What are the best expedition companies for families?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026
These 9 companies name expeditions that take families on their own websites. Of them, Metropolitan Touring, Natural Habitat Adventures and Quasar Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and what the company's own page says about it.
What are the best expedition companies for families?
The 9 companies below name expeditions that take families on their own websites; Metropolitan Touring, Natural Habitat Adventures and Quasar Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Compare the trips on each card, with lengths and prices where the company gives them.
Abercrombie & Kent
- Best for
- Expedition cruises from age 6
- Family expeditions
- Lists a 19-day Antarctica, South Georgia and Falklands expedition cruise, limited to 199 guests, among its family journeys, from $23,995 per person (the page names no currency).
- Family expeditions
- Sets a minimum age of 6 for its expedition cruise journeys, against 10 for most of its journeys; all minors must travel with an adult.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 2881 covers flight-inclusive packages sold by its UK company and a bond held by ABTA Ltd covers its non-flight packages; the US terms read name no trust account or bond.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 20 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.4 out of 5 from 795 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- abercrombiekent.com
Aurora Expeditions
- Best for
- Young explorers from age 8
- Family expeditions
- Takes young explorers aged 8 and up on its expedition voyages. Under-18s must travel with a legal guardian and pay the adult rate.
- Limits it publishes
- Expeditions range from 8 to 30 days.
- Founded
- 1991
- Money protection
- Places all voyage deposits in a separate trust account under its Deposit Protection Program.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 107 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- aurora-expeditions.com
Cookson Adventures
- Best for
- Svalbard camp from age 8
- Family expeditions
- Says its East Svalbard remote expedition camp can be a family adventure for children aged 8 and over.
- Limits it publishes
- Typically works with a minimum spend of £150,000 per journey.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- cooksonadventures.com
Ecoventura
- Best for
- Galápagos cruises from age 6
- Family expeditions
- Takes children from age 6 on its 7-night Galápagos cruises, though most families bring children aged 11 and older.
- Website
- ecoventura.com
EYOS Expeditions
- Best for
- Private yacht family expeditions
- Family expeditions
- Runs themed family expeditions by private yacht, customised for each group so several generations can pursue their own interests aboard and on land. No minimum age is given.
- Website
- eyos-expeditions.com
Lindblad Expeditions
- Best for
- Children welcome on every voyage
- Family expeditions
- Welcomes children on any of its expedition voyages. Its National Geographic Explorers-in-Training programme for children and teens runs on every expedition in Alaska, Baja California and the Galápagos and on select Antarctica and Iceland voyages.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 84 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- expeditions.com
Metropolitan Touring
- Best for
- Galápagos cruises, under-6s by permission
- Family expeditions
- Takes families on its Galápagos cruises, though children under 6 need special permission from their parents or guardians to board.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.5 out of 5 from 549 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- metropolitan-touring.com
Natural Habitat Adventures
- Best for
- Family wildlife expeditions
- Family expeditions
- Runs family expeditions to remote wildlife regions, for example a 10-day Family Botswana Safari from $14,895 plus air.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 299 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- nathab.com
Quasar Expeditions
- Best for
- Family cruises
- Family expeditions
- Runs Galápagos family cruises on its Evolution and Grace yachts, with meals tailored for children; no minimum age is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 115 reviews; Trustpilot: 5.0 out of 5 from 779 reviews, newest 12 June 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- quasarex.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
3 of the 9 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Abercrombie & Kent: ATOL number 2881 covers flight-inclusive packages sold by its UK company and a bond held by ABTA Ltd covers its non-flight packages; the US terms read name no trust account or bond.
- Aurora Expeditions: Places all voyage deposits in a separate trust account under its Deposit Protection Program.
- Cookson Adventures: ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
Which of these publish a price for expeditions that take families?
2 of the 9 give a price in the line quoted on their card; ask the others for a written quote with the same inclusions.
Which other companies on this page sell expeditions that take families?
Metropolitan Touring has the most Google reviews of the 9; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Natural Habitat Adventures: Family wildlife expeditions
- Quasar Expeditions: Family cruises
- Aurora Expeditions: Young explorers from age 8
- Lindblad Expeditions: Children welcome on every voyage
Who to contact first
Start with the 3 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Expedition companies for families: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names the trip the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
3 of the 9 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Abercrombie & Kent, Aurora Expeditions and Cookson Adventures. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
2 of the 9: Abercrombie & Kent and Quasar Expeditions. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Metropolitan Touring, Natural Habitat Adventures and Quasar Expeditions, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website runs expeditions and says they take families or children. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 and 5 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.