Luxurious family holiday ideas
The Oberoi Group has launched an exciting new family package that fuels children's imaginations and brings the destination alive for the whole family.
Guests can design their own itinerary to include elephant rides to ancient forts, visiting the Sloth Bear conservation or the tigers at Ranthambore and personal tours of old and new Delhi's markets where you can buy the best jewellery, pashminas and saris. In addition, the package includes a complimentary room for children.
Special amenities for children at the hotels include welcome storybooks and mini-toy boxes; bubble bath, baby shampoo and bath toys, nursery rhyme and story DVDs and chess and checkers boards. In addition, a carefully created programme of children’s activities is available at the hotels that include kite making and flying classes, traditional Rajasthani folk dance lessons, cooking classes specialising in Indian cuisine, a Rajasthani Treasure Hunt and the opportunity to adopt a tree and plant it to commemorate the visit. Guests can chose to stay at any of the following hotels: The Oberoi New Delhi, Trident Gurgaon New Delhi, The Oberoi Amarvilas, The Oberoi Rajvilas, The Oberoi Vanyavilas, The Oberoi Udaivilas, The Oberoi Cecil, The Oberoi Grand Kolkata, The Oberoi Mumbai, Trident Nariman Point, Mumbai and Trident Bandra Kurla, Mumbai.
The Oberoi's Exotic Family Vacations Package with Greaves Travel costs from £4,320 for a family of four staying in 02 twin/double bedded rooms, on bed and breakfast basis. This price includes return flights on British Airways, transfers, sightseeing, private car and driver, kids activities and taxes. For children over 12years and under 15years of age a supplement will apply. Greaves Travel tailor make tours to India, visit greavesindia.com.
Atlantis, The Palm
Kids go free, at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai. The region’s first fully integrated resort, it boasts facilities perfect for families, such as the impressive Aquaventure waterpark, Kids Club, and Club Rush - an exclusive night club for teenagers.
Emirates Tours (emiratestours.co.uk) is offering a five night stay at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai from £1,259 per adult, up to two children under 16yrs go free. Based on two adults and two children under 16 staying in a deluxe room, with free half board for the parents and free children’s meals, including breakfast, lunch and dinner daily at selected outlets. This package includes return economy class Emirates flights and return transfers. Book by 21 May for travel between 5 June - 20 July and 13 August – 8 September 2010.
The package includes unlimited access to Aquaventure, the largest water park in the region. Families staying at Atlantis, The Palm can challenge each other to take to the Leap of Faith, a heart-stopping, near-vertical water slide which travels through a shark-filled lagoon and out into a plunge pool below. For younger guests, Splashers offers a water playground with swing ropes and climbing frames. Families will also have complimentary access to The Lost Chambers, a series of underwater passageways that showcases 65,000 fish, sharks and stingrays. Those in need of some relaxation can be pampered at the Atlantis Spa or spend the afternoon in a private poolside cabana.
The resort offers a wide variety of dining options, ensuring all members of the family are happy. Guests can chose between either of the buffet restaurants Kaleidoscope and Saffron, or Ronda Locatelli, Giorgio Locatelli’s Italian restaurant that serves freshly cooked pizzas and pastas, cooked in a traditional wood oven.
For more information, visit atlantisthepalm.com.
One&Only Le Saint Geran
Set on its own peninsula on the north-eastern coast of Mauritius, One&Only Le Saint Géran is ideal for families wanting complete seclusion and privacy. The resort boasts tailor-made facilities for children and teens. KidsOnly provides a whole range of supervised fun activities and programmes for 4 – 11 year olds, including the Toddler room with dedicated outside sand play area and a large exterior playground, a children-only swimming pool and grass play area.
Those wanting to keep active can make the most of the Gary Player golf course, Peter Burwash tennis centre and the range of watersports including water skiing and kite surfing. Alternatively, those wanting to fully relax can pamper themselves during a treatment in the One&Only Spa, or sunbathe on the pristine white beaches. In the evenings, guests are welcomed to the resort’s restaurants such as the Michelin-starred Rasoi, by Vineet Bhatia, which serves multi-award winning contemporary Indian cuisine.
Elegant Resorts (elegantresorts.co.uk) is offering seven nights from £2,260 per adult and from £710 per child – saving of £2,880 per family. This price is based on two adults and two children sharing two Junior Suites on a bed and breakfast basis. The package includes economy flights from London Heathrow with British Airways and private car transfers. Offer is valid until 30 September 2010.
For further information visit oneandonlyresorts.com.
