FAMILY HOLIDAYS LONG-HAUL DESTINATIONS RIGHT: Costa Rica
FAR RIGHT: Thailand
BELOW:
Windjammer Landing,
Saint Lucia
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Paul Cleary, managing director, Caribtours “My top tip for parents travelling with children is to start doing it as soon as possible. I went to Antigua when our baby was three months old and it’s pretty easy with a day flight. Wherever you go on holiday, it takes about a day anyway, even if it’s in Europe. So going farther afield isn’t drastically different time-wise. I’d also recommend parents bring entertainment for the plane – a new toy, anything to keep kids occupied. And if budget allows, suggest an upgrade, even it’s just to World Traveller Class or Premium Economy. It just provides that bit more comfort.”
a luxury tented camp in Khao Sok National Park where they can feed and wash the elephants; or Phuket, which offers a plethora of excursions alongside family-oriented hotels such as Centara Grand Beach Resort – home to a mini water park, tennis and spa. For clients who want to take in as much of the country as they can, G Adventures offers a Thailand Family Adventure with stops at Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Chiang Mai and the white-sand, forested island of Koh Chang, combining cultural experiences with beach time. Book it: G Adventures’ 12-day Thailand Family Adventure starts at £764 per person. The price includes bed-and- breakfast accommodation, one lunch, a cooking class in Chiang Mai, entrance fees, guided tours, domestic transport and the services of a tour guide. International flights are not included.
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Glimpsing a lioness nursing her cubs has to be one of the most enthralling experiences – for kids as well as adults
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SAINT LUCIA Saint Lucia certainly knows a thing or two about far-flung family holidays. Among the
adventures on offer, you’ll find dolphin and whale-watching, zip-lining, scuba diving and kitesurfing, as well as calm waters that make its idyllic beaches suited to the youngest of the brood. Caribtours managing director Paul Cleary says: “Families account for about 30% of our business to Saint
Lucia.” He recommends the all-villa Windjammer Landing for families with small children looking for a self-catering option, or the colonial-style Sugar Beach, near the Pitons, for an ultra-high-end resort where privacy and a plethora of activities – including a free sailing programme for under-10s – are at the core. Book it: A week’s bed and breakfast at Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort, costs from £2,825 for adults and £435 for children with Caribtours, based on a family of four sharing a Luxury Cottage. The price includes flights, transfers and access to an airport lounge in the UK.
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SOUTH AFRICA Glimpsing a lioness nursing her cubs in the wild has to be one of the most enthralling
experiences – for kids as well as
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