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Holiday ideas for 15 and 13 year olds?

9 replies

Pinbeak · 28/12/2023 20:27

I’m looking for any ideas or suggestions for a summer holiday that teens will enjoy. We’ve done a road trip from San Francisco to LA, Victoria island and Vancouver and last year we did a mixture of Barcelona and a beach holiday afterwards.
So, a mixture of activity and relaxation seems to work.
Have you had any successful holidays with kids this age you’d be willing to share? Thanks.

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DisplayPurposesOnly · 28/12/2023 20:28

Canal boat - uk or france

anothernamechangeagainsndagain · 28/12/2023 20:28

Road trip through France and Spain went down well, especially especially mocktails in Madrid tapas bars

Budgiegirlbob · 28/12/2023 20:47

The best holidays we had when our kids were that age were cruises. Their favourite was a couple of days in Miami, a weeks Caribbean cruise, then a few days in New York on the way home. We had a fabulous time - it was a great combination of relaxing beaches/things to see when ashore, and plenty of activities on board.

babybouncer · 29/12/2023 16:55

We’re in love with trains at the moment - have you thought about Interrailing in Europe. I want to get the train all the way across and then fly back.

MrsFloof · 29/12/2023 17:22

Costa Rica - ziplining, jungle, wildlife like sloths, monkeys, toucan, raccoons, coati, snakes, watersports, active volcanoes, beaches though a bit wild but great for watersports.

hopeishere · 29/12/2023 17:31

Following as have two the same age. Younger has SN which is an added complication. DH hates beach holidays. We are contemplating a cruise which we have done before and everyone enjoyed!

Pllystyrene · 31/12/2023 07:09

We took ours to Tokyo this October and honestly it was amazing. They were the perfect age to appreciate it. The exchange rate at moment means once you're there everything is very reasonable, especially food!

PinkPondQueen · 31/12/2023 08:33

Alps & South of France road trip.

Start in Geneva
Annecy (paragliding, gorgewalking etc)
Gorges du Verdon (kayaking & swimming)
Monaco/Nice/Menton (beach time)
Val Thorens (worlds highest zipline)
Charmonix (trip up Mont Blanc)
Back to Geneva

Fluffycloudsfloatinginthesky · 31/12/2023 09:12

I just came back from NY and Boston with a 12/16 yo. To my surprise both mine loved Boston as much as the much hyped up NY. I would love to go back and combine it with Martha's Vineyard / coastal area. It was a bit late in the year for us to do that.

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