Trips with teenagers

It’s one thing to go on safari in Kruger National Park during the day, but camping is where the fun really begins. After sundown, the park hums and rattles with wildlife activity. Perhaps you’ll spot a hyena out hunting or an impala foraging a late-night feed. You can relax knowing the camp is secured by a fence, but there might still be a few nervous giggles as you and the kids try to drift off to the sounds of the bush!

Grab your paddle and hold tight as you take on Bali’s Ayung River. Feel your heart tick a few beats faster as you churn through grade II and III rapids, then catch your breath as the river eases into a gentler stretch past rainforests and rice paddies. There’s nothing quite like a shared challenge to get you and your teens working as one.

Sandwiched between the eastern Pyrenees, Andorra is like a big outdoor playground. Bond with the kids as you try all sorts of nature-based activities that’ll get everyone out of their comfort zone. We’re talking ziplining over pine forests, mountain biking around alpine lakes and rafting through frothy rivers. Round it all off with family-style hospitality and plenty of hearty Pyrenean food.

Get active with your teens on a cycling adventure through the rice paddies of Mai Chau. Going at a steady pace, you’ll ride past lush terraces and small villages, before stopping for an embroidery class at a social enterprise that helps preserve traditional crafts of Thai minority groups who settled in the region. Finish up at a retreat-style lodge to rest your legs by the pool – you deserve it.