Viator Travel Blog

***Editor’s Note: The contest is now closed. Stay tuned for a winner!***Family vacations can be hard to plan – it’s difficult to find activities that the whole family will enjoy together and remember. That is where LEGOLAND shines! Both locations, in Carlsbad, CA and now in Orlando, FL, offer fun-filled activities, rides, shows, and attractions for the entire family. Bionicle Blasters, Land of Adventure, and the all new LEGOLAND Water Park are just a fraction of the fun that will help you create family memories to last a lifetime!

There is a lot going on in Clearwater, Florida. At the Clearwater Marine Aquarium you can meet Winter, the cousin of famous TV dolphin, Flipper, or if you are there at the right time of year, you can watch the world champion Philadelphia Phillies swinging away at their spring training facilities – but these are bonuses. The real allure of Clearwater Beach is the sun, the beach and the water.

Universal Studios Hollywood is the world’s only working movie studio and theme park, and offers an entertaining mix of thrill rides based on the biggest blockbusters, live-action shows, and a Studio Tour giving guests a one-of-a-kind, behind-the-scenes look at the world of movie-making magic. There’s no bad time to visit the Entertainment Capital of L.A. â„  but we’ve got five reasons to go now.

With this month’s release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the eighth and final film in the beloved fantasy series, the world has Harry Potter fever for the very last time (tear…). What better way to show your spirit and soak up as much Potter as you can than on a Harry Potter-themed tour in England or Scotland? You’ll see filming sites, capture great photos and have plenty of time to brush up on your spell-casting vocabulary. Expecto patronum!

If you think of the ultimate vacation in Oahu – or Hawaii in general – as just sunbathing on white sand beaches, braving the epic surf or feasting on local delicacies, a visit to the popular Polynesian Cultural Center will shed a whole new light on the authentic Hawaiian experience. And do I mean experience!

Orlando, America’s playground, sparkles with endless fun and showcases some of the best theme parks in the world. The mega multi-sensory rides, the thrilling adventures, the awesome sights and sounds. It’s a world-class theme park showcase, from Walt Disney World and Gatorland to Universal Orlando and SeaWorld. Plus, you can eat your way through a mouth-watering array of international cuisine at Epcot Center, browse Downtown Disney’s shops, or immerse yourself in space travel at the Kennedy Space Center. Are you ready? Then check out our Top 10 list of the best things to see and do in Orlando.

Traveling with kids, is it a nightmare to be avoided at all costs or an opportunity for unparalleled learning and family bonding? Like anything in this life, there are pros and cons to travel and traveling with your kids is no exception. While seeing the world with your little darlings can present many new challenges it balances those challenges with a whole lot of opportunities too.

If most Americans are like me, and I suspect many are, when it comes to Thanksgiving, they trudge home through horrible traffic and/or airport delays to eat a very large meal on Thursday, visit their family, maybe see a movie, and possibly battle some horrendous shopping crowds in an effort to get a jump on Christmas shopping.

***Editor’s Note: The contest is now closed and we have a winner! Congratulations Alyson!***Make every little kid’s dream come true and take your family to the most magical place on earth, Walt Disney World! Now you can experience 4 Days of Disney magic for FREE! Viator is giving away four (2 Adults and 2 Children, ages 3-9), 4-Day Magic Your Way Tickets with both Park Hopper and Water Park Fun and more upgrades. This is the complete Walt Disney World ticket package!

Who needs to hang out with the living, when you can go and visit the dead? With Halloween just around the corner, there is a fabulous and fascinating itinerary of ghosts and gravestones, haunted histories and underground vaults to be explored – from Memphis to the Orbs of Oahu, via Vegas, Rome, Venice, Stockholm and Boston.