14 Amazing Things to Do At xcaret with Kids

Xcaret with Kids

We try to inspire our kids to love nature. Everywhere we travel with our kids we look for opportunities to take them outdoors to see how beautiful the world and all its creatures are. While in the Mayan Riviera we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to visit Xcaret with our kids (aged 2 & 4). With so many fun things to do at Xcaret with kids, we knew they would love a visit to this beautiful oceanfront nature & cultural theme park. 

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Riverside Walk in Zion National Park

riverside walk zion national park

The Riverside Walk is an excellent easy Zion hike with tons of epic scenery with very little effort required. Alongside the Riverside Walk, it really feels like Zion National Park is just showing off… the scenery is really incredible.

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Lower Emerald Pool Trail in Zion National Park

zion national park hikes - Lower Emerald Pool Trail

The Lower Emerald Pool is an easy hike in Zion National Park along a paved walking trail to a waterfall flowing into an emerald pool of water. After crossing the Virgin River on a fun half-moon bridge, the Emerald Pools trail begins to climb slowly up the side of the mountain through a well-treed patch of forest.

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Hiking Angels Landing in Zion National Park Solo

image of the sign along the route to Angels Landing summit in Utah

Though I love traveling with kids, I’m the first to say that at times I do miss the days of traveling pre-kids. Don’t get me wrong, I love traveling with kids and wouldn’t have it any other way, but there are usually things we’d like to do that are impossible with kids. I do not often like to admit that things are “impossible” with kids, but I would not hike Angels Landing with kids.

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Visiting the Blue Lagoon with Kids

blue lagoon iceland kids

After an incredible 7-day family trip to Iceland, our time in Iceland with kids was sadly coming to an end. We saved one of the best things to do around Reykjavik with kids until our last morning in Iceland, and that was visit the world-famous Blue Lagoon with kids.

We had reserved tickets for the Blue Lagoon with our kids for our final morning in Reykjavik. We had hoped visiting the Blue Lagoon with our children (aged 2 & 4) would be a special way to cap off our amazing Iceland family vacation.

And we were right, visiting the Blue Lagoon with kids was an incredible experience – it did not disappoint! In fact, the Blue Lagoon topped our list of the best things to do in Iceland with kids.

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Arnarstapi to Hellnar Hike

hiking snaefellsnes peninsula iceland - Hellnar to Arnarstapi hike

A visit to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland is a magical experience. In this tiny region of Iceland, the Snaefellsnes Peninsula offers everything that makes Iceland special. The Snaefellsnes Peninsula has volcanoes, lava fields, mountains, waterfalls, fjords and big waves on rocky cliffs.

One of the best ways to experience the rugged beauty of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is to enjoy the Arnarstapi to Hellnar hike along the North Atlantic coastline. This seaside Snaefellsnes Peninsula hike is incredibly beautiful, plus it’s short and easy enough to make it a kid-friendly hike too! We enjoyed the Arnarstapi to Hellnar hike so much, it landed in the top 5 of our best things to do in Iceland with kids.

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2 Days in the Golden Circle with Kids

Visit the Golden Circle with kids on an Iceland Family Vacation

There are so many amazing things to do in the Golden Circle with kids. Everything you could possibly want in an Iceland family vacation is found in the Golden Circle – geothermal activity, massive waterfalls, diverging tectonic plates, volcanos, hot springs and so much more.

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