First Time Europe for Kids: Three Great City Tours
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Elevate family travel to the next level with these child-friendly explorations of some of the world’s greatest cities with a City Wonders tour. Created for travel enthusiasts with inquisitive minds, City Wonders is a global tour operator specializing in exclusive and expert tours throughout France, Italy and the UK. Its intimate tours and day trips invite travelers to go beyond sightseeing, bringing the wonders of each destination to life through behind-the-scene experiences. Here are five great educational day tours in three European cities to check out if traveling with children.
1. Rome
Families will experience the Colosseum and Roman forum from a child’s perspective in this specially-designed fun and interactive family tour. The tour is designed with 7 to 12 year-olds in mind, but the expert guide uses role-playing visuals and challenges that also keep parents engaged. From $42.92 per child/ $48.29 per adult.
2. Paris
Louvre Museum Highlights for Families
There’s no experience quite like visiting Paris with your children and this 2-hour tour designed specifically for travelers with young children includes fun interactive visual aids to keep kids entertained. The expert guide brings the masterpieces to life with amusing commentary and anecdotes created for kids. Plus, if a family still has interest, the ticket allows them to continue to explore the rest of the immeasurable museum on their own. Tickets from $75.11 per child/ $80.48 per adult.
Versailles Tour for Families from Paris
Versailles can be difficult for kids to appreciate, but make it a hit with this carefully crafted tour created to unveil the magic of Versailles for the whole family. Specially designed to keep children aged 5 to 12-years-old eager to explore, families will see the Hall of Mirrors, Grand Apartments and Gardens of the famed Sun King, Louis XIV, and his descendants, all with skip the line access and private transportation from Paris. From $60.09 per child/ $64.38 per adult.
3. London
Unique Fully Guided Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter
For Harry Potter fans, families can book a unique tour where an expert guide reveals secrets and takes guests through a behind-the-scenes journeys of the original sets, props and costumes from all eight of the films. Tours include a look inside the Gryffindor common room, walk along the famous cobbled street of Diagon Alley, visit to the original Hogwarts Express locomotive and Platform 9 ¾, where they can pose with a luggage trolley as it disappears through the platform wall, as well as pauses at Hagrid’s Hut and much more. Tickets from $36.13 per infant/ $148.25 per child/ $160.71 per adult.
Tower of London and River Thames Tour for Families
Parents and children alike will enjoy this unique experience of Britain’s capital, with a cruise on the River Thames, views of its most famous bridges, and an early entry tour of the Tower of London, not to mention specially designed activities for kids. This tour is now on sale at $59.80 per child/ $64.78 per adult.
