Both husband and I are retired and are in our early 60’s. I would like to travel more than he does. I’d like active vacations but would like to visit some places he’s not interested in i.e. Ireland, Norway or even a cruise to Galapagos. Has anyone done solo trips with a group.
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My D just returned from a solo tour through Morocco using G Adventures - she said it was mixed ages but they also have tours for “our” age range.
I’m heading to sail the Greek islands as a solo (woman, 66). Sadly the sailing I chose didn’t have a discount (or no) single supplement so I’m paying full price for 2. It was worth it to me because this trip has been a 50 year in the making bucket list.
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I’m a widow in my mid-50s so far I have traveled with friends, but want my next trip to be solo. Haven’t decided when or where, but have been looking at Road Scholar which does have some trips without an extra charge for single travel.
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I’m hopping on a plane tomorrow without dh, but it’s not abroad.
I did a group tour with my SIL of Italy back in the day. We had a great time, but I think I would’ve had a great time alone, too. The group was mostly couples, but it never felt matchy-matchy.
I have a friend who leads Road Scholar trips. She said that she gets lots of singles.
Dh isn’t quite the traveler I am, but I would go without him. The only thing that would prevent me from doing it is the guilt I would feel spending the money on myself and only myself. I mean, he could’ve gone, but I would still feel guilty.
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i look at Road Scholar too (used to be Elder Hostel).
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Overseas Adventure Travel often has a lot of single travelers, and I believe there is often no single supplement. On our trip to Japan, of 15 in our group there were 4 single women and one single man (2 of the single women were friends and were traveling together because their husbands didn’t like to travel as much as they did.)
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My H and I have done 6 or 7 Road Scholar trips. There have been single women on every trip. Some are friends traveling together, but usually multiple women travelling by themselves.
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I go on most trips by myself because I am divorced. I have a friend who comes by herself sometimes without her H sometimes because he doesn’t enjoy food wine tours.
My daughter’s mother in law would like to do more traveling, but her husband is a home body, so she is traveling with her sisters.
We don’t have that many good years left, we should do what we want instead having someone holding us back.
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Timely question. My H and I will be empty nesters soon. We have done lots of active vacations with our kids and a few city breaks over the years. He is most definitely not a city person, less so than ever. He’d like to continue the very active outdoor trips, while I would like to wander cities in Europe, eat great food and soak up art and culture. I think I may be doing these types of trips on my own, or with a tour, and I’m trying to get used to the idea. I wish it was normalized more often and didn’t mean something dire about our marriage - my parents have never taken separate vacations in the 60 years they’ve been married and that’s the model I’m used to. We just have different ideas and desires for travel. We’re in our mid-50s.
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I enjoy travel more than H and with his back issues it’s harder for him. I have done trips with my son, my sister and my daughter (separately). I would definitely do a group travel trip as a single. There were multiple singles on our trip to Spain and Portugal last year.
I have traveled by myself to NYC and plan to do it again (I love the city, am very familiar with it).
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My mother did a lot of the Elder Hostel trips alone - she was a widow at 57 and loved to travel and loved any kind of educational/learning experience. This suited her perfect and she met some very nice folks.
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I recently traveled with my DD. It was a first time we traveled just two of us. We had absolutely great time in Europe.
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I don’t have personal experience with this group but one of my best friends (50ish, divorced) has gone on a few trips with them and loved every one. She’s also made friends on every trip which led to new friends to travel with: adventurewomen.com
Pricey tho
Good luck! Go for it!
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I think @Marilyn posted something similar to this recently, and got some good suggestions.
We’ve done several biking and multi-sport vacations and often have singles. A friend has done more food related trips as a single, and she recently went on a Road Scholar trip by herself.
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My MIL did a few Road Scholar trips and really enjoyed them. One of them was a Grandparent/Grandchild trip with my nephew.
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I’ve heard this group on some podcast episodes and have been intrigued. They sound well organized and very woman forward
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I haven’t but have a good friend who is now flitting around Spain and Portugal with a group. She’s also gone solo to Ireland and England. Her husband is at home (I think he’s still working) and he just sends thumbs up to all the pix she posts on FB. I’m not sure what group she travels with but being solo certainly doesn’t slow her down!
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I think I would really enjoy traveling with a tour group of women. I’m weary of always trying to de-escalate and make everything perfect. I am low maintenance and if things go wrong, I can suck it up and make the best of it. Don’t think I’d want to travel with mostly couples by myself, though. I’ve traveled many times by myself (or with crew members, but you don’t have to hang out with them), but that was for work, so never more than a few days off. Best work trips have been to Europe and Israel, for sure.
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I have not done a solo trip but did 2 weeks in Australia last year with 3 girlfriends and it was the best trip ever! It is nice to only have to worry about yourself. DH doesn’t like to fly and is not as active as I am.
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