Are you ready for an adventure, but feel nervous to travel solo? It can feel intimidating to organise an entire solo trip, particularly an adventure trip, alone. Which is why I've created this list of the 10 best solo tours for women – to help you ease your way into solo travel while finding like-minded women to travel with. It's a great way to experience travelling solo, but to instantly meet other travellers and take the pressure off. It can sometimes feel like you need to do everything in your first solo trip, or that you need have a handle on everything. But the truth is, solo travel is a learning process and even after 10 years of solo travel to 50+ countries, I'm still learning something new on every solo trip.
If the thought of planning an entire solo trip from scratch is just too overwhelming, or time consuming and you simply want to go on an adventure, you should consider a solo tour for women. These are a great way to experience travelling alone but you don't have to worry about a thing. These tours usually include all your travel, accommodation, transfers, meals and activities which leaves you to do nothing more than pack your bags and book your flights. If you have limited annual leave (PTO), this is also a great way to cram as many epic adventures as possible into a trip.
Want to book a solo tour for women? Here's where you'll find:
- Join Solo Adventure Gals – A Solo Female Travel Community
- The Best Travel Insurance for Solo Female Travellers
- Preparing for Your Solo Tour
- 10 Best Solo Tours for Women
Join Solo Adventure Gals – A Solo Female Travel Community
Have you ever not gone on a dream trip because you were scared to travel solo? Have you ever been stuck without a travel buddy or found trips never make it out of the group chat?
I hear you, and that’s why I’ve launched SOLO ADVENTURE GALS - a community for solo female travellers with a taste for adventure! If you’ve always wanted to travel the world, but have no-one to go with, this community of adventurous women will be your new adventure travel besties! Solo Adventure Gals is here to give you the tools and the confidence to try solo travel.
This has been 10 years in the making, but last year when I lost one of my best travel friends, Dylan, I realised that I wanted to help other travellers to find friendships just like the one we were lucky enough to have. So, this is in memory of Dylan, because travelling solo doesn’t have to mean being alone.
The tours I have chosen below are mixed-gender tours as I have always had an amazing experience on these during my travels. However, if you prefer women-only tours, I recommend joining Solo Adventure Gals where I will soon be hosting group trips and solo tours for women, we'll also be launching the Solo Gals Book Club to give you even more opportunities to connect both online and IRL. >> Click here to join
The Best Travel Insurance for Solo Female Travellers
Before you travel, make sure you get travel insurance! I never travel without it and over the years I've had bags go missing, flight delays and illness to contend with. Things can go wrong and while you never want that to happen, having travel insurance is kind of like a safety net. It's invaluable for solo female travellers as it just means you have someone in your corner to help if things go wrong. Read my in-depth guide on travel insurance, but check out my go-to travel insurer below:
I thrive on adventure, but when it comes to my well-being, I don't compromise. SafetyWing's Nomad Insurance Essential provides coverage in 175+ countries, and you have complete control over when your policy starts and stops at any time. They've recently expanded coverage to include adventure sports and electronics theft too. Think of it as your safety net, if something goes wrong its great to have back-up in case you get sick, injured or your kit gets damaged. I know how frustrating travel can be sometimes, so it's good to know that when things go wrong I've got a good insurance policy in my corner.
They also cover:
- Meals & accommodations if you have a travel delay over 12 hours
- Emergency dental care up to $1000
- Medical care including prescriptions, emergency care and hospital stays
- Coverage for lost checked luggage
- Flights home if something bad happens
- Continued coverage for visits back home
- Coverage for motor accidents
- Coverage for injuries from leisure sports & activities
If you need coverage for a longer period, you might consider looking at their Complete plan - includes all Essential features, plus comprehensive health coverage with routine healthcare, mental health support, and maternity, most countries in the world, including in your home country.
Preparing for Your Solo Tour
If you're feeling nervous about your solo tour, or simply want to make the most of you trip, I recommend reading these blog posts before you travel. They're jam-packed with tips and advice to help you maximise your solo travel experience, while minimising the chance of anything going wrong.
- How to Prepare for First Time Solo Travel
- How to Safely Solo Travel as a Woman – a Solo Travel Expert
- 5 Ways to Beat Loneliness as a Solo Traveller
- Best eSIM For Solo Female Travellers To Beat Roaming Charges
You can also check out my full range of Solo Travel Location Guides for a huge range of countries.
