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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,
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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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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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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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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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