Family travel in Zimbabwe works best when you match each outing to your children’s ages and keep drives short. Here is what suits each age group. Under 6 Children under 6 get into the Victoria Falls rainforest free, and the paved footpaths are the gentlest introduction to the falls. The spray is heavy, so pack a change of clothes and waterproof jackets, and hold small hands near viewpoints,...

Formal walking tours are not a feature of Houmt Souk. There is no walled medina to circle and no marked trail or regular guided programme. The town centre is small enough, though, that you can cover its highlights unaided in a morning. The route below runs from the fortress to the mosques and ends at a museum, which keeps the busiest part of the walk, the souks, for when shops are open.

The main sights of Houmt Souk gather around its fishing port and the souk quarter. Beyond them, the villages of Djerba hold more heritage within 20 km. Opening details below come from the heritage authority unless stated, and it is wise to confirm hours locally before a special trip. Sight Where Visiting notes Borj El Kebir By the port 8 TND non-resident, closed Fridays Heritage museum Town centre...

Dili’s sights are easiest to sort by where they sit. A few lie close to the port, a few are a short drive out, and a separate group asks for a different frame of mind. This guide follows that order. Near the port Motael Church stands beside the port. Guides call it the oldest church in the country, and it has close ties to the independence movement. The present building dates from 1955.

For couples, Houmt Souk is more about atmosphere than luxury. The pleasures here are small ones: a courtyard room in an old trading inn, an evening along the quay, a morning among silver jewellery stalls and, if you want to be pampered, a spa on the island’s east coast. The plan below spreads these over two days. Day one: old town and harbour Morning in the souks. Begin in Souk Errbaa and...

Dili will not offer a luxury honeymoon, and it does not pretend to. A romantic break here is made of simple pleasures: sunsets, a good dinner, a boat trip and a night or two on a small island. Two evenings in the capital and a stay on Atauro make a balanced plan. First evening: sunset at Areia Branca Areia Branca, or White Sands, is the beach the official tourism site recommends for sunset drinks,...

Houmt Souk makes a convenient starting point for longer trips because the island has an airport, a taxi network and road links to the mainland. This guide sketches a five-day outline that pairs a night on Djerba with a short loop through the south by licensed 4x4 operator. Journey times and prices depend on the operator, so ask for both in writing. Day 1: settle in around the port Arrive at...

Longer trips from Dili come in three kinds. One goes by sea to Atauro Island, one goes by road to the far east, and one climbs to Mount Ramelau. The table shows how they compare, and the sections below explain each. Trip Nights Getting there Suits Atauro Island 2 or more Public ferry, US$4 or US$5 Divers, snorkellers, quiet stays Lautem and Jaco Island 2 or more Road, 231 km to Tutuala Overland...

No operator sells multi-day packages out of Honiara, so a stay of several days is a do-it-yourself plan. The dependable approach is to pick a hotel, then add guided outings. Prices are in Solomon Islands dollars (SBD), and the figures given are approximate. Step one: entry rules The rules are recent, so read the official wording before you book flights. A tourist visa comes through the Solomon...

Dili suits families who like to be outdoors and are comfortable with a little improvising. It has few attractions made for children, and its mainland beaches carry a crocodile warning, so the usual seaside afternoon is off the list. What remains is good: a famous staircase, a colourful market, a hill village with a view and, for older swimmers, reefs on Atauro Island. Toddlers and pre-schoolers...

Travelling with children in Houmt Souk works best when you plan around heat and opening hours. The town is flat and compact, and the activities that suit families are a fort, a museum, a boat trip and a pottery village. Here is a way to arrange them over two or three half-days, with the cautions worth knowing. Half-day one: the port and the fort Morning at the harbour. Start at the fishing port...

Walking in Honiara comes with conditions. The town is a ribbon of road with long gaps between sights, the heat is strong, and crime near the centre is a real concern. A brief daytime stroll works, and the longer walks all need a guide. The central stroll Four stops make a sensible short walk in daylight: the National Museum on Mendana Avenue, the Point Cruz waterfront, the Honiara Central Market...

