enjoy shell painting or crab racing, or experience the colourful marine life by snorkelling or scuba diving over the reef. * Family ski/adventure holiday Chalet Petit Mouflon in Les Gets in France is an Alpine-style chalet at the bottom of a tree

by the Great Barrier Reef, the marine life is astonishing and all of the islands boast glorious weather, brilliant white beaches and azure waters. On Hamilton Island, children can snorkel in the shallows at high tide, explore rock pools when the tide goes out

, snorkelling and quad biking through the Valriche Nature Reserve.What’s best for parents? The Six Senses Spa has an array of holistic treatments; yoga classes begin at dusk and end under a starry sky. There’s a championship golf course and you can dine at Gin

, snorkelling and quad biking through the Valriche Nature Reserve.What’s best for parents? The Six Senses Spa has an array of holistic treatments; yoga classes begin at dusk and end under a starry sky. There’s a championship golf course and you can dine at Gin

, snorkelling and art classes. Prices for a seven-night stay at Anahita start at £5,920 for two adults and two children (under 12 years of age) bed and breakfast, including return economy class flights (from London Heathrow) and private transfers. The price

pool and terraces, as well as kitchenettes. Aqua adventures abound here: you can snorkel at the rocky cove of Fokis, arrange cruises or scuba diving lessons, or walk to the pretty harbour town of Fiskardo, hire a boat and find an unpopulated bay to set

range of activities from game drives to snorkelling in protected waters. And if you want a bit of theme-park adventure thrown into the mix, the world’s first Ferrari theme park opened in Abu Dhabi in October. To enjoy Abu Dhabi, base yourselves at the

double room per night.2. Reef And Rainforest, QueenslandWhy? With easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, Port Douglas offers a host of activities, from crocodile-spotting cruises and white-water rafting to snorkelling trips and a

Hawksbill Turtles just offshore from the hotel. Huge, shadowy figures glided beneath the boat, the occasional turtle head poking out of the water to check us out. I grabbed a mask and snorkel, and jumped in with them, although Lauren and Joel preferred

, an equestrian centre, golf for the over-sixes, tennis, snorkelling (for over-fives) and the Dolphin Lagoon. Elegant Resorts offers seven nights from £3,365 per adult and £3,165 per child during the high season from December 15 to April 15. This is based on two