Europe family holidays

Ah, Europe—the quintessential holiday spot—but also a challenging one for families with its myriad different languages, cuisines and currencies to juggle. Our kid-friendly Euro trips take the hassle and expense out of a whirlwind European adventure. All your chalets, guesthouses and alpine trains are booked and ready; we’ve got warm baguettes and Bolognese on standby and an action-packed, family-friendly itinerary with your name on it. Yep, it’s time to start dreaming Continental.

Europe 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

4.8 out of 5 based on 30 reviews submitted.
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Northern Italy Family Holiday

Omid · Traveled July 2024
It’s was a great way to explore Italy with family. The tour leader Arianna was amazing and planned everything perfectly and always there to help and answer any questions. She knows in and out of every place we went and shared many tips about food and other activities in each town. The point that was disappointing about this trip and I hope Intrepid reconsider is the choice of hotels. We stayed in four hotels and 2 out of 4 of them was really poor quality places that hardly would be rated as 1 or 2 star hotels forget about 3. The other two hotels in Venice and Florence were fine and a reasonable three star hotel. The last hotel in Rome was terrible so that in hot July weather in Rome 38 degree temperature the room’s AC was broken and it took a day for them to change our room and even the second room didn’t have a proper working AC. It was disappointing to finish our trip with this hotel while we enjoyed other aspects of this tour. I can’t imagine visiting Italy 🇮🇹 without the help of a your leader like Arianna.
Review submitted 20 Jul 2024

Northern Italy Family Holiday

Rozita · Traveled July 2024
Arianna our tour leader was an excellent help and cared about everyone in the group. She shared great tips and places in each town and arranged everything in advance including booking restaurants for us even for days that meal was not included. The only aspect of this trip that was not good was the Hotel in Rome and Levanto. In particular the hotel in Rome with broken AC in summer and some pluming issues in bathroom made our last night not great.
Review submitted 20 Jul 2024

Northern Italy Family Holiday

Jodie · Traveled July 2024
Intrepid is a great way to experience travelling in a group. A few times in Italy my son would say, ‘thank god for Tony’ navigating the tickets, trains, luggage etc it was nice to have someone who understood the language and you followed to the right spot with no stress or fuss. The activities included were extremely memorable as they were things we wouldn’t normally have chosen to do but were a great chance to get the group together and have a laugh. Stress free, non stop on the go travelling. Was exhausting but so rewarding.
Review submitted 24 Jul 2024

Crete Family Holiday

Ross · Traveled July 2024
Great guide who was very knowledgeable and very accommodating of everyone.
Review submitted 12 Jul 2024

Crete Family Holiday

Neil · Traveled July 2024
Great guide who was very knowledgeable and very accommodating of everyone.
Review submitted 12 Jul 2024

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