Which tour operators are best for a multigenerational family trip?

These 38 tour companies say on their own websites that they plan or run trips for several generations of one family. Of them, Exodus Adventure Travels, DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co. and SA Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company offers.

Which tour operators are best for a multigenerational family trip?

These 38 tour companies say on their own websites that they plan trips for grandparents, parents and children together; Exodus Adventure Travels, DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co. and SA Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Compare what each offers, then protection and reviews.

Which of these companies protect your money?

14 of the 38 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.

• AdventureSmith Explorations: Holds a trust account, which California law requires of certain sellers of travel; no scheme number is given.
• Ampersand Travel: ATOL number 6065 covers its air holiday packages.
• Black Tomato: ATOL number 10531 covers the flight-inclusive packages it sells as agent of Hays. It says non-flight packages are covered by a scheme through ABTA that refunds advance payments if it becomes insolvent.
• Carrier: ATOL number 2968 covers its flight-inclusive holidays. As an ABTA member (number V0391) it says bookings are financially protected under the Package Travel Regulations if it becomes insolvent.
• Classic Journeys: Takes part in the USTOA Travelers Assistance Program, where the $1 million posted may give only partial recovery of advance payments.
• 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.
• Do Not Disturb: ATOL number 11108 covers flight packages for UK customers departing from the UK and ABTOT member number 5598 covers non-flight packages; non-package bookings have no financial protection.
• Exodus Adventure Travels: ATOL number 2582 covers its flight holidays and it holds ABTA licence number Y 0751.
• Healing Holidays: ATOL number 12217 protects its bookings.
• Mahlatini: Some flight-inclusive holidays are protected by the ATOL scheme. Guests' money is also held through its travel trust, Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
• Pelorus: ABTOT protects non-flight packages for Pelorus Adventures Limited.
• Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages; clients should check that everything booked is listed on the ATOL certificate. ABTOT covers non-flight packages (number 5488). Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in an independent trust account managed by Serenity Trust; no ATOL number is given.
• Travelbag: ATOL number 11078 covers any package holiday it books that includes a flight.
• Turquoise Holidays: ATOL number 5875 covers its package holidays; land-only arrangements it books as agent are not financially protected.

Which other companies on this page fit a multigenerational family trip?

Exodus Adventure Travels has the most Google reviews of the 38; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.

• DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.: Family cycling itineraries for all ages
• SA Expeditions: Private safaris for mixed-age families
• Juniper Tours: Trips for multi-generational families
• Enchanting Travels: Private trips for toddlers to grandparents

Who to contact first

Start with the 14 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.

• AdventureSmith Explorations
• Ampersand Travel
• Black Tomato
• Carrier
• Classic Journeys
• Cookson Adventures
• Do Not Disturb
• Exodus Adventure Travels
• Healing Holidays
• Mahlatini
• Pelorus
• Steppes Travel
• Travelbag
• Turquoise Holidays

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.

Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 4 November 2026 · updated 4 November 2026