from July through to early October, and Lekkerwater offers guided whale watching as well as nature walks and drives. In Cape Town itself, a cable-car ride up Table Mountain is a must, while some wine-tasting at the vineyards of Stellenbosch or Paarl should please the parents. Drive to Simon’s Town to see African penguins, or visit Robben Island to see where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. For the adventurous (older teenagers and young adults!), cage-diving with great white sharks is an option, or head to the Cape of Good Hope for the iconic sight of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meeting. Whatever combination you decide on, South Africa has the potential for a perfect family holiday!
NEW Discover South Africa On this self-drive holiday you will travel at your own pace along the spectacular South African coastline and Garden Route, visiting pristine beaches and looking for wildlife. Visit the laid-back surfing town of Jeffreys Bay, indigenous forests of Tsitsikamma National Park and the golden sandy beaches of Plettenberg Bay. Stay in a beachfront lodge in De Hoop Nature Reserve and watch whales from the shore. Go on a boat excursion in Hermanus in search of southern right whales before continuing to Cape Town and the Stellenbosh winelands. Age guide: 12+ Tailor-made, Jan-Dec 12 days, from £1,799 Child from £1,699
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Our African Safaris Below is a selection of our tailor-made and small group safaris to Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania and Namibia. For further information, or to book an African safari, please visit our website or call our expert team.
NEW Botswana Family Safari
NEW Zambia Safari & Victoria Falls
Tanzania – Swahili Coast & Safari
Namibia – Cheetahs & Dunes
Look for mammals such as lion, leopard, elephant and wild dog, as well as abundant birdlife and herds of zebra, buffalo and giraffe in the Okavango Delta, Khwai Concession and Savuti Game Reserve. End your safari in Kasane with a sunset cruise on the beautiful Chobe River.
Combine three days on safari in South Luangwa National Park (one of Africa’s finest), with four days of wildlife watching, river cruises, and other activities on the mighty Zambezi River as well as a full day’s game drive in the Lower Zambezi National Park. End with a visit to Livingstone and stay near the Victoria Falls.
Learn bush skills in Saadani National Park, relax on white-sand beaches by the Indian Ocean, then travel to the huge Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Climb up to a treehouse overlooking a watering hole to watch elephant, buffalo and zebra, before ending with a twonight stay on Zanzibar, famous for its beautiful beaches.
Marvel at the stunning ‘lunar’ landscapes of the Namib Desert and Sossusvlei’s towering, photogenic dunes. Enjoy some superb star-gazing before bedding down under canvas, then look for wildlife in Etosha National Park, the Waterberg Plateau and at close quarters in the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Enjoy safari drives in Selous Game Reserve ཀྵཀྵMeet the Maasai in their village ཀྵཀྵ Stay on the spice island of Zanzibar
ཀྵཀྵ Wildlife viewing in Etosha National Park ཀྵཀྵ Camp out in the extraordinary Namib Desert ཀྵཀྵ Spot dolphins & turtles, Walvis Bay
Age guide: 7+ Group, summer & Christmas 10 days, from £2,799 Child from £1,999
Age guide: 5+ Group, Jan-Dec 13 days, from £1,799 Child from £999
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Visit the Okavango Delta, Khwai Concession & Savuti Game Reserve ཀྵཀྵ Stay in a fully serviced mobile camp ཀྵཀྵ Look for nocturnal wildlife on night drives Age guide: 12+ Tailor-made, Jan-Dec 11 days, from £3,999 Child from £2,199
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Sunset cruise on the Zambezi ཀྵཀྵ Stay within walking distance of the Victoria Falls ཀྵཀྵ See the Big Five plus a host of other wildlife on safari Age guide: 10+ Tailor-made, Easter, May, summer & Oct 12 days, from £4,199 Child from £2,499
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Multi-Activity Holidays We’ve hand-picked some of our favourite activity holidays for the whole family. To view departure dates, prices, or for further information contact our expert team or visit our website. All of these small group holidays are also available on a tailor-made basis. Spain – Active Pyrenees Based in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees, this multi-activity family holiday gives you the chance to explore dramatic mountain landscapes, as well as to choose from a range of additional activities, or just relax and enjoy some free time! All activities take place under the guidance of expert instructors and in outstanding surroundings.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵStay in a Spanish mountain town ཀྵཀྵSlide, abseil & jump down rivers ཀྵཀྵRock climbing ཀྵཀྵ Walk & raft through stunning mountain scenery Age guide: 8+ Group, May & summer 7 days, from £1,029 Child from £999
Azores Family Adventure Cycle and hike around the craters and lakes of São Miguel, largest of the Azorean islands, on this singlecentre family holiday. Explore the island’s beaches, coves, mud pools, lava tubes and volcanoes; swim and slide your way through the Dos Caldeirões canyon and enjoy a tasty traditional stew cooked by volcanic vapours!
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Go whale watching in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean ཀྵཀྵ Bathe in geothermal pools ཀྵཀྵ Enjoy swimming in the crater of a volcano Age guide: 8+ Group, summer 8 days, from £1,499 Child from £1,399
Active Sri Lanka On this holiday you will cycle a coastal road towards the famous cultural triangle, explore caves, cook Sri Lankan food, look for Asian elephants on a mini-safari, visit a local village, enjoy a catamaran ride and climb the famous Sigirya Rock Fortress. Why not extend your trip with a beach stay in Mirissa, or a safari in Yala National Park?
