, children can enjoy a host of games at the villa, from volleyball to cricket, take a bike ride to the village of Aranwella or get close to nature with whale watching. Animal lovers can also visit the Udawalawe elephant park, the Kalametiya bird sanctuary

marine animals – and the Atlantis Kids Club. The camps cover everything from lessons in DJ spinning to pizza making, plus there’s a special summer rate with rooms  from £147 per night until September. This rate includes access to The Lost Chambers

tents or Little House On The Prairie-style timber houses. There are full- and half-day Kids Corps programmes every day for children aged five to 12, as well as daily feeding of the baby animals at the Cow Pokes’ Corral. The Bushbaby travel group offers a

encounters and haunted trails. Bushbaby Travel offers a five-night break at the Hotel Palomar for a family of four (two children under 12) in a Family Room from £2,650 (including flights from Heathrow). If you're interested in holidays Stateside, we've picked