Family Tour Operators
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All Languages Abroad: 50 Countries 30 Languages 1 Adventure!
We have programs in a variety of countries, languages and structures. In some cases parents and kids can study together in the same class! In other cases we offer an adult program and a concurrent teen program.
Website: www.languagesabroad.com/teensparents.html
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Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime!
The CCS experience is a unique opportunity for families to bond together in an experience that combines travel, volunteering, and immersion in another culture. Families will experience another culture like never before while working side-by-side with local people. Our programs provide great flexibility for families with many options to choose from. We offer programs in 12 countries -- Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Thailand.
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Dates Offered: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 1-12 weeks.
Costs: The U.S. tax-deductible program fee for a two-week program is $2,588 with each additional week of stay only $297.
Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801.
Tel: 1.800.380.4777 (Toll free in US/Canada) or 1.914.632.0022.
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www.crossculturalsolutions.org
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Brazil Adventures. 877-227-2945; www.brazil-adventures.com. Tour company offering a variety of Brazilian adventure trips, many of which are geared to families with kids at least eight years old.
Classic Journeys. 800-200-3887; www.classicjourneys.com. Family walking and cultural trips—for all ages including infants—to New Zealand, Peru, the Swiss Alps, Costa Rica, Provence, and Tuscany.
EarthKids. 586-567-1885; www.earthkids.org. EarthKids, which is run by a family experienced with home-schooling, offers 9-day excursions to the Peruvian Amazon rainforest for families.
Experience Plus. 800-685-4565; www.experienceplus.com .Family-oriented bike tours in Italy (Venice, Pisa, Florence) and France and bike/walk/boat tours in Greece.
Idyll, Ltd. 888-868-6871; www.untours.com. Home rentals with hand-holding: Idyll arranges apartments (including one in a German castle) and includes low-key orientation and optional group activities at your destination.
Journeys for Families. 800-255-8735; www.journeysforfamilies.com. Well-run family trips including China, Galapagos, Greece, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand, and Turkey, (many during school vacations).
Thomson Family Adventures. 800-262-6255; www.familyadventures.com. Massachusetts-based company that plans family vacations in Alaska, Belize, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Panama, Peru, Tanzania, and Turkey. Pen Pal program and reading lists help kids really hook into the trip.
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