Outstanding Adventure Holidays for the Whole Family

Outstanding adventure holidays for the whole family

2020 Welcome There is something incredibly special about a family holiday – family summer holiday – a safari in Zambia followed by a drive all travelling together to a new and exciting place, learning or along the Garden Route in South Africa. We went with other family experiencing new things as a family, and just having the time to friends (who had never been to Africa and never been on safari) concentrate on having fun. Family holidays are important and, and everyone agreed – youngsters and oldsters alike – it was the after all, there are only a limited number of years that we are able holiday of a lifetime. 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 At Families Worldwide we are well aware of how incredibly ‘older generation’ simply isn’t cool any more. That’s at least one precious family holidays are and we know how important it is that of the reasons why I have tried over the years to take my family they are meticulously crafted to ensure that everything goes to to some of the most interesting and exciting places we organise plan and that not a moment is wasted. holidays to – Croatia, Jordan, Borneo, Mexico, Canada and, most recently, on safari in Zambia. I have always felt that we needed to It is no coincidence that you will see a number of articles in this be bold, to take our kids to some wild and wonderful places – into current brochure that I have personally put together, featuring trips real wildernesses so they could learn about different cultures, that my family has actually done. You are very welcome to call communities and wildlife. 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 People often ask me how old children need to be before you can the same – between us we have travelled to many places with our take them on a wildlife holiday, and my answer is almost always families and we love inspiring others to do the same. the same – if you are going somewhere interesting and there is plenty to see and do, then your kids will enjoy it whatever their Wishing you and your family happy travels, 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 Chris Breen, Director

2 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure 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 Our roots are in creating small group holidays and our collection holidays – these allow you the freedom and flexibility to travel of group family tours is second-to-none. Our small group holidays how, when, where and with whom you wish. You may want to average four to 16 participants (between two and five families focus on particular activities or locations, or choose the style of travelling together), the majority of whom do not know each other, accommodation. You may prefer a particular airline or class of depart on a fixed date and include a local guide for some or all of travel, or wish to travel at a certain time of year. We provide tailor- the tour. If you wish to extend a group holiday – for example by made holiday ideas, put together by our expert team who have staying a few extra days in a resort or city before or after the group already ‘been there and done it’. These will give you an idea of tour – we would be happy to provide suggestions and a quote. the possibilities and prices, but you are in the driving seat and our team can create a holiday to meet your exact requirements – just Please also bear in mind that most of our small group holidays call or email us to discuss your ideas! can be adapted to a tailor-made holiday. Contact our experts to discuss your travel plans.

Contents

Safari Special – Where to Go & Why? 4/5 NEW Discover South Africa 6 NEW Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania & Namibia Holidays 7 Small Group Multi-Activity Holidays 8 Incredible India 9 Japan – Design a Brilliant Tailor-made Trip 10 NEW Discover Vietnam 11 NEW Discover Thailand 12/13 Croatia – Relaxed, Good Value & Scenic 14/15 Our Top Pick of Holidays for Tinies to Teens 16/17 NEW Go Wild in Costa Rica: Family Interview 18 NEW Brazil – Amazon & Pantanal Adventure 19 Small Group Winter Holidays in Europe 20 NEW Meet Mexico’s Friendly Grey Whales 21 Our Family Holiday Planner 22/23

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.

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 3 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.

rom a personal point of view, a safari with my family and as a family. In addition to some fabulous wildlife viewing on the friends is the very best holiday of all. There’s lots to do eastern side of the country in and around Kruger National Park Fand see, plenty to keep younger members of the family and KwaZulu Natal, if you go at the right time of year (our summer interested (looking out for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants holidays) there is tremendous whale watching off the southern or giraffes will keep anyone alert for an extended period of time!), coast, which can be neatly combined with some of the world’s and you’re invariably in a truly beautiful location. Add to that the finest wineries in the Cape Town area for the adults! fact that it is a great way to introduce younger family members to the idea of conserving our wonderful planet, or perhaps learning a Namibia is more ‘off beat’ but another country perfect for self- new skill such as photography, painting or diary writing, and you driving and with some great pockets of wildlife – Etosha, the may well have the ideal holiday. Waterberg Plateau and the Skeleton Coast to name a few – not to mention the towering sand dunes of Sossusvlei and the now However, having decided that you are going to have a family famous cheetah conservation project at Okonjima. safari, where should you go and why? There are so many different safari countries in Africa … and they all claim to be the best! If you want something a little more ‘traditional’, and good value, then it has to be East Africa. Tanzania is where many people take The first important considerations are whether you wish to their once-in-a-lifetime safari, and it is an excellent choice. You are combine your safari with other activities, and whether you wish to almost guaranteed to see large herds of wildebeest and zebra, self-drive. If you like the idea of self-driving, then both South Africa together with lions, cheetahs and all of the other plains game that and Namibia are great options. South Africa has the advantage you might imagine. But, you will see more people on safari than of direct flights from the UK – to Johannesburg, Cape Town and you would in other safari countries and that is not for everyone. Durban – which is an important consideration when travelling

4 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure “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.

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 5 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.

Cape Town 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 Slandscape. 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 self- drive 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 NEW Discover South Africa 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’, On this self-drive holiday you will travel at head inland a little, where Hog Hollow is the perfect place to stay. Then drive west, perhaps your own pace along the spectacular South African coastline and Garden Route, visiting spending a night in George or Knysna, before reaching De Hoop Nature Reserve, home to pristine beaches and looking for wildlife. the magnificent Lekkerwater Beach Lodge which is situated on the coast. There’s superb Visit the laid-back surfing town of Jeffreys land-based whale watching – for the area's annual congregations of southern right whales Bay, indigenous forests of Tsitsikamma – all along the coast here from July through to early October, and Lekkerwater offers guided National Park and the golden sandy beaches whale watching as well as nature walks and drives. of Plettenberg Bay. Stay in a beachfront lodge in De Hoop Nature Reserve and watch whales from the shore. Go on a boat In Cape Town itself, a cable-car ride up Table Mountain is a must, while some wine-tasting excursion in Hermanus in search of southern at the vineyards of Stellenbosch or Paarl should please the parents. Drive to Simon’s Town right whales before continuing to Cape Town to see African penguins, or visit Robben Island to see where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of and the Stellenbosh winelands. his 27 years in prison. For the adventurous (older teenagers and young adults!), cage-diving Age guide: 12+ with great white sharks is an option, or head to the Cape of Good Hope for the iconic sight Tailor-made, Jan-Dec of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meeting. Whatever combination you decide on, South 12 days, from £1,799 Africa has the potential for a perfect family holiday! Child from £1,699

To book our new tailor-made Discover South Africa holiday or any of our holidays to South Africa, contact our expert team.

