For children age 9-17, a 10 day residential summer camp designed to enhance skills and confidence. Based in the Vanoise National Park in the French Alps the day starts with interactive French language lessons followed by various sports. After lunch campers can experience an awesome array of adrenalin activities:
-half day skiing or snowboarding on a glacier; 14km of white water rafting; 3 and a half hours at an adventure park with Tarzan swings and a 130m zip line; 3 hour mountain hike with overnight camp; an afternoon of indoor and outdoor camping; 4 hours of mountain biking and an afternoon of archery.
Just a short hop away Brittany is an uber family-friendly destination with its beautiful coastline, sandy beaches and interesting towns. There is plenty to keep children happy from aquariums, zoos & wildlife parks to castles and interactive museums. If you need any convincing then take a look here at the family pages of the Brittany Tourism website and you will see ideas for all ages from babies & toddlers, preschoolers to tweens and teenagers.
With early bird booking offers it is possible to take the family away including the grandparents for less than £500 this May half term holiday. Here’s our pick of the day’s best deals:
Siblu has a 2 bedroom holiday home sleeping 6 at the Domaine de Kerlann Village, Brittany from £50 a night if booked by the 29 March. This Village is situated among cycle friendly woodland and is just a short drive to stunning beaches, old towns and fishing ports. Kids will enjoy the indoor and outdoor pools, 3 free children’s clubs, 5 outdoor playgrounds and evening entertainment. Offer also applies to Domaine de Litteau in Normandy.
Keycamp is advertising holidays from £45 per accommodation per night. A house sleeping 6/7 set in the fishing port of Residence Cap Marine, Brittany can be rented during May half term for £315 for the whole family. Sandy beach with water sports, horse riding and golf close by.
Eurocamp is offering a 10% saving on holidays up to 10 nights and 15% on 11-16 nights when the holiday is booked by the 28th February. A 5 night stay at Chateau de Galinee, Brittany is now £364 for a mobile home sleeping 7. Facilities include a sandy beach, pool with water slides, great coastal cycling and walks, water activities, cycle hire and table tennis.
Hoseasons has a mobile home sleeping 6 for £427 at Pierres Couchees in southern Brittany. Outdoor heated pool, evening family entertainment, cycle hire, children’s clubs and play areas.
Yelloh! has an ocean cabin sleeping 6 from £490 Euros at L’Ocean Breton the first campsite to offer “all inclusive for children” under 10. There is an indoor pool heated between 25 and 30 degrees, a magical bracelet mini-club, nestled on a peninsula jutting into a narrow stretch of the sea and an aerial assault course for all the family.
Neilson Holidays has teamed up with some of their favourite ski schools around Europe to offer specialist ski and board camps for adults and teens. At Tignes, children aged 11+ can join a six day multi-discipline course designed to progress children who are already comfortable on red and black runs and are looking to get to the next level. Tuition will be tailored to each child with a mix of slopes, bumps, racing, freestyle & park and lots of fun.
This Junior Academy ski camp for teenagers runs on 16th February 2013 – just £320 per person.
Teen Camps also at Andorra, Austria and Les Deux Alpes, France.
How’s this for an enticing offer? Book a stay during the months of March, April, May, September and October and you will get 20% off the booking price IF YOU BOOK BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
These family friendly gites Loire Vally receive rave reviews from all that stay here. Three beautiful, self-catering cottages set in landscaped gardens can be rented for a minimum of 3 nights and sleep from 2 to 12 people (3 gites rented together). The cottages are located in the Southern Touraine region of the Loire Valley countryside with easy access for day trips to the many chateauxs, vineyards, local markets, historic towns and villages of the area.
Children’s equipment includes: highchair, cots, baby bath, crockery, cups, cutlery, toys, games, books. stair gate, bike seat, trailer bar and child bikes, and a backpack for walkers all available.
There are a few remaining spaces on Tots Too Ski Christmas family ski holiday departing 22 December 2012 and are offering more than £185 off per person on the last few remaining places. Tots Too Ski offers luxury family ski holidays and understand what makes the difference as their small team are all parents with young children of their own.
