Know before you go – Family Holiday Guide

Family Group Size & Age Guide
Most of our family adventures holidays have a maximum group size of 16 passengers, with some tours taking a maximum of 10-12 passengers. Our family tours have been designed for family members of almost any age to enjoy and participate in. Minimum child ages are in most cases 5 years, with some slightly more physical tours requiring a minimum age of 6-8 . As long as you are of reasonable fitness and raring to go, we are delighted to book any family with children over these ages on our family adventure holidays!

Culture Shock & Kids during family holidays
You can minimise what can be a daunting first arrival into a brand new culture for your family and  kids by firing their imaginations! Show the kids movies, books and pictures of the places and people they are going to experience before your family holiday. Buying them special travelling gear such as binoculars, travel journals, and backpacks all contribute to their appreciation that they are about to do something different than a family holiday on the beach. Introduce them to the local cuisine before you travel so that it won’t be new when they arrive. In most cases, children are surprisingly adaptable, sometimes more so than adults!

Physical Fitness & Difficulty of Family Holidays 
All Family Adventures holidays are easily within a normally healthy adult and child’s capability. Where trekking, cycling and other physical activities are involved, the pace is easy and will suit any family member of average fitness levels and with an enthusiasm to participate. Be aware that some countries enjoy higher temperatures and different weather conditions than you and your children may be used to. Refer to our online climate guide at www.kumuka.com for more details.

Family holidays Rooming Arrangements
Our Family tour prices are per person, based on sharing a twin room. Every family is individual and they come in different sizes however, we are happy to accommodate you wherever possible in triple, family rooms, single or interconnecting rooms. Camping is in shared 2-person tents. Please advise at the time of booking if such rooms are preferred by your family but you should be aware that these are subject to availability.

We do not pair up people from different families to share rooms. So if you require a single room, or are travelling solo, then a single supplement applies.

Accommodation is carefully selected for its quality, location, efficient & friendly service and family friendly facilities. Where possible, we include hotels with swimming pools.

Family Tour Guides
When planning our family adventures holidays we started with the guides. These are individuals who can transform the experience, cope with any problems, and also have the tact to leave you with some down-time when appropriate. With our many years experience of adventure travel worldwide, we already knew those who were most family friendly, the best at entertaining children and those whose mindset was best adapted to enthuse the young and the family as a whole.

Optional Excursions during Family Holidays
With a wide choice of additional activities for your family to enjoy in their free time, you can choose as many extra activities as you wish! Most activities are booked locally on the actual day, allowing your family the flexibility to make last minute decisions.

Child Prices on Family Holidays
Many of our family tours offer discounted tour prices for children below 12 years of age. The discounted child rates are generally only valid when children are sharing a room with their parents, and may also be attributed to lower airfares and entrance fees for children.

Luggage on Family Holidays
Though the temptation might be to over-pack for your family holiday, travelling with less luggage ultimately places less stress on the family. Try to contain your luggage to one main bag per person (preferably soft bags such as backpacks) plus one daypack per person in the family group, which is great for excursions, day trips, and carrying those every day essentials to hand. For more information look out for the 'What to Pack' button on the family tour information pages.

Responsibility
Your tour leader will be responsible for ensuring your family holiday runs as smoothly as possible and making the best possible decisions regarding the welfare of the family group in certain events. Your understanding is appreciated in these circumstances. Children will be treated as young adults by family group tour leaders, and responsibility for your young ones must be assumed by parents at all times. If your family wish to opt out of any activities, then any alternative arrangements made, must not fall on our tour leaders or your fellow travellers.

Action & Adventure
Kumuka Family Adventures are just that - an action packed adventure. They are suitable for families who have an active nature and interest in the more remote and diverse parts of the earth. If you and your family have a thirst for discovering new cultures, lifestyles, cuisines, histories and places, and enjoy being on the move, interacting and making friends with like-minded families in the group, and are happy with a reasonable level of comfort rather than luxury, then Kumuka Family Adventure holiday is more than likely for you!

For a complete list of Kumuka's family adventure tours click here