6 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure 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 NEW Zambia Safari Tanzania – Namibia – Family Safari & Victoria Falls Swahili Coast & Safari Cheetahs & Dunes Look for mammals such as Combine three days on safari in Learn bush skills in Saadani Marvel at the stunning ‘lunar’ lion, leopard, elephant and wild South Luangwa National Park (one National Park, relax on white-sand landscapes of the Namib Desert dog, as well as abundant birdlife of Africa’s finest), with four days beaches by the Indian Ocean, and Sossusvlei’s towering, and herds of zebra, buffalo and of wildlife watching, river cruises, then travel to the huge Selous photogenic dunes. Enjoy some giraffe in the Okavango Delta, and other activities on the mighty Game Reserve, a UNESCO World superb star-gazing before bedding Khwai Concession and Savuti Zambezi River as well as a full Heritage Site. Climb up to a down under canvas, then look Game Reserve. End your safari in day’s game drive in the Lower treehouse overlooking a watering for wildlife in Etosha National Kasane with a sunset cruise on the Zambezi National Park. End with hole to watch elephant, buffalo and Park, the Waterberg Plateau and beautiful Chobe River. a visit to Livingstone and stay near zebra, before ending with a two- at close quarters in the Cheetah Highlights: the Victoria Falls. night stay on Zanzibar, famous for Conservation Fund. ཀྵཀྵVisit the Okavango Delta, Khwai Highlights: its beautiful beaches. Highlights: Concession & Savuti Game ཀྵཀྵSunset cruise on the Zambezi Highlights: ཀྵཀྵWildlife viewing in Etosha Reserve ཀྵཀྵStay within walking distance of ཀྵཀྵEnjoy safari drives in Selous National Park ཀྵཀྵStay in a fully serviced mobile the Victoria Falls Game Reserve ཀྵཀྵCamp out in the extraordinary camp ཀྵཀྵSee the Big Five plus a host of ཀྵཀྵMeet the Maasai in their village Namib Desert ཀྵཀྵLook for nocturnal wildlife on other wildlife on safari ཀྵཀྵStay on the spice island of ཀྵཀྵSpot dolphins & turtles, Walvis night drives Age guide: 10+ Zanzibar Bay Age guide: 12+ Tailor-made, Easter, May, Age guide: 7+ Age guide: 5+ Tailor-made, Jan-Dec summer & Oct Group, summer & Christmas Group, Jan-Dec 11 days, from £3,999 12 days, from £4,199 10 days, from £2,799 13 days, from £1,799 Child from £2,199 Child from £2,499 Child from £1,999 Child from £999

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 7 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 Highlights: Pyrenees, this multi-activity family ཀྵཀྵStay in a Spanish mountain town holiday gives you the chance ཀྵཀྵSlide, abseil & jump down rivers to explore dramatic mountain ཀྵཀྵRock climbing landscapes, as well as to choose ཀྵཀྵWalk & raft through stunning from a range of additional activities, mountain scenery or just relax and enjoy some free Age guide: 8+ time! All activities take place under Group, May & summer the guidance of expert instructors 7 days, from £1,029 and in outstanding surroundings. Child from £999

Azores Family Adventure Cycle and hike around the craters Highlights: and lakes of São Miguel, largest of ཀྵཀྵGo whale watching in the middle the Azorean islands, on this single- of the Atlantic Ocean centre family holiday. Explore the ཀྵཀྵBathe in geothermal pools island’s beaches, coves, mud pools, ཀྵཀྵEnjoy swimming in the crater of a lava tubes and volcanoes; swim volcano and slide your way through the Dos Age guide: 8+ Caldeirões canyon and enjoy a tasty Group, summer traditional stew cooked by volcanic 8 days, from £1,499 vapours! Child from £1,399

Active Sri Lanka On this holiday you will cycle a Highlights: coastal road towards the famous ཀྵཀྵExplore the sacred site of Kandy cultural triangle, explore caves, ཀྵཀྵTry white-water rafting & cycle cook Sri Lankan food, look for Asian along the coast elephants on a mini-safari, visit a ཀྵཀྵWatch a traditional dance show local village, enjoy a catamaran ride in Kandy and climb the famous Sigirya Rock Age guide: 12+ Fortress. Why not extend your trip Group, Feb, Easter & summer with a beach stay in Mirissa, or a 7 days, from £1,099 safari in Yala National Park? Child from £999

Morocco – Teen Hike & Bike Enjoy a few days in the Sahara Highlights: Desert meeting local Berbers, ཀྵཀྵMountain biking in the Atlas camel trekking and sleeping under Mountains the stars in a Bedouin tent during ཀྵཀྵWalk in the foothills of Mount the autumn and Easter holidays. Toubkal Both tours visit Marrakech’s exotic ཀྵཀྵMeet a Berber family & drink tea! and bustling souks, and the Atlas Age guide: 11+ Mountains; on summer departures, Group, Easter-Oct the desert visit is replaced with a 9 days, from £799 stay in Essaouira. Child from £749

