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Best tips for traveling on tourism with children, by age

Combarro in Pontevedra, candidate for Best Beach Destination 2019
Combarro in Pontevedra, candidate for Best Beach Destination 2019

Si you like to travel and you usually take advantage of any opportunity that arises to take a getaway or a trip, having children should not and will not be a brake on you. continue enjoying the trips.

Under no circumstances should you give up traveling because of this important change in your personal life.

Although, yes, when it comes to considering a family trip with children, there are numerous factors that you must take into account.

Tips for traveling with children, according to their ages

In this article we are going to review some of these factors based on the experience of having two children and having traveled with them during the years of their childhood and until their adolescence.

The first thing to assume is that, from the moment you become a father or mother, circumstances change, and you should no longer think only about yourself, or how to do things. couple trips.

On the contrary, as you adapt, you will enjoy unique and very special experiences, which over time you will surely miss.

Now you must adapt your way of traveling so that it adapts to what the arrival of a new member to the family means.

Corner of Girona in Catalonia
Corner of Girona in Catalonia

How and where to travel with a baby

In this regard, you must keep in mind that circumstances will be different as your child grows.

Not the same traveling with a baby that conditions all the aspects that surround the trip, that. For example, traveling with a 10 year old child, which is already in the process of learning how to travel.

We each have our own way of traveling, from those who look for places to spend a long vacation stay, even those who like make routes visiting different places, as is my case.

But in the first stage, when your child is a baby and cannot walk alone, from my point of view the most advisable thing is stay in a vacation spot.

I can tell you that the excitement of having a child will focus all your attention on it, and traveling will take a secondary place in your priorities.

Furthermore, the care needs that a baby requires will lead you to the conclusion that you cannot seek complications when traveling.

This is not an obstacle for you to make a vacation trip, or even some escape, although the specific destination is not so important, since it will not be easy to enjoy its attractions.

The most important thing is to choose a destination where it is easy for you to get to spend your vacation, and that is, accommodation that is as comfortable as possible.

In this regard, you can choose either a beach or rural destination, but in this first stage my advice is that you forget about going to a city with the aim of getting to know it, or taking a route by car visiting different places.

Alley of Flowers in Córdoba
Alley of Flowers in Córdoba

And when it comes to accommodation, due to the autonomy it offers you, it may be better to choose aapartment where you can better manage yourself with all the necessary equipment to care for your child, including food.

How to travel with a 2 or 3 year old child

Once your child has learned to walk, his autonomy grows...but remember that he is still almost a baby.

Although in current times there are many couples who set out to do long trips with very small children, my experience tells me that it is better to be patient.

Tu two or three year old child It still requires a lot of attention and a lot of equipment to move, and it will affect your trip so much that it is not worth traveling with the primary objective of getting to know new places.

The goal should continue to be to enjoy this first stage of your child's life, to see how he or she grows and how he or she learns.

Patio of Flags in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Seville
Patio of Flags in the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Seville

Therefore, the vacation and family tourism places should continue to be the destination of your vacation or getaway, and any beach destination It is ideal because your child will begin to enjoy it.

How to travel with children from 6 to 8 years old

The stage soon arrives in which your child wants to discover the world, which is a good time to start taking trips that not only involve a stay in one place, but can also involve moving around.

The curiosity of a child of six or eight years will allow you to recover the habit of traveling to new places.

Of course, it is essential to face the trip with a great flexibility in timing when planning everything around you.

Revillagigedo Palace in Cimavilla in Gijón
Revillagigedo Palace in Cimavilla in Gijón

At these ages, children continue to determine the times, and you cannot plan visits where you have to walk a lot, or days with a lot of movement, as they will get tired.

In this regard, it is good to organize the days, either in a city, town or in the countryside, so that la siesta is mandatory, as it is the best way to regain strength to complete the traveling day.

How to travel with children from 10 years old

Ya from 9 or 10 years old the time comes for live the best traveling experiences in the company of your child.

Your level of autonomy and your desire to discover the world already allows you to plan good trips in which many experiences that are common for you, are adventures for you.

Of course, at the time of plan a travel route or visits to specific destinations, you should think about those sites or activities that for him they are more attractive.

So, for example, if you like the beach, you should not miss the beach dose, or if you can visit some caves, it will always be a very attractive visit for everyone.

And, of course, the visit to a theme park It can become the best experience of the trip.

The final advice is to make the most of this stage of childhood since the arrival of adolescence may already mean the end of traveling with your child.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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