Family time, easily planned.
Your guide to family travel, days out and unforgettable kids' adventures – with honest age recommendations and packing lists that actually work.
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Family hotels & resorts
Kids' hotels, all-inclusive, farm stays & holiday parks
Days out & theme parks
Theme parks, zoos, indoor play & water parks
Family trips & beaches
Short journeys, road trips & beach holidays
Packing lists & hacks
Baby, toddler, car & flight
Outdoors with kids
Family hikes, high-rope parks & bike tours
Latest guides
German and English guides side by side – more days out, family hotels and packing lists are added regularly.
Rainy day? 8 indoor ideas
Planetarium, underwater tunnel, hands-on museum or water slides: eight places between Münster, Hamm and Oberhausen that are fun even in miserable weather – with honest age recommendations.
Read the guide1 November 2026
Packing list: baby holiday
From your baby's ID to their favourite cuddly toy: our packing list to tick off, so nothing is missing on your first family holiday – whether you drive or fly.
Read the guide1 November 2026
Long car journey: 20 hacks
Leave at nap time, stop at playgrounds, pack a snack box and play screen-free games: with these 20 hacks the journey becomes part of the holiday.
Read the guide1 November 2026
What is The Family Trip Scout?
The Family Trip Scout is your independent guide to family holidays and days out: places to go with honest age recommendations, family hotels, relaxed family trips and packing lists to tick off. You book tickets, hotels and travel directly with the providers.
How to plan your family time
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Filter by age
Baby, toddler, school kid or teen: we tell you who a place is really worth it for.
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Plan a day out or a holiday
Days out, family hotels and routes – with tips on tickets, breaks and rainy-day plans.
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Pack & go
Packing lists to tick off and hacks for the journey, so you arrive relaxed.
Coming soon
- Center Parcs or Landal? Holiday parks compared
- The best kids' hotels in Germany
- Beach holidays with toddlers: shallow beaches on the North Sea and Baltic
- Packing list: flying with a toddler
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Your next family adventure is waiting
Rainy day, weekend trip or summer holiday: with our guides you'll have a plan in minutes.
Browse the guidesAbout The Family Trip Scout
The Family Trip Scout is a project by Biedermann-Services from Drensteinfurt, Germany – part of the portal network “The Scout Family”.
We are an independent guide for family holidays and days out, not affiliated with any theme park, hotel or tour operator. Some links on this website are affiliate links (marked with *). If you book or buy through them, we earn a commission – at no extra cost to you. We don't sell tickets, hotels or travel ourselves; the respective provider's terms and prices apply.
We use AI tools for research and drafting. All content is editorially reviewed and approved by us.
Questions, tips or partnership enquiries? Write to us at [email protected].