Fun for all ages: the best family-friendly tours

Keeping kids engaged and entertained while travelling can be a mean feat, and the older they get, the higher their expectations are for their parents to pull off something pretty cool. If you're ready to leave the basic vacation behind, G Adventures offers a variety of family-friendly tours designed to inspire, educate, and thrill your whole crew.

Why choose a G Adventures family tour?

– Small group sizes ensure personalized attention and flexibility.
– Expert local guides bring history, culture, and nature to life for all ages.
– Active adventures keep tweens and teens physically engaged and challenged.
– Cultural immersion encourages respect, curiosity, and learning.
– Safety and convenience are top priorities, perfect for parents travelling with kids.

Best G Adventures tours for families

Travelling with kids can be a transformative experience for your entire family. With G Adventures’ family-friendly tours, enjoy expertly planned itineraries, incredible experiences, and memories that last a lifetime.

Costa Rica Family Experience

Forget reading about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica’s cloud forests or watching people zip line on YouTube, and instead experience it all for yourself. Over eight days, this family tour is an active adventure better than any geography lesson. Think zip lining, wildlife spotting, jungle hikes (including a night walk), and surf lessons. It’s one of the best family adventure tours for travelling families that have an appetite for adrenaline and love nature. Need a moment of calm? Lower octane activities, such as tortilla making, a visit to a butterfly garden, and free time on the beach, are also on the cards on this family-friendly tour.

Why this G Adventures tour is great for families: Embark on engaging activities that balance adrenaline and education in a safe environment.

Experience it for yourself on: Costa Rica Family Experience

Peru Family Experience

Are your kids curious about history? Is your family active and excited for an outdoor challenge? If so, the Peru Family Experience is for you. Across nine days, immerse yourself in local communities in the Amazon, venture to the largest city in the Peruvian Andes (Cusco), and marvel at Machu Picchu. While the Machu Picchu trek and exploration of the Sacred Valley are bucket-list activities, other experiences on this trip, such as wildlife spotting from treetop towers and staying overnight in the Amazon, are just as special, too. Peru has a bounty of things to do with kids.

Why this G Adventures tour is great for families: A combination of active trekking with cultural insights.

Experience it for yourself on: Peru Family Experience

Southern Africa Family Journey

Seek out some of this planet’s most iconic wildlife on this family-friendly safari tour through southern Africa. With multiple opportunities to see the "big five" — African lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo — in Kruger National Park, plus a visit to see the coolest marine residents at Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, animal enthusiasts are in their element.

This tour also takes a look at the human aspect of the world, with a trip to see fossils of the earliest known humans at the Cradle of Humankind and a sobering visit to the Iziko Slave Lodge, a museum devoted to the history of slavery in South Africa. Add in the stellar views from the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway and a visit to the thundering Victoria Falls, and this is one of those family-friendly travel packages with a lot of learning alongside the adventure.

Why this G Adventures tour is great for families: A perfect mix of wildlife adventure and learning about different cultures and history with age-appropriate activities — one of our great multi-generational tours.

Experience it for yourself on: Southern Africa Family Journey: In Search of the Big Five

Iceland Family Journey

The land of fire and ice offers unrivalled beauty on a family-friendly adventure tour that’ll be recalled fondly well into adulthood. From frosty glaciers and steamy geothermal pools to thundering waterfalls and blistering volcanoes, Iceland is unmatched for outdoor-loving families with a sense of adventure. The agenda is packed with the likes of whale-watching, a black-sand beach walk, and visits to Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls. Rest assured, though, there’s downtime in the form of a geothermal spa visit and a soak in Iceland’s oldest natural swimming pool, the Secret Lagoon.

Why this G Adventures tour is great for families: Admire dramatic landscapes with active opportunities to venture into the great outdoors.

Experience it for yourself on: Iceland Family Journey: Geysers, Glaciers, and Fjords

Japan Family Adventure

Take a walk (and train rides) through the ages on this family-friendly Japan trip. Ancient Buddhist temples and traditional sports like sumo wrestling meet modern cities and vibrant districts on this family adventure. Awestruck kids can learn firsthand about Japan’s history and culture through hands-on workshops, hiking trails, and tastes of local specialties, such as a scoop of sesame ice cream or a bite of barbecued quail. On this 11-day family-focused tour, you can unwind in a thermal pool and catch a glimpse of the Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey, one of the only primate species that can survive in below-freezing temperatures.

Why this G Adventures tour is great for families: Cultural experiences meet active exploration in a kid-friendly way.

Experience it for yourself on: Japan Family Journey: From Ancient to Modern Times

Tips for travelling as a family

– Involve your kids in trip planning. Let them help choose tours or activities to boost their excitement and engagement.
– Encourage journaling and photography. Your G Adventures tour is sure to visit stunning sights, perfect for encouraging creative expression.
– Balance activity with downtime. G Adventures trips are designed with rest days and flexible schedules to avoid burnout.
– Discuss cultural expectations. Travelling is a great opportunity to discuss different customs and teach teens respect for different cultures.