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵExplore the sacred site of Kandy ཀྵཀྵ Try white-water rafting & cycle along the coast ཀྵཀྵ Watch a traditional dance show in Kandy Age guide: 12+ Group, Feb, Easter & summer 7 days, from £1,099 Child from £999
Morocco – Teen Hike & Bike Enjoy a few days in the Sahara Desert meeting local Berbers, camel trekking and sleeping under the stars in a Bedouin tent during the autumn and Easter holidays. Both tours visit Marrakech’s exotic and bustling souks, and the Atlas Mountains; on summer departures, the desert visit is replaced with a stay in Essaouira.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Mountain biking in the Atlas Mountains ཀྵཀྵ Walk in the foothills of Mount Toubkal ཀྵཀྵ Meet a Berber family & drink tea! Age guide: 11+ Group, Easter-Oct 9 days, from £799 Child from £749
Active Gozo Cycle along scenic coastal paths, abseil down rocks, explore caves and bays in kayaks, meet the locals and gain an insight into life on the small, relatively tourist-free island of Gozo, Malta’s smaller neighbour. Your accommodation is in a familyfriendly, beachfront hotel ideally located in the picturesque fishing village of Xlendi.
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Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Race along coastal & country tracks by mountain bike ཀྵཀྵ Swim & snorkel in the Mediterranean ཀྵཀྵExplore caves & bays by kayak Age guide: 8+ Group, May-Oct 8 days, from £799 Child from £749
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Incredible India
“Everything was a highlight, but our absolute favourite was the safaris.”
Senior Travel Consultant Sally Jefferis describes the benefits of small group and tailor-made holidays to India.
Morby family, India – Taj & Tigers, February 2019
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ndia is loud, crowded, colourful and exuberant, and for the firsttime visitor it can seem a daunting place. Hundreds of different sounds, smells and sights compete for your attention: women in saris; parakeets flying overhead; pink and yellow powder spread across pavements; roadside stalls selling myriad wares; minarets and carvings rising above 21st century buildings; motorbike and tuk-tuk drivers weaving in and out of city traffic, skilfully avoiding the sacred cows that wander across the roads. It can all seem a bit overwhelming, with no sense or order, but that’s just the way it is. However, most visitors adjust fairly quickly to the pace of life, and when you have, the rewards are astonishing – for the richness of India’s culture, wildlife, food, and its warmth are in a league of their own. The classic New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Tiger Park route can be enjoyed as part of a small group, which helps keep the cost down
and gives you the opportunity to share the experience with likeminded families. Alternatively, we can tailor a holiday just for your family – in which case, you’ll benefit from your own, extremely knowledgeable, guide who can steer you through the craziness of Delhi, and take you to the most iconic building in India – and yes, the Taj Mahal is every bit as beautiful as it’s reputed to be. Stroll through the grand palaces of Rajasthan and witness rolling countryside, villages and hidden temples as you travel by train, then search for the elusive tiger in one of the country’s national parks. India is often described as an assault on the senses. However, if you travel with an open mind (and sense of humour!), and allow your senses to open and embrace what India has to offer, we’re confident you’ll fall in love with it as much as we have.
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India – Taj & Tigers
A culturally rich family adventure in South India's beautiful Kerala region. Highlights include elephants, colourful temples, a houseboat stay, cookery course and some beach relaxation.
Explore the colourful highlights of northern India on this tailor-made family adventure, staying in beautiful heritage hotels and enjoying tiger safaris, cultural visits and rickshaw rides along the way.
Visit India’s Golden Triangle in search of tigers and other wildlife in Ranthambore National Park, explore the ‘ghost city’ of Fatehpur Sikri, the Taj Mahal, and watch a Bollywood film.
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ཀྵཀྵSleep on a houseboat ཀྵཀྵVisit a tea plantation ཀྵཀྵLook for wildlife in Periyar National Park
ཀྵཀྵWatch the sun rise over the Taj Mahal ཀྵཀྵVisit Jaipur – India’s Pink City ཀྵཀྵSpot tigers in Ranthambore NP
ཀྵཀྵLook for tigers ཀྵཀྵEnjoy a camel cart ride ཀྵཀྵMarvel at the majestic Taj Mahal
Age guide: 5+ Group, Easter & Christmas 13 days, from £1,699 Child from £1,649
Age guide: 5+ Tailor-made, Feb-May & Oct-Christmas 11 days, from £1,499 Child from£1,399
Age guide: 5+ Group, Feb-Easter & Oct-Christmas 8 days, from £999 Child from £899
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Japan: High-Tech to Temples Whether you’re looking for cherry blossoms and temples or an electronics nirvana, Japan is eclectic, unique and fascinating. Product Executive Rhian Purches gives some insider tips on what to include in a tailor-made holiday to this deeply family-oriented country.
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f you have never visited Japan, I urge you to do so. Isolated from the rest of the world for over 200 years, Japanese literature, culture and traditions developed separately from the rest of the Orient and outside world. Your whole family will find something to love and be fascinated by in this truly unique country – here are some ideas to whet your appetite for a tailor-made holiday to Japan.
Top tips for what to include in your tailor-made itinerary Tokyo merits exploration and here are some of my top tips for a great few days in Japan’s vibrant capital: visit Shinjuku’s famous robot café which features a raucous, pop-culture show for diners. Enjoy the Suginami Animation Museum (and don’t forget to try the ‘voiceover’ experience), or stroll through the magnificent Meiji Park admiring its elegant shrines, then eat teppanyaki in a lively restaurant. Head to Akihabara, Tokyo’s electronics and technology district, or take the family to a ‘karaoke box’ – bring snacks and soft drinks and sing away in private. Visit a sumo stable, or Tokyo Disney; dress up and watch the firework or lantern displays if you visit in July (‘matsuri’ or festival season).
