Active Family Adventure Vacations - Unplug and Feel Free

Prepare to zip, soar, jump, glide and feel free. Just shake it up. Zipline adventures add new perspectives; shake up your norm; build confidence; provide extra thrills, and will add “whoa!” moments to any family vacation. [Read More]

All-inclusive and all-American dude ranch vacations combine classic American traditions with fresh air, open spaces and plenty of bonding opportunities. [Read More]

For guaranteed winter family fun add a snow tubing adventure to your calendar. Anyone who loves good old fashioned fun will be thrilled by the possibilities offered by the snow play areas in Colorado, Utah or New Mexico. [Read More]

Looking for a family adventure, for something out of the ordinary? Consider this. I had the unique opportunity to try the “Sleeping with the Caribou” overnight experience at Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien. It was memorable, amazing, fun, eco-friendly and definitely REAL. [Read More]

Northern Arizona provides a family vacation high like no other. The combination of amazing scenery and plenty of energizing activities makes it easy to disconnect, relax and have fun. No two day will match but everyday will be memorable. [Read More]

Alberta is home to an exceptional family vacation experience. A place to camp under the stars, dig for dinosaur bones, hike through the badlands and best of all talk about dinosaurs with scientists who practice the science of paleontology. For young dinosaur lovers it is the perfect family adventure. [Read More]

For active families summer family vacation time is precious and it is pointless to spend a minute or a dime on predictable and boring activities in vacation places without a natural WOW! Factor. [Read More]

Sharing family vacation experiences without electronic connections has its benefits. Spending time sans cell phones, pagers, IPods or IPads means more time to be shared - sort of a self-imposed family time out together. [Read More]

For active families Boone in the North Carolina High Country may be just about perfect. Cool air, starry nights, miles of pathways for hiking or biking, friendly people, and unique attractions without long lines to seep away valuable family vacation time. [Read More]

Vacationing under a glass dome has its advantages. Just imagine a tropical spring break surfing with your kids in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Or perhaps relaxing on a lazy river in Virginia then creating your own family’s slide boarding competition - pure fun in one place. [Read More]

Several ski resorts near Boone, North Carolina offer family members of all ages’ high-energy snow tubing experiences ideal for spending sunny winter days in the snow together. [Read More]

Any visit to the Grand Canyon will be a WOW but during select days in June add stargazing to the list. It is the perfect time to explore the Grand Canyon with your kids by day and share universe by night. [Read More]

The prairie night experience gives new meaning to the words “get real”. Follow the North Star is an innovative simulation of the Underground Railroad and it provides an interactive way for parents or grandparents to share a bit of living history with their teens. [Read More]

Whatever your family’s passion, we have a spring break vacation idea to fit your quest. Enjoy sunshine and watch a ball game in Frisco; try hiking Sandia Peak; shop in San Marcos; stargaze in Santa Fe; go horseback riding in Arizona. [Read More]

Following part of the epic journey of Lewis & Clark is an ideal way for parents to to augment school studies and have fun along the way. [Read More]

Getting out and doing as well as seeing the real stuff is energizing for everyone, which is why field trip days during the school year are happy days for kids. Organizing a family version takes a little more time but is definitively worth the effort. [Read More]

Just imagine treetop trekking, ziplining, and awesome sand sculptures all in one day at the Brevard County Zoo in Melbourne. [Read More]

Learning to dive on vacation - how cool is that? And doing it with my sister and two cousins - even better but SCUBA is not about swimming, it is about diving which is a whole other thing. [Read More]