Give your children the gift of travel this Christmas
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In an increasingly commercial world there are some things that money can’t buy like memories gleaned from exciting family adventure holidays spent over the Christmas and New Year period with like-minded people.
Families Worldwide offers Christmas trips to over 25 countries around the world; here are just a few suggestions for trips that are still available for 2011/12.
Christmas Day looking for lions in Kenya – 11 days from £1889 pp
Experience the great African outdoors on the 11-day Rift Valley Explorer trip whilst staying in a hotel and a variety of camps to enjoy views of Kilimanjaro from Amboseli, the serene beauty of the Rift Valley lakes – with extraordinary flamingo-filled Lake Nakuru – and the grassy plains of the Maasai Mara, literally teeming with big game. This is not just a safari; it's a learning experience about Africa and the Maasai people. Departing 18 December, the holiday costs from £1889 per child (min. age 5) & £2199 per adult.
A Christmas Day Elephant ride in Kerala – 12 days from £1799 pp
Enjoy the beauty of southern India on the 12-day Backwaters of Kerala trip. Highlights will include visiting a hill station, a boat cruise in Periyar National Park to see herds of elephants, a visit to a tea plantation and learning to cook Indian food! The itinerary also includes spending a night on a converted rice barge. Departing 17 December, the trip costs from £1799 per child (min. age 5) & £2099 per adult.
Christmas Day camel safari in the deserts of Jordan – 8 days from £1214 pp
Head for the country that seeped into the soul of T.E. Lawrence on the 8-day Crusaders & Camels trip departing 19 December. Highlights will include Jerash, Amman, a camel trek on Christmas Day (optional), tour of Petra, a drive to the Dead Sea (the lowest point on earth) and a visit to a Crusader castle at Kerak. Best of all is a 4WD through the desert at Wadi Rum and then a night sleeping under the stars in a Bedouin-style camp. The holiday costs from £1214 per child (min. age 5) & £1449 per adult.
Trips include flights, land transportation, accommodation, meals (as detailed in the itinerary), activities and the services of a tour leader, visit familiesworldwide.co.uk.