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

March 11, 2020Asia, Sri Lanka

For several years now, this island paradise has been our most popular destination – and by some margin. Whilst Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has taken an understandable and well-documented hit...

Holidays with teenagers - family on ferry on Costa Rica

Holidays with teenagers: Exciting adventures with added ‘wow’

March 8, 2020Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America, Trending

Whilst we may struggle to recognise our burgeoning adults as they juggle with hormones, hurdles and hand-held devices, we know as parents ourselves, and from your feedback that adventure holidays...

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Toddler friendly holidays abroad – Top 10 holiday destinations for younger children

March 2, 2020Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

Mention ‘travelling abroad with a toddler’ and you’d be forgiven for hiding the Trunki, possibly until your kids are old enough to legally drive. Fear not! We at Stubborn Mule...

Jordan with Kids – Our Top 10 Favourite Activities

February 28, 2020Africa & Arabia, Jordan

Jordan is a perennial favourite at Stubborn Mule. This fascinating destination is safe, just a five-hour flight from the UK and is packed with more than its fair share of...

luxury family holidays - Turtle Island Belize

Luxury Family Holidays – World trips with added WOW!

February 3, 2020Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

Maybe you’re wanting to have an extra-special, push-the-boat-out, once-in-a-lifetime family travel experience. Perhaps you believe in the idiom, ‘life is short’, so want to sample the very best the world...

Child kayaking on South Africa with kids holiday

South Africa with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family

January 27, 2020Africa & 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...

best budget family holidays photo of kids jumping into a swimming pool in South Africa

Best Budget Family Holidays – Wallet-friendly World

January 23, 2020Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

As our children grow older, things just seem to get more and more expensive. As a result, the perennial question of how to make our money go further is a...

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

Family trekking holidays – Our Top 10 treks from Around the World

January 2, 2020Africa & Arabia, Asia, Borneo, Latin America, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania

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...

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Family Wildlife Holidays – World’s Best Wildlife Encounters

December 18, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

... As voted for by kids. Ask your child what their favourite experience was during any given adventure holiday and we’d wager - if we were the betting sort -...

School holidays calendar - kids in Burma

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

December 11, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America, Trending

Check out our handy calendar of where’s best and when, for each of the school holidays. Whether you want to get the best prices for 2021 or you'd like to...

Family holidays at Christmas - carefree Father Christmas on the beach

Family holidays at Christmas – Tips for a successful Christmas Abroad

December 9, 2019Travel tips

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” so goes the song and, for the increasing number of families escaping the grey and drizzle for the sun and sizzle, all...

Family Travel 2020 - two children doing acrobatics by pool in Costa Rica

Family travel 2020 – What’s hot and what’s not

December 5, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

It’s been another record-breaking year here at Stubborn Mule with more of you travelling with us to more destinations (nearly 30 in total, 3 new) than ever before. In the...

Family portrait in Halong Bay on Vietnam with kids holiday

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

December 2, 2019Asia, Vietnam

Vietnam is jam-packed with fabulous activities for children but reading some holiday itineraries you wouldn’t know this. Yes, we know that there is a rich and sometimes troubled history, and...

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Laos with Kids – 10 reasons to take the family

November 9, 2019Asia, Laos

Nestled in between China, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, north, south, east and west, it’s not surprising that Laos is a cultural melting pot – and not just because of its...

Family sitting on jetty on Lake Bacalar, Mexico - masthead for Easter family holidays

Easter Family Holidays – Most Eggciting Easter escapes

November 7, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin 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 bookings are on the rise....

Kids learning to use a traditional bow and arrow on a Tanzania with kids holiday

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

November 6, 2019Africa & Arabia, Safari, Tanzania

Tanzania is world-famous for its wildlife and deservedly so. Here you find endless plains with vast populations of zebra and wildebeest as well as the predators that follow in hot...

The Tokyo Twelve –The top things to do in Tokyo with kids

November 1, 2019Asia, Japan

If your idea of a holiday doesn’t include a few days schlepping around a capital city, we’d urge you to reconsider when it comes to Japan. This thronging, buzzing city...

Stubborn Mule Travel – Young Photographer Awards 2019

October 14, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

“Stunned.” That’s the word that Stubborn Mule founder, Liddy Pleasants (below left) has used to describe her reaction to this year’s photo competition entries. And believe us, it takes a...

Two boys looking at Mayan carvings - Mexico with kids holiday itinerary

Mexico with kids – Top 10 things to do on a family holiday

October 3, 2019Latin America

Mexico is huge. On a map it doesn't look so large, sitting as it does next to the super-sized US and Canada. But it's still huge, encompassing far more than...

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

Family Adventure Holidays – A Country-by-Country Summary

October 2, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America, Trending

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 nearly 30 Stubborn...

