Fun Things To Do On Vacation With Friends
Traveling with friends is always more enjoyable. However, with all of the planning involved, sometimes it’s difficult to relax and have fun. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of things that we do whether we’re on vacation or at home — these ideas are easy to implement and bring joy to every occasion
Sometimes the only thing better than going on vacation is taking a vacation with your friends. Whether you’ve got a big group of close friends or just a few buddies, mixing in some fun activities can help everyone relax and enjoy the trip even more. Here are some ideas for how to make your next vacation something that everyone will want to reminisce about as they look through photo albums.
Taking a vacation can be hard these days. Everyone is so busy that it’s hard to find a time when everyone can get away. You want to make sure you have everything updated, cleaned and ready for clients or future clients. Do you enjoy hanging out with your friends, but nothing seems fun anymore? If so, you’re missing out on a key ingredient for being a late teen/early adult: boredom.
Fun Things To Do On Vacation With Friends
Once you’ve decided where you’re going and who you’re going with, and sorted out accommodations and flights, it’s time to start thinking about fun things to do on vacation.
Trip activities depend on plenty of different factors. Is everyone you’re traveling with athletic enough to handle an intensive 8-hour hike? Does everyone know how to swim and feel comfortable being near the water? Do all the youngsters in the group meet height/weight requirements for certain activities?
Fun things to do on vacation can primarily be broken down by type of trip, and within the type of trip, the destination will ultimately guides your activity choices. Here are a few suggestions for group trip activities based on where you’re going and who you’re going with.
Fun things to do on vacation based on your trip type
Friends trip
Friend trips are often the easiest to come up with an activity list as the group frequently shares similar interests. This is where voting can come in handy to get an honest idea of what everyone finds enticing. Research a handful of activities, excursions, or outings at your destination and use Troupe to allow group members to vote on their favorites.
Friend trips are actually one of our favorite types of vacations to plan in an activity-centric way. If everyone in the group skis (or is okay being a lounge bunny) mountain cabin vacations offer plenty of fun things to do on vacation with friends.
Otherwise, all-inclusive resorts in places like Mexico and the Caribbean take all the guess-work out of dealing with shared budgets on group trips. In addition, these resorts will often have activities like paddle boarding, beach volleyball, and more included in the price. Additional activities, like excursions, parasailing, or jet skiing, are also easily organized through the resorts for an additional fee.
Fun things to do on vacation with friends:
- Skiing/snowboarding
- Hiking
- All-inclusive resorts
- Excursions
- Boat tours
- Wine tasting or brewery tours
Multi-generational family trips
Multi-generational family trips can pose some of the hardest situations to come up with ideas for fun things to do on vacation that grandparents are going to enjoy as much as the grandkids. Regardless of the destination, some of the best activities for multi-generational groups are good, old-fashioned games like charades. Especially if you’re renting a big house or cabin for everyone to stay together, it’s often worth bringing your favorite board games from home on multi-generational family trips.
Beach vacations are great for trips with multiple generations since there are no age restrictions on enjoying some time lounging on the sand or swimming in the sea.
More fun things to do on vacation for multi-generational family trips:
- Pool time
- Easy hikes
- Board games
- Charades
- Cooking together
Families (with young kids)
Families with young kids naturally plan their destinations around the activities available to the specific ages of their little ones. Buy beyond Ski School or the Kiddie Pool at the resort, what are some lesser-thought of activities while you’re spending more time than usual together on vacation?
Similarly to multi-generational family trips, it’s often worth bringing some of your family’s favorite board games or card games from home to play while on your time away. Part of the fun of planning a family vacation once your kids are a bit older can be to research activities at your destination as a family and let them help choose what you see and do while you’re there. Parents will often be surprised at some of the activities that interest their kids.
More fun things to do on vacation for families with young kids:
- City walks (give your kids their own disposable cameras to capture their favorite things through their own lens)
- Family sandcastle building competitions
- Boardgames/card games
Coworkers
Traveling with coworkers is a unique situation. Not only is this frequently a group travel situation that spans multiple ages and personality types, it’s often focused around bonding activities if coworkers are new or they don’t always share an office. Team building activities are often the focus of coworker trips.
Fun things to do on team building vacations:
- Escape Rooms
- Bowling
- Minigolf
- Nights out or daytime drinking activities (beer bikes/brewery tours/wineries)
- Cooking classes
