Ten must have Holiday Experiences Before the Kids Grow up
As today’s children grow up faster and spend less time with their parents than ever before, many families are structuring holidays which offer not only a break from the routine but a learning experience for everyone.
After 30 years’ experience in the travel business, more than a third of that catering to the holiday needs of families, Wendy Buckley, Managing Director of Travel With Kidz, is well placed to comment on how family holidays are changing.
She has devised a list of what she believes to be 10 of the best holidays families can experience before the kids grow up, including climbing the Temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a visit to Uluru with a lesson in dot painting, swimming with dolphins in Hawaii and a trip to the Vatican all feature in Buckley’s top 10.
“Many time-poor families are no longer content with the traditional two-week annual holiday to the coast,†she said.
“They are beginning to think ‘quality not quantity’ and are demanding more active and interesting breaks.â€
“Young children’s brains are more open to learning and far more impressionable than adults,†she said.
“Now is the time to spend quality time with your kids before they grow up.â€
Wendy’s top holiday experiences with kids are:-
1. Climb the steps of Angkor Wat and view history engraved on the walls.
2. Sit with indigenous Australians and learn the art of dot painting, view the sunrise over Ayers Rock and ride quad bikes in the desert.
3. Learn to ski and make snowmen at Thredbo Village.
4. Play volleyball with Fijians on white sand beaches.
5. Swim with dolphins at Dolphin Quest, Hawaii.
6. Walk down Broadway in New York and ride the lift to the top of the Empire State Building.
7. Visit the Pope’s home in Vatican City, climb the steps of St. Peters and view Rome from its peak.
8. Ride a gondola through the canals of Venice and eat gelato in the Piazza San Marco.
9. Introduce the kids to Mickey Mouse at Disneyland– it never fails to capture their imaginations.
10. Dance with the Masaai at Ngorongoro Crater and watch lions under a tree on the great plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania.
“Text books teach history and television shows the visual but nothing beats sharing a real experience with your children before they grow up,†Wendy said.
Headquartered in Mosman, Sydney, Travel With Kidz has over 50 affiliated agencies around Australia and has recently appointed ex Stella Travel senior executive Lise Angus as General Manager to drive the business forward.
Travel With Kidz agents are experienced in meeting a wide range of family holiday needs including trips which bring together different generations.
For further information visit t www.travelwithkidz.com.au
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