Memorable Family Vacations

By Author: Steve Robinson
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Cheap travel options including cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms or cheap vacation packages are often available even for once in a lifetime family vacations.

The following are some unforgettable family vacations worth exploring:

• An African safari is an ideal family bonding experience free of technology interrupting gadgets. Once there, families can explore the African plains filled with wild animals, including giraffe, lions, and zebra.

• Check out the northern lights by traveling close to the North Pole. The aurora borealis is a natural phenomenon where light seems to mysteriously move across the sky. Alaska sometimes enjoys a glimpse of this natural wonder. For a more unusual adventure, northern Canadian provinces, Iceland, and Scandinavian countries provide excellent views.

• Chartering a sailboat, enjoying a barefoot cruise, is certain to provide bonding time with the family. Instead of dealing with the distractions offered on a large cruise ship, a charter with a crew member or two and nothing but open seas to swim, snorkel and dive in is an ideal way for a family to ...
... enjoy time together. Hiking around a deserted island or wandering through a small port can provide interesting distractions.

• Working on a dude ranch for a week or long weekend will ensure tech free time together where the family can sit around camp fires and enjoy each other. Trail rides, fishing, hiking and more can make the time together fun for all.

• Consider taking the family to the Olympics. Upcoming destinations include London 2012, Sochi, Russia 2014, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016. The London summer games will be a great place to see the Olympics with kids.

• Riding a mule to the bottom of the Grand Canyon is something everyone should do once in their lives. A mule ride provides great views from your ever changing perspective.

• Enjoying a sunrise or sunset from the top of a volcano is a once in a lifetime experience. The Hawaiian Islands offer many volcanoes and Hawaii is an exotic, warm weather, family friendly destination that is made for dream vacations. If hiking is not your thing, sign up with a tour group for a ride to the top of a volcano and consider riding bikes on the way down. A really memorable experience would be to take a helicopter to the top.

• Consider spending a night in a real castle. Century old castles can be found over much of Europe, with castle resorts in England, France, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland.

• Climb to the top of a man made wonder such as the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia. Such a hike is all the more special when starting in the late afternoon as the sun begins to set and back down as the day becomes night over the Harbor. Less expensive climbs would be walking to the top of the Statue of Liberty or riding the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
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