Easter Holiday with 6 year old

Easter Holiday with 6 year old

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bangy1

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107 posts

149 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Hi Folks,

As per the title my wife and I are fed up of the gloom here just now and have been looking into getting away for a week in easter with our 6 year old daughter. As we are in Aberdeen ideally it would be flying from Edinburgh or Glasgow and looking for something with not a massive flight time that won't cost the earth (difficult these days), looking at JET2 hols the options seem to be

- Majorca
- Algarve
- Lanzarote
- Tenerife

We were ideally looking at the option of going to a water park but the temps are borderline and suggest this might be a no go so early on? Is there anywhere else folk would recommend that has stuff for a 6 year old to keep her entertained and ideally flying from Scotland? The leading option so far is the Algarve but open to suggestions and any experience of the above folk have in early April would be good.

Cheers

Your Dad

1,995 posts

189 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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We've been to Lanzarote several times in February and used the splash pool and slides at Rancho Texas. I'd expect April the water temp may be a little warmer but Feb wasn't too bad.

justin220

5,427 posts

210 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Have you had a look at Turkey?

Great value for money but pools might be a bit cold in April

J1_Jon

296 posts

232 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Cruise ... kid goes to the Kids Club most of the time ... you get a holiday!

blue_haddock

3,711 posts

73 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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We always go to the south of france at easter and do a eurocamp. The temperature is usually low to mid 20's and in 10 years or so of doing them only had one bad week.

The big advantage of the south of france and eurocamp is the fact they all have some form of water park and more importantly the pools are heated so no issue using them. they also have loads of other activities for the kids.

We drive but there are loads not far from Perpignan and Beziers airports.

Radec

4,268 posts

53 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Antalya?
A lot of big resorts that are all inclusive, quite a few of them have decent pools for kids with slides etc and there's also a couple water parks within walking distance depending on where you stay.
Most of them back out onto their own beach and have really good kids clubs with cinemas and arcades etc.

You can also spend a day at Land of Legends theme park.

Temp should be around 20.

bangy1

Original Poster:

107 posts

149 months

Monday 13th March 2023
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Thanks for the replies folks, Turkey was actually mentioned by the missus this afternoon so will look into that too.

gazza5

818 posts

111 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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Do make sure if going to turkey you check your hotel has heated pools, a lot don't, and I would imagine would be a bit chilly.

Also beware the russians, at work out of our office - 20 people, 3 of us went to turkey in august, and we all said never again due to the russians (not sure if its the case but last year turkey was one of the only holiday destinations accepting russian money).

GreatGranny

9,289 posts

232 months

Tuesday 14th March 2023
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Turkey is borderline in April IMO.

It's a bit early in the season and as above most pools aren't heated.

They were pretty chilly in October when we went last year with the temp at about 26/27 ish.

I would head to the Canaries.
Weather will be very nice or Madeira if flights allow.