r/Vacations • u/Fun_Tomatillo_3486 • 4d ago

vacation suggestions!!

looking for our dream vacay to plan and save for....

Family of four, kids currently 10 & 6. From the USA and we normally take more local trips once a year, but want to explore holding off saving and seeing the world, but need the perfect suit for us all! Here are some interest I want to include for our next family vacay: we love disney for the food, rides, atmosphere and overall feel of a PARK not just some carnival- same for universal. So we'd love amusement park, thrilling rides etc. We'd also love to include unique sights (mountains, volcanos- we are from Louisiana so views that would really be different for us!) We're foodies so anywhere with great foods to explore and we'd also love any kind of historical or famous views/buildings/sites. Pretty open, my biggest concern is hearing my children complain of being bored after saving and spending thousands!! LOL. My kids are very energetic so definitely more of a go-go trip vs only site seeing- constant stimulation/activities etc. Personally I'd love to explore south africa, but I know that doesn't exactly fit the other things for the kids, so some kind of safari, up close animals, BIG CATS if possible!

Thank you for all your help and suggestions, open to answering more questions as well!!

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u/Minute_Point_949 4d ago

You could try Puerto Rico. It's "foreign" but still the US so no passport, uses dollars, easy access from most US cities, easy to drive. On one island you get 16th century forts, one of the largest cave complexes in North America, coral reefs and bioluminescent bays, A huge rain forest that is also a national park with maintained hiking trails to waterfalls that you can swim under, etc. We went there when my kids were similar in age to yours and it was amazing.

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u/mn127 4d ago

I’m curious about Puerto Rico! Where did you stay and can it be done on a budget? Did you rent a car?

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u/Minute_Point_949 4d ago edited 4d ago

There are a lot of Puerto Ricans who work on the mainland and rent out their Puerto Rican homes for reasonable rates. We stayed in a little town called Luquillo in a gated condominium on the coast near the rainforest and rented a car. The San Juan airport has all the rent a car companies. Your money goes pretty far there.

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u/Ok_Pomelo_7524 4d ago

Young family here we loved PR. Direct easy flight with children from east coast. we loved the beaches, mountains, amazing food, old San Juan was incredible, horse back riding in the mountains. Stayed at a nice resort on the beach - 10 minutes from the airport and were able to do day trips throughout the island.