Esprit Holidays's brochure offers weeks in Switzerland, France and Austria, with Esprit Nurseries for babies and toddlers and Esprit Alpies Clubs (ages three to six, and seven to 11 years) – ideal when parents want to tackle a more extreme sport.Tel: 0871 310 1000. 

Exodus has launched a new Family Adventures brochure featuring everything from visiting an orang-utan sanctuary in Borneo 
to climbing sand dunes in Namibia.There’s something for every age group – and there are holidays for single-parent families

According to a survey of families who had embarked on one of Explore’s Family Adventures tours, children’s favourite places to stay were in a tipi at Bryce Canyon in the United States, and The Ice Hotel in Sweden. The exciting experiences

The north London home of author Grace Saunders and her jeweller husband Michael is filled with a sense of modern romance. French armoires, old Venetian mirrors, hand-painted Rajasthani cabinets; every item tells a story that recalls an adventure

Apprehensive would be the best way to describe my feeling about our imminent first trip to the mountains en famille.I was excited about getting back on the snowboard again, but sceptical about staying in a family specialist chalet hotel. What would

is the Tuscan Active Adventure departing August 22 and costing £1,095 per person including flights, seven nights’ B&B in a villa, three additional meals and a tour leader. Tel: 0845 013 1537 or visit www.explore.co.ukLook at our Travel section for more fantastic

For fabulous family bonding experiences, try some of these inspired options:- The Adventure Company Work at an orphanage in Vietnam for 17 days from £1,599 per adult; £1,449 per child. Tel: 0845 450 5316.- Global Vision International Work

If a South African safari is a step too far, then visit the new Wanyama Village & Reserve at Chessington World of Adventures. The new attraction features animals such as the grévy’s zebra and the scimitar-horned oryx, which graze freely at the back

of a tour leader.Family adventure specialist Explore operates desert-themed trips to Egypt, Jordan and Morocco, including Sinai Explorer, a ten-day tour combining time in the Sinai Desert with Cairo, the Valley of the Kings and the Red Sea. Prices from

family member’s birthday and enjoy free admission to a Walt Disney World Resort theme park.- Buy an attractions pass The Orlando Flexticket offers unlimited access to Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, SeaWorld, SeaWorld Aquatica, and Wet ’n’ Wild