How to Ensure a Peaceful Trip With Your Family in Mexico (Without Needing to Be Rescued by a Federale)
Planning a Mexican family vacation? Here's your survival guide: Book spacious accommodations, hire a local driver, embrace authentic cuisine, and keep everyone busy with cultural activities.
Mexico—a land of remarkable food, blistering heat, sun-soaked beaches, and enough tequilas to start an in-family feud before you've even left the hotel. Now, taking your family there may seem like a splendid idea when you're browsing glossy travel brochures, with beaches in the Yucatán glistening brighter than your old sunburned British uncle at a wedding. But let's be honest: adding a family holiday to this equation could be about as pleasant as driving a three-wheeled Peugeot through a monsoon.
The truth is, there are ways to avoid disaster in Mexico (and no, not just by canceling your flights and hiding at home). If done right, a family trip to Mexico can be a memorable experience for all the right reasons—sun, sand, smiles, and not a single raised voice. But only if you heed these essential rules.
