Barry's family holiday blog posts

Our Product Manager Amy has plenty of experience visiting our winter destinations and it’s always extra special when she gets to experience the magic of Lapland with her family! Here she gives her expert advice on how to dress children for a family winter holiday. 

Though Brexit is official, in the world of travel we know that friendships and the opportunities for great family holidays are much stronger than borders. In fact, Visit Portugal wants to remind us of just that.

Here at Activities Abroad, we pride ourselves on our team of Family Travel Experts. We have visited all of our destinations, tried and tested the activities and carefully crafted our itineraries to create unforgettable family activity holidays.

We've had an absolutely fantastic response to our #MyActivitiesAbroad competition, with so many of our clients sharing their wonderful family photos with us from their holiday - and now...the results are in!

In between juggling busy work schedules, running errands and chauffeuring your children to and from events, it can be difficult to plan your dream family holiday. That’s where we come in. Here at Activities Abroad, we think that the start of a new decade deserves a spectacular welcome, and what better way to celebrate 2020 than with a bucket list family holiday?

At Activities Abroad, we absolutely love to see what you get up to with your family on your adventures away with us. Whether you’re enjoying a husky safari in Swedish Lapland, meeting Father Christmas in Finland, or going in search of the Northern Lights - we want to be a part of the action!

If you’re travelling to Finnish Lapland over Christmas, you’re probably wondering how you might be spending the big day. Excitingly, as the official homeland of Father Christmas, you’ll be in one of the most festive places in the world. What’s more, there are some spectacular Finnish traditions that will help you celebrate just as the locals do. Here, we take a look at some of the biggest and best. 

To celebrate the start of the Christmas season and the brand-new Frosted Wonderland Clothing Collection by Monsoon Children, we've teamed up to offer one lucky winner and their family a chance to win an unforgettable family holiday to Finnish Lapland!

The once-in-a-lifetime holiday prize

You will spend three wonderful nights in the brand new Northern Lights Village in Levi, Finland. Here, you can search the dark skies from the comfort of your glass-roofed Aurora Cabin for the chance to spot the Northern Lights as you’re tucked up in bed! During the day, your itinerary has been carefully crafted to ensure you experience the very best of Lapland.

This exclusive prize includes:

• Return flights, transfers, and cold weather clothing
• Three nights half-board accommodation in an Aurora Cabin at the Levi Northern Lights Village
• Three guided activities, including a husky safari, a reindeer farm visit and a short sleigh ride, and a cross-country ski school to explore the pristine surroundings
• Available for two adults and two children (max age for a child is 14 years)

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this holiday of a lifetime is click here and enter your details. 

The closing date for all entries is 23:59pm GMT on Thursday 5th December 2019. 

With Christmas just around the corner, we’re turning our attention away from the stresses of present shopping and onto some serious bucket list breaks.

Here at Activities Abroad, we always strive to offer our families the best experiences and though our Family Travel Experts remain proud of our carefully crafted and tried and tested locations, it’s nice to see that other people think the same! That’s why we were thrilled to see that a number of our holiday destinations have been featured on Big 7 Travel’s reader’s poll of the 50 best islands in the world.