The Backroads travel company has been in business for 30 years and provides active family vacations in 35 countries. Backroads offers a six-day family biking trip from Barcelona through the Pyrenees to Costa Brava. Backroads recommends that children be nine years or older. Activities include biking, sightseeing, wine tasting for adults and pottery making for kids. Bike routes go through mountains, Spanish villages, olive groves, nature reserves and sunflower fields. Families can relax on beaches in Costa Brava at the end of their trip. Trip leaders provide assistance for families, including van transportation if participants need a break from biking.
Backroads
801 Cedar St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
800-462-2848
backroads.com
Artisans of Leisure is a high-end travel company, with an emphasis on luxury service. All tours are private, with one family per tour. Artisans offers family tours in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the South Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Its family tour of Spain starts in Seville and includes stops in Marbella, Gibraltar, Granada and an optional stop in Barcelona. The tour incorporates family time, as well as separate age-appropriate activities for family members. Artisans can customize the tour to reflect what the children are studying about Spain in school. Each group has a private guide and driver, as well as private tours of tourist spots and cultural centers.
Artisans of Leisure
18 East 16th St., Suite 301
New York, NY 10003
800-214-8144
artisansofleisure.com
Magical Spain provides provides customized tours of Spain. Started in 1998, it provides private tours shaped by the traveler's passions and interests. Its Guided Spain Adventure Tour starts in Madrid, and includes day trips to a medieval village and the city of Toledo. Two nights in the area of Extremadura include a visit to the city of Trujillo. The tour is shaped with the family members in mind. Family activities and separate activities are spread out over the course of the trip. A handful of the Guided Spain Adventure Tours are led by Dan O'Beirne, a senior guide recommended by travel host and writer Rick Steves.
Magical Spain
615-291-736
magicalspain.com
