Taking a Family Holiday Abroad: Your Options Explained

Deciding to take the family abroad for a break is exciting, but organizing a trip that will suit both adults and children can also be stressful. It may be tempting to opt for a week on the beach, but organised family activity holidays offer a real alternative and take care of the planning for you.

Whether your family enjoys being active and spending time outdoors or prefers taking in the culture of an area, there are several organised trips that will allow your family to spend quality time together and share new experiences with other like-minded families.

Websites such as http://www.iexplore.co.uk/traveller-types/family-holidays specialize in offering small group holidays that have been designed with families in mind and offer a detailed itinerary for each trip, so that you can be sure you are booking the right holiday for your family.

Walking Holidays

Family walking holidays are usually graded to ensure you are choosing a trip that matches your family’s fitness levels and some trips have age restrictions. However, there are a great number of trips suitable for the multi-generational family, with Europe, North America and Latin America proving popular.

Walking holidays tend to be split into self-guided trips and fully guided trips. The latter provides the services of an experienced guide who will keep you on track and show you the best sights as you move along your route. Self-guided holidays provide a map of your chosen route and are great for those who want to go at their own pace and have some more private family time.

Cycling Holidays

A family cycling holiday offers a great way to see more of a country when time is limited to one or two weeks. Cycling allows you to cover more ground and see more of a county’s best sights, while staying active and enjoying the outdoors.

Culture Holidays

From tribal home-stays and discovering ancient Rome to visiting iconic landmarks and gastronomic tours, family culture holidays are all about discovering the world, past and present.

Cultural breaks often offer a variety of ways to experience your surroundings such as touring an area of interest on foot or taking a guided tour by bus, boat and even helicopter, so you can vary your activity levels to suit your family members.

Safari Holidays

Animals and children are often a recipe for success when it comes to holidays, but that doesn’t have to mean days spent at a resort petting zoo. Whether you want to track tigers in Nepal, head off in search of Africa’s ‘big five’ or discover the diverse wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, a family safari holiday offers the chance to spot rare and endangered animals together in intimate and exotic surroundings that will create lasting memories for years to come.

So whether you are looking for a leisurely break in the south of France or a more intensive mountain biking adventure further afield, there is a range of family focused holidays on offer that will not disappoint.

AUTHOR BIO

Peter Smith writes regularly on a variety of topics encompassing family holidays, adventure holidays and general travel tips for a range of specialist websites and blogs.

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