Active Gozo Cycle along scenic coastal paths, Highlights: abseil down rocks, explore caves ཀྵཀྵRace along coastal & country and bays in kayaks, meet the locals tracks by mountain bike and gain an insight into life on the ཀྵཀྵSwim & snorkel in the small, relatively tourist-free island Mediterranean of Gozo, Malta’s smaller neighbour. ཀྵཀྵExplore caves & bays by kayak Your accommodation is in a family- Age guide: 8+ friendly, beachfront hotel ideally Group, May-Oct located in the picturesque fishing 8 days, from £799 village of Xlendi. Child from £749

8 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure “Everything was a highlight, but our Incredible India absolute favourite was Senior Travel Consultant Sally Jefferis the safaris.” describes the benefits of small group Morby family, India – Taj and tailor-made holidays to India. & Tigers, February 2019

Tigers, Bandhavgarh National Park, India ndia is loud, crowded, colourful and exuberant, and for the first- and gives you the opportunity to share the experience with like- time visitor it can seem a daunting place. Hundreds of different minded families. Alternatively, we can tailor a holiday just for your Isounds, smells and sights compete for your attention: women family – in which case, you’ll benefit from your own, extremely in saris; parakeets flying overhead; pink and yellow powder spread knowledgeable, guide who can steer you through the craziness across pavements; roadside stalls selling myriad wares; minarets of Delhi, and take you to the most iconic building in India – and and carvings rising above 21st century buildings; motorbike and yes, the Taj Mahal is every bit as beautiful as it’s reputed to be. tuk-tuk drivers weaving in and out of city traffic, skilfully avoiding Stroll through the grand palaces of Rajasthan and witness rolling the sacred cows that wander across the roads. It can all seem a countryside, villages and hidden temples as you travel by train, bit overwhelming, with no sense or order, but that’s just the way then search for the elusive tiger in one of the country’s national it is. However, most visitors adjust fairly quickly to the pace of life, parks. 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 India is often described as an assault on the senses. However, if their own. 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 The classic New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Tiger Park route can be confident you’ll fall in love with it as much as we have. enjoyed as part of a small group, which helps keep the cost down

Backwaters of Kerala India in Style India – Taj & Tigers A culturally rich family adventure in South India's Explore the colourful highlights of northern India Visit India’s Golden Triangle in search of tigers beautiful Kerala region. Highlights include on this tailor-made family adventure, staying in and other wildlife in Ranthambore National Park, elephants, colourful temples, a houseboat stay, beautiful heritage hotels and enjoying tiger safaris, explore the ‘ghost city’ of Fatehpur Sikri, the Taj cookery course and some beach relaxation. cultural visits and rickshaw rides along the way. Mahal, and watch a Bollywood film. Highlights: Highlights: Highlights: ཀྵཀྵSleep on a houseboat ཀྵཀྵWatch the sun rise over the Taj Mahal ཀྵཀྵLook for tigers ཀྵཀྵVisit a tea plantation ཀྵཀྵVisit Jaipur – India’s Pink City ཀྵཀྵEnjoy a camel cart ride ཀྵཀྵLook for wildlife in Periyar National Park ཀྵཀྵSpot tigers in Ranthambore NP ཀྵཀྵMarvel at the majestic Taj Mahal Age guide: 5+ Age guide: 5+ Age guide: 5+ Group, Easter & Christmas Tailor-made, Feb-May & Oct-Christmas Group, Feb-Easter & Oct-Christmas 13 days, from £1,699 11 days, from £1,499 8 days, from £999 Child from £1,649 Child from£1,399 Child from £899

To book a small group or tailor-made holiday to India or Sri Lanka please contact our expert team or visit the website.

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 9 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.

Mount Fuji f you have never visited Japan, I urge you to do so. Isolated Travel at 320 km an hour on the bullet train to Kyoto, Japan’s from the rest of the world for over 200 years, Japanese cultural centre and home to over 4,000 temples and shrines of Iliterature, culture and traditions developed separately from the which the kinkakuju (Golden Temple) is arguably the most famous. rest of the Orient and outside world. Your whole family will find Watch geisha show off their sumptuous costumes and graceful something to love and be fascinated by in this truly unique country artistry. Everyone has heard of Japan’s famous cherry blossoms, – here are some ideas to whet your appetite for a tailor-made but the practice of flower-viewing (‘hanami’) is not confined to this – holiday to Japan. 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 Top tips for what to include in your tailor-made itinerary resort) or Nikko (famous for its shogun shrines), is an experience Tokyo merits exploration and here are some of my top tips for a the whole family will enjoy. You’ll have the chance to walk around great few days in Japan’s vibrant capital: visit Shinjuku’s famous in a light summer kimono (a yukata) and bathe in hot springs/baths robot café which features a raucous, pop-culture show for diners. (onsen), as well as sleep on a traditional futon on the floor. Enjoy the Suginami Animation Museum (and don’t forget to try the ‘voiceover’ experience), or stroll through the magnificent Meiji For the tourist, Japan is an easy, comfortable and safe place to Park admiring its elegant shrines, then eat teppanyaki in a lively visit, and there’s a veneer of Westernisation that makes it feel very restaurant. Head to Akihabara, Tokyo’s electronics and technology familiar. The infrastructure is second-to-none, trains run on time, district, or take the family to a ‘karaoke box’ – bring snacks and the food and drink – both exotic and familiar (pizza!) – is delicious. soft drinks and sing away in private. Visit a sumo stable, or Tokyo And the people are welcoming and helpful. What are you waiting Disney; dress up and watch the firework or lantern displays if you for? Call our expert team to discuss a tailor-made holiday to visit in July (‘matsuri’ or festival season). Japan.

Ancient & Modern Highlights of Japan From the neon lights of Akihabara Experience the best of Japan to Kyoto’s Gion district, learn about – highlights include Tokyo, Zen Japan’s modern pop-culture and gardens, the famous bullet train ancient traditions. and the historic city of Hiroshima. Age: 8+ Age: 8+ Tailor-made, Easter, May, Tailor-made, Easter, May, summer & Oct summer & Oct 9 days, from £2,499 8 days, from £1,999 Child from £2,179 Child from £1,699

10 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure 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.

