This week, we’re bringing you 15 hotels and resorts perfect for the experiential summer “edu-vacation.” Find a number of ways to enrich, excite, educate and have fun with the kids on your family travel this summer.
Seasonal workshops and interactive activities led by the property’s artisans in residence at Carmel Valley Ranch are perfect for the family, including In Step with Insects, for ages 3–12; Ranch It Up, for kids 6–12; A Bee’s Life, also for ages 6–12; and more.
Epic Discovery, Vail and Breckenridge
The Epic Discovery program encourages participants to learn through play while promoting environmental education and forest stewardship; the program returns to The Lodge at Vail, a RockResort and Gravity Haus Breckenridge.
Enchantment Resort’s Kids Camp Coyote, in full swing this summer, will complement more than 400 miles of scenic and iconic hiking and biking trails and so much more in Sedona, Arizona.
Hands-on learning activities, like a Chesapeake Gold oyster excursion, are guided by the property’s ecologist; these, alongside a variety of family-friendly programming, await families at The Tides Inn.
Available at national parks nationwide, the newest location at Bryce Canyon will offer a Deluxe with Adjacent Kids Tent accommodation option this summer. Other once-in-a-lifetime experiences include private Jeep tours, sunset ATVing and more.
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