Honiara is a government town and a port, and it has no theme parks, beach resorts or play centres. Families here make do with a handful of low-key outings, and safety comes before sightseeing. Prices are in Solomon Islands dollars (SBD). Safety first Read this before choosing an outing. Fresh and saltwater crocodiles and sharks are common, and big crocodiles have been seen offshore at beaches near...

Couples should know what to expect. Honiara is a capital with a handful of good hotels and no resort strip, so a romantic stay here depends on the hotel, the table and the sunset. Everything below is simple and real. Prices are not given because they move, and the currency is the Solomon Islands dollar (SBD). Two hotels with restaurants Coral Sea Resort & Casino is on the waterfront and has...

Honiara has three outings that fit comfortably into a day. Two need a boat, and one needs a long river trek. All of them need planning, a guide or a local skipper, and a pocketful of small notes in Solomon Islands dollars (SBD). At a glance Trip Getting there Guide needed Tulagi Boat across Iron Bottom Sound, about 1 hour Stay on tracks Savo Island Boat, 30 to 60 minutes Yes, for springs and climb...

Honiara, on the north shore of Guadalcanal, rewards visitors who like history, markets and walking with a guide. Five activities stand out. Each one has a practical catch, so the notes below start with the catch. 1. Snorkelling the Bonegi wrecks The catch: a cash kastom fee, reef shoes and crocodile warnings. Two Japanese transports, the Hirokawa Maru and the Kinugawa Maru, were run aground at...

Honiara has few packaged tours, so visitors usually piece together a day from guides and taxis. These questions cover what can be arranged and where. Who arranges guides? The Solomon Islands Visitor Bureau, trading as Tourism Solomons, has an office in Honiara. Staff there book guides and trips to Savo Island. Start here for treks over customary land, such as Mataniko Falls, and ask what kastom...

Which excursion fits your day depends on how far you want to go. Houmt Souk is on the north coast of Djerba, an island in southern Tunisia linked to the mainland by a causeway and a ferry. Everything below starts from the town, with approximate distances by road. Short on time: under 30 minutes away Erriadh (about 8 km). The whitewashed village of Erriadh is the home of Djerbahood, a street-art...

Couples find quiet corners in Charlotte Amalie, but the town is a busy cruise port first. The most reliable romantic moments are a view, a beach with a short boat ride to reach it, and an early start at the north shore. A beach with a boat ride: Honeymoon Beach Water Island, sometimes called the fourth US Virgin Island, is the quietest day out. The boat leaves Crown Bay Marina every hour and takes...

These four outings suit a single day, listed from easiest to most demanding. Anything beyond them, such as Jaco Island or Mount Ramelau, needs overnight planning. 1. Cristo Rei and Dolok Oan, half a day Cape Fatucama is about 7 km from the city centre, which makes the 27 m copper statue the quickest trip out. From the car park at Cristo Rei Beach the staircase has about 570 steps and passes...

The historic centre of Charlotte Amalie is a short walk from the harbour, with Danish-era buildings climbing the hillside behind it. These stops are listed in a sensible walking order, starting at the water. Fort Christian Begun in the 1670s, the fort is the oldest landmark in the US Virgin Islands. Admission is US$10 per person. Usual hours run Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, though a second...

Charlotte Amalie rewards walkers who plan around the sun. Routes are short on the map, but the town is hot, the hills are steep and some pavements are uneven. These self-guided stretches can each be done in under a morning. Route one: harbour and Main Street Start at Fort Christian, where entry costs US$10 and the usual hours are Monday to Friday. Walk past the bandstand in Emancipation Garden, a...

Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Parts of the far south are military or border zones that tourists cannot enter, and desert trips should go through a licensed local operator. Anyone expecting a city sightseeing bus in Douz will not find one. The town is small enough to cross on foot, and the paid attractions that do exist are motorised...

Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Parts of the far south are military or border zones that tourists cannot enter, and desert trips should go through a licensed local operator. Couples come to Douz for the desert and not for the town. There are no boutique hotels with rooftop dining and no waterfront. What there is: open sky, quiet dunes and...

Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Parts of the far south are military or border zones that tourists cannot enter, and desert trips should go through a licensed local operator. Four places make sense as outings from Douz, and they differ a lot in effort. This page ranks them by distance, from a short hop to a whole day on the road.

Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Parts of the far south are military or border zones that tourists cannot enter, and desert trips should go through a licensed local operator. Children tend to remember Douz for the animals and the sand. The town has no theme parks or water parks and is landlocked, so a family day here is built from simple...

Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Parts of the far south are military or border zones that tourists cannot enter, and desert trips should go through a licensed local operator. The longer trips out of Douz are what many travellers come to Tunisia for: nights in the sand sea, a caravan of camels, a sky with no street lights. They are also the...

Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Parts of the far south are military or border zones that tourists cannot enter, and desert trips should go through a licensed local operator. Douz can be seen on foot in an easy morning. Formal walking tours are not a feature here, so this page is a do-it-yourself route plus a warning about walking beyond...

Before you book, read the latest US State Department and UK FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Parts of the far south are military or border zones that tourists cannot enter, and desert trips should go through a licensed local operator. A first day in Douz can cover most of the sights, all free apart from the museum, and the rest of the stay can go to the dunes. The list below runs from the town...

Visitors often ask for a standard “attraction tour” of Houmt Souk, and the honest answer is that the market is small. No fixed-route sightseeing programme with published prices operates here. The sights are close together or reachable by taxi, and a few providers sell guided versions. The table below sums up what is on offer. Option Starts from Rough time Notes Old-quarter walk with a...

Organised attractions in Dili come down to four things: guides at two museums, whale and dolphin boats, dive-operator trips across to Atauro Island and the public ferry. The list is short, and nothing here resembles a big-city tour programme. Contact each provider directly, in person or by phone. Museum guides At the Chega! Exhibition, in the former Comarca Balide prison, guided tours can be...

St Thomas packs a lot into a small island, and Charlotte Amalie is where most visitors arrive. The cruise ports at Havensight (WICO) and Crown Bay sit on either side of town, and Cyril E. King Airport is to the west. The choices below are sorted by how much they cost and how much planning they need. Low cost or free Magens Bay. The Magens Bay Authority runs this north-shore beach, which is open...

Charlotte Amalie works for families if you pick the day’s anchor first and fit the rest around naps, heat and the ferry or boat times. Cruise-ship days fill the main attractions, so aim to arrive when they open. All prices are in US dollars. Anchor: Coral World Ocean Park The park at Coki Point charges US$29 for adults and US$17 for ages 3 to 12, and it lets under 3s in free.

Charlotte Amalie works as a base rather than a circuit, so a longer stay means linking single outings yourself. The pieces are all close together, and the only long journeys are boat crossings. Below are two ways to shape the time, followed by the logistics that matter on any version. A three-night stay First day, town. Spend the day on foot in the old town. Fort Christian costs US$10 and keeps...

Three days is enough to see the best of Dili if you match the plan to the timetable. The ferry to Atauro Island sails only on certain days, and the two museums that record the 1975 to 1999 occupation keep weekday hours, so build the days around them. Tuesday to Thursday suits the plan below. Money is simple: the US dollar is legal tender, with Timorese centavo coins for change. Cash dominates and...

Charlotte Amalie has only a few paid attractions, and most are run by their owners rather than sold as tours. That keeps this list short. If you want a full day, combine two or three of the entries below and add a beach. Coral World Ocean Park, Coki Point Admission is US$29 for adults aged 13 and over and US$17 for children aged 3 to 12. Children under 3 enter free, seniors aged 65 and over save...

Romance in Göreme is mostly about setting: cave rooms, valley light and a quiet table. Here is a day built around it. Where to stay Many boutique hotels in Göreme are converted cave houses. Features such as plunge pools or private terraces vary by hotel, so check the room you are booking. See options on Booking.com . Dawn A sunrise balloon flight is the headline moment. Balloons are regulated by...

Göreme packs a lot into a small town, and the activities fall into a few groups: things you do at dawn, things you do on foot, things with a ticket and things you eat. Here is how each one works. Dawn: balloon flights Balloon flights run over the valleys at sunrise and are regulated by SHGM, Turkey’s civil aviation authority. They go only when the weather allows, and on some mornings the...

