Ideas for holiday please

[defblade]

Hi guys,

Once again we've failed to get to the travel agents in time (closed at 5pm today, we get there at 5:05...), so I said I'd plumb the knowledge here instead

We're looking for a holiday in the October half term (last week in October); short haul as only got a week; wife likes laying about doing nothing in the shade; daughter (will be 2 weeks shy of 14 then) and me like a bit to do - so a half decent water or theme park, coupled with watersports - windsurfing, snorkling, jetski. Most of which suggests the Med rather than the Canaries.

Not the faintest interest in night life or drinking lots of alcohol.

Budget £2k to £2.5k (for flights and hotel, spending money extra), half or full board - we usually end up picking hotels by the food reviews!



We're toying with Crete - we went there on honeymoon 15 years ago, and liked it - but really have no idea of what's good where these days.


Thanks in advance for your help!

[ColinM50]

Tenerife. Las Americas. Got everything you and daughter could want plus "guaranteed" sun

[defblade]

ColinM50 said:

Tenerife. Las Americas. Got everything you and daughter could want plus "guaranteed" sun

Been to Tenerife. Did like, except for bloody rip-off taxi drivers. Atlantic = chilly, though?

[craig1912]

Can recommend here
http://www.neilson.co.uk/beach/turkey/adakoy

No jet ski but everything else. Food is excellent and it's about £800 a head.

Been three times but in May.

[acd80]

Fuerteventura would be ideal that time of the year. Good for windsurfing as well.

[ColinM50]

defblade said:

Been to Tenerife. Did like, except for bloody rip-off taxi drivers. Atlantic = chilly, though?

Hire a car, buy a wet suit. Job done.:-)

[defblade]

ColinM50 said:

Hire a car, buy a wet suit. Job done.:-)

To be fair, I wouldn't fancy driving around tenerife much, it's complicated and badly signed; neither would I mind paying a fair price to be taxied to where we ask...

Have a wet suit already, may as well drive 15 mins down the road to the beach rather then flying somewhere that still has cold water! Med's much nicer for snorkeling too.

[ColinM50]

defblade said:

Been to Tenerife. Did like, except for bloody rip-off taxi drivers. Atlantic = chilly, though?

Hire a car, buy a wet suit. Job done.:-)

[bakerstreet]

I would have thought Tenerife would have been a bit chilly in October?

Have you considered Egypt. Cheaper when you get there and guaranteed sun.

[defblade]

Ah well, we've signed up fro Crete again

Might try a bit of scuba this time, as I've started using contact lenses since last time I had the opportunity, so I might stand a chance of seeing what I'm doing with a mask on.