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Family Galapagos - Central, Southern and East Islands (EV10GAF)
Part science lab, part playground, the Galapagos has something for every nature lover, regardless of age. Our kid-friendly adventure here gets you out with the exotic beasties that call this volcanic island chain home in a 7-day span that fits the needs of the budget- and time-conscious family. Enjoy guided nature walks, wildlife encounters and all the swimming and snorkelling you can handle from the comfort of a hotel that floats along with you. Best family vacation ever? You bet.
Highlights: 7 nights cruising and exploring the Galapagos Islands National Park, multiple opportunities to go snorkelling with sea lions, sea turtles and other aquatic life, exploring the marine wonderland of Kicker Rock one of the most famous sites in the Galapagos, coming face to face with 200 year old giant tortoises, learning the differences between marine and land iguanas from your naturalist guide
Alaska Family Adventure (NUAK)
The Great Outdoors are at their greatest up in Alaska. This short 8-day getaway gets your family out into the thick of it quickly, making the most of your time in the wilds of America’s extreme northwest. Up here, you’ll kayak the shores of Resurrection Bay with an eye peeled for otters, bald eagles and maybe even whales, then head off to hike the Kenai Peninsula’s glacial icefields. Later, we’ll ferry you across beautiful Kachemak Bay for lunch in the shadow of a stunning glacier. Welcome to nature at its purest.
Highlights: Hiking through lush rainforest, Admiring the views from Mt. Alyeska, Spotting wildlife in Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Paddling on Kenai fjords.
Tanzania Family Adventure (DTFA)
Taking the kids to the zoo will occupy them for a day. Taking them to Africa itself will stick with them for the rest of their lives. There’s a whole lot of amazingness crammed into this 10-day adventure through Tanzania—game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park, personal encounters with villagers in remote communities, plate upon plate of flavourful deliciousness on Zanzibar and plenty more—but don’t worry; you’ll get to it all (and then some).
Highlights: Spotting the Big Five in the Serengeti, chilling on the beach in Zanzibar, meeting locals in the village of Mto wa Mbu, watching sunset in the Ngorongoro Crater
Family Galapagos -Southern and East Islands (EV07GAF)
Encounter the island chain that has enchanted explorers since Darwin first weighed anchor off its shores. Spend four days exploring the incredible wildlife of the Galapagos archipelago in the company of an expert Naturalist Guide. In the evenings, return to the spacious and comfortable Queen of Galapagos (G8) to reflect on the day’s adventure under a canopy of stars. Retire to air-conditioned cabins with exclusive lower berths and private bathrooms.
Highlights: Onboard the Queen of Galapagos (G8): 4 nights cruising and exploring the Galapagos Islands National Park, exploring the marine wonderland of Kicker Rock one of the most famous sites in the Galapagos, coming face to face with 200 year old giant tortoises, learning the differences between marine and land iguanas from your naturalist guide
South African Family Adventure (DAFA)
Choosing the right trip for your family is tough. South Africa makes it ridiculously easy. Looking for a scenic drive? Check out the wonders along the fabled Panorama Route. Eager to spot the Big Five on the prowl? The national parks of Timbavati and Kruger are here to help. Curious about local history and traditional customs? Ask the villagers yourself. Fancy a swim or a stroll through the mountains? St. Lucia and Drakensburg deliver. If variety is indeed the spice of life, South Africa may just be the world’s greatest spice cabinet.
Highlights: Searching for the Big Five in Kruger, soaking up culture and history in Johannesburg, hiking in the mountains at Drakensburg, relaxing at the beach at St Lucia. spotting white lions in Timbavati game reserve.
Canadian National Parks Family Adventure (NCFA)
Collectively, the national parks of Canada’s great western frontier are a massive all-natural amusement park (minus the bad fair food, of course). This 8-day stint will get your family nice and familiar with this majestic land as you hike, raft and horseback ride across it. Check out the curious hoodoo rock formations in Banff, hike Jasper’s gorgeous canyons, visit the Grizzly Bear Reserve in Kicking Horse and marvel at the splendour of nature in Kananaskis. Experience quintessential Canada; true, strong and free.
