Both types of tour feature different modes of transport, varying degrees of comfort and multiple activities to suit children’s age groups and abilities. You know your family, what they like and what they don’t; be honest and build a balance because although it’s fun to have an adventure, you don’t want to test endurance and stamina levels, just for the sake of it.

Daniel Pawlyn, from our tour partners Intrepid Travel, explains the advantages of small group and tailor made tours: “The biggest advantage of a small group family tour is the opportunity to make friends with the other families on the trip. The kids form new friendships incredibly fast, on the first day in our experience, and the adults bond almost as quickly over dinner and drinks at the bar. Tailor made trips could be well suited to larger, extended family groups, or families who already know each other, so have less need to meet others outside their group. Additionally, they can choose how long they stay in places, and where they stay. Prices tend to be higher for tailor made as the group will be smaller and costs, for a tour leader, for example, must be spread across a smaller number of people.”

Photo credits: [Topbox: UpSticksNGo Crew] [Family small group: eric molina] [Family tailor made: Katina Rojers] [Tempchart: ] [Helpdesk: Petr & Bara Ruzicka]

Written by: Chris Owen