Here's the page, at Travel With Kids, for the vacation ideas that are a bit unusual, beyond the usual thinking (and also "out of the box" of the "destination resort".)
1. Family Safaris in Africa
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. She also suggests some top places for Family Safaris in Africa.2. Four Cournters: Crow Canyon Archeological Center
Mesa Verde - Photo courtesy of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
The Four Corners area -- where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet-- has beautiful red rock canyons and mesas, and centuries of history visible in the rock art and spectacular cliff dwellings of the "Anasazi" ancestral Pueblo Indians. Crow Canyon Archaelogical Center, in SW Colorado, has programs that let visitors actually participate in research. Annual "Family Archaeology Week" offers a hands-on introduction to archaeology, and to the history and culture of the Pueblo Indians. For ex., some programs include tours to Mesa Verde (left).
3. Family Yoga Retreat
If your kids like yoga -- or if you think they might like to try it -- here's a way to combine yoga with travel and family time. World Family Yoga has retreats planned for Costa Rica and other places around the world.4. Tropical Eco-Getaway: Bequia
It doesn't get much more "away from it all" than this: for starters, Bequia -- in the St. Vincent and Grenadine Islands-- is one of the least-developed Caribbean isles; and this "Moonhole Bequia" villa is in a private location, 4 miles from a harbor town. The multi-level house is built from stone with open arches; photos evoke the kind of place the Flintstones might live -- but in a good way. Blue seas below, and white-sand beach; the villa comes with staff to cook and clean, and at a reasonable price (especially if shared with another family.) Solar-powered lights and kerosene lamps; fridge run by a small generator; no phone, tv, or, um hot water. Bequia can be reached by plane from Barbados, or ferry from St. Vincent.5. Horse-Drawn Caravans in Ireland
It's definitely a vacation your neighbors haven't done yet.
And what a way to see the famed Irish countryside: in your own comfy gypsy-style caravan, drawn by a patient horse.
