Most family-friendly holidays in the Caribbean
Family-friendly destinations in the Caribbean
A Caribbean holiday is a virtual guarantee of glorious sun, sea and sand. Choose any island and you’re unlikely to be disappointed with the paradise that awaits. However, when you travel with a family your needs are often different and you may be looking for activities other than sunbathing that will keep energetic kids happy or slightly sulky teenagers occupied. Here’s our guide to the best places to go with the family in this wonderful region.
Dominican Republic
If you stay at our Club Med Punta Cana resort then we can take care of everything, providing the kids with a range of entertainment from circus skills to music lessons. But further afield there are kayaking adventures, mountains to climb, zip lines through rain forests and merengue dancing lessons to keep kids and adults occupied nearby our brand new Club Med Michès. Dominican Republic holidays have it all.
Bahamas
Bahamas holidays are easy with family-friendly resorts like Club Med Columbus Isle, and endless beaches. For something different, try the island of Staniel Cay and the world-famous Exuma Swimming Pigs. For splashing fun go to Aquaventure, a 141-acre water park with amazing slides, wave pools and other unforgettable experiences. Fort Charlotte in Nassau is living history with a moat, drawbridge, underground passageways, dungeons and 42 cannons to be explored. Hold your ears when they fire the cannon.
Jamaica
The perfect island to get your groove back, Jamaica offers a very welcoming culture for the entire family. Take a trip to Golden Eye, the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming. The Bond movie No Time to Die features Jamaican locations so you can all pretend to be part of the story. How about swimming with dolphins in their natural environment? The parks at Ocho Rios and Montego Bay allow you to spend time in the water on your Caribbean family holiday.
Puerto Rico
The unique Puerto Rican culture will offer some great shared moments with everything from old forts to rainforests offering day trips everyone will love on your family holiday to the Caribbean. For nature lovers, try horseback riding through El Yunque National Forest. Old San Juan is a must visit offering history, art and music all in one place. The Museo del Niño (Children's Museum) in Carolina, about 20-minutes outside of San Juan, will eat up the hours, providing entertainment and learning for your little ones.
Club Med's resorts in the Caribbean
Punta Cana
Dominican Republic
Michès Playa Esmeralda
Dominican Republic
Turks and Caicos
Turks and Caicos are part of a network of islands that are very family-friendly with safe swimming, very little crime to worry about and lots of activities based around nature. Head for Grace Bay Beach and three miles of perhaps the best beaches in the Carribean. Alternatively, why not visit the world’s only conch farm where you can see how these beautiful sea snails create their amazing shells? There’s also an iguana safari for the young ones who love their lizards. Then after a day of activities head back to Club Med Turkoise to finish off the day on your perfect Caribbean family holiday.
Cayman Islands
This financial haven also offers a pristine beach, a low crime rate, and modern roads so you can explore on your own. If your teens are into scuba diving then there over 300 dive sites for them to enjoy. At Stingray City, they can swim with a friendly group of these graceful fish. If they don’t fancy getting wet then they can dive to up to 100 feet with a submarine tour – it’s amazing what you can see through the windows. Teens may fancy a few hours at Black Pearl Skate, one of the largest of its kind in the world, with half-pipes and bowls to cater for every ability on your Caribbean family holiday.
Saint Lucia
This stunning island has plenty to do away from the beach. The chocolate is world-renowned and you can learn how to make it (and, of course, eat it) at several family-friendly chocolate laboratories. You also need to visit the famous Soufriere Volcano where the family can take a fun dip in the warm mud baths. The older kids will love the open-air dune buggy tour around the island where they can see the sites while enjoying the thrill of speed in the outdoors.
Barbados
The small but perfectly formed island with British roots is tremendous for Caribbean family holidays. For some pirate adventure, treat the family to a lunchtime cruise on the Jolly Roger in Bridgetown where you can say ‘ho ho ho’ amongst sails, rope swings and planks. At the Barbados Wildlife Reserve, there’s a huge range of exotic wildlife to be spotted including the unique green monkeys. Harrison’s Cave is both eerie and dramatic and the kids will enjoy it all the more on the back of a guided tram.
Club Med Caribbean holidays
Experience the ultimate Caribbean holiday with Club Med's all-inclusive family holidays, featuring luxurious beach escapes in Guadeloupe and thrilling watersports adventures in Martinique. No need to worry about a thing – just relax and enjoy. Climate varies across destinations; from mountainous regions like the Dominican Republic with lows of 10°C, to sea-level areas with consistent temperatures year-round.
Club Med's resorts in the Caribbean
Punta Cana
Dominican Republic
Michès Playa Esmeralda
Dominican Republic