Halong Bay here are few places on Earth that get under your skin like enjoying a traditional water puppet show. Next leave the city in Vietnam. A land of exquisite embroidery and silk shops, search of some of the country’s most stunning scenery. Heading Telegant smiling people wearing coolie hats, atmospheric south-west, spend the night amongst a rural landscape of rice night markets bustling with food stalls, and morning mists paddies, valleys and hills in a traditional stilted longhouse, and hanging over a turquoise sea; of heat and sweat, and flavours from there travel to one of Vietnam’s, if not the world’s, most that will awaken and delight your taste buds. Boasting a proud stunning locations – the limestone (karst) scenery of Ninh Binh history (with over 900 years of independence), a unique language Province in the Red River Delta. Focusing on the area’s main and many ethnic groups, this beautiful country curving like a sites, visit Cuc Phuong National Park, and travel by rowing boat giant elongated ‘J’ on the edge of the South China Sea offers a through spectacular scenery enjoying the region’s caves, grottoes, fantastic holiday experience for the whole family. 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 Its capital, Hanoi is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Heritage Site of Halong Bay and cruise amongst its dramatic world and the starting place for our new Discover Vietnam jungle-topped limestone rock formations. It’s also possible to tailor-made holiday. View well preserved temples, streets and swim and kayak in the bay, as well as to explore caves filled with French colonial buildings in the Old Quarter by rickshaw before stunning stalagmites and stalactites.

NEW Discover Vietnam Family Vietnam Adventure Journey from the city of Hanoi This holiday is a great option and the scenic rice paddies of for active families – learn about Hoa Binh Province to stunning Vietnam’s rich culture and history, Halong Bay and Hoi An, on this cycle in countryside filled with rice new tailor-made holiday. Learn paddy fields, and enjoy a cruise on about Vietnam’s long and eventful a traditional junk boat in Halong history, see skyscrapers alongside Bay. Explore the city of Hanoi and ancient temples, cycle through stay in a traditional longhouse on villages meeting locals, and cook a this exciting small group holiday. delicious Vietnamese meal. Age guide: 9+ Age guide: 8+ Group, Easter-May & Oct- Tailor-made, Easter, May & Christmas Christmas 10 days, from £999 14 days, from £1,899 Child from £949 Child from £1,799

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 11 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.

t’s easy to fall in love with Thailand. With a long tropical waters a distinctive and inviting shade of translucent teal. Phuket coastline and exotic bustling cities, food bursting with myriad and Koh Samui are perhaps the most famous holiday islands. It Iflavours and ubiquitous smiling people, it’s many people’s doesn’t take long to adjust to the pace of life, which is relaxing favourite holiday destination. You’ll find whatever it is you’re to the point of sleepy. Enjoy long lazy days on golden-sand looking for here – golden temples and underground shrines, beaches, snorkelling and swimming in secluded bays, or relaxing Buddhist retreats and a chance to relax on pristine beaches, or a in beachside restaurants and cafés watching life go by. The hustle cruise through jagged jungle-topped islands and chance to swim and bustle of your normal daily life will be a distant memory in no in azure waters. Thailand is warm, friendly, gentle and good value time! From Koh Samui, explore caves and snorkel in the waters of – whichever holiday option you choose. Ang Thong Marine Park – an archipelago of jungle islands, hidden lagoons and caves. From Phuket, take a private longboat tour of As soon as you land in Bangkok you will experience the Thai smile Phang Nga Bay – famous for its skyscraper-like jungle-covered – there’s a sense of playfulness and fun that’s deeply embedded limestone rock formations jutting straight out of emerald-coloured in Thai culture and it’s infectious! Don’t worry about any language sea, and which shot to fame after featuring in the 1974 James barriers, just prepare to enjoy Bangkok’s wonderful mixture of Bond Film ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’. neon lights and golden-spired temples, Buddhist monks and Banyan trees, street markets and tastes that will leave your If you are interested in a taste of traditional Thailand, then head tongues tingling. Explore the city’s back lanes by bicycle, take to the mountainous north and add extra days to your tailor- a tuk-tuk ride, cruise along its network of canals in a traditional made holiday with a visit to Chiang Mai (or join our Hill Tribes & longtail boat, and have your fill of splendid Buddhist temples. Elephants group tour). The city boasts hundreds of intricately designed Buddhist temples, including the 14th century temple of For many, a visit to Thailand isn’t complete without a stay on Wat Prah Singh, as well as vibrant markets such as Kaad Luang. one of its stunning jungle-clad islands, which are surrounded by Hear monks chanting, paddle among floating markets, prepare

12 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure “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

Contact our expert team to book our new tailor-made Discover Thailand holiday (details below), or any of our tailor-made or small group holidays to Thailand.

Maya Bay, Phi Phi Leh Island 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 NEW Discover Thailand Thailand in Style Rainforests & Islands for wildlife in ancient tracts Discover some of the natural and Spend time in the jungle on this A tropical adventure for beach- of rainforest, meeting (and cultural highlights of Thailand tailor-made family adventure and loving families, this itinerary feeding!) elephants, visiting on our new tailor-made family stay in an eco-lodge overlooking visits buzzing Bangkok with its adventure which includes an elephant sanctuary. Explore atmospheric tuk-tuks and floating the infamous River Kwai sightseeing in Bangkok, time in the Bangkok’s hidden gems and chill markets, before heading south to bridge and a homestay with jungle and a chance to learn about out on the stunning beaches of enjoy a range of family-oriented hill-tribespeople. There’s only wildlife conservation. Phuket. rainforest and beach activities. one problem with Thailand – it Age guide: 4+ Age guide: 6+ Age guide: 8+ weaves a spell on you. It’s Tailor-made, Feb, Easter & Tailor-made, Feb, Easter, May & Group, Easter, May, summer & ridiculously easy to fall in love Christmas Christmas Christmas with, but very hard to leave. 8 days, from £669 13 days, from £2,799 8 days, from £949 Child from £629 Child from £2,699 Child from £899

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 13 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.

