Family holidays with teenagers

The teenage years are a brilliant time to travel together, when your children are old enough to throw themselves into everything and still happy to share the adventure with you. Our family holidays for teens swap kids' clubs for surfing lessons, jungle treks and evenings around the table with local families, at a pace that leaves room for lie-ins and lazy afternoons too. Your dedicated family specialist will shape every day around what your teenagers love, so everyone comes home with stories to tell.

We plan our teen holidays around the kind of experiences that are hard to find anywhere else. Your teenagers could catch their first wave on a Pacific beach, paddle through glowing water on a night kayak, or follow a ranger through the rainforest looking for orangutans, and still have the freedom to flop by the pool with a book when they've had enough.

There's plenty of real connection along the way too, from cooking classes in a family kitchen to an afternoon spent with a local community project. These are the moments that tend to spark proper conversations on the way home, and they're often the ones teenagers end up telling their friends about.

You'll stay in small-scale, hand-picked places with space to spread out, such as family rooms, treehouses and eco-lodges with a bit of character. Our family specialists can balance the busy days with slower ones, so the trip works for everyone from the early risers to the ones who'd happily sleep until noon.

Many of the Rickshaw team have teenagers of their own and travel with them often, so we know first-hand which experiences keep older children engaged and when everyone needs a slower day. Our family specialists have travelled in the places they recommend and know how to plan the travel days so nobody spends half the holiday in a minibus.

Every holiday comes with hand-picked, family-friendly accommodation, experienced local guides and 24/7 support while you're away. Your booking is fully financially protected, and as a certified B Corp we make sure the money you spend supports the people and places you visit.

Start with one of our ready-made family itineraries or pick your favourite family bite-sized trips and add them to your travel plan. Your family specialist will then talk to you about what your teenagers are into, whether that's sport, wildlife, food or just a good beach, and shape a holiday around the whole family, from the flights and school holiday dates to the best day for a lie-in.