Why choose a family tour to Thailand?

Tailor made holidays allow greater freedom of choice and you work with your tour operator to come up with an itinerary that meets your budget and preferences. You won’t be tied to minimum age requirements, so you’ll be able to include toddler or preschooler friendly activities and build in plenty of down time, too. While you won’t have a dedicated tour leader on hand all the time, you’ll have a range of trusted English-speaking drivers and guides along the way, and your operator will always be available to help if anything should arise.

One of the benefits of an organised family tour to Thailand is the chance to get active in a beautiful part of the world, and operators will ensure that you move seamlessly from one heart-pumping activity to the next. Water based adventures could involve snorkelling around the reefs of the Gulf of Thailand, kayaking through mangroves along the Andaman coast or white water rafting on rivers near Chiang Mai. If you're more of a landlubber you could explore Bangkok or Chiang Mai by bike, try hiking through ancient jungle at Khao Sok National Park, or climb, zipline and explore limestone caves near Kanchanaburi.

Thailand may not be famous for its wildlife but there’s still plenty of animal action to be had here and it’s even easier to discover on a family tour. Khao Sok National Park protects one of the oldest and most biodiverse jungles in South East Asia, with a rainforest that has more years under its belt than those of the Amazon or Central Africa. The diversity of wildlife is stonkingly good, and includes elephant, monkeys, tigers and Malaysian sun bears as well as around 180 bird species, including colourful hornbills and kingfishers.

Ang Thong National Marine Park, meanwhile, is an idyllic archipelago and former pirate hotspot whose reputation is now pegged on its limestone islands, castaway bays and virgin rainforest, as well as its population of sea otters, monitor lizards, dolphins and wild pigs. And Khao Yai National Park is a 2,000km² wonderland of wild elephants, clouded leopards, monkeys and bats, as well as fantastic plant and bird life.

Perhaps the most memorable experience for kids though, is spending time with elephants – say, at a forest elephant conservation project at the centre of a small hill tribe community, the Elephant Nature Park in northern Thailand or at a refuge dedicated to rescuing abused elephants from the streets of Bangkok.