Companies Specializing in Family Adventure Travel

G Adventures, which National Geographic Adventure magazine has included in its “Do It All” outfitter list, offers a choice of more than 1,200 adventure travel trips to all seven continents. You can take the kids to Italy, India, ​Egypt, Costa Rica, Peru and many other countries, on trips that offer a mix of family and kid-oriented experiences.

While Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck won't lead one of the family vacations offered by Adventures By Disney, the guides who do are skilled in showing your children the wonders of the world during any of this travel company's adventurous trips.

In the Galapagos Islands, the family will swim with sea lions,  walk among blue-footed boobies and kayak near tiny penguins. Ecoventura offers special family departures throughout the year, and a first parent and teen trip, designed to celebrate high-school graduations. Ecoventura was awarded​ the Conde Nast Traveler's 3rd Annual World Savers Award in the category of Best Overall Cruise Lines.

Some of the company’s most popular trips, which are offered year after year, include two family adventures: The Yellowstone National Park Family Adventure, and Alberta - Banff & Lake Louise Family Adventure. Adventures for travelers age 16 and older including: Alaska - Kenai Peninsula, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, and Costa Rica- Volcanoes & Jungles Multisport Adventure.

REI Adventures around the world can take your family ziplining in Costa Rica, hiking in the Amazon jungle, exploring islands in Greece or on a safari in Africa.

Intrepid Travel offers family adventures to such exotic lands as Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and Singapore.

ROW Adventures offers such diverse trips as Family Magic rafting trips on Idaho’s Salmon ​river to a Galapagos Islands multisport trip that includes hiking, snorkeling, sea kayaking and two-nights camping on an island beach.

Canadian Mountain Holidays offers heli-hiking trips in the Canadian Rockies during the summer that are designed specifically for families.

This company's innovative trip categories stretch from family trekking and art adventures, to cultures and civilizations. The vacation styles include choices designed to appeal to multigenerational groups, family groups, and parents with teens.

Choosing and preparing for a family adventure trip that everyone, from your 5-year-old to your teen, will enjoy can be a family venture. Here are some tips for finding and getting ready for your family adventure travel trip.