Luxury ‘learning breaks’ for families
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Luxury tour operator Sovereign has put together a list of luxury family breaks that offer kids the chance to learn while they holiday.
The Sovereign ‘Family Collection’ offers a range of European holiday options where resorts offer educational activities for children while parents relax and enjoy spas, gourmet dining and entertainment.
Add on treats including luxury welcome gifts, free child places, complimentary board and room upgrades are also up for grabs, while all Sovereign customers receive, as standard, complimentary airport lounge access, private resort transfers and a 24-hour concierge service.
Agents are being offered £10 Love2Shop vouchers per booking made until the end of April 2015. To claim this offer, quote the booking reference: incentives2@specialistholidays.com
Prices quoted below are travel trade rates:
Art classes and eco-activities in Halkidiki, Greece
The family-run Sani resort was recently included in the Top 5 Hotels for Families in the World in the TripAdvisor 2015 Traveler’s Choice Awards. The luxury resort comprises of four hotels and a wealth of amenities that promise to keep the whole family entertained.
Art classes for all ages and weekly sailing courses for 6-14 year-olds are new for summer 2015, as is the addition of an eco-activities programme to the Sani Explorersclub. Children aged 4-11 can learn about the Sani forest, birds of Sani and the sea and sand dunes, while teens (12-17 yrs) can do their bit for the area’s conservation with the citizen scientist programmes.
A seven-night summer holiday to the five-star Porto Sani Village on a B&B basis is priced from £4,385 per family of three. The price includes one free child place, UK airport lounge access, private resort transfers and return flights from London Gatwick with Thomson. Based on departures on 31 August 2015 (book by 31 March).
Arsenal Football Academy and dance classes in Crete
The Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort has stunning views over Mirabello Bay, the only private golf course on Crete (9 holes) and a Six Senses Spa. For children from four months to 12 years there’s the impressive Kid’s Ark, with its own pool and vegetable patch.
Tennis, swimming and golf lessons are available, as well as the Arsenal Soccer School coaching programme (5-16 yrs). Newly introduced last summer is the dance school led by Strictly Come Dancing Greece judge, Fokas Evaggelinos.
A seven-night summer holiday to the five-star Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort on a Half-Board basis is priced from £4,859 per family of four. The price includes a private pool suite, an early booking discount, one free child place, one free spa session per adult, UK airport lounge access, private resort transfers and return flights from London Gatwick with Aegean Airlines. Based on departures on 29 July 2015 (book by 31 March).
Judo lessons and nature expeditions in Belek, Turkey
The Gloria Golf Resort lies right on the beachfront and is perfect for a family holiday – children’s clubs and excellent facilities ensure there is something to make everyone’s holiday special.
The complimentary GOGI Mini Club (4-7 yrs) and the GOGI Junior Club (8-12 yrs) have a wide range of activities on offer including judo lessons, various water sports, nature expeditions and caring for animals in the Gloria Zoo. The resort also has its own cinema, aquapark, gym, mini golf and mini disco for children and teens.
A seven-night summer holiday to the five-star Gloria Golf Resort on a Half-Board basis is priced from £3,135 per family of three. The price includes an early booking discount, UK airport lounge access, private resort transfers and return flights from London Gatwick with Thomson. Based on departures on 23 July 2015 (book by 31 March).
Water sports and football club in Lanzarote
A pioneer in family hotels, Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort is well designed to cater to families. Children will love the dedicated children’s park, Kikoland, and the two bedroom Kiko Royal Family Suites come with PlayStations™ and their own pool area.
Spanning 10,000sq metres, Kikoland includes tennis, basketball and beach volley courts, and a huge amphitheatre. There’s five-a-side football and water sports on offer for teens (12-16 yrs) and younger children (3-11 yrs) can practice their painting and handicraft skills.
A seven-night summer holiday to the five-star Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort on a B&B basis is priced from £3,599 per family of three. The price includes one free child flight, chocolate and cava and a surprise gift for children on arrival, UK airport lounge access, private resort transfers and return flights from Manchester with Thomas Cook. Based on departures on 27 July 2015.
Zip wires and juggling workshops in Vilamoura, Portugal
The Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa has one of the largest spas in Portugal. Children are also well catered to with their own 3,000 sq metre Paradise Island Kids Club.
Children aged 4-12 years can learn to juggle, practice arts and crafts and play sports, while teens can practice their mini golf and learn to zip-wire, among other activities, in the dedicated Teenager’s Arcade.
A seven night summer holiday to the five-star Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa on a B&B basis is priced from £3,795 per family of four. The price includes, one free child place, an early booking discount, a second child stays for free, complimentary entry to theParadise Kids Club (4-12yrs), UK airport lounge access, private resort transfers and return flights from Birmingham with Monarch. Based on departures on 25 August 2015.
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