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Travel at 320 km an hour on the bullet train to Kyoto, Japan’s cultural centre and home to over 4,000 temples and shrines of which the kinkakuju (Golden Temple) is arguably the most famous. Watch geisha show off their sumptuous costumes and graceful artistry. Everyone has heard of Japan’s famous cherry blossoms, but the practice of flower-viewing (‘hanami’) is not confined to this – also look out for iris-viewing and other events. A stay at a traditional inn (ryokan), for example in the resorts of Hakone (a hot spring resort) or Nikko (famous for its shogun shrines), is an experience the whole family will enjoy. You’ll have the chance to walk around in a light summer kimono (a yukata) and bathe in hot springs/baths (onsen), as well as sleep on a traditional futon on the floor. For the tourist, Japan is an easy, comfortable and safe place to visit, and there’s a veneer of Westernisation that makes it feel very familiar. The infrastructure is second-to-none, trains run on time, the food and drink – both exotic and familiar (pizza!) – is delicious. And the people are welcoming and helpful. What are you waiting for? Call our expert team to discuss a tailor-made holiday to Japan.
Ancient & Modern
Highlights of Japan
From the neon lights of Akihabara to Kyoto’s Gion district, learn about Japan’s modern pop-culture and ancient traditions.
Experience the best of Japan – highlights include Tokyo, Zen gardens, the famous bullet train and the historic city of Hiroshima.
Age: 8+ Tailor-made, Easter, May, summer & Oct 9 days, from £2,499 Child from £2,179
Age: 8+ Tailor-made, Easter, May, summer & Oct 8 days, from £1,999 Child from £1,699
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Vietnam Adventure Vietnam is a country of outstanding natural beauty, whose peaceful villages and friendly, welcoming communities make it a fascinating destination for a family adventure. Visit on our new tailor-made Discover Vietnam holiday or as part of a small group.
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here are few places on Earth that get under your skin like Vietnam. A land of exquisite embroidery and silk shops, elegant smiling people wearing coolie hats, atmospheric night markets bustling with food stalls, and morning mists hanging over a turquoise sea; of heat and sweat, and flavours that will awaken and delight your taste buds. Boasting a proud history (with over 900 years of independence), a unique language and many ethnic groups, this beautiful country curving like a giant elongated ‘J’ on the edge of the South China Sea offers a fantastic holiday experience for the whole family. Its capital, Hanoi is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world and the starting place for our new Discover Vietnam tailor-made holiday. View well preserved temples, streets and French colonial buildings in the Old Quarter by rickshaw before
enjoying a traditional water puppet show. Next leave the city in search of some of the country’s most stunning scenery. Heading south-west, spend the night amongst a rural landscape of rice paddies, valleys and hills in a traditional stilted longhouse, and from there travel to one of Vietnam’s, if not the world’s, most stunning locations – the limestone (karst) scenery of Ninh Binh Province in the Red River Delta. Focusing on the area’s main sites, visit Cuc Phuong National Park, and travel by rowing boat through spectacular scenery enjoying the region’s caves, grottoes, pagodas and temples. One of the highlights of a trip to Vietnam is a chance to board a traditional junk boat in the spectacular World Heritage Site of Halong Bay and cruise amongst its dramatic jungle-topped limestone rock formations. It’s also possible to swim and kayak in the bay, as well as to explore caves filled with stunning stalagmites and stalactites.
NEW Discover Vietnam
Vietnam Family Adventure
Journey from the city of Hanoi and the scenic rice paddies of Hoa Binh Province to stunning Halong Bay and Hoi An, on this new tailor-made holiday. Learn about Vietnam’s long and eventful history, see skyscrapers alongside ancient temples, cycle through villages meeting locals, and cook a delicious Vietnamese meal.
This holiday is a great option for active families – learn about Vietnam’s rich culture and history, cycle in countryside filled with rice paddy fields, and enjoy a cruise on a traditional junk boat in Halong Bay. Explore the city of Hanoi and stay in a traditional longhouse on this exciting small group holiday. Age guide: 9+ Group, Easter-May & OctChristmas 10 days, from £999 Child from £949
Age guide: 8+ Tailor-made, Easter, May & Christmas 14 days, from £1,899 Child from £1,799
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Thailand Exotic, Relaxing & Friendly Thailand is many people’s top long-haul destination. Whether you explore rainforests and islands on a group tour or opt for a tailor-made trip, it offers a relaxing and exotic getaway.
