Your children will not forget an elephant – or two – ambling up to their room at Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort. Located in Chiang Rai, Thailand, it is set within an elevated 160-acre bamboo forest designed by famed landscape and interior designer Bill Bensley. Children can learn about history and geography through sweeping views of the border that Thailand shares with Myanmar and Laos. Accommodation includes the Mekong Explorer Tent for a glamping treat, perched over the hillside.
Activities for children include sidecar rides through the countryside or learning about elephants close-up through the Thailand Jungle Bubble encounter. In the latter, they can spend a night observing the gentle giants in their natural habitat in a sci-fi, air-conditioned giant bubble-like room. The larger two-bedroom bubble lodge catering for four people has a living area, an outdoor terrace, plunge pool and a private chef experience. (Note: resort guests have to purchase the Jungle Bubble experience as an overnight activity; it does not replace hotel accommodation.)
JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU RESORT
The Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort is named after the famous explorer, environmentalist, educator and filmmaker. It is located in Fiji’s Savusavu Bay – a peninsula that has been home to the historical Nukubalavu and Nacekoro villages. Rather than family and children activities as a side programme, these are truly at the heart of the stay. There is the Kids Bula Club with activities like arts and crafts and storytelling. Children can also learn about local culture through weaving brightly coloured masi mats and learning local dances.
Source: CNA
