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Beginner’s Guide to Family Travel in Asia – Where to go and Why

March 17, 2025Asia, Other Destinations

Asia! Vibrant, exotic, eternally welcoming, and offering some of the best value family holidays on the planet, this vast region stretches from the rainforest home of the orangutan and ancient-meets-modern...

Toddler-friendly holidays - close up of father and young son in Wadi Rum desert in Jordan

Under 5s & toddler-friendly holidays abroad – Our top 10 destinations

February 7, 2025Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America

If the thought of holidaying with toddlers or young children brings you out in a cold sweat, hot rash, or both, we’re here to let you know that it’s not...

Best family summer holiday destinations 2025

January 23, 2025Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Trending

As the most anticipated holiday of the year, there’s a lot riding on the summer break. Will there be activities to suit every member of the family? Can we pace...

School Holidays Calendar, family in Sri Lanka tea picking

Around the World in Six School Holidays 2025 – A Guide for Families

January 22, 2025Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Trending

Check out our handy calendar of where’s best and when, for each school holiday. Whether you'd like to get something booked for 2025 or are thinking even further ahead, scroll...

People walking in the Atacama Desert on Chile family holidays

Chile Family Holidays – Top 10 Activities with Kids

January 8, 2025Argentina, Latin America, Peru

The long thin country of Chile offers such stunning and wide-ranging landscapes it is perfect for any outdoor adventure-loving family. A family holiday to Chile could take you from Patagonian...

Kids on a camel trek in Kenya on a family adventure holiday

Best Family Holiday Destinations Worldwide – Where to go

December 23, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin America, North America

As dilemmas go, deciding which global destination to head to for your next family holiday is an enviable one, but that doesn't make it any easier! With over 40 Stubborn...

Kids in an infinity pool looking over the blue ocean, family bucket list holidays

Top Ten Bucket List Family Holidays

December 23, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Australasia, Latin America, North America

It may be having a last-gasp adventure together before the first (or third) teen leaves home. Or celebrating a special birthday. Or, simply, just because you’ve always promised yourselves you...

Two teenagers on a family trekking holiday in Nepal with Stubborn Mule

Family trekking holidays – Our Top Treks from Around the World

December 19, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America

Family trekking holidays can either be a nightmare of cajoling and bribery or a High Five success. The trick is to pick your trek carefully and not bite off more...

Thailand family easter holiday, parents and kids on boat, turquoise sea

Easter family holidays – exciting escapes for 2025

November 25, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

As the first long school holiday in which to escape the leaden skies and perma-drizzle that typify the British winter, it’s not surprising that Easter is a popular time of...

Boys jumping into a blue lake, travel pictures of New Zealand

New Zealand in pictures – See why it’s the perfect family destination

November 10, 2024Australasia, Europe, New Zealand

Enjoy the stunning natural scenery and fun family activities as we take you on an exciting adventure through New Zealand. Active families will love the hiking, biking, riding, surfing, and...

Teenagers on Stubborn Mule family holiday

Holidays with teenagers: Exciting adventures with added ‘wow’

October 18, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Trending

Raising teenagers may not be a 24/7 barrel of laughs, but there’s something about adventure holidays abroad that can be wholly transformative. Exploring a different destination can inspire a new-found...

Teen riding on Willy Jeep in Colombia, staff picks for family holidays in 2025

Colombia with Kids – Top 10 Activities

October 14, 2024Colombia, Latin America

Quintessentially South American, Colombia offers families a beguiling combination of lively, colourful towns and cities, and incredibly varied and beautiful scenery (from rolling hills covered in coffee plantations to idyllic...

Child exploring Peru's multicoloured hills on Peru with Kids itinerary

Peru with Kids – Top 10 Activities for Families

October 14, 2024Latin America, Peru

This South American country is a wonderful destination for families. It's one of the most geographically diverse countries in the world, ranging from high barren altiplano to lush wildlife-rich tropical...

Photos of Slovenia – Stubborn Mule on Tour

October 12, 2024Europe, Slovenia

It's late September 2024 and the Mulettes (or the Stubborn Mule team, as we are less affectionately known) head off to Slovenia for a long weekend of exploration, adventure and...

Stubborn Mule consultant with family in Singapore - staff holiday picks 2025

Family Holidays for 2025 – Our Staff Picks

September 19, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Trending

With an exciting new year of travel looming large on the horizon, our well-travelled team at Stubborn Mule have put our collective heads together to present you with our top...

Rafting on a Montenegro with kids holiday

Montenegro with Kids – Our top 10 activities

August 25, 2024Croatia, Europe, Montenegro, Slovenia

Take the kids to Montenegro for an action-packed trip exploring dramatic craggy mountains, stunning river gorges, and picturesque Adriatic fishing villages. The scenery here is incredibly beautiful, from the remote...

Dad and son hiking in Morocco's mountains

Morocco with kids – Top 10 family-friendly things to do with children

July 31, 2024Africa & Arabia, Morocco

Just a short hop over the Mediterranean, Morocco offers a wonderful and enticing taste of the exotic, within a 3-hour flight. Wander through ancient alleyways packed full of colourful spices...

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Ultimate Stubborn Mule Family Holiday Packing List

July 8, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Travel tips

It’s one of the questions our travellers ask us the most, whether it’s a short break to Morocco or a three-week trip to Borneo - What should I pack? We...

