{"id":19887,"date":"2017-05-22T21:08:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T11:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=19887"},"modified":"2025-03-24T20:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:52:16","slug":"travel-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/travel-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should travel with your children"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.”<\/em><\/p>\n

I love this saying and it encapsulates why I travel with my children.\u00a0 As the youngest of six, I was lucky as I travelled with my mum to Pakistan for several months.\u00a0 Spending days helping on a farm, making new friends, experiencing a completely different way of life instilled a genuine passion for travel. But with the arrival of children, families are expected to change how they travel, trading in far-flung destinations for resort holidays closer to home.<\/p>\n

We never changed our travelling habits and believe that family travel offers so much.\u00a0 You get to experience the world through the eyes of your children, they will show you the magic in every adventure and you will return with thousands of incredible memories!<\/p>\n

So why should you travel with your children?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

They see the magic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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As we grow up, we forget how magical the world really is and our focus shifts onto the \u201cbig things\u201d.\u00a0 When travelling with children in tow, the small things suddenly become the big things and you really learn to stop and really appreciate these.\u00a0 We visited Athens<\/a> and whilst visiting the Parthenon was always on my list, my children fell in love with the big rocks opposite.\u00a0 We ended up spending several hours here, climbing, taking in the views of the whole of Athens at our feet and reading Greek myths whilst being in the shadow of the Parthenon which inspired so many of the tales.\u00a0 You cannot help but be in awe.<\/p>\n

You have to slow down<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With children in tow, things slow down but that isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing.\u00a0 With slower travel, you get to take in the place, you will spend hours looking at local creations in markets, try lots of local treats, spend time rescuing caterpillars from paths around the most beautiful buildings in the world. By slowing down, you, in turn, get to take in the \u2018real\u2019 experience of a destination.\u00a0 You will meet locals, see daily life, stumble across local events and each place will be memorable for very different reasons.<\/p>\n

You will meet people<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Children are a magnet for people and are the best icebreaker you can have.\u00a0 On trips in Asia<\/a>, Europe<\/a> anywhere really, your children will be the centre of attention.\u00a0 Everyone will smile and interact and you will gain so much from having your children there.\u00a0 From our first trip to Morocco<\/a> with our 1-year-old, we learnt so much about the country from the locals all because they stopped to talk to our daughter.<\/p>\n

You will all become more adventurous<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Travelling with children not only makes your children more adventurous, you will try things which you may not otherwise.\u00a0 Exposing children from a young age to adventurous activities will mean that this is part and parcel of travelling for them.\u00a0 We took our little adventurers on a 2-hour trek up to the top of the Malaysian rainforest <\/a>and at 3,5 and\u00a0 7 years old, they kept up with a group of adults and were leading the way!\u00a0 As parents, you actively encourage your children to try things and you lead by example so find yourself doing all sorts of activities which you would have said no to if you were on your own.<\/p>\n

The best education<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Five<\/a><\/p>\n

My wish is to make the world a classroom for my children and lots of the experiences you have whilst travelling you cannot gain from a textbook or the confines of a classroom.\u00a0 Travelling lets your children experience things first hand; they will learn about weather whilst dancing in the monsoon in Thailand<\/a>, Maths whilst working out currency conversions and sitting under a sky which is glistening with thousands of stars, they can have the best astronomy lesson.<\/p>\n

Makes them more adaptable and confident<\/strong><\/h3>\n

During travels, your children will pick up so many life skills which will help them grow into well-rounded individuals.\u00a0 Your children will become more adaptable, often things don\u2019t go to plan but you will find a different solution and still have a great time.\u00a0 When they are bored, they learn to entertain themselves and go and make new friends.\u00a0 Your experiences are what shape the adult you become and travelling offers a whole world of experiences to help your child develop.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Making them global citizens<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The world is becoming more connected all the time and with the current political climate, the need to raise children who are real global citizens has never been more important.\u00a0 Travelling allows your children to experience first hand so many different cultures and understand that despite the differences in race, religion, nationalities everyone is human and are all the same.<\/p>\n

Adventures with children in tow are incredible and though they are different from solo trips, they bring their own special type of magic to the experience of travelling.\u00a0 As a mother of three children, I always encourage families to embark on adventures; life really does begin at the end of your comfort zone.\u00a0 Having children should never become a barrier preventing you from travelling.<\/p>\n

Words and images by the lovely\u00a0Nisbah from\u00a0Five Adventurers.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Want to take your own brood travelling? Check out Intrepid\u2019s specially curated range of family-friendly tours<\/a>, perfect for little adventurers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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