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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Punta Cana at an all inclusive in February. Never need to do an AI again.

Switzerland in early July. Absolute perfection for a four year old, and we immediately all wanted to go again the second we got home. [/quote]

Would love to know your Switzerland itinerary and how many days you stayed! Thinking of doing the same with my tweens next year. [/quote]

We stayed in Wengen for 5 days, 2 days in Lucerne, then 1 in Zurich. Itinerary was heavily influenced by Busy Toddler, who I think has some tween-aged kids. Looking back, I would have skipped Lucerne and re-allocated that time to stay in a base town in the mountains and did day trips from there. We chose Wengen, but Murren is also cute but more isolated. Lauterbrunnen is a lot more convenient, but not as charming.

For day-by-day activities, basically looked up where the best alpine playgrounds are and built the trip around that. For tweens, I'd make sure to spend a bit of time in the Bernese Oberland area and then branch off from there based on interests (lakes, tobogganing, etc.) and hikes the kids can do. Swiss Family Fun website would be a great start to identify what's kid friendly.[/quote]

NP who also did a Punta Cana AI in Feb for the first time, and Switzerland this summer.  We followed a similar itinerary also influenced by Busy Toddler -- I was wondering as we were roaming around how many others were out there.  We had a FANTASTIC time. Landed in Zurich, train to Lucerne for a night, then a full week based in Wengen before heading on to Italy.  Agree with all of the advice and takeaways of the PP above.

We stayed in an apartment in Wengen that worked out perfectly, booked through Alpine Holidays.  For 7 nights it came to about $3000 USD and had 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a full kitchen, laundry, and an incredible balcony with views.  We tended to eat breakfasts and dinners there, with big lunches out.  One thing we all loved about the hiking there is how so many substantial hikes could end at a big playground with wonderful restaurants.  My kids are 7 and 9 and we are all dying to go back.

Booked all flights on points so the cost to fly there and back was negligible, and everything else came to about $6500 total for food, other transportation, lodging, etc.  It was a 10 night trip and I think we got a lot of bank for our buck on this one.[/quote]

Well, looks like we're on the same page in terms of trips! Also booked the flights with points, which really brought costs down.

Curious, what are you planning next? We are thinking of going to the Swiss alps again next summer, but pairing it with another country this time (Paris). Having a hard time figuring out logistics that's not a 3+hour train ride. I also looked into the Dolomites, but worried it won't be as fun as Switzerland.[/quote]

We've been thinking about the Pyrenees, and spending some time on either the Spanish or French side.  DH and I love the Costa Brava and stayed at a seaside resort pre-kids that would be fun to take them to.  Dolomites is on our short list, too!  But maybe in a few more years when we can do even longer hikes (assuming the adults can keep up with the kids still).

When our kids were a little younger some great trips included Sweden and Iceland, Ireland (stayed at an airbnb on a farm, and also in Dublin) and we had great trips to upstate NY and Canada.  I'd re-do either of those in a heartbeat if I had unlimited time and money to travel.  I'd also like to rent a place in Tuscany and spend a week maybe doing a farm stay before heading over to the Ligurian coast.[/quote]

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