You’re guaranteed a white Christmas at the Amari Palm Reef Samui on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand – miles of dazzling white sand, that is, all lapped by brilliant blue sea. Average temperatures are 30˚C/86˚F and December to February

of £50 per person is available if you book by February 28 and travel before October. An Easter holiday departure, April 5–16, is available from £1,849 per person and £1,549 per child (including £50 discount), with further departure dates in July

, camel rides and visits to colourful Samburu settlements.Parents will love... The markets, which sell gorgeous jewellery, tribal masks, and beautifully patterned kangas (skirts) and kikois (sarongs).Stay at… Sasaab Yoga Retreat (February 11–18 2012

child during February half term.Visit www.africasky.co.uk  Check out Junior's guide to jungles and safaris for an exhilarating holiday.

and breakfast, departing February 7, 2012, from £4,689.  Also read our Best Beaches For Kids: Middle East feature.

restaurants, and the famous nightlife hotspot, Bourbon Street. February also sees Mardi Gras celebrations in the city. Stay at… The Hyatt Regency New Orleans recently reopened following a $275 million redesign, and boasts 1,193 new rooms. A seven-night stay

enjoying a more relaxed stay in Essaouira, an old Portuguese port and former pirates’ lair, with a sandy beach for swimming. The eight-day tour is suitable for children aged two and above, and costs £3,196 for a family of four in February, including half

, which has a long private stretch of sandy white beach perfect for snorkelling, paddling and watersports. All Beachcomber hotels – including Sainte Anne Resort in the Seychelles – offer a host of land and watersports, and a free Bob Marlin Miniclub

, February half term and Easter and October holidays and costs from £929 per child (minimum age five) and £999 per adult. Prices include flights, all transportation, seven nights’ accommodation (hotels, tented auberge and camping), most meals and the services

,989 per adult, £1,139 per child.Faraway Holidays can arrange itineraries for families to destinations that include Bali, China and Malaysia. How about the Philippines for the February half term seeing caves, volcanoes and whalesharks? The six-day trip