The best way to celebrate the New Year outside the box and escape from the daily hustle and bustle is to go on a trip.
If you do not want to chop up a bowl of Olivier and watch "Home Alone" on New Year's Day, but prefer to go on a trip with the whole family, then you will like the travel options that we have selected.
When planning a family trip, there are several factors to consider:
1. Avoid sudden climate changes. If the trip is short (less than a week), then you should not go to a distant country with a sharp change in climate and time zones. Acclimatization of the body after flights back and forth will take so much strength that rest as usual. But if you can afford to rest for 2 weeks, feel free to go to the countries where it is summer now.
2. Children will demand a New Year's entertainment program. If you go to an area where the New Year is not celebrated or there is simply no themed entertainment for children, they may "go on strike" because they feel like they are missing the holiday.
3. Plan and book everything in advance. A lot of people travel at the same time, so you can't leave buying tickets and booking rooms at the last moment. In addition, if you do everything in advance, you can save a lot.
So where are we going?
Scandinavia
Of course, an obligatory item on the New Year's travel program is to show children the homeland of Santa Claus - Lapland. Alternatively, you can take a short tour of Scandinavia.
First, visit the village of Joulupukki (local Santa) in Finland, where a whole amusement park with an ice cafe, slides, elves and the winter wizard's house is built for tourists. Then go to Sweden - there is the whole Kingdom of Winter and its own Santa Claus, but his name is Grandfather Tomte. And in Norway, near Lake Savalen, grandfather Nisse gives gifts to children and adults. By the way, he receives guests all year round.
Goa
The territory of the island used to be a Portuguese colony, and therefore it is customary to celebrate Christmas here as in the countries of Western Europe. Along with Christmas traditions, it is very warm here, the water warms up to 28 degrees. Children will be delighted with the sea in the middle of the winter season, and the whole family will be delighted with the festivals and music shows that are held here in abundance for tourists.
Prague
Prague will delight adults with the opportunity to arrange a gastronomic tour, and children with an incredible amount of decorations, fireworks and shows. During the Christmas holidays, huge fairs are held here, where you can walk for several hours and taste local dishes, and adults can also warm up with mulled wine. During the holidays, the city turns into a continuous New Year's garland, and it becomes especially beautiful here.
Budapest
In addition to the local Santa Claus, Mikulas, there is also the world's oldest zoo, a wildlife park, an interactive science museum, a water park, a children's railway, caves and labyrinths. A large open-air ice rink awaits you in the city park. There is enough entertainment for children for a whole vacation.
Paris
And we are talking, first of all, of course, about Disneyland Paris. Christmas and New Year are celebrated here for two whole months, including the installation of the village of Santa Claus and a 24-meter Christmas tree. In Disneyland, you can book accommodation with children, but you need to do this as early as possible. But the number of attractions in this amusement park will definitely not let your children get bored. For a fee, you can hire a guide who will lead excursions and help you skip the line.
Kamyanets-Podilsky
An economical vacation in the Khmelnytsky region for those who do not want to leave the country during the New Year holidays. There is a famous fortress in Kamyanets-Podolsk. It is interesting to see it and learn its history at any time of the year, but on New Year's holidays, special fabulous performances for children and adults are also held here. The city also hosts a balloon festival, and a nativity scene with songs, carols and treats is held on the city square.
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