Learning Naturally: Connecting with Nature & Culture
Learning Without Feeling Taught
Based on the experience of countless guests, it’s not an overstatement to call a Backroads Family Trip a life-changing experience. After kids explore a new region, learning about its culture or natural history, interacting with local people—and above all, traveling at their own pace, setting their own priorities—things that seemed crucial before the trip no longer seem quite so important. Our activities are amazingly well thought out—kids learn without feeling taught. Our trips immerse your children in a world of unexpected wonders, where watching the dance of blue morpho butterflies or learning how to toss a boomerang ranks right up there with chatting with friends on Facebook.
New Discoveries
With us your children can leap into adventures like fencing, rafting, horseback riding, canyoneering, snorkeling, kayaking and rock climbing. They can pan for gold in Alaska and ride a camel in Morocco. Our Family Trips set the stage for fun firsthand experiences that help kids develop relationships with nature that will grow as they grow. And we introduce kids to other cultures by connecting them in an entertaining yet enriching way with the history, foods, customs and people of our global community.
Our many local connections have helped us pinpoint the regional activities that kids love, such as chocolate-making lessons in Italy, sheep shearing in New Zealand, mock-medieval battles in the Czech Republic and rock-climbing instruction in Yosemite. Your children’s horizons will expand as we explore working windmills, ceramics studios, artists’ homes, aquariums and chefs’ kitchens. Talk about lifetime memories in the making!