Highlights: Visiting some of Canada's most impressive scenery, enjoying the hoodoo rock formations and views around Banff, rafting on clear blue rivers, hiking in beautiful, unspoilt scenery
British Columbia Family Adventure (NCFB)
British Columbia is one of the most picturesque regions in an already camera-friendly nation. Your shutter-finger (not to mention the rest of your body) will get quite the workout on this 8-day family adventure into the forests and mountains of Canada’s Pacific Northwest. Beginning with a bike ride around Vancouver’s scenic Stanley Park, you’ll ferry over to Victoria and climb into sea kayaks in search of seals. Later, you’ll enjoy a scenic drive up to Tofino, home to rainforests, hot springs and boat tours. It all wraps up with two full days of active exploration in Whistler, where the whole family can bike and raft in natural splendour. West Coast? Think ‘Best Coast.’
Highlights: Spotting whales off the coast of Vancouver Island, Observing seals while sea kayaking, walking among giant Douglas firs, exploring the varied neighbourhoods of Vancouver
Hawaii Family Adventure (NUHF)
Hawaii: It’s all just leis, luaus and loud shirts, right? So, so wrong. This 7-day adventure on the Big Island will introduce you to a side of America’s furthest-flung state you won’t find on the beach. Here, you’ll meet Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, bike the amazing coastal roads of Hamakua, kayak in the Pacific Ocean and go horseback riding with some genuine Hawaiian cowboys. What’s the Hawaiian word for ‘boring’? You won’t find out on this trip, that’s for sure.
Highlights: Reaching the crater of Kilauea, Hawaii's most active volcano, Kayaking along the coast of Big Island, Searching for marine life while snorkelling, Cycling along impressive coastal roads
Rockies Family Adventure (NURF)
The Rocky Mountains are as accessible as they are awe-inspiring, so why haven’t you gone to see them yet? Our 8-day journey takes your family deep into the heart of the Rockies with three fuller-than-full days in stunning Rocky Mountain National Park for hiking, horseback riding and fun on Grand Lake. Later, you’ll visit Leadville, the highest incorporated city in the US, raft the Arkansas River and watch the sun set from the top of Pikes Peak; a magic moment you’ll all remember forever.
Highlights: Hiking in spectacular Rocky Mountains scenery, panning for gold in Leadville, horseback riding at Grand Lake, watching the sunset from atop Pikes Peak
Brazil to Argentina Family Adventure (SZAF)
If we crammed all the family-friendly highlights of Brazil and Argentina into a single trip, you’d be on the road for months. This 14-day jaunt around South America comes amazingly close, though. Here, you’ll learn the Brazilian martial art of capoeira in Rio, explore idyllic Ilha Grande, feel the power of Iguassu Falls, get a taste of gaucho culture at a working cattle ranch and experience the entrancing pull of Buenos Aires, all without ever feeling rushed. It’s South America, snack-sized!
Highlights: Trying your hand at capoeira in Rio, relaxing on the famous beaches of Ilha Grande, taking a boat ride up to the impressive Iguassu Falls, learning to ride a horse on a traditional estancia, enjoying diverse culture in Buenos Aires.
Borneo Family Adventure (AABF)
Borneo is one of the few places left on this planet that feels untouched by time. Spend a little of yours here with the kids. Perfect for families eager to get deep into the thick of things, this exciting journey takes you deep into the jungles to meet the locals (and stay in one of their traditional longhouses to boot) and encounter wildlife you’d otherwise only see on TV. The biggest highlight: Catching up with your primate relatives at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. It’s just 11 days, but it feels like a lifetime.
