Family Travel

Jun 1, 2017 • 6 min read

As the former HQ of the Hapsburg Empire, the Austrian capital has a flabbergasting stash of cultural and art treasures – more than you could ever hope to…

May 31, 2017 • 6 min read

Lonely Planet Local Ksenia Elzes was born and raised in St Petersburg and has lived there for almost 30 years. Petersburgers might joke about the weather…

Apr 13, 2017 • 5 min read

Islands have always occupied a special place in the imagination of travellers. Defined by their finite geography, they inspire a romanticised sense of …

Mar 8, 2017 • 7 min read

To mark the launch of our latest Best Trips book we asked Lonely Planet staff to share their stories of times spent on the road. Ever the adventurous…

Feb 7, 2017 • 5 min read

The islands of Malta and Gozo are brilliant for a family holiday, packed with fun places to visit whatever your children’s ages. The islands’ small size…

Nov 25, 2016 • 4 min read

As a child, is there anything more exciting than staying up when you should be in bed and then doing something really fun to boot? Push back bedtime and…

Sep 30, 2016 • 4 min read

Tucked away on the central west coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Taranaki region is both overlooked and under-appreciated. But for more intrepid…

Sep 30, 2016 • 4 min read

Hinged between mountains and sea, the elongated city of Muscat – where buildings are painted a uniform white by royal decree and where the regional…

Aug 31, 2016 • 5 min read

There’s nothing like an American road trip, and the coast road between Los Angeles and San Francisco offers one of the best.

Jun 27, 2016 • 5 min read

Extending in a splendid arc down Thailand’s far southern Andaman coast, the glittering Trang Islands offer a wonderful step up in tranquility from their…

May 26, 2016 • 7 min read

So, the Sunshine state has summoned you with its swaying coco palms, balmy wetlands and ritzy city life. A trip to Florida (and its 1,350 miles of…

May 5, 2016 • 5 min read

Tenerife has a fascinating history and culture that can be clouded by the holiday brochure-style publicity that concentrates on all those sun, sand and…

Apr 12, 2016 • 5 min read

Ever dream of quitting work, renting out the family home and taking off to explore the world long-term? It’s a step that plenty of parents would love to…

Mar 7, 2016 • 5 min read

Sure, city trips with kids may involve fewer cocktails, leisurely meals and lazy mornings than they might do otherwise, but that’s not to say they can’t…

Dec 23, 2015 • 5 min read

Looking for a relaxing family travel experience with more than 'just' beaches and sunshine? New Caledonia offers travellers a taste of the tropics but…

Nov 18, 2015 • 6 min read

Oslo is known worldwide as a capital of culture, with enough cutting-edge arts, cuisine, architecture and design to keep even the pickiest traveller…

Nov 11, 2015 • 5 min read

With the Moomins as national treasures, it makes perfect sense that the Finnish capital should be child-friendly, but geography also plays its part.

Oct 2, 2015 • 5 min read

Japan is warm and welcoming to travellers, but its unique culture can be as inscrutable as it is intriguing for the first-time visitor. To help create a…

Sep 16, 2015 • 6 min read

Rome's top attractions offer much to fire children’s imaginations, from the Colosseum with its past of blood-curdling spectacle to spooky underground…

Sep 9, 2015 • 5 min read

Kowloon might be loud, crazy and disarmingly brash – but the pulsing heart of Hong Kong is full of delights for younger travellers. Just a leisurely…

Jul 13, 2015 • 6 min read

With its wide footpaths, green spaces, child-friendly amenities, awesome attractions and legendary cleanliness, Singapore is perhaps one of the world’s…

Jul 3, 2015 • 6 min read

Broad, bronzed and open-skied, Australia is built for family travel – a dazzlingly diverse country strewn with tropical reefs, surf beaches and snowy…