Summer holidays! We're ready. Are you?
But what's it like planning a trip for multiple generations? How do you keep the young kids, the teens, yourselves and grandparentsentertained at the same time? As a family business after all, no one knows how to plan a family holiday better than us at Charlotte Travel. Here are some tips for you when you start thinking about your next multi-generational family holiday. Christmas holidays are getting booked up real quick now!
1. Phuket, Thailand : Book those prive villas!
In a place likeThailand and Indonesia, an increasing number of family holidaymakersare choossing to stay in private villas rather than book out multiplehotel rooms. You can relax and unwind in the added living space and the villas offers the freedom to dictate your own routine without being chanined to a hotel schedule. Do whatever you like, whenever you like.
Trisara,a kid-friendly hotel with 2-6 bedroom luxury villas and residences in Phuket, is ideal for groups of friends and families. Situatedon aquiet bay in the north-weat coast, each villa has its very own private swimming pool, kitchen andpavilions. Thefamily holidaypackageat Trisarachildren under 12 years old can stay free with parents, also they can try elephant trekking and cooking class.
Iniala, another great option in Phukethas its own kids' hotel, cluband restaurant. The kids area is solely designed for the children's needs and even offer a separate children's menu. They can even have a sleepover in the kid's hotel in their very own adventure bedrooms with their friends that. Our Director Jackie Harris just came back from Iniala and she highly recommends all parnents to give their kids a go at theTreehousesand Cavesand you cango and participate in an adult's cookery classlearn how to cookThai food!
2. Sri Lanka : Learn about nature
The Telegraph Travel endorsesSri Lankaasone of the prefect destinations for your family holiday as it involves beaches, castles, safaris, national parks, tea farms and fantastic villas. For the multi-generations travel, our Sri Lankaspecialist suggests an8-day trip from Colombo to the southmost city of Galleis one of the best itineraries you can do to get the most of this beautiful country.
The tour is diverse, chat with a tea plucker in a Nuwara Eliya Tea Plantation to understand more about the high quality Ceylon tea or if you like wildlife,Yala National Park should not be missed to spot Sri Lanka'sbig five! At the end of your trip, visit the colonial city of Galle and visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dutch Fort.
3. Iceland :Dive into a geothermal spa
Icelandis a fantastic place to explore with kids. National Geographic selected theIceland Ring Road as one of 100 Places That Can Change Your Child's Life. Seriously! Your kids will love the world's biggest thermalJacuzzi at the Blue Lagoon and you can use a pool visit to introduce the concept ofrenewable resources and being environmentally friendly. Also, Iceland is on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a belt of mountains and rift valleys where periodic eruptions widen the ocean floor. There's nowhere on earth that lets you and your kids experience this landscape and natural environment.