Highlights: Enjoying the white sand beaches of Pulau Gaya, meeting primate cousins at Sepilok Orangutan Centre, Staying in traditional long house accommodation
London to Paris Family Adventure (EEFH)
“I see London! I see France! I see…” Uh, let’s just leave it there, shall we? Europe’s two preeminent capitals await you and the kids on this short-and-sweet sojourn in London and Paris. Culture and exploration are the main attractions here, with loads of time at sites like the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower, but there’s plenty more that just history on the bill here. Ride a double-decker bus through London, learn the finer points of French cooking and wrap it all up with a sunset cruise down the Seine. What a week!
Highlights: Hunting for ravens in the Tower of London, Getting lost in the maze at Hever Castle, Whizzing under the English Channel by train, Learning to create fine French cuisine
London to Edinburgh Family Adventure (EEFL)
For centuries, London and Edinburgh were the cities of kings. These days, though, the royalty carry wands instead of scepters and swords. If you and your kids loved reading about Harry Potter, you’re going to flat-out love living it. Beginning with four days spent exploring the castles and museums of bustling London, we’ll deliver you to Platform 9 ¾ and whisk you off to Alnwick—home of the castle that served as the original Hogwarts—for genuine broom-riding training before turning you loose on Edinburgh, one of Europe’s top cities for culture. (NOTE: No Dark wizards, please.)
Highlights: Experiencing the magic at the Harry Potter film set, Learning about the past on a visit to Oxford, Serving up some delicious home-cooked fare in London, Eating freshly caught haggis in Edinburgh
Paris to Amsterdam Family Adventure (EFFH)
It’s tough to pack all of Europe into a single trip, especially when you’re travelling with kids. The solution? Take smaller bites. This brief-but-brilliant 8-day journey through three of the continent’s most scenic cultural hotspots blends the highlights of Paris, Bruges and Amsterdam into a digestible experience that will stay with the whole family long after you’ve come home. Eiffel Tower? Check. Canals? Check. A museum about chocolate? Check. Best trip ever? Check and mate.
Highlights: Taking in the culture and history in Paris, Tasting Belgian chocolate in Bruges, Wandering among the canals and streets of Amsterdam.
Sweden Family Adventure (EWFA)
Most family trips call it a day once the sun goes down. Not this one. Way up in northern Sweden, the fun starts at dusk when nature flips on the Northern Lights for a show that’s second to none. This wintertime trip for active families sets you up in a remote wilderness lodge for three days spent ice fishing, snowshoeing and mushing about with the sled dogs under a clear hinterland sky. Later, you’ll learn about local Sami culture from an expert and rendezvous with genuine reindeers before bunking down for a night in the original ICEHOTEL®. The Northern Lights are brighter than they've been in a decade right now, and once you’ve seen them in person, your memories of them will never, ever dim.
Highlights: Dog-sledding through icy wilderness, seeing the Northern Lights in all their glory, spending a night in the renowned ICEHOTEL®
China Family Adventure (ACFB)
China is that rare place that looks to the future while embracing its past. Come see where it’s been and where it’s headed on this incredible 14-day adventure through times both ancient and modern. Starting in Beijing, you’ll stop in at the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall before departing to Xi’an for a summit with the Terracotta Warriors. Later, enjoy three days in the rugged beauty of rural Yangshuo before winding it all up in bustling Hong Kong. In China, the future—and the past—is now.
Highlights: Visiting the Great Wall and Beijing's monuments, encountering Terracotta Warriors, cycling through karst landscapes, wandering Hong Kong's vibrant streets, seeing pandas in Chengdu.
Sri Lanka Family Adventure (ASFA)
Sri Lanka has been off most travellers’ radar for a while. Come explore it before the crowds catch on! Beginning in Negombo, this 13-day trip will introduce you and your kids to Sri Lanka’s diverse culture and landscape through visits to sites like the rock fortress of Sigiriya, the Temple of the Tooth, an ayurvedic health centre, a colonial Dutch fort and time in the hill towns of the positively stunning Knuckles Mountains. Warm and welcoming Sri Lanka’s doors are open. All you have to do is come on in.
