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Make 2024 one to remember with these epic trips, putting fairytale castles, cultural exchange and slow travel front and centre
Europe on rails
With further expansion of the Good Night Train network due in March 2024, families will be able to book a central European rail odyssey all the way to Prague. Start with chocolate-tasting in Belgium’s capital, before museumhopping in Dresden and Berlin, hiking in the Saxon Switzerland National Park and touring Prague’s castle.
£ MORE INFO: Good Night Train Brussels to Prague, couchette bunks for two adults and two children aged four to 11, from €496 (£432), one way. europeansleeper.eu
Laid-back India
Visit spice plantations, canoe the backwaters and clamber amid the old forts of Cochin on Village Ways’ new Spirit of the South trip. It explores the Karnataka coast and Kerala —an exciting family alternative to Goa —over two adventurous weeks, offering a relaxed and affordable introduction to India.
£ MORE INFO : From £1,100 per person for a party of four, including accommodation, most meals, overnight trains and car transfers, but not flights. villageways.com
Greek island-hopping
Interrail’s new Greek Islands Pass gives families an exciting way to explore Greece, covering four travel days on national ferry lines. Or for a trip with more support, try Olympic Holidays’ nine-night ‘family favourites’ itinerary, which ferry-hops through the Dodecanese islands of Rhodes, Symi and Kos, meandering between shallow coves, ancient temples and friendly hamlets.
£ £ MORE INFO: From £1,305 per person based on two adults and two children travelling, with accommodation, transfers and flights. interrail.eu olympicholidays.com
Ancient treasures in Egypt
With Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum expected to open in early 2024 after years of delay, bringing together nearly all 5,000-odd artefacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb, now’s the time for history fans to
