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act, with The Beach House at Manafaru
providing a range of activities for younger
children and teenagers, including looking
SAMPLE PRICES
after turtles. The resort’s spa also opens its
doors to younger guests allowing them to MAURITIUS
frolic in chocolate mud in preparation for Beau Rivage
the “Lil’ Mud Man” massage. If Only… offers seven nights’ half-board for
In Sri Lanka, families can take a beach two adults and one child from £3,979 for
holiday and pack in plenty of excursions to travel in April if booked before February 14.
soak up the island’s history and wildlife. ■ ifonly.net
The Beach House in the Maldives offers plenty of activities The Cultural Triangle in the centre of the
for children island offers exciting tours, including a visit THE MALDIVES
to an elephant orphanage, while Cosmos Iru Fushi Beach & Spa Resort
Maurice on the north-west coast, which has says Club Hotel Dolphin in Waikkal is Thomson offers seven nights’ half-board
a well-organised free children’s club. hugely popular with families as it offers from £1,149 per adult and £1,049 per child,
Interconnecting rooms can be booked in activities including squash, tennis, including flights and transfers.
low season, with reductions often available horse-riding and themed shows. ■ thomson.co.uk
on the second room and guarantees made
that rooms will be next to each other – not Get away from it all THE SEYCHELLES
always the case in the Indian Ocean. Finally, if clients are concerned that their Constance Lemuria Resort
Rollo says the service in Mauritius can also family holiday will be spent among hordes Sovereign Holidays offers seven nights’
often be better and friendlier than in the of honeymooners, you could always suggest B&B from £2,695 per adult and £1,765 per
Caribbean, and hotels in the region have a villa option. child for travel in April 2009.
responded to demand by creating children’s Mauritius has a good range of villas, ■ sovereign.com
facilities. which provide more privacy and allowance
Constance Le Prince Maurice in Mauritius for mess. There are also self-catering options SRI LANKA
led the way for other Constance Hotels, available in the Seychelles. Serendib
rapidly reassessing an initial assumption that Margaret Morgan, product executive at Kuoni offers seven nights’ half board in a
few families would be interested in staying. Quality Villas, says a villa can be good standard room including flights and transfers.
“Just because people have kids, it doesn’t value for money, with a six-person villa in Prices for April 2009 start from £4,022 for a
mean they have to compromise on quality, Mauritius starting from £1,845 over Easter. family of four sharing one room.
so there is a demand for children’s facilities,” “It’s a totally different experience staying ■ kuoni.co.uk
says Adrian Burley, sales and marketing in a villa,” she explains.
manager for Constance in Mauritius and “Some people have spent a holiday in a MADAGASCAR
the Seychelles. hotel and then the next time stay in a villa, The Anjajavy
Burley also concurs with Jackson’s and they say it feels like a totally different Elite Vacations offers seven nights in a
suggestion that the ecology of the islands destination.” villa from £8,335 per family, including
appeals to families who like their holidays to international flights with Kenya Airways,
be interactive and full of experiences.
“Parents do not have to
local flights and complimentary lounge pass
Constance Lemuria in the Seychelles has
compromise on quality,
at Heathrow on departure.
recently introduced an eco-kids programme, ■ elitevacations.com
giving children the chance to engage with
so there is a demand
the island’s environment.
“It’s not just about playing with toys,
for children’s facilities”
Children’s facilities
but a chance for them to interact with the are improving in
environment,” Burley explains.
Adrian Burley,
the Indian Ocean
Even the Maldives are getting in on the
Constance
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