Street scene in Kyoto, Japan The Sacred Valley, Peru Rainforest and volcano landscape near Arenal, Costa Rica

Your family’s next escape, planned by real people

Small, private family trips designed by hand by the team behind STC Expeditions. Tell us about your family and we will build the rest around you.

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Where we plan family trips

A real person plans your trip, from first email to the flight home

Every STC Escapes itinerary is put together by someone on our team here in Exeter: no templates, no drop-down trip builder. We take the time to understand your family, then design around it, with the right pace for a six-year-old and a grandparent alike.

See how it works
1

Tell us about your family

Ages, interests, rough dates and what a good trip looks like for you.

2

We design your itinerary

A tailored plan comes back from a named person on our team, with hotels, pacing and highlights chosen for you.

3

We refine it together

Swap a hotel, add a rest day, shift the budget. We adjust until it is right.

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We are with you throughout

Booked, ATOL-protected and supported before and during your trip, with a real contact if anything comes up.

Where families go with us

Five destinations have sample itineraries you can read now. The others are on their way, and you can still enquire about any of them.

Rainforest and volcano landscape near Arenal, Costa Rica

Central America

Costa Rica

Street scene in Kyoto, Japan

East Asia

Japan

The ruins and terraces of Machu Picchu below the peak of Huayna Picchu, with misty mountain ridges behind

South America

Peru

South Asia

India

Sample itineraries

South Asia

Sri Lanka

Sample itineraries

East Africa

Kenya

Itinerary coming soon

Southern Africa

Angola

Itinerary coming soon

South-East Asia

Borneo

Itinerary coming soon

Northern Europe

Finland

Itinerary coming soon

West Africa

Ghana

Itinerary coming soon

North Africa

Morocco

Itinerary coming soon

Southern Africa

Mozambique

Itinerary coming soon

South Asia

Nepal

Itinerary coming soon

Southern Africa

South Africa

Itinerary coming soon

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Why families choose STC Escapes

Backed by STC Expeditions

The same travel consultancy, trading since 2006, with the same standards, sized and paced for smaller family groups.

One person, start to finish

A named contact plans your trip and stays with you through booking, travel and everything in between.

Known ground, real detail

We suggest the hotels, guides and routes we would send our own families on, not whatever a system returns.

ATOL protected (ATOL 11054). We are a new trading name, so real family reviews will appear here as trips are completed.

Tell us about your family

Who is travelling, roughly when, and where you have in mind. A real person will come back to you. Or call 01392 660056.

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