Family Vacations That Will Get Your Kids Into Nature
Inspired by 'The Lorax' to hug some trees? Check out these age-by-age vacation ideas that will get your whole family into nature
Family Vacations That Will Get Your Kids Into Nature
by Abbie Kozolchyk
March 1, 2012
With The Lorax fever turning ever more kids into tree-huggers, now’s the time to plan a back-to-nature family vacation -- and we’ve pulled together 10 of the best. While we can’t guarantee Bar-ba-loot or Humming Fish sightings -- nor acres of Technicolor Truffala trees -- the flora and fauna you’ll encounter on these getaways are kid-pleasers of the highest order. Think skyscraping sequoias, voice-throwing monkeys and birds of every imaginable size, shape and color (just for starters). So whether you’re hikers, boaters, swimmers, bikers, surfers, snorkelers -- or totally chill turtle trackers -- read on. Then take off.
Team Up for Turtles
When you stay in a Pacific Coast nature reserve that comes with its own turtle sanctuary, you can’t help but want to protect your four-legged, shelled neighbors. And the Playa Viva eco-hotel -- about half an hour’s drive from Zihuatanejo, Mexico -- lets kids do just that on routine beach patrols that involve turtle track-hunting, egg-collecting and hatchling-counting. Also on offer: surf lessons, snorkeling, kayaking, horseback riding -- and babysitting, should mom and dad feel like a massage or a free morning yoga class. From $295 for suites that sleep 4. Best for kids 1+
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