The Ultimate Holiday Bucket List for 2 Year Old Toddlers! 😀

Toddler Travel Bucket List: Top Holiday Picks for 2 Year Olds

We’ve searched for the best holidays across the Med and beyond to discover the ultimate bucket list experiences for 2 year olds! Each of these holidays offers something truly unique, whether that’s visiting the most magical theme parks, discovering the best beaches or staying in a real-life safari lodge! Prepare to be wowed by the most amazing hotels that are under four hours’ flying away from the UK.

#1. Gardaland Hotel Resort, Lake Garda

Gardaland is one of Europe’s biggest theme parks featuring five themed areas and over 40 incredible attractions and live shows! But what makes it really magical for toddlers is Peppa Pig Land. It boasts some brilliant rides especially designed for little ones, including a hot air balloon ride, a mini-train journey and a pirate water adventure! Helpfully, Gardaland Hotel Resort is located very close to this bucket list attraction. Stays at the hotel include a 1-day entrance to the theme park, so you can your family can discover the amazing attractions, including Kung Fu Panda Academy and Legoland Waterpark! The hotel itself is also grandly designed, with a large freshwater pool and a brilliant buffet restaurant.

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Entrance to Gardaland theme park included
Peppa Pig Land and Kung Fu Panda Academy
Free bus to the theme park

Learn More – Gardaland Hotel Resort

#2. Nickelodeon Hotel, Turkey

How about staying in a cartoon come to life on your next family holiday? Well, at the Nickelodeon Hotel, you can do exactly that! This brand-new hotel is entirely themed around the famous children’s TV channel. You can even stay in rooms themed around famous TV shows including Dora the Explorer, Paw Patrol, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and more! With full board plus board basis as standard, you can enjoy delicious meals at Le Spatula restaurant and there’s set to be an on-site aqua park too. Even better for two year olds and toddlers, there will be an indoor soft play area with slides and climbing frames!

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Brand-new hotel for summer 2025
Amazing Nickelodeon theme
Themed rooms based on TV shows

Learn More – Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Antalya

#3. Pirates Village, Majorca

The Pirates Village is the perfect bucket list experience for 2 year olds! This fun-filled hotel follows the pirate theme throughout, with weekly live shows featuring swashbuckling pirates. Get ready for incredible acrobatics, light shows and even fireworks. Along with the show, there’s an on-site splash park with a tipping bucket, sunken pirate ship and a mini watchtower. Upgrade to All Inclusive board basis and enjoy all your delicious meals served in the buffet-style Pirates Tavern.

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Pirates theme throughout the hotel
Live pirate shows with fireworks
On-site splash park

Learn More – Pirates Village

#4. Melia Cala Galdana, Menorca

This Menorcan hotel makes the bucket list thanks to its location right by one of the best beaches this side of the Caribbean. Get set for direct access to a shoreline of silky white sands, framed by fragrant pine trees. It’s a dream destination for toddlers to build sandcastles, while the arcing headlands make the sheltered waves ultra-calm. The hotel itself is a delight too, as it has ultra-modern décor and four fantastic restaurants. There are hotel-run kids’ clubs for different age ranges as well, including a kids’ club for 8-month to 4-year-olds.

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Direct access to one of the Med’s best beaches
Hotel-run kids’ clubs
Outdoor playground

Learn More – Melia Cala Galdana

#5. Hotel Caribe, Costa Dorada

Get ready to discover Spain’s most popular theme park, PortAventura! Stays at the Hotel Caribe include unlimited entrance to PortAventura World, and one day’s entrance to Ferrari World. This is bound to be a top bucket list experience for 2 year olds thanks to SésamoAventura, a colourful world in the theme park dedicated to the iconic Sesame Street TV series. Little ones can look forward to top attractions including the interactive Street Mission and the Tami Tami mini rollercoaster. Hotel Caribe is the ideal place to stay for discovering PortAventura, as it has a relaxed Caribbean theme and even boasts an artificial beach!

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Unlimited entrance to PortAventura World
One day’s entrance to Ferrari World
Artificial beach

Learn More – Hotel Caribe

#6. Magic Natura Animal Waterpark and Polynesian Lodge Resort, Spain

Magic Natura brings the safari experience much closer to home in sunny Spain! Stays at this hotel and safari lodge resort include unlimited entrance to Terra Natura, a huge zoo featuring more than 1,500 animals. Toddlers will have the chance to see an amazing array of creatures up close, including elephants, tigers, monkeys and more. During your stay at the lodge, you may even see giraffes wandering gracefully by your window in the distance! What’s more, the resort also offers unlimited entrance to the Aqua Natura Waterpark that features a water playground especially designed for younger children.

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Unlimited entrance to Terra Natura Zoo
Unlimited entrance to Aqua Natura Waterpark
Outdoor playground

Learn More – Magic Natura Animal Waterpark & Polynesian Lodge Resort

#7. Insotel Punta Prima Resort and Spa, Menorca

This hotel makes the bucket list for 2 year olds thanks to its amazing on-site splash park. The Insi Splash Park has two separate areas, and both are brilliant for toddlers. In one section, there are sprinklers, fountains, water cannons and tipping buckets all set in shallow water, while the other area features mini slides and even a replica lighthouse! The hotel has a family-friendly atmosphere throughout, as it also has indoor and outdoor play areas, a hotel-run kids’ club and a daily entertainment programme.

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Splash park with two sections
Indoor and outdoor play areas
Daily entertainment

Learn More – Insotel Punta Prima Prestige Suites & Spa

#8. Aquashow Park Hotel, Portugal

This fun-filled hotel includes unlimited entrance to the on-site Aquashow Waterpark and Theme Park! The vibrant waterpark here is seriously spectacular, with a whole series of spiralling chutes and a super-fast multi-lane racer. There’s even a wave pool and a 250m Lazy River! Meanwhile, at the theme park little ones will love the air race, mini train and live parrot shows! It also boasts Europe’s biggest watercoaster. Back at the hotel, the vibrant theme continues with neon-coloured rooms and a great range of facilities.

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Unlimited entrance to the Aquashow Waterpark
Unlimited entrance to the Aquashow Theme Park
Family-friendly atmosphere

Learn More – Aquashow Park Hotel

#9. Iberostar Cala Domingos, Majorca

Iberostar Cala Domingos is a worthy choice for the bucket list as it’s placed right by a blissful cove on the idyllic eastern coast of Majorca. Toddlers are sure to discover it’s a brilliant beach for playing in the sand, with a gently shelving coastline that leads to the shallow turquoise waters. As well as its location next to a majestic beach, this modern hotel also has a great splash park with mini-slides, fountains and a tipping bucket. Enjoy the all inclusive board basis as standard at a choice of two buffet restaurants.

What makes this one of the best holidays for 2 year olds:

Direct access to one of Majorca’s best beaches
Splash park
All Inclusive

Learn More – Iberostar Waves Cala Domingos

#10. Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife

The Cinderella-style castle at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife looks like it has been lifted straight from the pages of a fairytale book. It actually serves as an entertainment centre for spellbinding live shows featuring singing, dancing and magical performances. The hotel’s family-friendly theme continues with an on-site water park that even includes a baby splash park with jets and sprinklers. There’s also all inclusive board basis as standard, which even includes the option to dine around at the hotel’s a la carte restaurants.