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t’s easy to fall in love with Thailand. With a long tropical coastline and exotic bustling cities, food bursting with myriad flavours and ubiquitous smiling people, it’s many people’s favourite holiday destination. You’ll find whatever it is you’re looking for here – golden temples and underground shrines, Buddhist retreats and a chance to relax on pristine beaches, or a cruise through jagged jungle-topped islands and chance to swim in azure waters. Thailand is warm, friendly, gentle and good value – whichever holiday option you choose. As soon as you land in Bangkok you will experience the Thai smile – there’s a sense of playfulness and fun that’s deeply embedded in Thai culture and it’s infectious! Don’t worry about any language barriers, just prepare to enjoy Bangkok’s wonderful mixture of neon lights and golden-spired temples, Buddhist monks and Banyan trees, street markets and tastes that will leave your tongues tingling. Explore the city’s back lanes by bicycle, take a tuk-tuk ride, cruise along its network of canals in a traditional longtail boat, and have your fill of splendid Buddhist temples. For many, a visit to Thailand isn’t complete without a stay on one of its stunning jungle-clad islands, which are surrounded by
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waters a distinctive and inviting shade of translucent teal. Phuket and Koh Samui are perhaps the most famous holiday islands. It doesn’t take long to adjust to the pace of life, which is relaxing to the point of sleepy. Enjoy long lazy days on golden-sand beaches, snorkelling and swimming in secluded bays, or relaxing in beachside restaurants and cafés watching life go by. The hustle and bustle of your normal daily life will be a distant memory in no time! From Koh Samui, explore caves and snorkel in the waters of Ang Thong Marine Park – an archipelago of jungle islands, hidden lagoons and caves. From Phuket, take a private longboat tour of Phang Nga Bay – famous for its skyscraper-like jungle-covered limestone rock formations jutting straight out of emerald-coloured sea, and which shot to fame after featuring in the 1974 James Bond Film ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’. If you are interested in a taste of traditional Thailand, then head to the mountainous north and add extra days to your tailormade holiday with a visit to Chiang Mai (or join our Hill Tribes & Elephants group tour). The city boasts hundreds of intricately designed Buddhist temples, including the 14th century temple of Wat Prah Singh, as well as vibrant markets such as Kaad Luang. Hear monks chanting, paddle among floating markets, prepare
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“Sally Jefferis (Travel Consultant) was just excellent. Through numerous emails she helped us choose the right kind of holiday for our family and was very knowledgeable throughout, as we had various restrictions. Everything was a highlight!” Pilling family, Thailand: Rainforests & Islands (tailor-made), December 2018
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lunch on an organic farm and try some of the local specialities at a traditional Khantoke dinner. Thailand really is a special place and this is just a taste of the country’s highlights. Our tours offer a huge range of experiences, including staying on floating hotels, exploring waterside markets, looking for wildlife in ancient tracts of rainforest, meeting (and feeding!) elephants, visiting the infamous River Kwai bridge and a homestay with hill-tribespeople. There’s only one problem with Thailand – it weaves a spell on you. It’s ridiculously easy to fall in love with, but very hard to leave.
NEW Discover Thailand
Thailand in Style
Rainforests & Islands
Discover some of the natural and cultural highlights of Thailand on our new tailor-made family adventure which includes sightseeing in Bangkok, time in the jungle and a chance to learn about wildlife conservation.
Spend time in the jungle on this tailor-made family adventure and stay in an eco-lodge overlooking an elephant sanctuary. Explore Bangkok’s hidden gems and chill out on the stunning beaches of Phuket.
A tropical adventure for beachloving families, this itinerary visits buzzing Bangkok with its atmospheric tuk-tuks and floating markets, before heading south to enjoy a range of family-oriented rainforest and beach activities.
Age guide: 4+ Tailor-made, Feb, Easter & Christmas 8 days, from £669 Child from £629
Age guide: 6+ Tailor-made, Feb, Easter, May & Christmas 13 days, from £2,799 Child from £2,699
Age guide: 8+ Group, Easter, May, summer & Christmas 8 days, from £949 Child from £899
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A Bit of Croatian Fun With a wide-choice of activities to suit all abilities, ages and adventure levels and a good choice of low-cost flights from the UK, Croatia makes an ideal short-haul family holiday destination.
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ell known for its historic walled capital, Dubrovnik, and the stunning island-dotted Dalmatian coast, Croatia is a fantastic holiday destination. With beautiful rivers and turquoise lagoons, subterranean tunnels and World Heritage Sites aplenty, our group trips focus on getting the whole family active in this popular Balkan country. Our Active Teen itinerary offers the perfect choice for adults and older children alike. Beginning in central Croatia just north of Split, we take an exhilarating ride on the River Cetina – rafting for 10km downstream. Next we have a chance to cycle through the beautiful countryside around the old Venetian town of Trogir, stopping in a small village en route, then relax on the lovely whitesand beach at Medena where there’s a variety of watersports to choose from. Cruising to scenic Drvenik Veli Island, we spend a couple of days swimming, snorkelling, travelling by speedboat, and kayaking around the Blue Lagoon, exploring the island of Solta and relaxing on idyllic beaches before returning to the
mainland for canyoning in Cetina Canyon. This is a perfect choice for active families who also like a bit of free time to explore by themselves – a leisure day is included in the itinerary to give you the chance to do as much or as little as you wish! Our Coastal Croatia itinerary is also based for a week in the quaint medieval fishing village of Seget Donji on the central Dalmatian coast. Suitable for children over six years old, this is a relaxing holiday focusing on enjoying the nearby islands by boat and swimming in shallow bays fringed by white-sand beaches. Explore the World Heritage Sites of Spilt and Trogir – the latter, a beautiful medieval walled town with marble streets and impressive bridges, and visit Krka National Park, famous for its 17 waterfalls and clear rivers which you can swim in. For a good value holiday in Europe – with a wide range of activities to suit every member of the family, plus scenic beaches and choice of family-friendly accommodation – Croatia is hard to beat!
Contact our expert team or visit our website to book a small group family holiday to Croatia.
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“The range of activities and personal attention to the group, the behind the scenes organisation, the local knowledge of our tour guide, the pleasant manner of all staff, being driven (vans and boats) professionally wherever we went, the flexibility of our tour guide – all were highlights.” Kirwin family, Active Teen Croatia, July 2019
Old Town, Dubrovnik
Active Teen Croatia Explore some of Croatia’s hidden secrets on foot and on the water. Enjoy a week of cycling, rafting, canyoning and swimming whilst exploring some of Croatia's beautiful rivers and natural pools. This is a family holiday for teenagers to get excited about!
