One thing that many parents want their children to experience is the culture of other countries. One way to make sure they can do this is to take them on vacation to these other countries. Through adventure vacations, you can have all the planning done for you. You just have to show up at the designated place and time. Here are some family adventure vacations that will ensure you and your family have a wonderful time.
Go to Peru and follow in the footsteps of the Incas. Prices are around $2,595 per person and include 13 nights in hotels or hostels, 12 days of multiple activities and sightseeing, including easy trekking. There are many things included in a package like this. You’ll get a professional English-speaking local leader, associated internal flights and airport transfers, and all ground transportation involved in the itinerary. There will be hotel, hostel, hacienda and jungle lodge accommodation for a total of 13 nights.
Also included is a guided sightseeing tour of Cusco and a horseback riding tour of some of the sights near the city. All rafting equipment will be provided along with professional English and Spanish speaking river guides, trained in first aid, rapid water rescue and CPR. If you want to participate, mountain bikes, bike gloves and helmets will also be provided. A guided tour of Machu Picchu is provided and entrance fees to Machu Picchu are also included. Meals are provided, except for some lunches and dinners.
If you want your kids to experience a different culture, but can’t afford to leave the country, you can try taking them out west to experience life when it was simpler. This trip can cost around $2795 and includes 2 hotel nights, 5 cabin nights and 7 camping nights, 13 days of multi-activities and sightseeing, including easy trekking.
You’ll have a professional local driver/guide, all ground transportation involved in the itinerary, including a 2-day rafting tour on the Colorado River and jeep tours above Telluride and Monument Valley. You will go to the national parks, where the entrance fees will be paid. You will have hotel accommodations in Denver and Las Vegas, 5 nights of accommodation in camping cabins and 7 nights of camping in tents. This also includes camp fees and all equipment (not personal gear).
Most meals are included, with the exception of dinners on days 1, 2, 5, and 14, breakfast on day 2, and lunch on day 2. You’ll enjoy the outdoors as you tour a working ranch on horseback , jeep and all-terrain vehicles. Sleeping under the stars and singing songs around campfires never sounded so much fun.
Just remember, children love to learn about different ways of life. Whether that means visiting another country or just going to a different state, they’ll gain a lot of insight into the places they’ve been and the things they’ve seen. Not only that, they will have had fun in the process. They will be looking forward to “What I Did This Summer” essay when school starts again!
