Family vacation

A vacation for families with children is a special, separate segment that requires taking many nuances into account. This starts with formalities (arranging travel documents for children) and ends with choosing a destination and carefully selecting a hotel.

In principle, you can fly with a child to any country, but caring parents most often base their choice on the needs of the children. At the same time, you should not neglect the needs of the parents either: if, for example, they prefer an active ski vacation, they should choose hotels with kids’ clubs or sports schools where they can safely leave the child while they are skiing.

What family tours include

Vacations with children traditionally include airfare, transfer to/from the airport, hotel accommodation, meals, and medical insurance. Tours for families with an infant usually do not include a separate seat on the plane for the child, as they travel on the parents’ lap. This can be very cost‑effective, since the ticket will cost from $70 to $150. But if the baby is already a bit older and the flight will last more than 3 hours, it is recommended to purchase a separate seat.

For long flights, it is better to take care in advance of reserving seats in the first rows: in this case, you will have the opportunity to request a special bassinet from the airline for the baby’s comfortable sleep. However, you should keep in mind that the number of bassinets is always limited.

When booking a family vacation tour, it is recommended to prepay for a private transfer to the resort: sometimes it will not be much more expensive, but it will be significantly more comfortable than a group transfer.

Choosing a hotel requires special attention when selecting a family tour. For a comfortable family vacation, it is recommended to choose hotels with a large territory where you can take a walk, run around, or lie on the grass with the children in the shade of old trees. An important parameter when choosing a hotel is the availability of a variety of meal options combined with high quality. Our travel experts will always recommend the best options and will directly request from the hotel all necessary information about nuances related to meals (for example, whether the hotel provides products suitable for children prone to allergies, or for infants who require special food, etc.). Another important criterion is the presence of an entertainer and a good kids’ club at the hotel. Without them, parents themselves will have to entertain the child.

Main family vacation destinations

For a family vacation, it is better to choose countries that are safe in every respect, where there is no risk of dangerous diseases and other threats that are especially significant for children. Proximity to Ukraine also plays an important role: it is difficult for children to endure long flights and changes in climate and time zones.

The best destinations for family vacations are:

Prices for family vacation tours

You should not be afraid to fly on vacation with children, even very small ones: it is not as scary or expensive as it may seem. When booking flights with children under 2 years old, you do not need to pay for full tickets (only a small airport fee is required): the cost of a seat for a baby on flights even to the most remote corners of the planet will not exceed $200.

In addition, the difference in the cost of packages for couples and packages for families with small children is only the price of the child’s plane ticket. Since the child usually stays in the room with the parents, the room rate does not change. In winter you can choose a good hotel for a family vacation in warm countries: for example, prices for family tours to Egypt with a good hotel can start from $1150 for two adults and one child under 12. Beach family tours to the United Arab Emirates can also be reasonably priced — from $1700 for a family of two adults and one child.

How to book a family vacation tour

To ensure a comfortable vacation with your child, you should first choose a destination and study the specifics of family travel in that country. You can do this on your own (it usually takes a lot of time), or you can use a professional consultation with experts on this issue.

Then you need to check the availability and validity of all necessary documents, including permission for the child to leave the country if they will be traveling with one parent, a grandmother, or a grandfather.

After that, you will need to make a booking and contact the hotel directly to make sure that they can accommodate families with children and provide separate beds and personal items for them. It is also important to clarify whether it is possible to call a pediatrician if the child has health issues. You can find out more about such nuances here.

If you are traveling to a country with a different climate, consult a pediatrician. For example, dry air can cause a runny nose in a child, and in that case you just need to humidify the air in the hotel room at night (by leaving an open container of water overnight).

If you entrust the organization of your trip to our experts, all of this will definitely be taken care of. If necessary, we can also request the provision of strollers for your stay (as a rule, they are available in expensive hotels), bottle warmers and sterilizers for infants, small robes and slippers, potties, and other special items to ensure a comfortable vacation with children.