Coastal Croatia Highlights ཀྵཀྵSwim in natural pools ཀྵཀྵRaft down the Cetina River ཀྵཀྵRelax on beautiful island beaches Age guide: 11+ Group, May & summer 8 days, from £949 Child from £899
Based in a delightful fishing village, this exciting activity-filled week explores Croatia’s stunning Dalmatian coast. Enjoy walks in the beautiful Krkra National Park, splash about in impressive waterfalls and pools, plus go kayaking, snorkelling and swimming in azure waters.
Highlights ཀྵཀྵKayak to the Blue Lagoon ཀྵཀྵ Paddle to Trogir ཀྵཀྵEnjoy a city tour of Sibenik Age guide: 6+ Group, summer 8 days, from £849 Child from £799
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Top Trips: Tinies to Teens Below is a selection of our group holidays that we think are particularly suited to families travelling with younger children (aged between two and 12). Portugal Family Surf School Learn a new skill on this active holiday. Family members of all abilities can learn to surf or improve their skills on this Portugal beach holiday with a difference. Based in a family-oriented campsite, go to surf school each morning and practise surfing or enjoy the on-site facilities including a swimming pool, sports court and playground.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Stay in comfortable family-friendly tipi tents ཀྵཀྵExplore the historic city of Porto ཀྵཀྵ Learn to surf & enjoy a range of other watersports Age guide: 6+ Group, summer 8 days, from £499 Child from £499
Morocco – Atlas Mule Train Enjoy easy walks in the Atlas Mountains and meet friendly Berbers who might invite you into their homes to drink mint tea! Explore Marrakech’s souks before ending the holiday in Essaouira where you can admire handicrafts or relax on the beach. We offer a longer ten-day itinerary for Easter and summer holiday departures.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Enjoy walks & picnic lunches in the Atlas Mountains ཀྵཀྵW alk while your children ride mules! ཀྵཀྵ Includes time to relax on the beach Age guide: 2+ Group, Easter-Oct 8 days, from £499 Child from £449
Finland – Ice Pop Fly up to northern Finland to enter a magical land thick with snow and watch your children's eyes light up with glee as they enjoy sledge rides, snowshoeing and snow sculpting on a holiday that the whole family will remember for years to come. Snowsuits, mittens and snow boots are all provided on this family adventure to Europe’s far north!
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵGo sledging & play in the snow ཀྵཀྵSee the Northern Lights ཀྵཀྵ Ride a sled pulled by reindeer to Santa’s hut (seasonal) ཀྵཀྵGo on a husky ride Age guide: 4+ Group, Feb & Christmas 7 days, from £1,399 Child from £1,049
Mayan Mexico On this family holiday you’ll learn about the ancient Maya civilisation as you explore temples and pyramids (including Chichen Itza), see flamingos during a boat trip, swim in cenotes, have a cookery lesson, visit a traditional Mexican hacienda by mule cart, and do a scavenger hunt among impressive ruins. With optional Caribbean beach extension.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵExplore the pyramids of the Maya ཀྵཀྵ Learn how to make tortillas & salsa ཀྵཀྵ Stay on a hacienda Age guide: 5+ Group, Easter, summer, Oct & Christmas 9 days, from £1,699 Child from £799
Borneo – Planet of the Apes Beginning in a beachside resort in Kota Kinabalu, this fabulous family adventure includes tree-top walks in the jungle, a chance to get close to orangutans and visit a cultural village then snorkel in a tropical marine park. For those families with more time, it is possible to extend your stay at the beach or rainforest, or perhaps enjoy a city break in Kuala Lumpur.
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Highlights: ཀྵཀྵVisit the orangutans of Sepilok ཀྵཀྵ Find Nemo & Dory on a snorkelling trip ཀྵཀྵ Go on a jungle river cruise & stay in a rainforest lodge Age guide: 7+ Group, summer 9 days, from £1,649 Child from £1,599
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Top Trips for Teens Our expert team understands what makes a great holiday for your teenagers, as well as you. Here are five of our top trips that will appeal to that age group. Prague & Tatras Explore the mountains, medieval castles, gorges and salt mines of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Explore the cobbled streets of Prague then board an overnight train to Slovakia’s Carpathian Mountains. Visit medieval castles, cycle to Kezmarok and raft through the Dunajec Gorge before concluding in Krakow.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ See three countries – all within one week ཀྵཀྵ Explore the Tatras & Carpathian Mountains ཀྵཀྵ Explore medieval castles Age guide: 8+ Group, summer 8 days, from £899 Child from £849
Active Turkey This single-centre activity holiday explores the idyllic south-west coast of Turkey. From your comfortable base, visit a sunken city by boat, scramble in gorges, swim and snorkel in the region’s gorgeous turquoisecoloured waters, relax on the Lycian coast’s beautiful sandy beaches and explore rocky coves, and learn about the area’s rich culture.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵA wide range of activities included ཀྵཀྵ Enjoy kayaking, mountain biking & beaches ཀྵཀྵ Visit the ruins of the ancient city of Olympos Age guide: 8+ Group, summer 8 days, from £569 Child from £469
NEW Zambia Safari & Victoria Falls Combine three days on safari in South Luangwa National Park (one of Africa’s finest), with four days of wildlife watching, river cruises, and other activities on the mighty Zambezi River as well as a full day’s game drive in the Lower Zambezi National Park. End with a visit to Livingstone and stay near the Victoria Falls.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Sunset cruise on the Zambezi ཀྵཀྵ Stay near the Victoria Falls ཀྵཀྵ See the Big Five plus a host of other wildlife on safari Age guide: 10+ Tailor-made, May, summer & Easter 12 days, from £4,199 Child from £2,499
Peru – Adventure in the Andes Peru is a great destination for a family holiday. It is bursting with attractions – impressive mountains, llamas and alpacas, colourful markets, deserts, lakes and the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu await the adventurous family. This holiday includes visits to the Sacred Valley and the Inca capital of Cusco, as well as a day’s hike to Machu Picchu.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Do a day’s ‘Inca Trail’ hike to Machu Picchu ཀྵཀྵPaddle board on Lake Piuray ཀྵཀྵ Make your own bar of Peruvian chocolate Age guide: 11+ Group, Easter & summer 8 days, from £1,745 Child from £1,640
Argentina Wildlife Adventure Starting at the spectacular Iguazú Falls, paddle a canoe through the rainforest, look (and listen out) for a wonderful array of wildlife and enjoy zip-lining through the jungle before transferring to the desert and then the famous Mendoza winelands. Next fly to Buenos Aires and take a cycle tour through this attractive and vibrant city.
