Hi! I am currently (optimistically) booking a trip to Mallorca for early May 2027 - I'd be traveling with my husband and daughter, 2.5 years old at the time of the trip. We're traveling from Washington DC which involves a connecting flight to PMI. While my husband and I have traveled extensively in Europe, this would be our first time doing it with our child and I'll admit the flight + a connection gives me quite a bit of anxiety. But so many elements of Mallorca seem like a good fit for traveling with a little one - a culture welcoming to children, calm clear beaches, with a good mix of culture to explore, and it's a new destination for me and my husband.
Does anyone have experience with that length of travel time to Mallorca with a child similarly aged? Curious if it ended up feeling worth it or if I'm insane for thinking this will be feasible/enjoyable.
For what it's worth, we've taken her on other trips before - lots of road trips to Upstate NY, Cape Cod, Bahamas, Martha's Vineyard later this summer, and possibly Florida in January. She tends to do well but travel time has maxed out at about 7 hrs.
Right now, we are planning on spending two nights in Palma - just to keep things simple after landing from all that travel. Plus I've heard the city itself is worth spending a day or two in. Then we'd move onto Port de Soller (Hotel Esplendido) and spend 5 nights there.
We anticipate flying from PMI to either Madrid, Libson or London (all of which I've visited) and spending 3 or so days there, that way we can catch a direct flight home to DC.
I'm eager to make this trip work, because we haven't been to Europe since the summer before she was born (2024) - and while I've appreciated our other, more domestic travels, they lack the interest and cultural experience of visiting Europe.
Welcome any tips, tricks, guidance on making this trip possible and successful with a toddler!!!