Family & Friends Belong
An easy pace for the whole group, with open afternoons now and then and shared meals.
What Archie aims for
- Easy pace
- Open afternoon every other day
- Shared meals
- Days sized for kids
- Something for every age
27 itineraries for this feeling
4 days · California
San Diego
Balboa Park, the bay, Coronado and the La Jolla coast
Read the 4-day plan
3 days · District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
Marble monuments, museum mornings and picnics on the Mall
Read the 3-day plan
3 days · Illinois
Chicago
A shiny bean, a lake of museums and pizza for the whole table
Sydney
The harbour, the beaches and a day in the Blue Mountains
Los Angeles
Hollywood, downtown, the coast and the museums, planned by area
Honolulu
Beaches, Diamond Head and Pearl Harbor
New York City
Skyline, parks and the classics
Boston
History you can walk, from the Common to the harbor
Orlando
Big park days for the whole group, with an easy day after each
Maui
Calm beaches, a boat day and the high road to Haleakala
Read the 9-day plan
Denver
A mile-high city, red rocks and a mountain park where elk gather
Cornwall
Sandy coves, a castle on the tide and a flat bike path for the whole family
Hamburg
Boats, animals and old warehouses in a harbor city
Corfu
Calm beaches, an old town to wander and castles to climb
Riviera Maya
Warm sea, swimmable cenotes and shady ruins for the whole family
Vancouver
A big park, a market, a gondola and a ferry day for the whole group
Read the 6-day plan
Iguazu Falls
Catwalks over the falls, a little train and a boat in the spray
Foz do Iguacu
The Brazilian view of the falls, with birds, boats and a giant dam
Reykjavik
Geysers, waterfalls and black sand, with short walks the whole family can do
Kuala Lumpur
Twin towers, a park, the monkeys of Batu Caves and shady gardens at an easy pace
Helen
Gorges, waterfalls and mountain towns in the southern Blue Ridge
Lake Tahoe
Clear blue water, granite shores and a different side of the lake each day
Bar Harbor
A sunrise summit, granite shores and carriage roads on the Maine coast
Great Smoky Mountains
Ridge views, old mountain farms and wildlife valleys on both sides of the park
Alamogordo
White gypsum dunes, a great underground room and the long desert road between
Sturgeon Bay
Lighthouses, white dunes and harbor villages on a Lake Michigan peninsula
Interlaken
Lake boats, waterfalls and one big day up to the snow
Want this mood somewhere else?
Tell Archie where you want to go and how you want it to feel. Archie leans the plan that way, and you can change any day.
Plan your own tripQuestions about Family & Friends trips
What is a Family & Friends trip?
An easy pace for the whole group, with open afternoons now and then and shared meals. The feeling word for it is "Belong". It describes how the trip is meant to feel, not a promise about how you will feel.
What does Archie aim for on a Family & Friends trip?
easy pace, open afternoon every other day, shared meals, days sized for kids, something for every age. Some of this, like the pace, one big thing a day and open afternoons, changes which places are picked. The rest is guidance for the planner, not a guarantee.
Which places have a Family & Friends itinerary?
San Diego, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Sydney, Los Angeles, Honolulu, New York City, Boston, Orlando, Maui, Denver, Cornwall, Hamburg, Corfu, Riviera Maya, Vancouver, Iguazu Falls, Foz do Iguacu, Reykjavik, Kuala Lumpur, Helen, Lake Tahoe, Bar Harbor, Great Smoky Mountains, Alamogordo, Sturgeon Bay and Interlaken. Each one has a day-by-day plan, a map with the route and the best months to go from real weather.
Can I plan my own Family & Friends trip somewhere else?
Yes. Tell Archie where you want to go and how you want it to feel. Archie leans the plan that way, and you can change any day.
How a trip idea works
Each trip idea is a short itinerary: a few places a day that sit close together, in the order that saves walking, with an estimate of the time between stops. Open one to see it on a map and to see the best months to go, worked out from average weather. Then plan your own dates in the Archie app.