Central America Family Travel Guide

Central America Family Travel Guide

• Central America Overview
• Central America Hotels
• Central America Attractions
• Central America Feature Articles

Other Guides for Central America

• Central America Travel
• Beach Guide
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  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing
• Gay and Lesbian Guide

Top Family Destinations In Central America

• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  
• La Fortuna, CR
  
• Corcovado National Park, CR
  
• Manuel Antonio National Park, CR
  
• Monteverde National Park, CR
  
• El Peten, GT
  
• Antigua, GT
  
• Panama City, PA
  
• San Jose, CR
  
• Lake Atitlan, GT
  
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Travel Guides In Central America

• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  • Beach Guide
• Costa Rica
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
• La Fortuna, CR
• Corcovado National Park, CR
• Manuel Antonio National Park, CR
• Monteverde National Park, CR
• El Peten, GT
• Antigua, GT
• Belize City, BZ
• Granada, NI

World Family Regions

• Asia
• Caribbean
• Central America
• Europe
• North America

Family Travel Destinations

• United States
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Midwest
  • Mountain West
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Coast
  • Southeast
  • Southwest
• Canada
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Ontario
  • Quebec
• Mexico
  • Cancun
  • Cozumel
  • Ixtapa
  • Los Cabos
• Caribbean
  • Bahamas
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Jamaica
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Central America
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Panama
• Europe
  • Central Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Mediterranean
  • Scandinavia
  • Western Europe

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On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Photos
• Feature Articles
• Trip Ideas
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Central America Family Destinations

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Panama

Top Family Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Ambergris Caye		Hotels
Tortuguero National Park		Hotels
Roatan		Hotels
El Peten		Hotels
Antigua		Hotels
Panama City		Hotels
San Jose		Hotels
Lake Atitlan		Hotels
Stann Creek District		Hotels
Chichicastenango		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea
  Pack up the family and head to Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park, for a vacation filled with hiking, snorkeling, viewing wildlife, and flying through the forest on a zipline.
• Going Big
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  Bliss in the San Blas: A monthlong idyll exploring the unspoiled islands of a Panamanian archipelago.
• Animals A-Go-Go
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  Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica
• Top Ten Family Vacations in the Caribbean and Central America
  Our Family Travel Expert Steve Jermanok culls the Caribbean and Central America and delivers his list of the best family-friendly locales in the region.
• Top Ten Family Vacations for Wildlife
  Traveling with your family may always seem a bit wild, but visit one—or several—of these spots and you’ll encounter the world’s real wild side.

Trip Ideas

• A Family Affair: Sea Kayaking Belize
  
• Family Eco-Adventures: Turtle Nesting in Tortuguero National Park
  

Practical Advice

• One Last Time
  Escaping on one last vacation before giving birth should be a rite of passage for all expecting couples. Here's how to make it happen.
• Playing It Safe
  Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
• Single Parent Family Travel Guide
  Traveling with your kids can be fulfilling but also overwhelming at times, especially if you’re the only adult in the group. Here are some tips on how to keep your cool as a single parent on your next family vacation.
• Family Travel Survival Guide: San Diego, CA
  A So Cal native provides a guide to the best the city has to offer families.
• Family Travel Survival Guide: New York City
  To the uninitiated, the Big Apple can seem so…well, big. Let our travel expert show you how to successfully tackle the greatest city in the world—without losing your sanity.

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Mango Creek Lodge
  Mango Creek Lodge
  from $1645, 8 days
  Mango Creek Lodge is situated on what can be described as 22 acres of Eco Friendly Jungle. Our full-time gardeners tend to dozens of varieties of...
  
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  Anthony's Key Resort - Kid's Dolphin Summer Camp
  Bahia Tours
  from $850, 8 days
  In warm Caribbean waters, kids are involved in snorkeling, dolphin feeding, swimming, and marine experiments. ...
  
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  Belize Mayan Odyssey Tour
  Slickrock Adventures
  from $830, 4 days
  Belize and nearby Guatemala are the home to some spectacular Mayan ruins which rival any found in the Yucatan. Temples, carvings, ceramics, and many...
  
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  Panama Canal & the Wonders of Costa Rica
  AdventureSmith Explorations
  from $4660, 8 days
  There are few places in the world where nature is as exuberant, colorful or diverse as in the tropics of Costa Rica. It is home to an amazing blend of flora and fauna. But this journey takes us beyond Costa Rica to the inspiring land of Panama. ......
  
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  Ecological & Cultural Discover Tour of Costa Rica
  SEE Turtles
  from $1595, 9 days
  Join EcoTeach for a trip to some of the less visited parts of Costa Rica. Each trip visits sea turtle nesting beaches, rainforest boat rides, butterfly farms, whitewater rafting, and more. ......
  

Gear

• Squishy Bowls
  Portable, packable dining ware
• ‘Tis the Season
  The Family Traveler
• Breaking the Mold
  Leave the hand-me-down gear inherited from distant relatives in the Goodwill box and opt for some of the industry’s best in kid’s ski and snowboard apparel. Because as long as they’re warm, they’re happy.
• Beyond the Mini-Van: Family Road-Trippin' Essentials
  Make the next family road trip even easier with this can't-miss list of indispensable gear items.

Fitness

• Fat Boy Slim
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  Fight those calories: Choose bananas, not Big Macs, for the road

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Attractions

West Bay

Tabyana Beach
Roátan, Honduras

Description: West Bay, also known as Tabyana Beach, offers a good-sized swath of palm-tree lined sands, and is a good destination for diving and snorkeling.... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hol Chan Marine Reserve

off Ambergris Caye
San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

Description: The Hol Chan Marine Reserve is Belize's oldest marine reserve. Located four miles southeast of San... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Tortuguero National Park

Caribbean Coast, 14 miles from Jaloba, 4 miles north of Parismina


Description: Parque Nacional Tortuguero protects the nesting beach of the green turtle, and features 11... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

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Sandy Bay
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Gamboa Rainforest Resort

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