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Kids will love the balmy tropical<br />
playground of Phuket<br />
Make the most of these<br />
precious summer holidays<br />
with a fantastic family<br />
getaway to cherish forever<br />
It’s<br />
WORDS SHERIDEN RHODES<br />
summertime, and thoughts are<br />
turning to carefree holidays in the<br />
sun. We’ve scoured Australia and Asia to<br />
bring you some fun ideas for every member<br />
of your tribe.<br />
Phuket<br />
This beautiful island offers family-friendly<br />
resorts, tranquil beaches and numerous<br />
kid-friendly attractions. You can island hop,<br />
ride an elephant, snorkel, visit the newly<br />
refurbished Phuket Aquarium at Cape Panwa<br />
or take a cooking class together. Children<br />
will adore a visit to the Phuket Gibbon<br />
Rehabilitation Centre. Entry is free.<br />
Club Med Phuket’s philosophy is “happy<br />
children mean happy parents”, and this vast<br />
resort fronting Kata Bay offers everything<br />
from bungee lessons, a pampering spa and<br />
yoga for mum, golf for dad through to fun<br />
cooking classes. From 15 December, the<br />
resort will launch the fi rst Baby Club Med in<br />
the Asia Pacifi c region, specifi cally designed<br />
for babies four months to two years of age.<br />
Its GOs (Gentil Organisateurs/hosts) are<br />
trained in childcare,and parents can join in<br />
the fun with baby massages, baby gym and<br />
more for AU$83 per day, seven days a week,<br />
9am–5.30pm. Children aged two and over can<br />
discover the other three<br />
kids clubs. An eight-night<br />
all-inclusive package is now<br />
on offer from AU$2,460 per<br />
person. And for every full paying<br />
adult, a “Kids Free” offer applies<br />
meaning children aged four<br />
to 11 stay, play and eat<br />
for free, on sale ’til 31<br />
December <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
And just because you’re<br />
in Asia doesn’t mean the<br />
family can’t enjoy a white<br />
Christmas. Indigo Pearl<br />
resort is offering its guests<br />
a “White Christmas”<br />
party including an allwhite<br />
setting, white<br />
décor and white sand.<br />
Tuck into an amazing<br />
Christmas buffet,<br />
launch your own white<br />
Kom Loy lantern<br />
and enjoy a DJ and<br />
fi re show, priced at<br />
THB1,990++ (AU$65)<br />
for adults, THB645<br />
(AU$21) for children<br />
aged fi ve to 12, while<br />
kids under fi ve are free.<br />
Photo: Age Fotostock<br />
IN FOCUS<br />
FAMILY SUMMER GUIDE<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2009</strong> 31<br />
Photo: Getty Images
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