Basic HTML Version
TRAVELLER
107
ACROSSTHENETWORK
5+
AGES:
INTERESTS:
ENERGY:
TOPACK:
G e t s n a p p i n g
Are your kids creative types who get
bored by the usual sea-and-sand antics?
Time to book spots on the Young
Photographer itinerary of the new
Desert &Reef Adventure, departing
fromSharmel Sheikh. Aprofessional
snapper will instruct all your family
in everything fromphotographing
the waters of the SouthernOasis to
capturing the night sky fromyour
Bedouin encampment. There are also
opportunities to go sandboarding,
kayaking, windsurfing andmore.
From£579pp for eight days;
some activities extra;
adventurecompany.co.uk
10+
AGES:
INTERESTS:
ENERGY:
TOPACK:
M o r o c c a n
a d v e n t u r e
With its bustling souks, busy
monuments and café culture,
Marrakechmay have a reputation
as a city for grown-ups, but Kasbah
LeMirage canmake it a treat for
adventurous kids too. Quad biking in
themountains and through Berber
villages (including a stop-off at a local’s
home for honey-drenched pancakes),
camel trekking through the palm
groves, mountain biking, swimming,
volleyball and a climbing wall are
particular highlights. Oh, and there’s
babysitting and a spa too.
From€50pppnB&B; some activities
extra; kasbahlemirage.com
6+
AGES:
INTERESTS:
ENERGY:
TOPACK:
S u r f ’ s u p
Here’s a decidedly Zen option for
parents and children. Hit the Atlantic
beaches 15minutes outside Lisbon
with Errant Surf’s recently launched
Surf & Yoga Retreat, where the focus is
on adults and children’s surf tuition (or
childcare for younger kids), plus yoga
sessions for adults. Sign up for Pilates,
quad biking and horse riding on the
beach too, or just chill out by the pool.
From€1,170 for two adults and one
child for seven nights; extra child
€200; includes accommodation, yoga
and surfing tuition and/or childcare;
errantsurf.com
10+
AGES:
INTERESTS:
ENERGY:
TOPACK:
C u l t u r a l g e t a w a y
Pair up Context Travel’s family-
oriented Pompeii AdventureWalk
with its PizzaMakingWorkshop
in a Naples pizzeria and you have
themakings of an explosively good
all-ages break in the hectic, colourful
Italian port. Best sleeps are to be had at
the luxurious, but child-friendlyHotel
Romeo, complete with rooftop pool
with glorious views.
Pompeii AdventureWalk, €620 per
party of up to six people; PizzaMaking
Workshop, €75pp or €340 per party of
up to five people; three-night Family
Package for three at Hotel Romeo
including breakfast, tickets for Naples’
ScienceCentre and 10% off babysitting,
from€936; contexttravel.com;
romeohotel.it
7+
AGES:
INTERESTS:
ENERGY:
TOPACK:
A d r e n a l i n e r u s h
If your kids have energy to burn –
and you have nerves tomatch – PGL
Family Active’s Two-centre Holiday,
new for 2012, could be the answer.
After a day of Paris sightseeing and
a day at Disneyland Paris, swing into
action with zip-wiring, abseiling and
the like at the Château de Romaine
just outside the French capital, then
transfer to the Ardèche region to canoe
together through its incredible gorge
rapids.
For 11 nights, from€620 for ages 7-18,
€720 for adults; pgl.co.uk
Calling all intrepid families: there are some
great cycle routes to enjoy this summer