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There are lots of web sites out there with helpful information, advice or ideas about family adventure. We've put together this page of links to help you find them. We're not in the business of recommending operators and have no affiliation with or personal experience of these organisations. These links are intended to help you get some idea of what is on the market and what you could possibly do for yourself. If you are looking for a family adventure package we strongly advise you to check out operators thoroughly before placing your business with them. We welcome suggestions for other sites
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Links to tour operators
and other organisations that offer some kind of packaged family
adventure experiences. |
Sites listing companies active in the world of
adventure sports, adventure tourism, active family holidays. |
Sites offering information and advice on travelling
with kids, adventuring safely, different kinds of activities. |
Sites offering, selling or advising on equipment
you may need for your adventures. |
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| Companies offering organised family adventure tours | |
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Walks Worldwide are specialists in adventurous hiking holidays. They have a growing portfolio of guided tours designed exclusively for families, able to accomodate children of all ages and experience, with destinations around the globe. A great way to start adventuring, gain experience and confidence for your own independent family travels. |
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Northern Outdoors offers short 3-4 day family adventure experiences from their centre in Maine, USA. Their family adventure camps offer different levels of challenge using different kinds of adventure activities and settings. Looks like a useful way for families to test their taste for family adventure in magnificent wilderness settings, perhaps as a prelude to going it alone. |
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The Adventure Company include within their offerings a wide range of family oriented adventurous holidays. With options for families with kids from age one to sixteen and 50 different itineraries worldwide, there may be something here to interest you or at least give you some ideas on the possibilities for adventurous family travel destinations. |
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Exodus are one the UK's leading adventure travel operators with thirty years experience, now offering 300 tours in 80 countries. They have specialist family offerings and offer itineraries for individual families wishing to travel independently as well as holidays where several families travel together in a small group. Plenty of ideas and inspiration here. |
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Vietnam is a safe, culturally interesting, beautiful place for an adventurous family experience. VeloAsia have pioneered organised cycle tours there and also offer custom itineraries for families interested in biking, hiking or kayaking in and around this part of Asia. Plenty of stories and advice on the site too for inspiration or more practical advice. |
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Independent Samoa is an unusual and interesting destination for family adventure. And Samoans just love children and families. Eco-Tour Samoa can help you experience this traditional Polynesian culture in ways which are low impact and support local communities. They can show you perfect beaches, take you sea kayaking, swimming with turtles, exploring rainforests or hiking on volcanoes. With Itineraries possible to suit all ages. |
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The Family Adventure Store is a family run business based in Wiltshire in the UK. The owners are keen water sports enthusiasts and believe that 'having small children isn't a reason to stop having fun, in fact it is a very good reason why you should start.' They sell equipment, offer advice and provide training to help families get out there adventuring, especially in canoes. |
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Sailing School Croatia offer family learn to sail packages amongst the myriad islands of the Dalmatian coast. Whether you want to learn informally or work towards recognised RYA qualifications, the school can put together a package to meet your requirements, from complete beginners to those wanting to develop skills and confidence for longer passages and bluewater adventures. |
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Adventure Sports Online is an internet resource for outside adventure. WIth easy navigation to find gear, outfitters, adventure travel companies, clubs, events, fitness and skill tips, buying guides, links to outdoor resources, "how to" and equipment information and much, more. They stay open as long as the outdoors does! Also an interest group for companies specialising in family trips. |
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Adventure Directory is a useful web source for information on adventure sports. Simply pick a sport, choose a worldwide location & quickly find information on activity & tour providers, holiday companies, guides, hotels and much more. An easy way to find outfitters and operators who may be able to help you in a part of the world you are planning to explore. |
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| Sites offering advice and guidance | |
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Travelling Internationally With Your Kids is a website put together by two active parents to share advice, tips and hard won lessons on, well, how to travel internationally with your kids. These guys have 15 years plus experience of travelling and living abroad with kids and have plenty of ideas on how to make it work for you and for your children, including some destination specific ideas. |
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Travelling With Kids forum is an internet forum hosted by Dea Birkett, Guardian Family Travel Columnist and author. In her own words, "I thought it would be a good idea to have families talk directly to each other - exchanging tips, experiences and advice." And the Travelling with Kids Forum, is one place where you can do just that. |
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Take the Family is web site which as well as offering exciting hand picked family holidays, also features lots of practical information on travelling with kids, written by "people who've been there, done that and washed the vomit stained t-shirt with the tiny bar of soap in the hotel bathroom sink. If you want help on how to change a nappy in a cramped toilet at 34,000 feet or deal with a toddler puking in a taxi you might find what you're looking for here. |
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Families on the Road is a site with lots of information, advice and useful links for families into life in an RV. While not exactly the most environmentally friendly means of transport, an RV is eminently practical as a house on wheels. So whether you are on the road fulltime, on an extended road trip, or are just dreaming about it, you'll find lots of practical and inspirational stuff here about choosing RV's, keeping in touch, educating on the road and there's links to sites and blogs of families who are out there doing it. |
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Kids in Tow is a site aimed at families who who wish to do something new, different, educational or adventurous with their family holiday. The site features online guides to a wide range of different kinds of active family holidays, with information on what's involved, age restrictions, and any specialist equipment required. There's also directory information on companies offering each kind of family holiday experience. A great reference resource. |
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Cyclists Touring Club is the UK's largest group of people on bikes, a national organisation campaigning and promoting cycling, aiming to make it enjoyable, safe and welcoming for all. Members share information on everything cycling through online forums and the club has an extensive database with fact sheets packed full of information, route ideas and contacts on cycle touring in most countries around the world. A regional network of local groups organise and lead day rides complemented by nationally organised events and a programme of member led cycling holidays. |
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Adventure Cycling Association is a USA based organisation with a mission to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle. They promoting adventurous cycle touring and have researched and mapped a growing collection of inspirational long distance routes in North America. They publish Adventure Cyclist magazine and the Cyclists Yellow Pages. And have a ride registry with details of rides members have completed, with contact details if you want to get more info; an inspirational resource. |
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This is Loads Better is a UK based firm who sell things to help you shift stuff by bike including the Xtracycle, a unique kit to adapt a conventional bike into a Sports Utility Bike, a healthier, more environmentally sensitive version of the gas guzzling SUV. With one of these you can carry kids, kayaks, tents, surf boards and a thousand other things on your bike. Great for getaways or daily tripping. One less excuse to use the car and one more way to save the planet. |
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Burley are a leading manufacturer of all manner of biking products that can change your life and make your family adventures possible. Whether it's kiddie trailers, tandems, recumbents or road, touring or commuter bikes, here's a company committed to helping you make it happen. The Burley cooperative can help you redefine your life. Why not take a look? |
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Little Trekkers is a UK based company that aims to help families stay active. They stock a wide range of outdoor and active lifestyle gear and equipment suitable for babies and children and available for puchase online. And in our experience the service is as speedy and reliable as they say it is. |
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