“The world is your oyster” is a quote from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and no you don’t need to go to Windsor to experience what life is like in far off lands.
We spend a lot of our time with family travelers talking about the where to go and what next? There are so many options and with a large dose of FOMO its unlikely that you will see every country on earth. Those who take the time to look at the bigger picture and partake in some long term travel planning realize that as you only have 18 summers at most with your kids that it is sensible to prioritize. For those who are lucky enough to squeeze out three vacations a year with family this amounts to 36 great destinations and cultures to discover.
We know the best destinations for families, at what age and the best times to visit. So with a little bit of further investigation as to what type of vacation each of the family members desire, what the likes/dislikes are of each family member and what you all want to get out of a family vacation it won’t belong before you get your list of 36 (or only 18 for the unlucky ones!)
Vacations can be split into some of the following
- Activity focused
- Beach Holidays
- Road Trips
- City Breaks
- Mother-daughter
- Multi generational
- With Friends
- A Cruise
- Group Vacations
- Romantic getaways
- Solo trips
- Staycations
- Sports Vacations
So once you have answered the first set of questions above then it should be easy to find and prioritize the destinations in your list. Some of the top destinations for families for the coming year from our list, supplemented by those from the Lonely Planet lead us to (in no particular order):
- Japan
- Morocco
- Israel
- New Zealand
- Australia
- Galapagos
- Caribbean
- Costa Rica
- South Africa & Swaziland (eSwatini)
- Mozambique
- Egypt
- Uruguay