Family Beaches

Whether you prefer a rugged, unspoiled British beach or a perfectly manicured resort beach in the Maldives, most families love a beach holiday. But there are some things you need to consider when choosing your perfect family-friendly beach destination. It’s important to find warm, shallow water and a clean environment for the kids to play safely. We post our recommendations on great family beaches to help give you some guidance when choosing your ideal destination.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives – A family-friendly Maldives resort

Maldives, Asia, Beaches

When you think of the Maldives, you may think of super-luxury accommodation, beautiful clear waters, white sandy beaches and adults only. You’d be right about everything except the adult-only part. We now consider the Maldives one of our top family destinations and would go back in a heartbeat.

An Epic 10-Day Itinerary for Jordan with Kids

Jordan, Beaches, Itineraries, Middle East

We visited Jordan during the Easter holidays and had 10 days to play with, which turned out to be a good amount of time to see the highlights. We were surprised that Jordan turned out to be such a family-friendly holiday destination...

The Perfect 14-Day Itinerary for Your Sri Lanka Holidays

Beaches, Asia, Itineraries, Safaris, Sri Lanka

There are so many beautiful sides to Sri Lanka. What makes it special is primarily the friendliness of the Sri Lankan people, but also the rich culture and diverse topography - all within a relatively small island. 14 days will give you a good amount of time to do a loop of the south coast, taking in pristine beaches, animal encounters on safari, colonial tea country and all while sampling delicious Sri Lankan food.

The 10 Best Family-Friendly Things to do in South Africa

Beaches, Africa, National Parks, Safaris, South Africa

South Africa is easily one of our favourite places to travel with kids. It is vast with an incredible variety of landscapes and wildlife, so it is somewhere we can go back to again and again and still find somewhere new to visit or something new to do. It is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful with the sun-soaked white sandy beaches of Cape Town overlooked by Table Mountain, the wild and rugged beaches of the Eastern Cape...

The Best Sri Lanka Beaches for Families

Sri Lanka, Asia, Beaches

Sri Lanka has 1,340km of coastline, most of which is made up of sandy beaches. Many of Sri Lanka’s beaches have quite rough surf, however, and whilst this is great for surfers or strong swimmers, they are not particularly child-friendly. Here are our recommendations for the most family-friendly beaches in southern Sri Lanka.