Once you’ve selected your destination and traveling companions and booked your lodging and airfare, it’s time to start planning enjoyable vacation activities. Travel-related activities rely on a wide range of variables. Is everyone you’re going with physically well enough to endure a strenuous eight-hour hike? Is everyone comfortable around water and has a basic understanding of swimming? Are all the kids in the group the right weight or height for the activities?
The best way to categorize fun things to do on vacation is by trip type, and within each trip type, your choice of activities will ultimately depend on the place. Our travel guide has some recommendations for group trip activities depending on who you’re going with.
Couples trips
Traveling in pairs or with other couples is a fantastic way to spend time with your partner and turn the trip into a “friends” getaway. These vacations are ideal for spending quality time with your other partnered pals without concerns about “third wheel” dynamics. Fun activities for couples during a vacation include:
- Visits to museums
- Spa days
- Wine-tasting events
- Game nights
- Game drive
- International cooking classes
- Dancing courses
- Camping etc
Family vacations involving multiple generations
Multigenerational family trips can make it particularly difficult to think of enjoyable vacation activities that both the grandparents and the grandchildren would love. Good, old-fashioned games like charades are some of the best activities for multigenerational parties, regardless of the destination. Since no age restrictions exist on swimming in the sea or relaxing on the sand, beach holidays are ideal for journeys involving various generations. Additional enjoyable activities for multigenerational family vacations:
- Swimming time
- Simple hikes
- Board games
- Charades
- Preparing meals together, etc.
Families (with small children)
Families with little children instinctively schedule their travels around the activities tailored to their children’s ages. Additional enjoyable vacation activities for families with small children include the following:
- Family-style competitions to build sandcastles
- Take your kids on city walks and offer them disposable cameras so they can take pictures of their favorite items.
- Card games and board games.
A trip with friends
Friendship excursions are usually the easiest to plan an itinerary because the group usually has similar interests. Here’s where voting might help to get a real sense of what appeals to everyone. Research a few of the excursions, activities, or adventures your destination offers. Exciting activities to do while on vacation with friends:
- Snowboarding
- Skiing
- Wine tasting
- Brewery tours
- All-inclusive resorts
- Hiking etc.
Colleagues
A coworker’s trip presents a distinct scenario. In addition to being a cross-generational and cross-personality group travel experience, this kind of travel is also heavily centered around bonding activities, mainly when coworkers are not coworkers in the same company. Colleague outings frequently center on team-building exercises. Engaging activities to do during team-building getaways include the following:
- Escape Rooms
- Minigolf
- Evenings out
- Daytime pursuits (tours of breweries or wineries tours)
- Bowling etc.
Conclusion
Regardless of your group type, you can always find activities to suit everyone. Your ideal activities will also depend on your vacation destination and available excursions. Water sports, hiking, boat tours, museum visits, shopping, board games, and beach walks are some of the top things to do during vacations.
