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Many tour companies these days offer special adventure holidays for families: typically, small-groups enjoy outdoor activities in top spots such as Yellowstone, Alaska, or Hawaii; other trips focus on cultural interest. All details are handled and guests enjoy a hassle-free deluxe experience. Also below are some lower-budget options. SCROLL DOWN for an alphabetical list.
What to expect from a Family Adventure Vacation
What to expect from this special type of group-tour adventure holiday: type of experience, price range, etc.
Review: Yellowstone Family Adventure
A trip review of a six-day small-group tour by Austin-Lehmann, in this stupendous National Park. Many photos, too.
Review: Adventures By Disney - Viva Italia
Adventures by Disney offers several trips in Europe: this one's an all-details-handled family experience of Italy, including Rome; medieval hill-town Orvieto; Tuscan countryside and visit to Florence; and finishing in Venice. Bellissima!
Family Safaris
About's Guide for Africa for Visitors has practical advice for these peak experiences: what countries are best for families; doing your own trip, in South Africa; safari tour options; age considerations and more.
Private Family Adventures
Family Adventure company Austin-Lehman has see a demand for private (often multi-generational) trips, and now has a service to plan custom tours of five days or more.
Five Fantastic Family Adventures
Our Guide for Adventure travel highlights a family safari in Kenya, Yellowstone Wonders, and trips to Alaska, China, and the Amazon.
Family Adventure tour companies, alphabetical: Adventures by Disney
The Mouse has launched a bunch of escorted trips: to London and Paris, and to outdoors adventure holiday destinations such as Hawaii, Costa Rica, Wyoming, and the Canadian Rockies.
Adventure Center
Find a huge number of adventure holidays for families, in dozens of countries: Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt, Botswana... A few families travel together in a small informal group, following an itinerary, and accompanied by a group leader who ensures the trip runs smoothly, and provides insights.
Austin-Lehmann - Family Adventures
Austin-Lehmann is a well-established adventure tour company; special trips for families might include hiking, mountain biking, horseriding, rafting, in Destinations in Canada, US, and Mexico.
Backroads - Family Adventures
The Backroads adventure tour company does biking, walking, and multi-sports, with many choices for family holidays: Costa Rica, Alaska, New Zealand, France... A Kid Coordinator orchestrates activities for kids and for the whole gang.
Butterfield and Robinson
A well-regarded deluxe adventure tour operator. Family choices include Costa Rica, Ireland, France, Canada, lots more.
Classic Journeys
Classic Journeys offers "cultural walking adventures", including family adventure holidays to Costa Rica, Tuscany, Pacific Northwest, Montana, Zion and Grand Canyon...
Intrepid Travel
For those who long to travel to exotic places with kids along: 2-week tours to Thailand, China, Vietnam, India... Trips with Intrepid Tours may cost much less than other "family adventures". Family trips mix the cultural and the fun: for ex., a Vietnam trip might include an emperor's tomb, fishing villages, caves, boat trip, pirate ship aquarium, waterpark.
Journeys
Journeys International specializes in the exotic: "an African safari on the Serengeti. A Himalayan trek in Nepal. A rain forest expedition in Costa Rica."  Offers a number of family trips.
Thomson Family Adventures
Worldwide adventure holidays "designed by families for families": Costa Rica, Africa, Australia...
Wildland Adventures
Wildland offers family adventure holidays in such farflung locations as Kenya (Family Safari), Alaska, Panama, Galapagos...

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