Tots Too Ski chalets are tailored to the needs of families and are in excellent locations in the French and Austrian Alps. Parents can enjoy the slopes whilst the children make the most of the mountains whether that’s on the pistes or being entertained by professional chalet based nannies and carers. Chalet packages include five days of high quality childcare, ski school drop off/pick up service, great food and airport transfers/channel crossings and offer great value for money.
Looking for an action-packed family campsite next year? Canvas Holidays offers a great activity programme for children and parents at selected campsites in conjunction with outdoor specialists In2Action. A range of exciting activities are on offer from watersports to gentle arts and crafts with sessions to suit all ages including Balanceability a ‘Learn to Cycle’ programme for children aged 2 and a half to 6 years old using balance bikes.
FamilyExtra activities are available on 12 selected campsites between 25 May – 1 September 2013 mainly across France but also at atheir campsite in Tuscany, Italy and Interlaken, Switzerland. Also available for the Easter holidays at Berny Riviere, nr Paris.
And if you want a great saving on your holiday book by 13 December 2012 and SAVE 20% on your holiday if it starts before 27 June or after 6 September 2013. If you have holidayed with Canvas before then you can save an additional 3% if this is your second holiday or 5% if its your 3rd. This loyalty bonus can be added to the 20% saving.
Book before the 9 November 2012 and save up to 30% on your 2013 summer holiday – offer is available at all Siblu villages across France. Siblu Villages offer great facilities at great prices with free children’s clubs, amazing pool complexes, play areas and free evening entertainment.
Take advantage of these early booking offers and save up to 30% when booking between 8 and 14 June; 20% between 15 and 28 June; 10% between 29 June and 30 August and 30% between 31 August and 7 September 2013. Deposit is required at time of booking.
As an example, a week’s holiday between the 8 and 14 June 2013 at Domaine de Kerlann, Brittany is just £225.40 instead of £322.
Save up to £320pp or £960 per family on winter ski 2012-2013 holidays. Club Med offer a comprehensive, all inclusive premium ski package that includes ski & snowboard lessons, lift passes, flights and transfers as well as Childrens Clubs and Teen Areas; specialist childcare staff; unlimited wines, beers, cocktails and soft drinks; gourmet cuisine and snacking throughout the day and over 40 years experience of family holidays.
Offers available at resorts in France, Italy, Switzerland, China and Japan.
Fantastic family ski deal from Powder White – all kids ski for free during the school holidays when you book a fully catered chalet holiday. You and your group can save up to £218 per child on your family ski holiday with a free local area lift pass and free children’s ski equipment hire for 6 days on 9/10th 16/17th February, 23/24 30th /31st March and 6/7th April 2013. Offer is availalble until 16th November 2012 (terms and conditions apply).
Powder White is an independent tour operator providing ski chalets, hotels and apartments in top ‘ski holiday’ resorts including chalets in Corchevel to Val d’Isere, Meribel, Verbier, St Anton and other Alpine resorts.
Esprit Ski has a range of fantastic offers for families this ski season. Family ski deals are available from £999 for 1 adult and 1 child (Les Arcs 2000) and £1099 for a family of 3 (Alpe d’Huez) and £1299 for a family of 4 (Alpe d’Huez).
Esprit has a selection of ski resorts in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland all carefully selected to ensure great skiing as well as family friendly accommodation and childcare. The packages include breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and a 4 course dinner with wine and coffee.
Should you be travelling with an infant Esprit promises a travel cot and cot-linen ready in your room on arrival; quality baby food and freshly made purees at Nursery lunch and high tea; access to high chair, baby-changing mat, baby bath, steriliser, microwave oven and kettle; a baby-listening service every night in all Chalet Hotels and selected larger chalets and in all other chalets on Hosts’ one evening off and use of Esprit Nursery at Chambery Airport.
All family ski deals are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time. The family ski deals apply where the child is aged under 12 years.