Highlights: Exploring Sigiriya rock fortress, Admiring the views from the Knuckles Mountain range, savouring flavours at a village meal, gaining insight into the national heritage at a tea plantation, relaxing on pristine beaches.
Peru Family Experience (SPFA)
Every traveller should visit Peru at some point. Introduce your kids to it early through this comprehensive trip that bundles the Amazon, Machu Picchu, Cuzco and more into 9 life-changing days. You’ll spend 2 nights at the exclusive G Lodge Amazon, learning about the wildlife from naturalists before exploring the Urubamba Valley, gazing awestruck at Machu Picchu and interacting with the locals—including kids—in Cuzco and Lima. Peru will stick with your kids long after they’ve stopped being kids.
Highlights: Searching for wildlife along the Amazon River, Exploring the mysterious Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, sampling the seafood in Lima.
Nepal Family Adventure (ANNF)
The towering peaks of Annapurna seem otherworldly, but this is no fairytale. Nepal’s beauty is very, very real, and something everyone—young or old—should see at least once. This family trip introduces you to the holy city of Kathmandu, home to some of Buddhism’s most important shrines, before spiriting you off to Pokhara and the amazing Annapurna foothills for a walk through the clouds. Later, you’ll get close to the region’s unique wildlife in Chitwan National Park. It’s like a bedtime story, only you’re wide awake.
Highlights: Trekking in the shadow of the awesome Annapurna mountains, discovering culture and history in Kathmandu, spotting elephants and other wildlife in Chitwan National Park.
Vietnam Family Adventure (AVVF)
Gifted with a staggering abundance of flavourful food, fascinating culture, untouched nature and disarmingly friendly people, Vietnam has more than earned its rep as one of the world’s most popular travel destinations. This fun-focused family trip packs as much of the good stuff into 12 days as humanly possible—including cruising Halong Bay, exploring the Imperial Citadel, museum visits and even a boat trip to a floating market—yet still offers more than enough time to relax. Don’t forget to pack your smile; you’ll be needing it often here.
Highlights: Exploring Hanoi by cyclo, cruising the peaks in Halong Bay, shopping and relaxing in Hoi An, meeting local families in the Mekong Delta, discovering bustling Ho Chi Minh City
| Trip | Length | Style | Service Level | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Galapagos - Central, Southern and East Islands (EV10GAF) | 10 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$4999
USD
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| Alaska Family Adventure (NUAK) | 8 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$3699
USD
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| Tanzania Family Adventure (DTFA) | 10 days | Family | Standard |
From
$3199
USD
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| Family Galapagos -Southern and East Islands (EV07GAF) | 7 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$3199
USD
|
| South African Family Adventure (DAFA) | 12 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2999
USD
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| Canadian National Parks Family Adventure (NCFA) | 8 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2999
USD
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| British Columbia Family Adventure (NCFB) | 8 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2999
USD
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| Hawaii Family Adventure (NUHF) | 7 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2999
USD
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| Rockies Family Adventure (NURF) | 8 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2799
USD
|
| Brazil to Argentina Family Adventure (SZAF) | 14 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2699
USD
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| Borneo Family Adventure (AABF) | 11 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2599
USD
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| London to Paris Family Adventure (EEFH) | 8 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2399
USD
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| London to Edinburgh Family Adventure (EEFL) | 8 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2299
USD
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| Paris to Amsterdam Family Adventure (EFFH) | 8 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2299
USD
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| Sweden Family Adventure (EWFA) | 6 days | Family | Standard |
From
$2299
USD
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| China Family Adventure (ACFB) | 14 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$2199
USD
|
| Sri Lanka Family Adventure (ASFA) | 13 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$1799
USD
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| Peru Family Experience (SPFA) | 9 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$1799
USD
|
| Nepal Family Adventure (ANNF) | 10 days | Family | Standard |
From
$1499
USD
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| Vietnam Family Adventure (AVVF) | 12 days | Family | Comfort |
From
$1399
USD
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