Old Town, Dubrovnik ell known for its historic walled capital, Dubrovnik, and mainland for canyoning in Cetina Canyon. This is a perfect choice the stunning island-dotted Dalmatian coast, Croatia is for active families who also like a bit of free time to explore by Wa fantastic holiday destination. With beautiful rivers and themselves – a leisure day is included in the itinerary to give you turquoise lagoons, subterranean tunnels and World Heritage Sites the chance to do as much or as little as you wish! aplenty, our group trips focus on getting the whole family active in this popular Balkan country. Our Coastal Croatia itinerary is also based for a week in the quaint medieval fishing village of Seget Donji on the central Dalmatian Our Active Teen itinerary offers the perfect choice for adults and coast. Suitable for children over six years old, this is a relaxing older children alike. Beginning in central Croatia just north of holiday focusing on enjoying the nearby islands by boat and Split, we take an exhilarating ride on the River Cetina – rafting swimming in shallow bays fringed by white-sand beaches. Explore for 10km downstream. Next we have a chance to cycle through the World Heritage Sites of Spilt and Trogir – the latter, a beautiful the beautiful countryside around the old Venetian town of Trogir, medieval walled town with marble streets and impressive bridges, stopping in a small village en route, then relax on the lovely white- and visit Krka National Park, famous for its 17 waterfalls and clear sand beach at Medena where there’s a variety of watersports to rivers which you can swim in. choose from. Cruising to scenic Drvenik Veli Island, we spend a couple of days swimming, snorkelling, travelling by speedboat, For a good value holiday in Europe – with a wide range of activities and kayaking around the Blue Lagoon, exploring the island of to suit every member of the family, plus scenic beaches and Solta and relaxing on idyllic beaches before returning to the 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.

14 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure “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 Coastal Croatia Explore some of Croatia’s hidden Highlights Based in a delightful fishing Highlights secrets on foot and on the water. ཀྵཀྵSwim in natural pools village, this exciting activity-filled ཀྵཀྵKayak to the Blue Lagoon Enjoy a week of cycling, rafting, ཀྵཀྵRaft down the Cetina River week explores Croatia’s stunning ཀྵཀྵPaddle to Trogir canyoning and swimming whilst ཀྵཀྵRelax on beautiful island beaches Dalmatian coast. Enjoy walks in the ཀྵཀྵEnjoy a city tour of Sibenik exploring some of Croatia's beautiful Age guide: 11+ beautiful Krkra National Park, splash Age guide: 6+ rivers and natural pools. This is a Group, May & summer about in impressive waterfalls and Group, summer family holiday for teenagers to get 8 days, from £949 pools, plus go kayaking, snorkelling 8 days, from £849 excited about! Child from £899 and swimming in azure waters. Child from £799

Contact our expert team if you would like to discuss a tailor-made holiday to Croatia.

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 15 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 Highlights: holiday. Family members of all ཀྵཀྵStay in comfortable family-friendly abilities can learn to surf or improve tipi tents their skills on this Portugal beach ཀྵཀྵExplore the historic city of Porto holiday with a difference. Based in a ཀྵཀྵLearn to surf & enjoy a range of family-oriented campsite, go to surf other watersports school each morning and practise Age guide: 6+ surfing or enjoy the on-site facilities Group, summer including a swimming pool, sports 8 days, from £499 court and playground. Child from £499

Morocco – Atlas Mule Train Enjoy easy walks in the Atlas Highlights: Mountains and meet friendly ཀྵཀྵEnjoy walks & picnic lunches in Berbers who might invite you into the Atlas Mountains their homes to drink mint tea! ཀྵཀྵWalk while your children ride mules! Explore Marrakech’s souks before ཀྵཀྵIncludes time to relax on the ending the holiday in Essaouira beach where you can admire handicrafts Age guide: 2+ or relax on the beach. We offer a Group, Easter-Oct longer ten-day itinerary for Easter 8 days, from £499 and summer holiday departures. Child from £449

Finland – Ice Pop Fly up to northern Finland to enter Highlights: a magical land thick with snow and ཀྵཀྵGo sledging & play in the snow watch your children's eyes light up ཀྵཀྵSee the Northern Lights with glee as they enjoy sledge rides, ཀྵཀྵRide a sled pulled by reindeer to snowshoeing and snow sculpting Santa’s hut (seasonal) on a holiday that the whole family ཀྵཀྵGo on a husky ride will remember for years to come. Age guide: 4+ Snowsuits, mittens and snow Group, Feb & Christmas boots are all provided on this family 7 days, from £1,399 adventure to Europe’s far north! Child from £1,049

Mayan Mexico On this family holiday you’ll learn Highlights: about the ancient Maya civilisation as ཀྵཀྵExplore the pyramids of the Maya you explore temples and pyramids ཀྵཀྵLearn how to make tortillas & (including Chichen Itza), see salsa flamingos during a boat trip, swim ཀྵཀྵStay on a hacienda in cenotes, have a cookery lesson, Age guide: 5+ visit a traditional Mexican hacienda Group, Easter, summer, Oct & by mule cart, and do a scavenger Christmas hunt among impressive ruins. With 9 days, from £1,699 optional Caribbean beach extension. Child from £799

Borneo – Planet of the Apes Beginning in a beachside resort in Highlights: Kota Kinabalu, this fabulous family ཀྵཀྵVisit the orangutans of Sepilok adventure includes tree-top walks in ཀྵཀྵFind Nemo & Dory on a the jungle, a chance to get close to snorkelling trip orangutans and visit a cultural village ཀྵཀྵGo on a jungle river cruise & stay then snorkel in a tropical marine park. in a rainforest lodge For those families with more time, it Age guide: 7+ is possible to extend your stay at the Group, summer beach or rainforest, or perhaps enjoy 9 days, from £1,649 a city break in Kuala Lumpur. Child from £1,599

