Organize your first family trip: our advice for an unforgettable stay

A family trip is an unforgettable experience: discover our tips to organize your journey effectively.

Traveling is good: travelling to several is better. And when you can do it with family, it’s just the top of the top! The bonds are tightening, the personalities are unveiling and the memories are lasting in the memory of the members of your tribe. That being said, one family trip do not improvise: it is essential – or sometimes, vital – to prepare you well.

We therefore provide you with a summary of the good practices to be respected for the organization of your stay. Safety, food, operational advice, adaptation to the environment, duration, activities, route ideas: we have left nothing to chance. Just follow the guide, it’s gone!

Traveling with family: ideal to breathe the taste of discovery to its children

Voyager is to browse, discover, feel and appreciate the world around us. This is all the more true for children who, often, are fond of new experiences. A family trip assures them to immerse themselves in positive values with the most expensive people: you, of course! For the little ones, travelling is living with new experiences and adventures.

A family trip allows you to transmit the existential values essential to every human being. Immersion in foreign cultures, for example, is a way for children to get out of the comfort zone scrupulously arranged by your care. Seams, food, skin color, clothing, cities and natural landscapes sometimes have nothing to do with their daily lives.

A highlight for our small travellers, to meet children of their age who do not live at all like them. And so, to fully realize their similarities, their differences... and the benefits, sometimes, of Western modernity and comfort. Moreover, during a family trip, brothers and sisters (re)discover and affectionate ties are all the stronger.

This is often an opportunity to consolidate them while radically shaking their way of living together. Only positive ones, who will even go home!

Traveling calmly with children? It's possible!

Traveling with your bambins requires more advanced preparation than a couple or friends trip. The master words of a family trip are: anticipation, organization, relaxation! First, on the administrative level, make sure you are perfectly in good standing with the laws of the countries crossed.

In case of doubt, provide a photocopy of the family booklet, passports of both parents and a signed authorization. Are the vaccines of your tribe members up to date? Have the necessary medications for the duration of the trip been prescribed? Is complementary medical insurance recommended by your doctor? Learn carefully: on site, it will be too late...

You know your children better than anyone: have their favourite toys and doudids. It will sometimes be necessary to discuss, telling them that a game console is not the best option in a trek in the middle of nature... For the smallest, take the necessary practical, food and hygiene elements. Baby carrier, diapers, bottles, powder milk, drinks... In addition, make sure to carry adequate clothing.

On the plane, a blanket or a good sweater are often welcome due to the air conditioning. And this, even for a family trip in the tropics! In addition, it should be noted that children are often more susceptible to time shift or altitude. Carefully select your destination and duration, obviously taking into account the age and endurance of the whole family. To help you, find a variety of itinerary ideas below in order to need your choice. And forward for adventure!

Some ideas of stays for a successful family trip

Family travel without liberty

A family trip without a guide ? It is an ideal solution to keep its autonomy during your stay. You will evolve at your pace and take the time to cross fantastic regions with your surroundings. Our partner Allibert Trekking offers à la carte stays, adapted to the requirements and abilities of your family members. Reduced prices for children are practiced in order to encourage parents to take advantage of their escapade in full nature to their little ones.

You could take a family trip in Haute-Savoie over three days, between Annecy and the Bauges massif. Accessible to children from only a year, it’s perfect for allier randos, bivouacs and swimming! Courses in the Mercantour are also set up for an introduction to wildlife observation. The Loire by bike, from 2 years old, will take you easy and secure bike paths over four days along the castles.

Further, the discovery of the Eolian Islands, north of the Sicily , is a route interspersed with majestic volcano climbs. The islands Milos and Kimolos among the most secret of the archipelago Cyclades , unveil over 8 days from 6 years old. In winter, children will love the nights in chalets spent in Finland and the crossing of Santa Claus village. Sledge pulled by reindeer, that goes without saying!

Original family stay with a donkey

The donkeys are stubborn, but still funny! Extremely affectionate, intelligent, this animal turns out to be a great companion of road to smiling mountains and valleys. He never complains and loves hiking. It falls well, Allibert Trekking offers you unforgettable excursions in his company . These atypical family trips allow children to be close to nature and animals.

All at the same time playful and educational, this activity is available on many French routes. It is intended for children between the ages of 5 and 8, as well as for parents who wish to breathe in the open air.

slow tourism

Among the routes offered by our partner, why not rub yourself on Stevenson Road? It is a famous hiking route that connects the south of the Massif Central to Cevennes Deep. In the company of your pet, you will perform its most beautiful steps over six days.

You could also cross the river Camargue and enjoy, throughout your journey, various activities. Accrobranche, kayaking, track games will make your progress between the Gardon Gorges and garrigues. The children will be delighted to see European castors and Bonelli eagles before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.

Pretty mountain? So do part of the mythical Tour du Mont-Blanc . The route crosses three countries: France , Switzerland and Italy , which share an exceptional natural territory. In the south, in the eastern Pyrenees, small explorers will spend three nights in tents in the middle of nature. They will visit the Bear Museum of caves and farms filled with fascinating animals.

Family stay with a guide for children

79 trips, no less: this is the number of family stays with guides proposed by Allibert Trekking. These escapades allow your family to know everything about the areas crossed. The advantage is to enjoy the knowledge and skills of a seasoned companion.

This type of stay, in addition to its practical and safe side, offers children beautiful playful and educational experiences. They will be able to learn about good ecological practices, all about fauna and flora specific to the natural areas encountered and learn useful techniques to evolve serenely in the middle of nature.

Aunt Morocco , you will travel back of camel in the dunes of Saredrar to discover the saharian fossils. The Kyrgyzstan , unknown territory, deploys its demeasured steppes for the greatest pleasure of small and large children. The experience of horse-backed nomadic life is unforgettable. The Costa Rica , to explore over 14 days, is a family journey rich in sensations: walking, boat, rafting, snorkeling, crossing suspended bridges...

Beautiful emotions in perspective. Back to Europe with, this time, the summer discovery of the Guara Sierra Canyons, in Spain . Or, always in Iberian territory, this journey to Mallorca all comfort with beautiful swimming and kayaking sessions. Throughout the North, the Finnish Lapland is unveiled from June to September during an easy raid with unusual experiences. Circuit itinerant to Madagascar , discovery of volcanism in Iceland Zanzibar's lagoons...

You will have understood, the hardest part is to choose. These are your children who will be delighted!