October still offers a chance for families to holiday in Europe with the Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort catering for all ages with a crèche and a soccer school. For families looking to travel further afield then October is a great time to visit the USA, teenagers will love learning to surf in Hawaii or enjoy water sports on Florida’s beautiful coastline. Those seeking wildlife can get up close with orangutan in Borneo or hunt for tigers in India’s national parks. Whatever type of holiday you’re looking for, we can help create a family holiday to remember.
The best luxury family holidays for October half-term
Anassa Hotel, Cyprus
Perfect for Age 0 - 4
Relax in the knowledge all your baby care will be available on arrival at the family-friendly Anassa hotel in Cyprus. We will pre-book the Explorers Kids’ Club which will care for children from four months to 12 years. The luxury family hotel enjoys a wide sandy beach and the shallow waters of the Mediterranean – ideal for that first splash in the sea.
Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort, Crete
Perfect for Age 0 - 4
Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort in Crete is the perfect family-friendly choice. Kid’s Ark and crèche will take youngsters from four months to five years, Kid’s Park from five to 12 years and Arsenal Soccer School Camp for five to 16 years. While the kids are being looked after, you can relax and enjoy the private beach or take to the sea on a pedalo or canoe.
Constance Le Prince Maurice, Mauritius
Perfect for Age 5+
Kids will love eating at the floating restaurant of Constance Le Prince Maurice in Mauritius. Surrounded by a protective reef of sand bars, the hotel sits in a calm turquoise lagoon with sparkling white beaches and luxuriant tropical vegetation. Youngsters will enjoy the kids’ club, Les Petits Princes, which has a games room, dining area and private pool and welcomes children aged from four to 11 years of age.
The Oberoi Vanyavilas, Rathambhore
Perfect for Age 8+
Bring the children’s classic Jungle Book to life with a tiger safari through Ranthambhore National Park in India. Stay at The Oberoi Vanyavilas where you can camp out in style enjoying the luxury of sleeping in a four-poster bed and roll-top baths. Youngsters will love getting wet as they help to bathe some of the hotel’s more unusual residents, two Indian elephants.
Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Rome
Perfect for Age 8+
Bring those history books to life with a city break to Rome. As the air starts to cool and the summer crowds disperse, this is the perfect time to explore this living museum. Youngsters could join a gladiator school at The Colosseum before learning how to make pizza and enjoying the best gelato in the world. Book into Hotel de Russie as its central location will ensure you can walk to all the sights from the Spanish Steps to the Trevi Fountain.
Hawaii Family Style
Perfect for Teenagers
Why not learn to surf on the white-sand beaches of Waikiki with your kids? A family holiday to Hawaii covers four islands where you can zip line over an extinct volcano, snorkel with manta ray and take a helicopter ride over Kilauea, the world’s most active volcano. Then it’s on to Maui to cycle down Haleakala at sunrise, witness tropical waterfalls and spot humpback whale from a sea kayak.
Borneo wildlife adventure
Perfect for Teenagers
A Borneo wildlife adventure will see you and your kids swimming and snorkelling among the fish-filled coral gardens in the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. Back on dry land, you can visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. In the heart of the rainforest, your boat trip will trace the snaking bends of the Kinabatangan River.
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