16 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure 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 Highlights: castles, gorges and salt mines of ཀྵཀྵSee three countries – all within the Czech Republic, Slovakia and one week Poland. Explore the cobbled streets ཀྵཀྵExplore the Tatras & Carpathian of Prague then board an overnight Mountains train to Slovakia’s Carpathian ཀྵཀྵExplore medieval castles Mountains. Visit medieval castles, Age guide: 8+ cycle to Kezmarok and raft Group, summer through the Dunajec Gorge before 8 days, from £899 concluding in Krakow. Child from £849

Active Turkey This single-centre activity holiday Highlights: explores the idyllic south-west coast ཀྵཀྵA wide range of activities included of Turkey. From your comfortable ཀྵཀྵEnjoy kayaking, mountain biking base, visit a sunken city by boat, & beaches scramble in gorges, swim and snorkel ཀྵཀྵVisit the ruins of the ancient city of in the region’s gorgeous turquoise- Olympos coloured waters, relax on the Lycian Age guide: 8+ coast’s beautiful sandy beaches and Group, summer explore rocky coves, and learn about 8 days, from £569 the area’s rich culture. Child from £469

NEW Zambia Safari & Victoria Falls Combine three days on safari in Highlights: South Luangwa National Park (one ཀྵཀྵSunset cruise on the Zambezi of Africa’s finest), with four days ཀྵཀྵStay near the Victoria Falls of wildlife watching, river cruises, ཀྵཀྵSee the Big Five plus a host of and other activities on the mighty other wildlife on safari Zambezi River as well as a full day’s Age guide: 10+ game drive in the Lower Zambezi Tailor-made, May, summer & National Park. End with a visit Easter to Livingstone and stay near the 12 days, from £4,199 Victoria Falls. Child from £2,499

Peru – Adventure in the Andes Peru is a great destination for a family Highlights: holiday. It is bursting with attractions ཀྵཀྵDo a day’s ‘Inca Trail’ hike to – impressive mountains, llamas and Machu Picchu alpacas, colourful markets, deserts, ཀྵཀྵPaddle board on Lake Piuray lakes and the Inca Trail to Machu ཀྵཀྵMake your own bar of Peruvian Picchu await the adventurous family. chocolate This holiday includes visits to the Age guide: 11+ Sacred Valley and the Inca capital Group, Easter & summer of Cusco, as well as a day’s hike to 8 days, from £1,745 Machu Picchu. Child from £1,640

Argentina Wildlife Adventure Starting at the spectacular Iguazú Highlights: Falls, paddle a canoe through the ཀྵཀྵSee Capybara in the wetlands rainforest, look (and listen out) for a ཀྵཀྵEnjoy tango & sights in Buenos wonderful array of wildlife and enjoy Aires zip-lining through the jungle before ཀྵཀྵTwo-night stay in a rainforest transferring to the desert and then lodge the famous Mendoza winelands. Age guide: 8+ Next fly to Buenos Aires and take a Group, Easter & Christmas cycle tour through this attractive and 12 days, from £3,399 vibrant city. Child from £3,299

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 17 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? Sophia: The maids folded the towels to look like elephants, and Nick: We visited Tortuguero, Arenal, Monterverde, Playa Hermosa we could swim at each hotel. and San José. Hannah: Lying in bed at Arenal looking at the volcano from my room, and swimming in the thermal springs there. QQWhat’s special about Costa Rica? Nick: In a nutshell, beautiful scenery and wonderful wildlife. QQHave you got any tips for travelling long-haul Helen: The fact that it has both Caribbean and Pacific coasts, as with kids? well as cloud forest, rainforest and volcanoes means it has a wide Nick & Helen: Give yourself a day/night to recover at the start of range of habitats to explore, and in turn a lot of different activities the trip. Always use accommodation with a swimming pool where on offer. you can. Pack a hand luggage case with two or three days’ worth Sophia: The pineapple was delicious – the best in the world! And of spare clothes and supplies in case the main bag gets delayed. it’s a very friendly place. Download plenty of films before leaving the UK. Try and get into the Hannah: Amazing jungles where you can see a lot of animals like new time zone as soon as possible (use an App such as time-shifter scarlet macaws, sloths and nine-banded armadillos. I liked the to help with jet lag). zip-lining and canoeing. QQWould you go back? QQWhat were your highlights? Nick, Helen, Sophia & Hannah: Yes! 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. NEW Costa Rica Wildlife Adventure Sophia: Zip-lining in cloud forest so high up. One of the lines was Begin your tour with a stay on travel south to the Pacific coast 800m above the ground and we went right through a cloud! I a coffee plantation and a visit to where you’ll look for birds and loved seeing spider monkeys and a tarantula. nearby Poás volcano and La Paz sloths in the rainforest at Manuel Hannah: The Tarzan swing at Monteverde. I loved swimming waterfalls. Continue to La Fortuna Antonio before continuing to the in a waterfall and going on a tour of a cocoa farm to see how for a visit to a sloth sanctuary and Osa Pensinsula, a haven for wildlife a variety of optional sports such as watching and watersports. chocolate is made (and we got to eat some too). kayaking, rock climbing and white Age guide: 8+ water rafting. Ride a tram then QQWhat did you like about the accommodation? Tailor-made, Jan-Dec zip-line through the tree canopy in Nick: All the places we stayed were great and family friendly. 15 days, from £4,799 Monteverde’s cloud forest. Next Helen: Each place we stayed at had a swimming pool which was Child from £1,699 great for the kids. To book, or for information about our holidays to Costa Rica, contact our expert team or visit our website.

18 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure 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.

