Here is a great list that I just ran across of great vacations for families. I am not sure how accurate the list is but these certainly look like great places to check out with the wife and kids.
1. Fly fishing, Scotland
If your kids love to fish this is the ideal location where you can fish for salmon or trout. Fly fishing is great for older kids but the young ones would struggle a bit with the coordination. There are great places to fly fish all over the world.
2. Dude ranch stay
Give your kids an authentic taste of the old West and take a step out of your hectic family life. Where I live in Alberta Canada there is a lot of this as well as in Montana and Idaho.
3. Cappadocia, Turkey
Kids will love this region of underground cities where they can explore the subterranean levels and the labyrinth of tunnels.
4. Galapagos, Ecuador
Take the family to the famed Galapagos Islands and enjoy the diversity of marine life by exploring the islands by sea kayak. The Galapagos are famous for the wildlife and are apparently where Darwin came up with a lot of his ideas on evolution.
5. Skiing Mt Cook, New Zealand
If you’re in this part of the world and really seeking a white winter family vacation, this is really the best place to go. Interesting item on this list. I always think of skiing as a bit expensive but have always done it only in western Canada. I would have to wonder how expensive it would be to ski in New Zealand…during the North American summer of course.
6. Horse riding, Argentina
Go on a unique family vacation on a horse Estancia in the Cordoba hills to try some home rides, long-distance pack trips, polo, bird watching, walking or simply relaxing. You can horseback ride anywhere in the world but the history and culture of Argentina and the cowboy lifestyle that they have there would be fantastic to see.
7. Ice Hotel, Quebec, Canada
Families with kids are more than welcome at this amazing hotel, constructed entirely of ice and snow, for either overnight stays or day trips. This I have seen pictures of and have always wanted to see.
8. Morocco
Live like a desert nomad for a night, ride a camel in the Sahara, relax by the beach in Essaouira, souvenir shop in the souqs, sample the tasty cuisine or even journey into the Atlas Mountains. Again Morocco is fairly safe but as with any non north american or european destination you need to be alert at all times.
9. Elephant safari, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Visit colorful ethnic hill tribes and sleep deep in the jungle on these safaris on elephant back. Elephants are sometimes tame but you need to take this seriously as bad trainers can breed angry animals.
10. Egypt
This is such an adventure location and can really bring ancient history to life for young minds.The pyramids are a hot place and the people around are a little dodgy but no one has every been unimpressed with seeing these.
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