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5 Great Ideas For a Family Activity Holiday
f you’re looking to do respond to your concerns.
something different with
the kids when you next go If you start to look around for a
on holiday, have you thought family activity holiday, you’ll
about horse riding in America? be spoilt for choice: here are
How about cycling beside the five ideas to get you started.
Danube? Or dog sledding in
Lapland? If you want an Cycling in Europe
experience that your children
will really remember on holiday, Cycling abroad can be a safe and
then a family activity holiday fun family activity holiday, and
may be just the thing for you. it is very easy to organise. Make
sure you check the difficulty
Many parents may be put off by level of any cycling trip before
health and safety concerns for you go, and be sure to let your
these kinds of adventure holiday, travel operator know that you’ll
but they shouldn’t be. Almost all be bringing children with you.
standard activity holidays will Sweating your way up a steep
have some kind of child friendly mountain pass with an exhausted
option, and there are plenty of child in tow is no one’s idea of
niche operators that specifically a fun holiday!
offer family activity holidays.
If you are worried about safety, But as long as you pick a route
it is always a good idea to check that all the family will be
out any adventure holiday company comfortable with, you can have a
that you decide to go with, to brilliant time. The Loire Valley
make sure it is reputable and and the route along the Danube
provides a good service. Read any are two of Europe’s most
online reviews that you can find, established cycling routes, and
and call them up and see how they they are also suitable for
children on a family activity
holiday, being on flat and gently For a real cowboy experience,
hilly terrain and taking in there’s nothing like a ride and
astonishing views along the way. ranch holiday – learning to ride,
spending time with the animals
Safari in Africa and learning some basic cowboy
skills are all things that appeal
There’s little that gets kids to kids and their parents! Many
more excited than wild animals, tour operators accept absolute
and an African safari makes for a beginners, though it may be worth
great family activity holiday. getting your children (and
Safaris can include hippo yourself!) a little experience in
spotting on boat trips, 4x4 the saddle before you travel
drives through nature reserves, abroad.
visits to farms, animal
sanctuaries and orphanages, and Make sure you choose the right
many other activities. kind of ranch experience for your
family activity holiday. Working
The safari business is very well ranch holidays (including cattle
established, and you’ll find drives) aren’t suitable for young
plenty of companies that can children, as they require long
provide packages specifically for hours in the saddle and a fair
family activity holidays. Kenya amount of riding experience.
is the most common destination, Centre based riding holidays,
though safari holidays are run in where you stay in a single
many other African countries as location with daily riding
well, such as South Africa and activities, can accommodate all
Tanzania. ages, and some progressive riding
holidays (where you move from
Riding & Ranch Stay in America ranch to ranch over a number of
days) are suitable for slightly
older children. Sailing through the Greek Islands
Dog Sledding in Lapland Sailing can make for a superb
family activity holiday, and the
If cutting through the snow with Greek Islands are an ideal
your kids on a husky driven destination – not only is the
sledge sounds like your idea of scenery beautiful, the steady
heaven, this might be the waters make it a very safe place
activity holiday for you! For to sail and swim. Children and
children, the combination of adults can learn the basics of
snow, animals and adventure can sailing, swim in the
be irresistible. The scenery in Mediterranean, visit harbour
Lapland is remarkable, and towns and bask in the sun. No
there’s even a chance that you’ll previous knowledge of sailing or
catch a glimpse of the famous yachting is necessary in most
Northern Lights when you visit. cases, with full tuition and
assistance available.
Dog sledding can be done as a one
day excursion or, if you and your Most family sailing holidays will
children are feeling adventurous, be based on a flotilla, which are
can be part of a multi-day medium sized yachts with sails
expedition, stopping off at and engines. Flotillas are a very
various lodges and cabins along family friendly way to sail, and
the way. This is a family have become hugely popular in
activity holiday for slightly recent years. There are plenty of
older children – check with tour operators that offer
travel companies to find out the flotilla holidays in Greece, and
exact minimum age for their if you have very young children
trips. they can provide extra safety
precautions, such as safety help keep your kids safe.
netting along the guardrails, to
Kieron Sellens is the marketing manager of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AiTO). With AITO’s cultural breaks you can choose from tailor-made family activity holidays, historical tours, musical trips and many more. The independent tour operators that AITO represent specialise in worldwide holidays tailored to their customers’ requirements.
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