Has anyone gone on the 14 day Spain tour with teenagers? We have 15 year old twins and loved the family tour to Europe last summer. We are looking for our next one for early June 2026.
Posted by
Salem, Oregon, USA
3607 posts
I haven't gone with teenagers, but take a look at the itinerary to see if they would be interested in the things the tour covers. Unlike the family tour, it's not in any way geared towards kids - not that the guide or group members would treat them poorly but the activities are aimed at an "older" crowd. My 15 year old self would probably not have enjoyed it (a lot of art museums, sherry tasting, churches). But you know your kids, so maybe they'd love it. If the itinerary doesn't seem of interest to them, you might consider the My Way Spain tour that covers some of the same ground but you can plan your own activities.
Here is a prior thread on a similar topic:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/tours/family-tours-88ba2213-a679-4f8d-b441-a1e0c2fd3b8b
Posted by
9615 posts
We haven't done a Rick Steves Tour, but we lived in Germany and traveled a lot with teenagers.
Both my two kids and my wife's two kids were great teen travelers. They soaked up the history, art and culture and were great travelers. We pretty much treated them like adults and it worked.
I always tried to keep the teens informed on where we were going and what key sites we visited.
I would read key historical information from guidebooks.
Now all four of them still love to travel and we have do tours or cruises with them as well.
Posted by
Midwest
632 posts
Haven’t done this tour with my kids when they were teens but have done 4 others. We found the shorter ones worked great for us the 7-10 day tours. We did our own thing on both ends.
Since you have already done a tour you know the drill.
Now my young adult daughter has joined us on two more tours. If they are ok being the youngest and don’t mind being around older people I say why not?