Family Vacations Can Mix Learning, Giving and Doing

Source: National Geographic

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For many reasons, family travel has evolved to include more than traditional resort oriented vacations.  Families who want to expand their horizons into more adventure travel, a little research can garner a lot of options, such as:

Asia Transpacific Journeys' family trips, such as "Down-Under Discovery," on Australia's Gold Coast, and a "Wildlife Adventure" in Borneo.

Crooked Trails, specializing in community-based travel, has developed a homestay trip to Peru's Sacred Valley of the Incas for families with children ages five and under (yes, you read right).

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colorado, features a family archaeology camp.

Habitat for Humanity International's "Global Village" trips welcome families on all projects, from Tajikistan to South Dakota.

Mountain Travel Sobek offers many nature-based adventures, from "Kayaking the Sea of Cortez" to the "Ultimate Tanzania Safari". 

Wildland Adventures' trips focus on culturally and environmentally responsible travel. Children walk with elephants in Botswana or have dinner in the home of a Turkish family.

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