Winter adventure in Swedish Lapland
Close to where Sweden meets Finland in the Bay of Bothnia is the wild Lulea Archipelago, with over 1,300 islands. Every winter this bay freezes so hard that you can explore far out from the shore by sledge, snowmobile or hovercraft and for ice fishing. The cosy, wood-built Brandon Lodge is a fantastic place to base yourself in your own wooden cottage, and enjoy the activities in the surrounding pine forests, such as dogsledding, snowshoeing and winter skills with their team of guides.
Family Atlas Adventure in Morocco
Walk though the souks of the Red City Marrakech, with their snake charmers and acrobats, before heading inland to explore the foothills of North Africa in the Atlas Mountains. You'll visit the Tin Mal Mosque, and visit remote Berber villages, where you'll meet friendly locals and learn about their ancient way of life. The final stop on this tour of Morocco is at Essaouira on the Atlantic where you can surf and ride camels on its spectacular beaches.
Kayaking in Croatia
The traffic-free island of Lopud is just a 45 minute ferry ride from Dubrovnik and the perfect base for family kayaking adventures. You'll be based in a guest house with four or five other families and take your dinners and breakfasts in a local restaurant. The days on this five-day holiday are filled with kayaking, snorkelling, and walking between the island's coves with experienced guides. Children as young as six can join in.
Inca Trail for teenagers
This hiking holiday along one of the world's most iconic trails is proof that family holidays don't have to mean abandoning the bucket list. Suitable for families with teenagers and above, this is a family adventure in the Peruvian Andes where you and your children can share the experience of walking the Sacred Valley, camping along the Inca Trail and discovering the incomparable lost city of Machu Picchu.
Serengeti safari, Tanzania
On this 13-day trip to East Africa, you'll see herds of Zebra and flocks of feeding flamingos, hear the roars of hippos on Lake Victoria, watch elephant and lions with Africa's highest mountain Kilimanjaro as a backdrop, and sleep in a traditional Masai village. There will be plenty of opportunity for the children and big kids to get involved, with Tanzanian drumming lessons, Masai dancing, helping to prepare local food and mix with the fascinating Masai people.
Raft the Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada
Wild adventures are as Canadian as maple syrup - and they don't get much wilder than rafting the upper Ottawa River in Canada. This is one of the world's top white water rafting destinations, with class III to IV (intermediate to advanced) rapids but the professional rafting guides make it so there's plenty of safe white-water fun for all the family. Don't miss the opportunity to sea kayak and wild camp on one of Georgian Bay's 30,000 islands as well, while you're this side of the pond!
