{"id":2295,"date":"2019-03-07T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:44:13","slug":"family-friendly-itineraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/family-friendly-itineraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Family-Friendly Itineraries: Gladiators and Castles and Penguins, Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Traveling is the ultimate opportunity to strengthen family bonds and spend quality time with loved ones. Without the distraction of regular day-to-day activities, a vacation together encourages families to unplug and reconnect, creating time for children and adults alike to grow, learn, and become better global citizens.<\/p>\n<p>All that\u2019s needed for a successful vacation with loved ones is a trip designed for the children of the family and the child in all of us. Here are new educational, adventurous, and even mysterious trips for 2019 that can be enjoyed by travelers from every generation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CIE_Family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2297 aligncenter\" alt=\"CIE_Family\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CIE_Family-1024x678.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CIE_Family-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CIE_Family-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CIE_Family-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CIE_Family.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><em>Credit: CIE Tours International<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Medieval Myths and Storytelling <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CIE Tours International\u2019s <\/b>\u201cLochs, Luck, and Lore\u201d trip explores Ireland and Scotland from the countryside to the coast. Guests will \u201cBe Irish for a Half Day\u201d by playing a bodhran, learning hurling, and watching a sheepdog demonstration. There is ample time for visiting castles with ghostly myths and legends where knights prepared for battle and monarchs were crowned, as well as a day in the Belfast shipyards to listen to the story of The Titanic. Departures are available in 2019 for June 30-July 7, August 4 \u2013 August 11, and August 25 \u2013 September 1 from $1,950 per person. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cietours.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cietours.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From gladiator schools in Rome to Carnival mask-making in Venice, <b>Trafalgar\u2019s<\/b> \u201cGladiators, Gondolas, and Gold\u201d offers an action-packed ten-day trip. Guests can explore medieval cities from the comfort of a traditional gondola or spend an afternoon watching Venetian glassblowing, and there is plenty of time to toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain and eat pizza at traditional markets. Departures are available May 31; June 7, 14, 21; July 5, 12, 19, 26; August 2, 9; September 13 from $8,658 for two adults and two children. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Rome_Trafalgar-family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2298 aligncenter\" alt=\"Rome_Trafalgar family\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Rome_Trafalgar-family-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><em>Credit: Trafalgar\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Learn About the Local Culture <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SITA World Tours\u2019<\/b> \u201cPandas, Wall and King Fu\u201d allows travelers to immerse themselves in China\u2019s thousand-year-old cities and villages. The nation\u2019s long and rich history will be explored by boating through Er\u2019hai Lake and taking part in the local tea culture in Dali. The trip includes hiking in the pandas\u2019 habitat of Mt. Qingcheng, rafting in the Hongkou Scenic Area, and children can take a Kung Fu class while the adults experience the local culinary scene. Daily departures are available throughout 2019 from $7,325 per person, based on four people traveling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitatours.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sitatours.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pottery demonstrations and Turkish cooking classes allow travelers to live like a local on <b>Intrepid Travel\u2019s<\/b> \u201cTurkey Family Holiday\u201d trip. Children can dip their toes in the clear blue springs of Hierapolis and Travertines National Park, one of Turkey\u2019s most photographed sites and home to natural terrace baths. The trip includes a day of exploration in the Kaymakli Underground City, an eight-story historic underground marvel, and creating artwork using traditional materials such as earth dyes and rose branch brushes. Departures are available in June, July, and August from $1620 per adult and $1458 per child. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pandas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2299 aligncenter\" alt=\"Pandas\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pandas-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><em>Credit: SITA World Tours\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Take a Cruise with the Whole Crew<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tauck\u2019s <\/b>\u201cHoliday Magic: Danube Family River Cruise\u201d sets sail from Munich in December 2019 with an itinerary full of European holiday festivities. Guests will go to Oberndorf, Austria, where <i>Silent Night<\/i> was written and first performed, and visit 700-year-old holiday markets. Children will be surrounded with the aromas of gingerbread and cinnamon while playing medieval games in Old Town Bratislava. Departures are available December 22<sup>nd<\/sup> and December 23<sup>rd<\/sup> in 2019 from $4,190 per person and $3,690 per child, plus airfare. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tauck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.tauck.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Regensburg-kids-at-Neupfarrplatz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2300\" alt=\"Regensburg - kids at Neupfarrplatz\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Regensburg-kids-at-Neupfarrplatz-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Credit: Tauck<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Adventuring Together <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Adventurers will paddleboard with penguins, float through secluded caves, and slide down sand dunes with <b>Audley Travel\u2019s<\/b> \u201cDiscover South Africa\u201d trip. There\u2019s never a dull moment with the vast collection of experiences in the city, the wilderness, and the ocean. Opportunities to work on an Ostrich farm and eat ostrich egg omelets for breakfast or watch sea lion colonies on the Robberg Peninsula are just a few of the unique experiences available with a custom itinerary. Individual departures are available every day in 2019 from $3,825 per person. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audleytravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.audleytravel.com<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/dream-vacation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong> to find the perfect itinerary for you and your family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Traveling is the ultimate opportunity to strengthen family bonds and spend quality time with loved ones. Without the distraction of regular day-to-day activities, a vacation together encourages families to unplug and reconnect, creating time for children and adults alike to grow, learn, and become better global citizens. 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