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One-of-a-kind Family Vacations for Luxury Travelers
Artisans of Leisure opens doors around the globe with new family activities
Your son likes anime, your daughter likes art, your husband likes history and you want time to shop—how do you plan a family vacation that satisfies everyone? Artisans of Leisure, a tour operator that is redefining the world of private luxury travel, introduces the solution: exclusive family activities that can be incorporated into any of their private international tours. The company has a universe of engaging family experiences at its fingertips and can satisfy almost any special request to accommodate families of all sizes, ages and interests.
“Culturally focused, educational experiences are at the heart of Artisans of Leisure’s family tours. But so is having fun and encouraging spontaneous, magical moments to happen, moments that bring families closer and create shared memories,” says Ashley Isaacs Ganz, founder and president of Artisans of Leisure. “Our new family activities are designed to do just that.”
Flexibility is the hallmark of all Artisans of Leisure tours. This is ideal for families who appreciate being able to spend each day in a way that is totally tailored to their interests, level of energy and requirements.
Artisans of Leisure family activities include:
- Show and tell programs for young children to learn simple songs, alphabet characters, crafts, food dishes (e.g., origami, symbolism in Japanese and Chinese writing, using Chinese name stamps) and other cultural objects that they can share with their classmates back home
- Exclusive access and activities like a private capsule on the London Eye or having an ancient cannon in St. Petersburg fired in honor of a child’s birthday
- Visits to local classrooms to interact with students and their teachers
- Pop culture tours in destinations such as Tokyo, focusing on anime, manga (Japanese comics), gadgets, fashion and accessories, including private manga lessons and visits to anime and manga museums and shops, theme cafes, and local neighborhoods popular with young people
- Tracing family history in ancestral homelands. Visits to homes once belonging to parents or grandparents; visits to family grave sites; learning about family and local history, cuisine and traditions; searching for family documents; exploring religious heritage; taking an adopted child on a tour of his or her birth land; introducing future in-lawsto country of heritage
- Dressing in the local costume, for example meeting privately with a geisha and dressing up in a kimono, white makeup and slippers; visiting a village in Rajasthan, India, to purchase fabric to wear as a head wrap; buying a dirndl or lederhosen in Austria
- Celebrating a birthday, anniversary, graduation, bat or bar mitzvah with a private tour in the child’s country of choice and enjoying memorable events during the trip, for example a birthday party in the Eiffel Tower
- Private family cooking classes to learn to prepare authentic local dishes
- Family tours that coincide with college-age children studying abroad
- Mini language lessons for younger children to learn basic phrases, or intensive language immersion for older children studying a language
- Mother and child tours, father and child tours, or grandparent and grandchild tours
- Participating in sports and outdoor activities, such as a private elephant polo match in India, private archery lessons in Bhutan, hiking along the Great Wall in China, a private kendo lesson in Japan, or swimming in remote billabongs in Australia
- Short, memorable tours of museums to learn about famous works of art, such asGuernica and the Mona Lisa, while standing in front of them
- Playing with children at centers for disadvantaged children, hospitals, orphanages and other assistance programs
- Attending local festivals to experience traditional music, dancing, games, costumes, food and religious ceremonies
- Visiting a medieval castle under construction in France to see artisans practicing 13th-century woodworking, blacksmithing and stonemasonry techniques
- Prime seats at cultural performances, such as theater in London, kickboxing in Thailand, opera in Vienna, ballet in Russia and bunraku (puppet theater) in Japan
- Having a professional photographer accompany a family during touring to capture candid moments and take formal family portraits in spectacular settings
- Private tours of locations featured in recent popular books and films, such as touring London with a Harry Potter expert, taking soft adventure tours in New Zealand landscapes seen in the Lord of the Rings movies, or visiting trendy Tokyo neighborhoods shown in Lost in Translation
- Wildlife tours, such as kangaroo and crocodile spotting in Australia, tiger viewing in India, a Night Safari at the Singapore Zoo, and staying at a sheep ranch in New Zealand
- Transportation adventures, such as flying in a helicopter and landing on a glacier in New Zealand, riding red double decker buses in London, hot air balloon rides in France, biking in Italy, and riding in a cyclo in Vietnam
- Visits to international theme parks such as Legoland Windsor (England), Isla Magica (Spain), Ocean Park (Hong Kong), Disneyland in Hong Kong, Paris and Tokyo, and historic parks like Edo Mura and Toei Movieland (both in Japan)
- Tours designed to emphasize subjects children are studying in school, such as the Cu Chi Tunnels in Vietnam (Vietnam War), Roman ruins in Turkey, or art historical sites in China
- Private lessons, such as learning to juggle and walk a tightrope at a historic circus in France
- Building a collection, such as anime dolls in Japan, handmade wooden toys in Europe or soccer memorabilia in Spain
- Taking a mini Grand Tour of Europe to see the Eiffel Tower, Stonehenge, the Colosseum, Pompeii and other important landmarks
- Learning traditional craft skills, such as making origami in Japan, manipulating marionettes in Vienna and painting Aboriginal Dreamtime stories in Australia
- Private elephant training with a mahout in Thailand
- Touring the best candy shops and toy stores in Europe
- A private family safari in the Moroccan desert with camel rides, Bedouin-style tents, and an evening concert under the stars by local Berber musicians
- Treasure hunts in major European cities
- Private scuba diving lessons from a privately chartered sailboat in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
- Behind-the-scenes tours, such as touring the Real Madrid soccer stadium with a television sports commentator in Spain, and seeing an active archeological excavation pit at the Terracotta Warriors in China
- Gaining special access to museums, including skipping the lines and entering before they open to the general public
- Meetings with professionals overseas, such as doctors, architects and chefs so that older children can get an international perspective on their dream careers
- Visits to private homes to meet local families and learn about their lifestyle
The firsthand destination expertise of Artisans of Leisure’s travel experts and the company’s extensive network of international connections allow them to offer an incredible array of family-friendly insider experiences in each destination. All tours are private and feature the world’s finest luxury hotels, a private guide and driver for each family, special family support services and a host of unique activities personalized to each family. Artisans of Leisure also takes care of logistics such as arranging babysitters, nannies, extra beds, connecting rooms, DVD rentals, children’s menus, access to kids clubs and more.
Artisans of Leisure is a luxury tour operator specializing in private, customized international tours for highly discerning travelers. These activities can be incorporated into any Artisans of Leisure tour.
For additional information and details about Artisans of Leisure tours, please call 800-214-8144 or 1-212-243-3239, or visit the company’s website www.artisansofleisure.com or blogwww.artisansofleisuretraveler.com.
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