Today (Tuesday 10^th March) I was invited to speak on ABC Radio Adelaide again, on their Travel Talk segment hosted by Rory McLaren, with the topic this time being the pro and cons of peak vs off peak caravan travels.

In some cases you may not have a choice, or may prefer to travel in peak time and there are times when we all have to, including summer holidays when everybody is on the move, and for families it can be when school or work holidays allow it.

The pros of staying at caravan parks at peak time include that some parks offer entertainment, specialty food vans, organised activities for kids and in general, parks can take on a whole village feel, especially if it’s a park you frequent annually. Returning to the same park each year for summer holidays means catching up with friends who have become holiday family, a benefit that far outweighs the cost.

The cons of travelling at peak times include higher prices, more crowds, having to book well in advance and possibly having to stay for a shorter time according to other bookings.

In contrast staying in caravan parks at off peak times can be much cheaper and you’re more likely to get a site of choice for the length of time that you want. It’s a much less stressful time for park staff so they will have more time to welcome you and give information on what the local area has to offer if you need to know.

Off peak times can also mean there’ll be less children in parks and more grey nomads, who are out dodging the crowds at their leisure. Staying at off peak times we’ve even been allowed, and encouraged to spread out over a couple of sites if we wanted to, and off course one terrific benefit of winter travels is the ability to have a campfire.

We love travelling at both peak and off peak times and there are good and bad qualities about each of them, but any holiday is a good one right?

I’d love to know what your preference is and why?

Happy travels

Glenys