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Highlights: ཀྵཀྵSee Capybara in the wetlands ཀྵཀྵ Enjoy tango & sights in Buenos Aires ཀྵཀྵ Two-night stay in a rainforest lodge Age guide: 8+ Group, Easter & Christmas 12 days, from £3,399 Child from £3,299
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Going Wild in Costa Rica Family Interview
Families Worldwide Director Nick Joynes, his wife Helen and their twin daughters Sophia and Hannah (age 7), share their memories of a fantastic family holiday in Costa Rica …
QQVery briefly, where did you go?
Nick: We visited Tortuguero, Arenal, Monterverde, Playa Hermosa and San José.
QQWhat’s special about Costa Rica?
Nick: In a nutshell, beautiful scenery and wonderful wildlife. Helen: The fact that it has both Caribbean and Pacific coasts, as well as cloud forest, rainforest and volcanoes means it has a wide range of habitats to explore, and in turn a lot of different activities on offer. Sophia: The pineapple was delicious – the best in the world! And it’s a very friendly place. Hannah: Amazing jungles where you can see a lot of animals like scarlet macaws, sloths and nine-banded armadillos. I liked the zip-lining and canoeing.
QQWhat were your highlights?
Nick: Seeing the girls appreciate the wildlife – that was great – plus the river cruises we did, and Playa Hermosa’s stunning beaches. Helen: The hanging bridges of Monteverde and zip-lining there was amazing fun. Sophia: Zip-lining in cloud forest so high up. One of the lines was 800m above the ground and we went right through a cloud! I loved seeing spider monkeys and a tarantula. Hannah: The Tarzan swing at Monteverde. I loved swimming in a waterfall and going on a tour of a cocoa farm to see how chocolate is made (and we got to eat some too).
QQWhat did you like about the accommodation?
Nick: All the places we stayed were great and family friendly. Helen: Each place we stayed at had a swimming pool which was great for the kids.
Sophia: The maids folded the towels to look like elephants, and we could swim at each hotel. Hannah: Lying in bed at Arenal looking at the volcano from my room, and swimming in the thermal springs there.
QQHave you got any tips for travelling long-haul with kids?
Nick & Helen: Give yourself a day/night to recover at the start of the trip. Always use accommodation with a swimming pool where you can. Pack a hand luggage case with two or three days’ worth of spare clothes and supplies in case the main bag gets delayed. Download plenty of films before leaving the UK. Try and get into the new time zone as soon as possible (use an App such as time-shifter to help with jet lag).
QQWould you go back?
Nick, Helen, Sophia & Hannah: Yes!
NEW Costa Rica Wildlife Adventure Begin your tour with a stay on a coffee plantation and a visit to nearby Poás volcano and La Paz waterfalls. Continue to La Fortuna for a visit to a sloth sanctuary and a variety of optional sports such as kayaking, rock climbing and white water rafting. Ride a tram then zip-line through the tree canopy in Monteverde’s cloud forest. Next
travel south to the Pacific coast where you’ll look for birds and sloths in the rainforest at Manuel Antonio before continuing to the Osa Pensinsula, a haven for wildlife watching and watersports. Age guide: 8+ Tailor-made, Jan-Dec 15 days, from £4,799 Child from £1,699
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Brazilian Wildlife Adventure Jaguars, Piranhas & Macaws
Our new tailor-made holiday to Brazil combines the Amazon, Pantanal and Rio de Janeiro – go fishing for piranha, look for jaguars and enjoy Rio’s stunning beaches.
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f you’re looking for a South American adventure, it’s hard to beat Brazil. Home to the world’s greatest diversity of wildlife, on this new tailor-made trip you’ll explore the Amazon jungle and Pantanal wetland by jeep, canoe and on foot, looking for jaguars, river dolphins, colourful birdlife and piranha. If your family is interested in wildlife, indigenous cultures and has a sense of adventure, Brazil makes an excellent choice for a holiday. Starting in Manaus, the gateway to the Amazon, you’ll spend three nights in a jungle lodge, heading out by day and night on rainforest walks and by canoe to explore trails and narrow channels in search of a dazzling array of wildlife including tapir, river dolphins, monkeys, deer, giant river otters and the world’s largest rodent, the capybara. The Amazon’s 1,300 or so bird species include colourful macaws which gather in flocks more than a thousand-strong, while the best known of its 3,000 fish species is the infamous piranha. You’ll make a trip to see the confluence of the Negro and Solimões Rivers, and meet a native Amazonian who will explain the jungle’s many medicinal plants and give an insight into the life of the people who live here. From there you head south-east to Bonito, an area blessed with lush forest, crystal clear rivers, waterfalls, lakes and stalactite-filled caves. During your two-night stay, you’ll have a chance to snorkel in the Olho d’Agua tributary in glistening turquoise water amongst hundreds of fish, and visit a sinkhole inhabited by red-and-blue macaws. Along with the Amazon rainforest, Brazil’s other natural wonder is the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. Rare and endangered species such as the jaguar, hyacinth macaw and giant river otter all live here, as well as tapir, owls and alligators,
making it a paradise for naturalists, photographers and ecotourists. On this tour you stay for two nights in the southern Pantanal which you’ll explore by canoe and jeep, go on an exciting night safari, and fish for piranha. Your Brazilian adventure ends with an overnight stay in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant cities, famous for its long sandy beaches, fashionable beachfront cafés and the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain.
