The source of some of our most cherished memories, family holidays give the chance
to reconnect with the kids in a fun, relaxing and interesting environment. If you’re
stuck for ideas on the perfect family holiday, give your Travel Counsellor a call,
they’ve got their finger on the pulse of all the best destinations.
A family holiday can be whatever you desire; relaxing, sporting, cultural, adventurous,
playful or spiritual, but whatever your style, there’s a world waiting to be explored.
From exotic resorts to campervan touring, cruise ships on the South Pacific to jungle
lodges in the Amazon, holidays will thrill, delight and inform.
Beach Holidays
There’s nothing like a family beach holiday, and we Aussies are blessed with a huge
number of options. With cheap flights and a huge variety of accommodation options,
families can enjoy fun and affordable holidays both domestically and overseas.
Whether it’s school holidays on the sweeping sands of Noosa or Torquay, where there
are attractions for all the family and no currency issues, to a once-in-a-lifetime
beach resort holiday in Penang, Bali or Thailand exploring exotic tropical cultures,
beach holidays are a healthy and fun way to enjoy nature’s gifts.
Theme Park & Fun Resort Holidays
From the Gold Coast’s SeaWorld to Florida’s Magic Kingdom, St Kilda’s Luna Park
to Hong Kong’s Disneyland, Ballarat’s Sovereign Hill to Tennessee’s Dollywood, the
possibilities of a family friendly theme park holiday are infinite. Themed resorts
are a great idea for family holidays; the range of accommodation covers all tastes
and budgets, and the attractions are multi-generational so kids of all ages are
sure to love their holiday.
Talking with your Travel Counsellor about your next family holiday means you’ll
never have to hear these words again, “Are we there yet”?
Fun Family Holiday facts
Ireland’s Ballygally Castle claims to be the most haunted place in the country.
A New Zealand sheep joke is known as a ewe-phemism.
There are 1,136 guest rooms in Anaheim’s Disneyland Hotel.
Port Douglas and The Daintree
Tuesday 17th July 2007
Travel Counsellor: Penny O'Leary
This was our first family holiday in years and we had always wanted to travel up to the Daintree, in far North Queensland.
Our main requirement was to stay in an apartment as there are four of us, and we wanted to be able to cook some meals for ourselves. So we looked at our options for self contained apartments.
We stayed at a Mantra property in the heart of Port Douglas - The Mantra Heritage on Macrossan St. This location was exactly what we wanted. Close to all restaurants, a short walk to a park for the children and in walking distance to a four mile beach; we had everything at our fingertips.
We hired a small car, which gave us access to all the other activities that we wanted to do.
We had some wonderful adventures. We drove up into the Daintree and stopped off at the Discovery Centre. There are some fabulous walks within the centre, a canopy tower 23 metres high, elevated board walks and a Eco shop. We moved further north to Cape Tribulation and this is as far... view full story
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