Dear fellow traveling families,

Welcome to our summer newsletter!

Summertime is always incredibly busy here at Quivertree, and families are jetting off to all corners of the world. We have families going on safari to Southern and East Africa, to Madagascar, China and India, the Balkans and Turkey. In addition, Quivertree families are also adventuring to France, Spain, Iceland and Italy (including the wonderful Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia) as well as Cuba, Costa Rica and Ecuador! And those are only some of the trips Quivertree clients are taking.

Our Southern African safaris are always thrilling! Gideon took this photo on his last visit in April.

Amazing experiences this summer include lemur watching in Madagascar, zip lining in India, white water rafting in Thailand, biking in the Galapagos, truffle hunting in France and canoeing in Botswana!

Several Quivertree families will be visiting Dubrovnik and the Balkans this summer!

If you haven't managed to plan a getaway for summer, now is a great time to start planning for the Christmas/New Year holidays. In fact, some of our favorite hotels are already selling out in what looks like a really busy December, so don't hesitate to call.

Photos from recent Quivertree trips around the world

Quivertree families have been very busy recently traveling to all corners of the world. Here are some trip photos!

Bill, Katie and kids Kendall and Walker (above) were on their second Quivertree trip, this time to India while Peder and Allison (seen below on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town) were in South Africa where they ended off with a fantastic safari!

Sabi Sands Game Reserve in South Africa offers the best leopard viewing in the world!

Lauren was with her kids in Spain. Here they are at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid where they saw Real Madrid thrash Granada 9-1! Lauren sent us this message: "Happy Easter from Estadio Santiago Bernabeu! We had a blast at the game! It was awesome to see Ronaldo score 5 goals, and our seats were fantastic. What a great experience."

Matthew was with his mom Hope and grandfather Jerry in Ecuador and the Galapagos. Jerry said: "I want to thank you for helping organize a fabulous vacation. In addition to the Galapagos cruise and the lodge experiences, the transfers and hotels worked out perfectly, and took a load off my mind!" That's Jerry below feeding Matthew something exotic in the Ecuadorian Amazon!

This is Matthew and Hope at the Equator Monument. Matthew's in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres!

Chad, Simona and kids Rachel and Zack were in Ecuador. That's Simona and Zack with a Galapagos giant tortoise.

Resat, Kathie and Melis were in China. Above they're at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Andy, Courtney, Asher and Naomi were in Spain. Here's Naomi with beautiful Toledo in the background. Courtney told us it was their best ever family trip and that our guides made the whole experience very special!

Notes, tips and observations

Tripadvisor readers recently voted for their Best World landmarks!

World's Best Landmarks

Angkor Wat, long a Quivertree favorite was voted Number One. Not surprising to us based on what our traveling families report!