NEW Brazilian Wildlife Adventure Look for a dazzling array of birds, mammals and other wildlife during a three-night stay in the Amazon rainforest, enjoy snorkelling amongst hundreds of fish then visit the world’s largest tropical wetland, the Pantanal, in search of jaguars, giant river otters and piranha! End
your holiday relaxing on the beach or sightseeing in the vibrant and historic city of Rio de Janeiro. Age guide: 8+ Tailor-made, Feb, Easter, May & summer 11 days, from £3,699 Child from £3,599
To book our new tailor-made Brazilian Wildlife Holiday, contact our expert team or visit the website.
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Winter Holidays in Europe Many of you like to travel during the winter and below we’ve picked a few of our favourite small group holidays which depart during the cooler European months.
High Tatras, Slovakia
Norway – Winter Fjords Beginning in the historic city of Bergen, this holiday explores Norway’s landscapes and history. Take the scenic Flam railway, enjoy cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, cruise through spectacular fjords in a RIB, eat a traditional Norwegian meal with a local family and learn about the country’s history at an interactive Viking village.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵRide on the scenic Flam railway ཀྵཀྵ Cruise in Naeroy Fjord ཀྵཀྵVisit a Viking village ཀྵཀྵRide in a horse-drawn sleigh Age guide: 7+ Tailor-made, Feb, Easter, Christmas 7 days, from £1,699 Child from £1,649
Winter Slovakia Try downhill skiing or snowboarding in eastern Europe’s most beautiful mountain setting. Explore snowladen pine forests on snowshoes; take a dip in thermal waters; play on water slides and relax in the hydromassage pool at Bukowina; and take an exciting husky-sled ride through the scenic, snowy landscapes of Velka Fatra.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Skiing or snowboarding in the Tatras ཀྵཀྵA horse & cart ride from Zdiar ཀྵཀྵ Enjoy a husky-sled ride Age guide: 5+ Group, Feb & Christmas 8 days, from £1,099 Child from £1,059
Finland – Northern Lights Adventure Experience a winter wonderland and learn about essential winter survival skills together on this family adventure holiday. Be amazed by the Aurora Borealis; snowshoe, ski cross-country and sledge across frozen lakes and through snowy forests; ride a sled pulled by huskies and feel the icy wind on your cheeks as you travel.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ See the Northern Lights ཀྵཀྵ Ride a sledge pulled by a team of huskies ཀྵཀྵBuild an igloo Age guide: 10+ Group, Christmas & Feb 8 days, from £1,299 Child from £1,149
All holidays can also be taken on a tailor-made basis. To view our full range of winter holidays please visit our website.
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Mexico’s Friendly Grey Whales Families Worldwide Director, Chris Breen, describes the thrill of coming eye to eye with the friendly grey whales of Mexico’s San Ignacio Lagoon on our new tailor-made holiday.
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Grey whale, San Ignacio Lagoon
ou don’t have to go into Outer Space, or voyage to the bottom of the deepest ocean to do something truly extraordinary. Just go to Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and meet the ‘friendly’ grey whales of San Ignacio. Every year, between January and April, this lagoon becomes a sanctuary for hundreds of grey whales which come to breed and raise their young before their long journey north. We’ve been there as a family, and this new trip allows you to experience its magic first hand. Although the term ‘friendly’ risks anthropomorphising these impressive creatures, it’s hard to interpret their behaviour here in any other way, as they freely engage with their delighted visitors. You’ll make twice-daily boat trips into the lagoon to encounter these friendly cetaceans up close. And there’s no need to go looking for the whales – the females push their calves to the boats to have their noses, chins and baleen scratched. The calves take turns spyhopping in front of each person, sometimes refusing to move on to the next until they’ve had some attention! To see grey whales is one thing, to interact with them is another, but to have so many whales around the boat wanting to play with you that you don’t know where to turn, is in a different league altogether. It is probably the greatest whale watching spectacle on Earth and what better way to enjoy it than with your family? It’s an incredibly emotional experience for everyone, and I can guarantee you’ll be talking about it for years to come. Accompanied by experienced guides and boat captains you’ll stay in ‘cabanas’ at a peaceful, rural camp from which you’ll make boat trips to meet and learn about the whales and their habitat. In the evening, there may be a presentation from one of the guides, followed by a home-cooked meal and some superlative stargazing – to a soundtrack of whale blows from the lagoon and coyotes calling in the desert. It doesn’t get much better than this!
NEW Whales of Baja Family Adventure This tour is based for five nights at the outstanding location of San Ignacio Cabanas, which provides rustic yet comfortable accommodation overlooking San Ignacio Lagoon. Make twice-daily excursions out onto the lagoon in the company of expert local guides, for some incredible encounters with grey whale mothers and their calves.
Highlights: ཀྵཀྵ Get close to friendly grey whale mothers & calves ཀྵཀྵ Enjoy daily boat excursions into San Ignacio Lagoon ཀྵཀྵStay in the desert Age guide: 7+ Tailor-made, Jan-Apr 7 days, from £1,799 Child from £1,699
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Family Holiday Planner Our portfolio includes more than 80 tours to over 50 destinations, and most of our holidays include activity, adventure, wildlife and cultural options as well as time simply to relax! This handy guide highlights when and where to go on your next family adventure. For further information please contact our expert team or see our website.
