Mahesh Babu holiday article in TOI

Mahesh Babu, who's has had a splendid 2015 with the success of Srimanthudu, is gearing up for a well-deserved yearend break.

While the star is known to take short beach 'snapcations' or go on city breaks with his wife and kids frequently , this time, there is a bit of action and adventure thrown in as well, we hear. The superstar wants to try his hand at skiing, and will be signing up for ski lessons along with son Gautham at an exclusive ski resort in the Swiss Alps. "Mahesh is all set to fly to the Swiss Alps with wife Namrata and their kids, Gautham and Sitara. The couple will be joined by a bunch of their friends. This will be the family's first snow vacation, so the kids are super excited. And Mahesh plans to learn skiing along with Gautham -the two are pretty kicked about it," said our source.

That's not all, the couple will also be enjoying a short stopover at their favourite destination -Dubai -for a quick round of shopping. Since they won't be in town for their annual Christmas bash, the children also had a party for their friends this year. "Santa came home and there were lots of gifts... It was a blast. Now all they are looking forward to is a real white Christmas," the source adds.