, you are faced with a burning river of lava which you have to cross. You can’t touch the lava or you will burn your feet! This might not be hard to imagine if the sun is out and heating up the sand!What do we need? Two towels per team.How do we play it

on to the sand; shops and art galleries line the narrow roads and it’s fun. The beaches are different here, too, and the one at Turtle Beach, where we stayed, was particularly lovely, with surf just about manageable for a seven-year-old and miles ?of soft sand

Bois hunting reserve and watch wild kestrels being fed, or eat a fabulous curry served on a banana leaf at the restaurant. There is a range of beautiful locations to visit: the Black River Gorges, the coloured sands and waterfalls of Chamarel

sands of Martinhal beach, while the Club 98 sports hub offers everything from surfing to windsurfing lessons, as well as dolphin watching, pony trekking or family fishing trips. They are just as busy on land, hosting football, tennis and many other

of adobe – a mix of sand, earth, straw and water.Kevan is the European Associate of Earthship Biotecture, the brainchild of American Mike Reynolds, which saw the first Earthships land like alien life forms in the desert of Taos, New Mexico back

of sand and relatively few crowds. But the whole coast is lined with luxury hotels, which have immaculate grounds with spas and swimming pools as well as perfectly-groomed strips of sand. The five-star Kempinski Hotel Bahia, close to buzzing town

children play in the sand is still a very happy reality. Royalty and celebrities have followed Durrell’s lead in their pursuit of a tranquil life on Corfu’s northeastern coastline, and CV Travel has now made this corner of the Greek islands its own with all

the Omani Heritage Village and see the Arabian horses. Head to the desert in a privately guided four-wheel drive safari, taking in the mountains and oasis villages. Driving through the Wahiba Sands, ride camels across the dunes and stay the night at a

of the main attraction, the Ziggurat, we still managed to get a good soaking; in fact, Grace was in fits of giggles when I tried to use the shower to wash the sand off my feet, and accidently activated the overhead shower instead (I was fully clothed

.lebonheurdevivre.net - Further afield, you can get back to nature in Lanzarote in an Eco Yurt at Arrieta. They sleep up to six, are just two minutes from the beach and have a solar-heated pool. The site has a children’s play area, sand football pitch, trampoline and games room