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Family Adventure Holidays

A number of tour companies offer special adventure holidays for families: typically, small-groups enjoy outdoor activities in top spots such as Yellowstone, Alaska, or Hawaii; other trips focus on cultural interest. All details are handled and guests enjoy a hassle-free deluxe experience. Also below are some lower-budget options.
What to expect from a Family Adventure Vacation
What to expect from this special type of group-tour adventure holiday: type of experience, price range, etc.
Review: Yellowstone Family Adventure
A trip review of a six-day small-group tour by Austin-Lehmann, in this stupendous National Park. Many photos, too.
Family Safaris
About's Guide for Africa for Visitors has practical advice for these peak experiences: what countries are best for families; doing your own trip, in South Africa; safari tour options; age considerations and more.
Private Family Adventures
Family Adventure company Austin-Lehman has see a demand for private (often multi-generational) trips, and now has a service to plan custom tours of five days or more.
Family Adventure tour companies, alphabetical: Adventures by Disney
The Mouse has launched a bunch of escorted trips: to London and Paris, and to outdoors adventure holiday destinations such as Hawaii, Costa Rica, Wyoming, and the Canadian Rockies.
Adventure Center
Find a huge number of adventure holidays for families, in dozens of countries: Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, Botswana... A few families travel together in a small informal group, following an itinerary, and accompanied by a group leader who ensures the trip runs smoothly, and provides insights.
Austin-Lehmann - adventure holidays
Austin-Lehmann is a well-established adventure tour company; special trips for families might include hiking, mountain biking, horseriding, rafting, in Destinations in Canada, US, and Mexico.
Backroads
The Backroads adventure tour company has does biking, walking, and multi-sports, with many choices for family holidays: Costa Rica, Alaska, New Zealand, France... A Kid Coordinator orchestrates activities for kids and for the whole gang.
Butterfield and Robinson
A well-regarded deluxe adventure tour operator. Family choices include Costa Rica, Ireland, France, Canada, lots more.
Intrepid Travel
For those who long to travel to exotic places with kids along: 2-week tours to Thailand, China, Vietnam, India... Vietnam trip might include an emperor's tomb, fishing villages, caves, boat trip, pirate ship aquarium, waterpark. (Click on Trip Styles to find Family Trips.)
Classic Journeys
Classic Journeys offers "cultural walking adventures", including family adventure holidays to Costa Rica, Tuscany, Pacific Northwest, Montana, Zion and Grand Canyon...
Journeys
Journeys International specializes in the exotic: "an African safari on the Serengeti. A Himalayan trek in Nepal. A rain forest expedition in Costa Rica."  Offers a number of family trips.
Thomson Family Adventures
Worldwide adventure holidays "designed by families for families": Costa Rica, Africa, Australia...
Wildland Adventures
Wildland offers family adventure holidays in such farflung locations as Kenya (Family Safari), Alaska, Panama, Galapagos...
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