Thailand is one of the most exotic destinations in the world, and as it gets more tourist-friendly every year, it's fast becoming one of the best locations for family holidays abroad. From low-budget to luxury family holidays, Thaliand's got it all: but here are some things to consider when planning your trip.

Surrounded by 39 islands, Phuket is perhaps the most family-friendly of all the islands in Thailand, since it caters to every type of holiday-maker. Taking the whole family on a trip to Thailand can be very rewarding, especially as there is a huge amount of affordable luxury to indulge in. Many resorts have taken steps to help all members of the family enjoy themselves, so beautiful Thailand has many things to offer for family holidays abroad.

Phuket

Phuket, especially, is considered an excellent as well as a safe destination for those traveling with kids. Kids can enjoy aplenty of activities through visiting Butterfly Garden or by taking an elephant trek. Options are also available for kids in the form of summer camps organized and conducted by the British Curriculum International School (BCIS). Also, a range of child-friendly hotels and resorts operate here, with a supervised kid club, kid's pool, and restaurants coupled exclusive menus for kids. In addition, Phuket offers a variety of choices for aged people and senior citizens to make their vacation truly a memorable one.

Phuket has to its credit a continuum of interesting destinations. One of the prime attractions is the Crocodile Farm - a colorful aquarium containing some estuarine alligators and crocodile. Set in tropical gardens, Phuket Zoo is another great destination, with attractions like friendly tigers and interesting snake shows, apart from a variety of exotic birds and animals.

Highlights also include aquarium containing a variety of tropical fish and corals. A must-see attraction is handicrafts center, where some unique artifacts made by local artisans can be seen, such as silverware, jewelry, and lacquer ware. Also, take a tour to Thai Village while your stay at Phuket, which is much favoured for its Thai cuisine as well as cultural shows including sword fighting, Thai dances, and Thai boxing.

When looking for a family friendly hotel in Thailand, take into account the following things.

Family friendly rooms

Interconnecting rooms are a given when traveling with children of a certain age, but some hotels go further with specially designed rooms that really make your stay more comfortable.

• The Holiday Inn Phuket Resort offers kid`s suites, their "room within a room", providing children with their own private space with fun facilities like, bunk beds, their own TV and video games. Or, you can opt for a family suite with rooms that connect and rooms designed with kids in mind. These rooms come equipped with a beanbag, toy box, video games, video and TV. Rooms such as these have a way of significantly reducing the stress on both, parents and their children. Parents can now take comfort in knowing that their children are in the next room and are out of harms way, and can play how they like in their room

Kid's Clubs

While it seems that just about every hotel and resort has a place to leave the kids, it`s a good idea to do a bit of investigating to see not only what kind of activities are available, but which of the activities are included for free and which ones charge extra.

• Some hotels offer a more extensive and varied schedule, such as the Laguna Beach Resort's rotating two week schedule (ideal for longer stays), while others restrict themselves to repeating similar activities each day.
• Things like Playstation or XBox consoles, DVDs, and arts and crafts are pretty much standard in all Kid's Clubs, but families looking for a little more variety might enjoy any of the resorts in the Laguna complex of resorts that offers exciting activities at the Quest Laguna Phuket Adventure facilities.
• Using accommodations that meet the needs of younger children and also engage teens makes travel more rewarding. With filtered internet connected computers and more age appropriate games, the JW Marriott Resort & Spa and the Holiday Inn Phuket Resort is great for teenagers visiting with families.
• Kids and the whole family will surely be enthralled by baby elephants, which can be found at some hotels including the above mentioned Laguna Beach Resort. Baby elephant rides are available several times a day for children staying at this resort, as well as the chance to enjoy supervised water fun with these amazing creatures.

Child minding services

Most Kid's Clubs like the ones mentioned here accept children from 4 years and up. If you would like to have a relaxing time by the pool or have a romantic dinner without your young children, you should be able to do so knowing that your children are being safely watched by someone that is trustworthy. While a lot of hotels and resorts offer babysitting, both in the Kid's Clubs during the day and in your room in the evenings, Evason Phuket & Six Senses Spa goes one further and actually offers overnight "sleepover" services, a closely supervised overnight babysitting service.

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