Europe | Summer day camps for families
It is time
to truly enjoy that summer you have been dreaming about all year…don’t you think?
Traveling with kids is fantastic but not restful. I personally always feel like I need a vacation from my family vacation. One way to make family trips more balanced is to get some adult time. And I have found the perfect way to do that: vacation day camps! They consist in activities for kids for few hours a day so you have a little quiet time.
France
France is amazing at setting holiday camps, especially in the summer. The most common activities are:
-Tennis, most tennis clubs across de country will offer tennis “stage” during the summer times, a couple of hours per day. Look at the website of the city you will visit for info.
-Sailing “club de voile” in French, happening in Normandy, Britanny, down to Arcachon.
-Horse riding, very common in the countryside, look for “centre equestre” near where you stay, and if they don t do camp they will for sure set up a daily class for you yo go enjoy that croissant by yourself.
-Adventure mountain camps, for instance, I love the ones put together by La Compagnie des guides de Chamonix.
Paris
Energy Kids Academy: 100% focus on sports with tennis, golf, soccer and many other activities on offer.
Les Ingéniaux: technology focus with classes on robotics, 3D printing, creating a remote-controlled robot and others
Studio 16: dancing school offering summer courses in dance (classical, hip hop, break dance, yoga and theatre)
Museum based camps
Cité des Sciences (science)
Centre Pompidou (arts)
Musée de Louvre (arts)
Foundation Louis Vitton (arts)
Musée du Quai Branly (indigenous arts)
Ibiza
El Chiringuito a beach club with day care for little ones.
Bibo park , from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. , 3 to 10 years old, Monday to Friday, children can explore our unique fauna and flora, from dragonflies and butterflies to the endemic flora of Ibiza in their natural habitats, lagoons and ponds. Last minute booking available
Ibiza kids camp, the most amazing concept, designed for traveling parents in mind. For a whole week from Monday to Friday, you pay €300 per child. For individual days, it's €75 per child per day. You can choose what you’d like your children to do and the team will send you options. waht would you pick? Acting, building huts, treasure hunts, arts and crafts, the big swap game, painting or maybe more sport activities
Terra Masia farm, offers farm summer kids club
Italy
Arte Sole , incredible day camps in different pars of Italy. Art camps in Florence, sport camps in Umbria or ocean myths & legends and local artisanal traditions on the Alamafi coast.
Diacceroni, an agriturismo offering workshops for kids in Tuscany to keep them busy for few hours while you do your own workshop, or wine tasting. Which one would your child prefer: herbal workshop, honey making, creative cooking or horse riding maybe ?
Next step?
Find a stay in one of these destinations via my family travel planning service. Time for a real break, don’t you think?
Postcards of the West
My favorite option of this list as you will get to have a bit of everything: hit iconic cities, sleep in dusty motels, meet cowboys and Indians, and discover world calss natural wonders.
How long? 2-3 weeks
for who? 5 and up.
Los Angeles - 2 nights
Death Valley - 1 night
Las Vegas - 1 night
Bryce National Park - 2 nights
Zion National Park - 2 nights
Lake Powell - 2 nights
Monument Valley - 1 night
Grand Canyon - 2 nights
Joshua Tree National Park / Palm Spring - 2 nights
San Diego - 2 nights
Los Angeles 1 night
Welcome to the Far West
Immersed yourself in the land of cowboys and Indians. Sleep on a ranch, attend a rodea, visite ghost towns and stop at a saloon, spend time on an Indian reserve.
How long? 2 weeks
For who? 3 and up.
Phoenix - 1 night
Tucson - 2 nights
White Sand Naitonal Park - 2 nights
Tao - 2 nights
Santa Fe - 2 nights
Monument Valley - 1 night
Grand Canyon - 2 nights
Phoenix - 1 nights
If you have 3 weeks…
Los Angeles - 2 nights
Joshua Tree National Park - 2 nights
Phoenix - 1 night
Tucson - 2 nights
White Sand Naitonal Park - 2 nights
Tao - 2 nights
Santa Fe - 2 nights
Monument Valley - 1 night
Grand Canyon - 2 nights
Route 66 - 1 night
Los Angeles - 1 night
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