Middle East family tours

Discover the patchwork of cultures and people that form the diverse Middle East.

The Pyramids of Egypt. The alien rock formations of Turkey. The buoyant blue waters of the Dead Sea. These places have a mythical air about them, and for most young travellers exist only in the mind. Yet in so many ways, the Middle East seems tailor made for a family holiday. Once you’ve experienced, as a group, a night under the stars on the Nile, the cool melted snow of Saklikent Gorge between your toes, or the legendary hospitality of the Bedouin people, this region feels less like the ‘Middle East’ than the centre of the universe. Make the journey now.

Middle East family highlights

Why choose us

Just for families

The clue’s in the title. These trips are for families only (including any aunts, uncles or cousins who’d like to come along, of course). As long as you’re travelling with a child under the age of 18, you’re a family in our eyes. Plus, unlike other travel companies, children aged 17 years and younger receive a 10% discount off the price of their trip.

Travel with other families

Travelling the Intrepid way is a bit like travelling with a group of friends. These trips are made up of 3–5 like-minded families, and the kids tend to hit it off straight away, allowing you to enjoy some well-earned R&R. We often find the whole family ends up making friendships with people from all over the world, staying in touch long after the adventure ends.

Small group sizes

Intrepid’s family group sizes are small enough to avoid the crowds and reach some out-of-the-way places, but big enough for a good social mix. Our average group size of 10 allows us to hop aboard local boats, buses or trains, eat at friendly, family-run restaurants and kick back in traditional accommodation and homestays.

Action packed

We know the biggest challenge on a family trip is keeping the kids entertained. So we’ve planned in advance. Nearly all of our hotels feature pools, and each day has a great mix of action-packed adventure and flexible free time. Your local leader can also suggest activities based on your kid’s hobbies or school curriculum.

Safety first

Our leaders are specially trained to run family adventures, so you’re well taken care of. You can also rest easy knowing we conduct safety assessments on all our activities to meet local standards as well as our own comprehensive safety policy.

Sustainable travel

We strive to use travel as a force for good. That’s why we choose to give back to the communities we visit, carbon offset all our trips and take our social and environmental responsibilities seriously. We’ve been officially certified as the world’s largest travel B Corp, which means when you choose Intrepid Travel, you can rest assured you’re travelling to improve the planet.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 based on 78 reviews submitted.
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Turkey Family Holiday

Ana · Traveled July 2024
Overall it was a great experience, good well planned itinerary with a great leader our guide Ahmed Bozak made the trip very educational, took great care of us and always anticipating our needs. Accommodations were not great with low level hotels except for Selcuk. That can be improved. Activities including night train, day at boat among others were really nice. Great way to get to know Turkyei!
Review submitted 05 Aug 2024

Turkey Family Holiday

Claudia · Traveled July 2024
I’ve taken the Turkey family trip with my family, including our 2 teenage daughters and we thought the itinerary, activities and the balance between culture, history and enjoyable activities were quite well selected and balanced. You get to see a good sample of Turkey most interesting sites in various regions. We were also privileged to have an excellent guide, the best I have ever had, which was a game changer for this experience. That said, the selection of accommodation in hotels was overall quite disappointing - with one or two exceptions we stayed in pretty bad hotels that would not in my opinion justify giving this trip the classification within the “Comfort” level. Also, replacing a 4 star hotel mentioned in the program with a 2 star very bad hotel is not acceptable (this is not what “or similar” means). For the amount we have paid we should absolutely have had a better experience. Additionally the communication with Intrepid before the travel on administrative elements was very poor and I was surprised to have had so many examples of miscommunication.
Review submitted 03 Aug 2024

Turkey Family Holiday

Paraic · Traveled July 2024
Wonderful cultural trip of Turkey, fantastic guide. Very disappointed with value for money of hotels
Review submitted 05 Aug 2024

Turkey Family Holiday

Ilana · Traveled July 2024
What a wonderful experience for our family and the other families. The children had a wonderful time playing together as we explored this incredible country on a packed but fulfilling itinerary. Our tour leader Ozan was knowledgeable, adaptable, capable, empathetic and just fantastic.
Review submitted 19 Jul 2024

Turkey Family Holiday

Abigail · Traveled July 2024
Our Turkey Family Holiday was excellent! We traveled with our 5&10 year olds and had a wonderful time together. The itinerary is jam-packed full of activities but we still had time to relax and enjoy our time together.
Review submitted 20 Jul 2024

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