Where to go with kids? Club Med?

[Tinsel]

I will be having a biggish birthday in a couple of years and am researching where to go as my family will be going as well (there will probably be around 20 of us inc kids).

I am not a good in the air on on a boat so it has to be somewhere maybe about 5 hour flight away. I was thinking Club Med Lindeman Island so everything is paid up front. Has anyone been and what did you think? Kids club?

I'm not too interested in going to Indonesia or Fiji. Has anyone been to New Caledonia/Vanuatu? There are too many places to choose from but am focussed on the kids having some kind of entertainment as well. We will have 8 kids 10 and under. I am such a planner and get very excited for holidays.

Help

[AliBaby]

We went to Club Med Malaysia when I was 12, my older sister 14 and my little sister 7yrs old.

We all had the best time and loved being in the circus school there. WE never saw our family as we were always keen to practise with our instructor and then got to perform in a show at the end of the week in front of all the resort guests!

Great place for adults and kids.

Good for sociialising for adults as well as you can sit at a big table and other people can come up and sit with you or you can sit at a smaller table if you dont want to socialise.

Not to long on a plane to get there either.

[Tinsel]

Thanks Bella. I looked briefly at the Malaysian Club Med but will have more of a look. I'm glad to hear you had an excellent time in the circus school as I'm sure this is where most of the kids would be hanging out. Although having said that, I would love to spend time with the girls and do activities with them as well.

[Lulu]

From memory Vanuatu is really expensive. No idea how Lindemann is these days, it used to be awesome.

[Tinsel]

Vanuatu is expensive unfortunately but I would have liked to check out a different culture.
I haven't been to the great barrier reef yet and is on my list of things to see so Lindeman was a perfect opportunity. Hopefully it is still awesome.

[Shanti]

It's a shame you don't want to go to Fiji because the Fijians just loooooove kids!!! They spoil them over there.

Good luck deciding.

[Tinsel]

Shanti, I have heard that lots. It's not like I don't really want to go but DH isn't interested in going and neither are a few of my family members. We're not going to please everyone though with the destination we pick. My mum will turn 60 the same year so we are having a combined '100th' party family holiday. A few of my friends have been to Fiji and their photos are amazing. Hmmmm, maybe I'll get some lovely brochures together and do some research to help change their mind. On the plus side it's only about a 4 hour flight.