Jaguar, Pantanal f you’re looking for a South American adventure, it’s hard to making it a paradise for naturalists, photographers and eco- beat Brazil. Home to the world’s greatest diversity of wildlife, tourists. On this tour you stay for two nights in the southern Ion this new tailor-made trip you’ll explore the Amazon jungle Pantanal which you’ll explore by canoe and jeep, go on an and Pantanal wetland by jeep, canoe and on foot, looking for exciting night safari, and fish for piranha. jaguars, river dolphins, colourful birdlife and piranha. If your family is interested in wildlife, indigenous cultures and has a sense of Your Brazilian adventure ends with an overnight stay in Rio de adventure, Brazil makes an excellent choice for a holiday. Janeiro, one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant cities, famous for its long sandy beaches, fashionable beachfront cafés Starting in Manaus, the gateway to the Amazon, you’ll spend and the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain. 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 NEW Brazilian Wildlife Adventure lush forest, crystal clear rivers, waterfalls, lakes and stalactite-filled Look for a dazzling array of birds, your holiday relaxing on the beach caves. During your two-night stay, you’ll have a chance to snorkel mammals and other wildlife during or sightseeing in the vibrant and in the Olho d’Agua tributary in glistening turquoise water amongst a three-night stay in the Amazon historic city of Rio de Janeiro. rainforest, enjoy snorkelling amongst hundreds of fish, and visit a sinkhole inhabited by red-and-blue Age guide: 8+ hundreds of fish then visit the macaws. Along with the Amazon rainforest, Brazil’s other natural Tailor-made, Feb, Easter, May & world’s largest tropical wetland, wonder is the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. Rare summer the Pantanal, in search of jaguars, 11 days, from £3,699 and endangered species such as the jaguar, hyacinth macaw and giant river otters and piranha! End Child from £3,599 giant river otter all live here, as well as tapir, owls and alligators, To book our new tailor-made Brazilian Wildlife Holiday, contact our expert team or visit the website.

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 19 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 Highlights: Bergen, this holiday explores ཀྵཀྵRide on the scenic Flam railway Norway’s landscapes and history. ཀྵཀྵCruise in Naeroy Fjord Take the scenic Flam railway, enjoy ཀྵཀྵVisit a Viking village cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, ཀྵཀྵRide in a horse-drawn sleigh cruise through spectacular fjords in a Age guide: 7+ RIB, eat a traditional Norwegian meal Tailor-made, Feb, Easter, with a local family and learn about Christmas the country’s history at an interactive 7 days, from £1,699 Viking village. Child from £1,649

Winter Slovakia Try downhill skiing or snowboarding Highlights: in eastern Europe’s most beautiful ཀྵཀྵSkiing or snowboarding in the mountain setting. Explore snow- Tatras laden pine forests on snowshoes; ཀྵཀྵA horse & cart ride from Zdiar take a dip in thermal waters; play on ཀྵཀྵEnjoy a husky-sled ride water slides and relax in the hydro- Age guide: 5+ massage pool at Bukowina; and take Group, Feb & Christmas an exciting husky-sled ride through 8 days, from £1,099 the scenic, snowy landscapes of Child from £1,059 Velka Fatra.

Finland – Northern Lights Adventure Experience a winter wonderland Highlights: and learn about essential winter ཀྵཀྵSee the Northern Lights survival skills together on this family ཀྵཀྵRide a sledge pulled by a team adventure holiday. Be amazed by of huskies the Aurora Borealis; snowshoe, ski ཀྵཀྵBuild an igloo cross-country and sledge across Age guide: 10+ frozen lakes and through snowy Group, Christmas & Feb forests; ride a sled pulled by huskies 8 days, from £1,299 and feel the icy wind on your cheeks Child from £1,149 as you travel.

All holidays can also be taken on a tailor-made basis. To view our full range of winter holidays please visit our website.

20 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure 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.

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 Yextraordinary. 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 spy- hopping 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 NEW Whales of Baja Family Adventure for everyone, and I can guarantee you’ll be talking about it for years to come. This tour is based for five nights Highlights: at the outstanding location of ཀྵཀྵGet close to friendly grey whale San Ignacio Cabanas, which mothers & calves Accompanied by experienced guides and boat captains you’ll provides rustic yet comfortable ཀྵཀྵEnjoy daily boat excursions into stay in ‘cabanas’ at a peaceful, rural camp from which you’ll make accommodation overlooking San San Ignacio Lagoon boat trips to meet and learn about the whales and their habitat. In Ignacio Lagoon. Make twice-daily ཀྵཀྵStay in the desert the evening, there may be a presentation from one of the guides, excursions out onto the lagoon in Age guide: 7+ followed by a home-cooked meal and some superlative stargazing the company of expert local guides, Tailor-made, Jan-Apr for some incredible encounters with – to a soundtrack of whale blows from the lagoon and coyotes 7 days, from £1,799 grey whale mothers and their calves. Child from £1,699 calling in the desert. It doesn’t get much better than this! To book our new tailor-made Whales of Baja Family Adventure, contact our expert team or visit the website.

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 21 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. Group/Tailor-made May Half Term Feb Half Term Oct Half Term Christmas Summer

Adult Child Easter Age Duration Price Price Destination Holiday Name Guide (days) From From Africa & Middle East Botswana NEW Botswana Family Safari 12+ 11 £3,999 £2,199 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Botswana Botswana Wilderness Adventure 12+ 12 £3,699 £3,549 ✔ ✔

Egypt NEW Pharaohs & Pyramids 7+ 9 £1,399 £1,349 ✔ ✔

Jordan Adventure to Petra 8+ 8 £1,199 £1,149 ✔ ✔ ✔

Morocco Atlas Mule Train 2+ 8 £499 £449 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Morocco Fez & The Sahara 7+ 9 £1,199 £999 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Morocco Kasbahs & Coast 5+ 8 £599 £529 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Morocco Teen Hike & Bike 11+ 9 £799 £749 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Namibia Cheetahs & Dunes 5+ 13 £1,799 £999 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Oman Dolphins & Dunes 7+ 8 £1,799 £1,699 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

South Africa NEW Discover South Africa 12+ 12 £1,799 £1,699 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

South Africa Garden Route & Cape Town 5+ 10 £1,899 £1,799 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

South Africa NEW South Africa Family Adventure & Safari 8+ 12 £2,849 £2,749 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Tanzania Serengeti Family Safari 12+ 8 £4,199 £1,999 ✔ ✔