Holiday photos of Oman – Family Snaps

June 13, 2024Africa & Arabia, Oman

Overshadowed by glitzy neighbour Dubai, Oman is a world apart from it – a place of epic untamed landscapes, wild swimming, incredible hiking, and other outdoor adventures. Find centuries-old mud-brick...

Family snowmobile outing - with red jackets and crash helmets

Iceland with Kids – Top 10 Winter & Summer Activities

June 12, 2024Europe, Iceland

The Land of Ice and Fire is home to some of Europe’s wildest and most spectacular scenery. Icleand's waterfalls tumble out of the mountains to crash on the rocks below....

Best family destinations for October Half Term holidays abroad

June 7, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, North America

October half term is the new summer! This is the time to take a holiday to eke out the final few rays of summer sunshine. A last hurrah before bedding...

Photos of Tanzania - family posing with local Tanzanians

Holiday photos of Tanzania – Family Snaps

May 10, 2024Africa & Arabia, Tanzania

What is a Stubborn Mule family holiday in Tanzania really like? Inspired by the old adage that 'a picture tells a thousand words', we've collected together some of our favourite...

Family on Egypt day trip eating lunch in the shade of their vehicle - May half term holidays

May Half Term Holidays – Our top 10 trips

April 25, 2024Africa & Arabia, Europe

May half term holidays abroad are a tricky one – only ever a week for everyone, they have to be within reasonable travel time of the UK and rule out...

Giraffe crossing a gravel road in Namibia - family road trip

Best Family Road Trips in the World 2025/26

April 18, 2024Africa & Arabia, Australasia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Europe, Iceland, Mexico, Namibia, North America, Slovenia

When Steppenwolf penned the lyrics for ‘Born to be Wild’, they could have been referring to a Stubborn Mule self-drive family road trip. As a cheaper and more flexible alternative...

Solo parent travel in Thailand - mother and son at floating lodge eating dinner

Solo & single parent holidays: Stubborn Mule has got your back

April 12, 2024Africa & Arabia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Solo-parent holidays are on the rise, both among unpartnered parents and among those who either want to travel alone with their offspring or who just plain need to because of...

Teenagers surfing in Crete on active Europe family holiday

Active family holidays in Europe – Our top 10 destinations

March 19, 2024Croatia, Europe, Greece, Portugal, Slovenia, Trending

As children get older, braver and sportier, family holidays become more and more about adventures and activities – less about what you can see and more about what you can do....

Family wearing sombreros - Mexico Family Christmas holidays

Family Christmas Holidays: Best Festive Escapes for Families

March 8, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin America, New Zealand, North America

Whether you’re escaping a Christmas at home for the first time or are a seasoned convert, enjoying the festive season abroad is the gift for all the family that keeps...

Sri Lanka safari with kids - taking photo of elephants

Sri Lanka with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family

February 6, 2024Asia, Sri Lanka

This island paradise has long been one of our most popular destinations. Allow us, if you will, to recap why Sri Lanka is a tick-all-the-boxes family hotspot: Fabulous beaches, waterfalls...

Multigenerational family holiday in South Africa

Holidays with grandparents: the best multigenerational holidays from around the world

January 21, 2024Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America

‘The big one’, ‘the blowout’ or the ‘one to remember’… If there’s one holiday type that never goes out of favour, it’s the (usually) once-in-a-lifetime multigenerational holiday the WHOLE family...

Family safari with elephants. South Africa with kids trip.

South Africa with Kids – top 10 things to do with the family

January 15, 2024Africa & Arabia, South Africa

One of the most well-established yet exciting destinations we offer, South Africa has been ‘doing tourism’ for yonks – and it shows. With its winning combination of stunning scenery (think lofty,...

Funchal harbour - Madeira Family holidays masthead

Madeira family holidays – seven super things to do with kids

November 30, 2023Europe, Portugal

“An undiscovered gem,” is how one of our recent Stubborn Mule families described their first Madeira family holiday, one of Portugal’s largest island outposts located as near to Africa as...

Elephants at a waterhole, Hwange, Zimbabwe family holidays

Zimbabwe with kids – a photo guide

November 21, 2023Africa & Arabia, Safari

Great guides, no crowds, and heaps of brilliant activities – Zimbabwe is fantastic for family safaris, and we’re delighted to be introducing it to our portfolio. Our Sales Manager Charlotte...

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Holiday photos of India – Stubborn Mule Families

November 2, 2023Asia, India

From visits to craft and spice markets sparkling with all the colours of the rainbow to lolloping camel rides across undulating desert dunes, our adventurous families have been there, done...

Family in Jordan, February half-term holidays and Easter

February half-term holidays 2026 – where to go with the family

October 9, 2023Africa & Arabia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Seek out some winter sun or embrace the cold? That’s the dilemma for those wanting to make the most of the first half term of the year. And frankly, who...

Namibia with kids – Our top 10 things to do

October 6, 2023Africa & Arabia, Namibia

Squeals of excitement as you spot your first giraffe, zebra, elephant, cheetah, lion, or rhino. Plus the unadulterated joy and sheer amazement of travelling through this land of open spaces...

Teenager on Kenya with kids holiday, taking photos of elephants

Kenya with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family

July 26, 2023Africa & Arabia, Kenya

Kenya is one of the pioneers of the African safari. They know what they are doing and they do it brilliantly well. The game viewing is superb, the wildlife is...