Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna rain on your parade.
I wouldn’t plan my trip of a lifetime for kids that young. I’d wait until they’re older. They’re not going to appreciate it and it won’t be worth the money.
We’ve gone on several “trips of a lifetime“, including our entire family on a luxurious safari, but we waited until everyone was older.
+1, they will not remember it in a few years and would probably like disney more.
I’m okay with them but remembering everything. Also open to domestic but we have visited a fair number of places in the US. As a family we have gone to Costa Rica, Hawaii, Southern California including San Diego and LA, Vail/Beaver Creek/Denver, Martha’s Vineyard/Nantucket, NYC, Boston, San Francisco/ Carmel/Monterey, Grand Canyon, Utah Arches, Taos NM, Disneyland, Disneyworld, Amelia Island and St Augustine, Charleston, New Orleans, Seattle + San Juan Island, Coeur d’Alene Idaho and Philadelphia. Stand out trips for the kids have been skiing, Southern Cal, Costa Rica and NYC. They liked Disney but didn’t love it and don’t ask to go back much.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Omg - these trips all sound like nightmares for your kids. Can they stay home?
I agree. The trip of a lifetime with kids is going to be Disney, OP. That’s what they’d love, the trips you’ve suggested are adult trips.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:20+ trips for your 7 and 9 yo.
Riiiight.
Why is that hard to believe? My parents took us everywhere that they wanted to go, right from when we were babies.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Omg - these trips all sound like nightmares for your kids. Can they stay home?
I agree. The trip of a lifetime with kids is going to be Disney, OP. That’s what they’d love, the trips you’ve suggested are adult trips.
Disagree. NZ/Australia would be amazing if they can have 3-4 weeks to do it and have it planned out really well
Anonymous wrote:I agree with all re: Antartica. Being stuck on the boat for so long with kids that young sounds like torture. A good friend did Antartica and had terrible seasickness do the violent rocking of the ship. It is not a calm cruise many times. I also believe that many of the Antartica tours have age cutoffs - being 14+. You may have to look into that because 7 is way to young.
We did a safari in South Africa this past summer with the kids and they loved it. Our youngest is 10 and the long days in the jeep were a bit much for her after day 3. The kids LOVED South Africa, though, so definitely consider that. We did Cape Town, coastal towns, Stellanbosch, Kruger and some others over 2 weeks. If you have $60K, you can do some really high end safaris which are lovely, and enjoy the lux resorts in Cape and on the coast.
It's a great spot for families.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Omg - these trips all sound like nightmares for your kids. Can they stay home?
I agree. The trip of a lifetime with kids is going to be Disney, OP. That’s what they’d love, the trips you’ve suggested are adult trips.
Anonymous wrote:Omg - these trips all sound like nightmares for your kids. Can they stay home?