Chile Family Holidays – Top 10 Activities with Kids
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...
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Best Family Holiday Destinations Worldwide – Where to go
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...
Top Ten Bucket List Family Holidays
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...
Family trekking holidays – Our Top Treks from Around the World
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...
Easter family holidays – exciting escapes for 2025
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...
New Zealand in pictures – See why it’s the perfect family destination
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...
Holidays with teenagers: Exciting adventures with added ‘wow’
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...
Colombia with Kids – Top 10 Activities
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...
Peru with Kids – Top 10 Activities for Families
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
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...
Family Holidays for 2025 – Our Staff Picks
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...
Montenegro with Kids – Our top 10 activities
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...
Morocco with kids – Top 10 family-friendly things to do with children
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...
Ultimate Stubborn Mule Family Holiday Packing List
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
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...
Iceland with Kids – Top 10 Winter & Summer Activities
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
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...
Holiday photos of Tanzania – Family Snaps
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...
May Half Term Holidays – Our Top 10 recommendations
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...
Best Family Road Trips in the World
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 & single parent holidays: Stubborn Mule has got your back
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...
Active family holidays in Europe – Our top 10 destinations
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 Christmas Holidays: Best Festive Escapes for Families
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 with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family
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...
Best family summer holiday destinations 2025
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...
Holidays with grandparents: the best multigenerational holidays from around the world
‘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...
South Africa with Kids – top 10 things to do with the family
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,...
Madeira family holidays – seven super things to do with kids
“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...
Zimbabwe with kids – a photo guide
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...
Holiday photos of India – Stubborn Mule Families
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...
February half-term holidays – where to go with the family
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
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...
Around the World in Six School Holidays 2025 – A Guide for Families
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...
Kenya with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family
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...
Oman with kids – Top 10 things to do with kids
Oman emerged onto the family adventure travel scene a few years ago and has since gained pace to become one of our most asked-about mid-haul destinations. Just an 8-hour direct...
India with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family
Exotic. Atmospheric. Historic. Vast. Populous. Amazing. Chaotic. There simply aren’t enough adjectives and superlatives to describe one of the world’s most fascinating countries. Explore the stunning Himalayas, tea plantations, colonial...
