What are the Best Types of Guided Tours to do with Families?
Family holidays are a fabulous way to spend time together away from everyday distractions, and there are several guided tour types that can help keep everyone happy.
The last thing you want when you’re trying to relax is disagreements about who wants to do what. That’s why it pays to plan and ensure everyone’s on the same page with your itinerary before you jet off. We can’t make your mind up for you, but we’ve made things easier by highlighting our favourite guided tour types below, and links to great escapes.
Versatile city breaks
You can’t really go wrong with city breaks on a family holiday. The vast majority of destinations have an abundance of sights and attractions for all ages. When keeping everyone happy and engaged is a priority, booking a multi centre break adds even more variety into the mix.
For example, this holiday to Japan takes in Tokyo, Takayama and Kyoto among other cities, so every day will be action-packed. You’ll enjoy different types of guided tours, including visits to shrines, shopping expeditions and blissful boat trips.
Of course, you don’t have to venture as far as Japan, but our guided tours to different destinations help take a lot of the hassle out of arranging family holidays.
Natural delights
If your kids are starting to fully appreciate the remarkable beauty of nature, getting them out of the city and into new environments can teach them so much. They’ll learn more about geography, biology and history without even realising the wealth of new information they’re taking on board.
This is definitely one of our favourite guided tour types because of the vast array of different landscapes to explore. We highly recommend this holiday to Argentina and Chile for a family adventure with a South American flavour. You’ll be guided through breath-taking glaciers, forests, mountains, lakes and more and have a break you’ll all be talking about for years to come.
If you believe that holidays should broaden your horizons, getting away into nature on a different continent can open everyone’s eyes to an exciting new world you never knew existed.
Create your own piece of history
One of the many terrific things about multi-centre holidays is they can provide completely different types of holidays within one trip. This can save you money and ensure everyone gets what they want from their precious time away from school or work.
You may not necessarily associate a holiday touring unique historic sites with lounging on the beach or enjoying water sports. However, being taken around Cairo’s iconic attractions is undoubtedly one of the best types of guided tours, especially when it’s followed up with an all-inclusive week in Sharm el Sheikh. If your children are still young, they’ll love playing on the beach or by the resort pool. When you’re travelling with older teenagers, they might appreciate the brilliant nightlife in this renowned Red Sea resort.
Joining the culture club
When you book a family holiday to a country with a completely contrasting culture, you’ll all get so many different things from the experience. You’ll be able to make the most of your time in each destination thanks to various types of guided tours. For example, excursions to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, local markets and buildings you’ve only ever seen on TV or online.
One such trip is this mesmerising holiday to Dubai and India’s Golden Triangle, where you’ll get to scale the world’s tallest building and be left spellbound by the elegant beauty of the Taj Mahal. Meeting new people and trying different cuisines along the way can be inspiring for kids and adults of all ages.
Taking to the waves
Trekking for hours around city streets can be boring and tiring for many children, especially in warmer weather. Not every holiday has to include spending a lot of time getting from A to B in an uninspiring fashion. Why stick to dry land when you don’t have to? Every day of your well-deserved holiday should deliver delight and excitement, whether you’re seven or thirty-seven.
Staying in a houseboat and cruising the canals on an adventure in Kerala’s Spice Lands will provide so many magical memories. Imagine your kids being able to go back to school after the holidays and share some of these incredible tales with their classmates!
The holiday above also includes time in the magnificent Maldives, where you can all try snorkelling for the first time or improve your swimming skills in your own little corner of paradise.
The five types of escorted tours above are only a selection of what we offer. Browse our latest guided tour holidays now to search for your next family adventure.
