12 Best Islands for Families

It's easy to pick the island with the biggest water slide and just take the kids there. Harder -- but worth it -- is finding the place where the entire family can bond while spying giant sea turtles, searching for hidden beaches and sharing more island experiences. Easy accessibility,
fun amenities and big accommodations are important too for any family getaway, and islands' experts considered those factors as well. Whether for a young family's first island trip or
an extended family's best reunion ever, these 12 destinations can spark lifetime memories and a lifelong love of travel.

Best for family reunions
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

A big reunion does not have to be a big amount of work. In a quiet nook of Virgin Gorda, book all three 8,000-square-foot villas at Aquamare, which opened just last year. Then let the staff cater to your group of 36. If you'd like to join your private chef at the local
dock to pick the freshest lobsters for dinner, you can, of course. If you'd like to take the 62-foot yacht out, climb aboard. But if you just want to lie in the suspended 'Dream Bed' floating over the sand at the private beach park while your extended family frolicks in the Sir Francis Drake Channel, by all means do. After all, your work is done. Weekly rates per villa from $13,750 (easily split among family members). villaaquamare.com

Photo courtesy of Aquamare

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