Mother and son with Geisha - Japan with kids itinerary

Japan with kids – Top 10 things to do on a family holiday

September 12, 2019Asia, Japan

Intriguing, enchanting, beguiling and inspiring, travelling in Japan with kids will guarantee a family holiday like no other, one in which your expectations will be surpassed and where you can’t...

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Best family Christmas breaks: Where to go, when to book

September 9, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Belize, Brazil, Latin America, Mexico, Tanzania, Thailand

Swap the drizzle for the sizzle, late-night wrapping for lazy, afternoon napping and the turkey for…well, we can’t think of what rhymes with ‘turkey’ but what we do know is:...

Kids holidays abroad - kids outside boma on a holiday to Tanzania

Kids Holidays Abroad – 14 fun places to sleep

September 1, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

If a bunk bed or a self-inflating air mattress is the most adventurous sleeping solution your kids have ever encountered, you may want to shield their eyes now, because once...

Borneo with kids - three children preparing to go on zip-wire between islands in Borneo

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

July 12, 2019Asia, Borneo

Borneo. It’s a massive, magical island at the far reaches of South East Asia offering incredible wildlife, lush rainforest scenery, a tropical climate, idyllic beaches and an extremely warm welcome...

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Nepal with kids – Top 10 things to do on a family holiday

June 18, 2019Asia, Nepal

The spectacular scenery of Nepal needs little introduction, with the majesty of the Himalayas cutting a swathe from west to east across the country. Any trip to Nepal with the...

Namibia with kids itinerary - elephant at Etosha waterhole

Namibia with kids – Our top 10 things to do

June 12, 2019Africa & Arabia, Namibia

Namibia is possibly Africa's best-kept secret. Often overlooked in favour of better-known safari destinations, a holiday in Namibia with the kids offers the amazing lodges and wildlife opportunities of East Africa, as well...

Father and daughter walking in the dunes - Wahiba Sands

Travel writer Mike Unwin explores Oman with his family

June 12, 2019Africa & Arabia, Oman

They say a picture paints a thousand words, even if you are an award-winning author and travel writer. Here, be inspired by Mike Unwin’s photos which capture the essence of...

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Tantrum-free Travel Tips when Travelling with Toddlers & Young Children

June 10, 2019Travel tips

It started with a 3,000-kilometre bike ride around South East Asia. With a toddler. Who didn’t eat rice. When Stubborn Mule founder Liddy Pleasants decided that having under threes were...

Child looking at a mask - Bali with kids holiday

Bali with kids – Top 10 family-friendly activities

May 31, 2019Asia, Indonesia

Holidaying in Bali with kids definitely ticks all the boxes whether you want to take it easy or fill your time with adventure. This ever-popular Indonesian island is packed with...

Best family beaches - photo of a young Stubborn Mule Travel customer jumping in an azure blue ocean

Best Family Beaches Around the World – Our Top 10 for Kids

May 28, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

Does the sight of a hammock slung between a couple of palm trees bring on the kind of longing usually reserved for post-put-the-kids-to-bed-wine-o’clock? Will your holiday only be complete with...

Holidaying in Costa Rica with kids - boy and girl exploring the rainforest

Costa Rica with kids – Top 10 things to do with the family

May 24, 2019Costa Rica, Latin America

Is Costa Rica the perfect holiday playground for families? We think so. With direct flights into San Jose with British Airways, it has become one of the hottest family holiday...

Boy in Vietnam wearing traditional hat on Summer family holiday

Last Minute Summer Family Holiday Ideas

April 20, 2019Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

We’ll keep this brief because time is of the essence. Last minute holidays: they’re fun, they’re spontaneous, they happen. Whilst the vast majority of you will have booked your family...

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Travelling to Africa with children – 30 unforgettable moments

April 10, 2019Africa & Arabia, Kenya, Safari, South Africa, Tanzania

When we asked Stubborn Mule’s Africa specialist, Claire Gray, what makes travelling to Africa on safari with children such a stand-out family holiday experience, we anticipated a few superlatives, allusions...

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Ultimate Stubborn Mule Family Holiday Packing Checklist

March 25, 2019Travel 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? As travelling...

Egypt with Kids – Egypt’s Eight Must-Dos

January 5, 2019Africa & Arabia, Egypt

Exotic yet accessible, steeped in history yet completely set up for modern tourism, bring your kids to Egypt and you’ll bring their studies to life. Our Egyptian trips are a...

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How to travel in 2019: The rise and rise of the ‘conscious’ traveller

November 20, 2018Africa & Arabia, Asia, Latin America

Something's in the air. It might have started with David Attenborough's Blue Planet 2. It certainly continued with Channel 4's Orangutan Jungle School. And suddenly it's the talk of the...