These places are easy to reach from Göreme, and most are combined into half-day or full-day outings. Distances below are approximate. Underground cities Derinkuyu is roughly 30 to 40 km south of Göreme. Its known depth is about 85 m, but visitors see only the top section, about 55 m down. Kaymaklı is about 30 km from Göreme and about 19 km from Nevşehir town, with 4 of its 8 levels open.

Göreme works for families when the plan is short and flexible. Here are the stops that suit children, and what to watch for at each. Free and easy: balloons from a hilltop On a flying morning, balloons rise over the valleys at dawn, and you can see them from a hilltop at no cost. Nobody needs a flight ticket for this. Flights depend on the weather, so if the balloons stay down one day, try again...

Göreme has no set multi-day tour packages worth singling out, so a longer visit means choosing a base and adding day outings. That works well here, because the main sights are close together. Arriving Nevşehir Kapadokya airport (NAV) is served by AJet from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen and by Turkish Airlines from Istanbul Airport, per Wikipedia . It is roughly 35 to 40 km from Göreme. Kayseri Erkilet...

Sights around Göreme are best planned by distance. The nearest are walkable, and the rest are short drives. Within walking distance The Göreme Open-Air Museum is about 1.5 km from the village. Its rock-cut churches include Tokalı, Elmalı, Yılanlı, Karanlık, Çarıklı and St Barbara. Tokalı is just outside the museum gate. Official hours are 08:00 to 17:45 daily, with last tickets at 17:15, and a...

Two walks cover Gyumri well, and both can be done without a guide: a loop through the historic streets and a climb to the western ridge. The old town is flat and its main streets run close together, so a short loop fits into an hour and a long one into a morning. You need no tickets or permits for the streets themselves. One hour: Vardanants Square and Abovyan Street Begin at Vardanants Square,...

Gyumri rewards slow looking. Its landmarks fall into four groups: the black and orange tuff streets of the Kumayri district, two churches that carry the memory of the 1988 earthquake, a fortress and statue on a western ridge, and a row of house-museums. The district has been on Armenia’s UNESCO Tentative List since 1995 but is not a World Heritage Site. Everything except the ridge sits...

Guided tours are the easy way to see the places around Göreme that are far apart, and the choice comes down to which side of the region you want and how much you want explained. Two day-tour styles Local agencies sell a “Red Tour” and a “Green Tour”. These are informal industry names, and the stops vary by operator, so ask for the exact list. A typical Red Tour covers...

A weekend for two in Gyumri revolves around three things: a room in an old tuff house or an art hotel, unhurried evenings on cobbled streets and a sunset from the hill above the city. There are no spas or wineries here, so the appeal is atmosphere and a slower pace. Pack warm clothes, because at about 1,550 m the evenings cool quickly and winter is cold and snowy. A weekend sketch Friday evening.

Gyumri is a practical base for northern Armenia: the city itself needs about a day and a half, and from here you can reach monasteries on the Shirak plateau, the Lori canyons and the Georgian border. This page sets out how many nights to give it and where each route leads. Multi-day content is thin because Gyumri’s own attractions are compact, so most of the extra time goes on trips out of...

Families visiting Gyumri get the most from a slow, indoor-leaning day: a morning at a museum, a puppet show, a break outside and an early dinner. The city has few rides or attractions built for children, and there is no zoo to visit, so the plan below leans on a theatre, a model of the old town and clay painting. Costs are in Armenian dram (AMD) and may change. A day that works with children...

Pick a day trip from Gyumri by how much time you have. The trips below start from the city and are grouped by length. Distances are rough road figures, and none needs more than a day. Read the latest Armenia travel advice on gov.uk and travel.state.gov before you leave home. If you have two to three hours Marmashen Monastery is the nearest and the most rewarding. It is about 10 km north-west of...

Gjirokaster offers a short list of family activities, and it is better to know that before you plan. This is a town for walking and looking rather than for play areas. Children will find a hill town of stone lanes, a castle with long views, horses and a spring with startling blue water. The notes below cover the ones that work and the limits that matter for safety. Costs are in Albanian lek (ALL)...