Tanzania Swahili Coast & Safari 7+ 10 £2,799 £1,999 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Uganda Uganda Wildlife Adventure 12+ 12 £4,599 £3,999 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Zambia Zambia & Malawi Family Safari 6+ 13 £5,599 £2,899 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Zambia NEW Zambia Safari & Victoria Falls 10+ 12 £4,199 £2,499 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Europe Austria Active Austria 8+ 8 £959 £859 ✔ ✔

Austria NEW Austria Family Walking Holiday 5+ 8 £649 £499 ✔ ✔ ✔

Azores Azores Family Adventure 8+ 8 £1,499 £1,399 ✔

Croatia Active Teen Croatia 11+ 8 £949 £899 ✔ ✔

Croatia Coastal Croatia 6+ 8 £849 £799 ✔ ✔

Croatia Croatia River Adventure 8+ 7 £879 £829 ✔ ✔

Czech Republic Prague & Tatras Adventure 8+ 8 £899 £849 ✔ ✔

Finland Ice Pop 4+ 7 £1,399 £1,049 ✔ ✔

Finland Northern Lights Adventure 10+ 8 £1,299 £1,149 ✔ ✔

Greece Cretan Discovery 8+ 8 £899 £849 ✔ ✔

Iceland Iceland Explorer 5+ 6 £1,699 £1,199 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Italy Vesuvius & Pompeii 5+ 8 £1,199 £1,059 ✔ ✔ ✔

Italy Volcanoes of Sicily 8+ 8 £1,499 £1,449 ✔ ✔ ✔

Malta & Gozo Active Gozo 8+ 8 £799 £749 ✔ ✔ ✔

Montenegro Montenegro Adventure 8+ 8 £1,299 £1,099 ✔ ✔

Norway NEW Norway Winter Fjords 7+ 7 £1,699 £1,649 ✔ ✔ ✔

Portugal NEW Portugal Family Surf School 6+ 8 £499 £499 ✔

Slovakia Winter Slovakia 5+ 8 £1,099 £1,059 ✔ ✔

Slovenia Alpine Slovenia 8+ 8 £1,299 £1,249 ✔ ✔

Spain Active Pyrenees 8+ 7 £1,029 £999 ✔ ✔

Turkey Active Turkey 8+ 8 £569 £469 ✔

22 Contact our Families team to plan your next family adventure 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 Tailor-made Holidays Group/Tailor-made May Half Term Feb Half Term Oct Half Term Christmas Summer

Adult Child Easter Age Duration Price Price Destination Holiday Name Guide (days) From From Asia Borneo NEW Borneo Wildlife Adventure 8+ 10 £2,699 £2,649 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Borneo Planet of the Apes 7+ 9 £1,649 £1,599 ✔ ✔ ✔

China Panda Express 7+ 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 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

India India in Style 5+ 11 £1,499 £1,399 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Sri Lanka Ceylon Discovery 5+ 14 £1,499 £1,399 ✔ ✔ ✔

Sri Lanka Active Sri Lanka 12+ 9 £1,099 £949 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka in Style 5+ 14 £2,199 £2,099 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Nepal Himalayan Adventure 5+ 11 £1,349 £1,249 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Malaysia Adventure Malaysia 7+ 12 £1,299 £1,249 ✔ ✔ ✔

Malaysia Malaysia Highlights 10+ 13 £2,699 £2,299 ✔ ✔

Myanmar Myanmar discovery 11+ 11 £1,299 £1,239 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Philippines Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers 5+ 15 £2,699 £2,399 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Thailand NEW Discover Thailand 4+ 7 £669 £629 ✔ ✔ ✔

Thailand Rainforests & Islands 8+ 8 £949 £899 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Thailand Hill-tribes & Elephants 4+ 14 £1,899 £1,799 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Thailand Thailand in Style 6+ 13 £2,799 £2,699 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Vietnam Hanoi to Saigon 5+ 12 £1,229 £1,179 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Vietnam Vietnam Family Adventure 9+ 10 £999 £949 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Vietnam NEW Discover Vietnam 8+ 14 £1,899 £1,799 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Vietnam Vietnam: North & South 7+ 15 £1,699 £1,599 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Japan Highlights of Japan 8+ 8 £1,999 £1,699 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Japan Japan: Ancient & Modern 8+ 9 £2,499 £2,179 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Americas Argentina NEW Argentina Family Adventure 8+ 14 £3,249 £3,199 ✔ ✔

Argentina NEW Argentina Wildlife Adventure 8+ 12 £3,399 £3,299 ✔ ✔ ✔

Belize Rainforest & Reef 7+ 8 £1,699 £1,299 ✔ ✔ ✔

Brazil Brazil Highlights 10+ 11 £2,529 £2,499 ✔ ✔ ✔

Brazil NEW Brazil Wildlife Adventure 10+ 11 £3,699 £3,599 ✔ ✔ ✔

Canada NEW Whales & Bears of Vancouver Island 6+ 14 £3,599 £1,899 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Costa Rica Active Costa Rica 9+ 12 £2,149 £1,099 ✔ ✔ ✔

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 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Ecuador Galápagos Family Cruise 6+ 10 £3,899 £2,699 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Mexico Mayan Mexico 5+ 9 £1,699 £799 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Mexico NEW Whales of Baja Family Adventure 7+ 7 £1,799 £1,699 ✔ ✔

Peru Adventure in the Andes 11+ 8 £1,745 £1,640 ✔ ✔ ✔

Please note prices are correct at time of going to print (September 2019).

[email protected] | 01962 302062 | www.familiesworldwide.co.uk 23 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 ཀྵཀྵSea kayaking with whales & orcas ཀྵཀྵVisit the Pacific Rim National Park ཀྵཀྵLook 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.

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Whether your family loves to explore, discover new cultures, Long Barn South, Sutton Manor Farm get active or enjoy wildlife adventures, we have a holiday for Bishop’s Sutton, Alresford, Hampshire you. Join a small group holiday, travelling with an expert local SO24 0AA, United Kingdom guide and like-minded families, or we can design your very own tailor-made holiday.

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