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£3,699
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Egypt
NEW Pharaohs & Pyramids
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Jordan
Adventure to Petra
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Morocco
Atlas Mule Train
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Namibia
Cheetahs & Dunes
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Oman
Dolphins & Dunes
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South Africa
NEW Discover South Africa
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Garden Route & Cape Town
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South Africa
NEW South Africa Family Adventure & Safari
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Tanzania
Serengeti Family Safari
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Swahili Coast & Safari
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Italy
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Malta & Gozo
Active Gozo
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Montenegro
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Norway
NEW Norway Winter Fjords
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NEW Portugal Family Surf School
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All holiday prices include accommodation, some meals, transfers, activities, excursions and expert leaders/guides. Child prices are applicable for ages 11 and under at the time of travel. Flight prices on request. For full details please contact our expert team. Small Group Holidays
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Borneo
NEW Borneo Wildlife Adventure
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£2,699
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Borneo
Planet of the Apes
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£1,649
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China
Panda Express
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12
£2,499
£2,399
Cambodia
NEW Cambodia Highlights
4+
9
£699
£599
India
Backwaters of Kerala
5+
13
£1,699
£1,649
India
Taj & Tigers
5+
8
£999
£899
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India
India in Style
5+
11
£1,499
£1,399
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Sri Lanka
Ceylon Discovery
5+
14
£1,499
£1,399
Sri Lanka
Active Sri Lanka
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9
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£949
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in Style
5+
14
£2,199
£2,099
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Nepal
Himalayan Adventure
5+
11
£1,349
£1,249
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Malaysia
Adventure Malaysia
7+
12
£1,299
£1,249
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Malaysia
Malaysia Highlights
10+
13
£2,699
£2,299
Myanmar
Myanmar discovery
11+
11
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£1,239
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Philippines
Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers
5+
15
£2,699
£2,399
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Thailand
NEW Discover Thailand
4+
7
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£629
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Thailand
Rainforests & Islands
8+
8
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£899
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Thailand
Hill-tribes & Elephants
4+
14
£1,899
£1,799
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Thailand
Thailand in Style
6+
13
£2,799
£2,699
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Vietnam
Hanoi to Saigon
5+
12
£1,229
£1,179
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Vietnam
Vietnam Family Adventure
9+
10
£999
£949
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Vietnam
NEW Discover Vietnam
8+
14
£1,899
£1,799
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Vietnam
Vietnam: North & South
7+
15
£1,699
£1,599
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Japan
Highlights of Japan
8+
8
£1,999
£1,699
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Japan
Japan: Ancient & Modern
8+
9
£2,499
£2,179
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Argentina
NEW Argentina Family Adventure
8+
14
£3,249
£3,199
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Argentina
NEW Argentina Wildlife Adventure
8+
12
£3,399
£3,299
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Belize
Rainforest & Reef
7+
8
£1,699
£1,299
Brazil
Brazil Highlights
10+
11
£2,529
£2,499
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Brazil
NEW Brazil Wildlife Adventure
10+
11
£3,699
£3,599
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Canada
NEW Whales & Bears of Vancouver Island
6+
14
£3,599
£1,899
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Costa Rica
Active Costa Rica
9+
12
£2,149
£1,099
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Costa Rica
NEW Costa Rica Wildlife Adventure
8+
15
£4,799
£1,699
Costa Rica
Complete Costa Rica
5+
13
£2,299
£1,199
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Family Adventure
7+
13
£2,699
£2,599
Cuba
Cuba Libre
10+
12
£1,479
£1,099
Ecuador
Ecuador & Galápagos Explored
8+
13
£4,399
£4,399
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Ecuador
Galápagos Family Cruise
6+
10
£3,899
£2,699
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Mexico
Mayan Mexico
5+
9
£1,699
£799
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Mexico
NEW Whales of Baja Family Adventure
7+
7
£1,799
£1,699
Peru
Adventure in the Andes
11+
8
£1,745
£1,640
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Whales & Bears of Vancouver Island NEW This tailor-made holiday to western Canada combines whale watching and looking for grizzly bears in one of the best places for seeing both – Vancouver Island. Take to the water to look for three resident pods of orca as well as other cetaceans, enjoy a coastal cruise in search of grizzly bears, spend three days camping and go kayaking in the wildlife-rich waters of Johnstone Strait, and begin or end with sightseeing in Vancouver. Highlights ཀྵSea ཀྵ kayaking with whales & orcas ཀྵVisit ཀྵ the Pacific Rim National Park ཀྵLook ཀྵ for black bears on a coastal boat trip Age guide: 6+ Tailor-made, Easter, May, summer & October 15 days, from £3,599 Child from £1,899
To book this holiday or for details about any of our other holidays to Canada contact our experts.
Outstanding family adventure holidays around the world Whether your family loves to explore, discover new cultures, get active or enjoy wildlife adventures, we have a holiday for you. Join a small group holiday, travelling with an expert local guide and like-minded families, or we can design your very own tailor-made holiday. ཞཞ ཞཞ ཞཞ ཞཞ ཞཞ ཞཞ ཞཞ ཞཞ
Choice of 80+ family holidays in over 50 destinations Flexible tailor-made holidays Small group adventures with like-minded families Itineraries for children of all ages Specialist personal service Expert family friendly guides 24-hour on-call service for peace of mind 100% financial protection
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