The Thai Culture Experience by Surreal Holidays is a 12-day trip that takes you from Bangkok to the beautiful beaches of Phuket, with a variety of other interesting places in between. After being greeted by your personal guide, you will visit

, but the limpid waters off Anantara Si Kao have their own population of dugongs, as they’re known here. Families can watch these gentle creatures from a boat or snorkel close to them. A day out including the boat trip, a picnic, snorkelling, kayaking and a nature

, Arabian Gulf and Far East, saving you up to £1,450 per family.Find out moreEssential Family Holiday TipsChildren are a joy, but we all know that long journeys, waiting at airports and just a change of normal routine can unsettle the most ‘laid back’ child

Visit Cuba before it becomes just another holiday destination. The Adventure Company has early booking discounts and half-price child places on holidays, such as the Viva Cuba 12-day family tour which includes Havana and the Bay of Pigs. A discount

for adventure holidays, from exploring the Great Wall of China to visiting a Thai hill tribe.Explore’s family programme includes China, Thailand and the 16-day Indonesian Volcanoes and Dragons Schooner Adventure, centred around nine nights aboard a traditional

villa on Hamilton Island. The tour costs from £1,230 per person, based on a family of four sharing. Visit www.wandotravel.comLook at our article Luscious landscapes Down Under in our fantastic Long-haul travel section. 

opening March 2012 for chilling out during the day or evening, an 18-hole championship golf course just a short stroll from the Resort, a Treehouse kid’s club, with activities for all ages of children and a kid’s spa and kid’s cafe, and one of the best

your cappuccino at breakfast with the foam still on it! Q: What can families rely on when visiting your resort?A: Everything you will need for your child while on holiday can be found at Martinhal. The baby concierge service takes the worry out

of the plane journey is sheer bliss. Barbados is a good place to start if you’re exploring the Caribbean for the first time or taking your first long-haul family holiday. It’s straightforward to get to; it’s highly developed, with some of the best family hotels

? Well, the fact is, if you waved goodbye to your wanderlust the moment you had children, you’d be depriving the whole family of some of the most extraordinary holiday experiences on offer. Of course, a long-haul flight will test the most patient of parents