Truly amazing childhood travel experiences

[Anonymous]

Besides Disney, what are some amazing travel experiences for elementary school kids?

My kid is 7, and I want to start taking him on fun, enriching trips with the family.

The trips don’t have to be expensive, just something that will leave him full of memories and good times.

[Anonymous]

Something he wants to do.

[Anonymous]

We did Morocco and Egypt at 9 and that trip was a blast. My son never stopped asking the guides questions.

We've also done Italy, Croatia, Paris, Rome at various ages (3 to 5) and he loved it all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did Morocco and Egypt at 9 and that trip was a blast. My son never stopped asking the guides questions.

We've also done Italy, Croatia, Paris, Rome at various ages (3 to 5) and he loved it all.

One more, Istanbul was also very cool for him.

[Anonymous]

National Parks. Road trips. Start with Yosemite.

[Anonymous]

Just did Costa Rica with 8 year old. Favorite was zip lining thru the cloud forest. We hiked hanging bridges, saw waterfalls, tons of animals. We did a very cool night hike. We did hot springs. We also did a calm rafting and saw tons of animals.

[Anonymous]

National Parks!
Olympic in Washington
Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Zion in Utah
Yosemite, Muir Woods, Sequoia, Joshua Tree in California
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
Yellowstone in Wyoming
Hawaii Volcanoes in Hawaii

And so many more

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just did Costa Rica with 8 year old. Favorite was zip lining thru the cloud forest. We hiked hanging bridges, saw waterfalls, tons of animals. We did a very cool night hike. We did hot springs. We also did a calm rafting and saw tons of animals.

Where did you stay?
Did the resort organize the activities for you?

[Anonymous]

We went camping at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Loved it so much I went again with my family (although we stayed in cabins this time) a few years ago.

[Anonymous]

You say “besides Disney” as if Disney is even a top 20 travel experience. It’s not. It’s a park. That is marketing.

[Anonymous]

Generally, camping. My kids love camping. As for specific locations… almost anywhere can be cool & interesting to a kid. Wherever you plan to go, read a lot of books about the place in advance to get your kid(s) familiar with & excited about what you will see.

[Anonymous]

My favorite as a kid was riding a mule down the Grand Canyon and spending the night at Phantom Ranch.

My kids favorites are Costa Rica and Iceland (Ring Road).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You say “besides Disney” as if Disney is even a top 20 travel experience. It’s not. It’s a park. That is marketing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You say “besides Disney” as if Disney is even a top 20 travel experience. It’s not. It’s a park. That is marketing.

I think most people have to travel to Disney.

[Anonymous]

OP, there is nothing wrong with Disney. We love it! I’ve found that for my kids their favorite and most memorable vacations involve a lot of time in nature - beaches and mountains. They also love water and boating. Kids are really easy to please and my kids have wonderful memories of vacations even if they couldn’t tell you where we were.