10 Best Solo Tours for Women
Pakistan: Hike the Karakoram Mountains
- 9 day solo tour for women
- Start/End: Islamabad to Islamabad
- Price: From £1597
- Active rating #4 Demanding
My dream trip! Don't miss this epic adventure through the Baltistan mountains, where the Thallay La Trail provides a peaceful escape for an active adventure. This 9-day tour takes you back in time as you explore remote mountain villages, past glaciers and mountain streams, you'll meet locals who have lived on these rails for generations.
Hiking in Albania, Kosovo & Montenegro
- 9 day solo tour for women
- Tirana to Shkodër
- From £1317 (reduced from £1549)
- Active rating #4 Demanding
If you crave a wilderness trip but don't have time to travel further than Europe, look no further than Eastern Europe for the continent's last true wilderness. This in-depth 9-day itinerary will take you through Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro. Expect to be wowed with beautiful alpine scenery and glacial lakes, dense forests, rock formations and endless meadows. Pack your hiking boots for this trip, you'll be exploring the mountains, waterfalls, caves and valleys of this spectacular region.
Active South Africa: Cape Town, Kruger & Tugela Falls
- 10 day solo tour
- Start/End: Cape Town to Johannesburg
- Price: From £2879
- Active rating #4 Demanding
Dive into adventure in South Africa with a 10-day wild ride filled with your dream safari and camping under the stars near Kruger National Park. One for the adrenaline junkies, picture yourself abseiling down Table Mountain and hiking to the top of the world’s second tallest waterfall. This is the kind of trip that’ll have you saying, "I can't believe we just did that!"
Active Japan: Kyoto & Okinawa Island Hopping
- 10 day solo tour for women
- Start/End: Kyoto to Ishigaki
- Price: From £2915
- Active rating #3 Average
This island-hopping adventure across Japan is one you won't want to miss – it takes you far beyond the typical tourist spots for a truly unique experience. The trip kicks off in Kyoto before heading to the paradise of Ishigaki Island. Explore Okinawa for thrilling day hikes, sea kayaking, and cycling through Yambaru National Park, Taketomi, and Iriomote Islands. Don't miss the area's famous and delicious cuisine.
Solo-ish New Zealand
- 14 days solo tour
- Start/End: Auckland to Queenstown
- Price: From £3099
- Active rating #3 Average
All of the tours in this section are Solo-ish adventures which means they are designed for solo travellers to help them connect and meet adventure buddies. Where better to venture than New Zealand? It's an outdoor lover's dream and this two week trip will help you explore nature's wonders from Franz Josef and Queenstown, before satisfying your taste buds with a delicious Kiwi cooking experience in Auckland. Experience the rich traditions of Māori culture with your local hosts in Rotorua. Discover the charm of Hokitika, a quirky west coast gem.
Solo-ish Australia
- 12 day solo tour for women
- Start/End: Melbourne to Cairns
- Price: From £3599
- Active rating #3 Average
One of my favourite countries in the world (I lived there for two years!), Australia is full of adventure! If you've always dreamed of visiting but you're scared to do it solo, or simply want to make the most of your limited time off, this tour is a great way to experience life Down Under. Trust me, it will leave you wanting more, but it's a great way to get a taste for Australia. Start in Melbourne, one of my favourite cities in the world and somewhere I lived twice! Venture through the laneways and take a cooking class, before taking a 4x4 expedition to French Island, home to one of the country’s largest koala populations. Visit the iconic Red Centre and immerse yourself in Indigenous culture while exploring the wonders of Uluru and Kings Canyon. Soak up the magic of Sydney Harbour, before visiting the rainforest and Great Barrier Reef in Queensland.
Solo-ish Philippines
- 11 day solo tour for women
- Start/End: Manila to El Nido
- Price: From £1799
- Active rating #3 Average
This trip is a Solo-ish tour which means it is designed for solo travellers and to encourage connection. It's also to one of my dream destinations and one that I know to be safe for women travellers. The Philippines features some of the world’s best beaches, with untouched white sand and crystal clear waters. Meet your travel mates for the adventure of a lifetime and you'll be snorkelling in the turquoise waters, enjoying foodie tours in Manila and meeting an Indigenous community dedicated to reforestation and sharing their culture with travellers. You will even get the chance to visit the spectacular Avatar Gorge, a breathtaking canyon, before exploring Palawan's subterranean river and El Nido.
Torres del Paine - Full Circuit Trek
- 11 day solo tour for women
- Start/End: Puerto Natales to Puerto Natales
- Price: From £3379
- Active rating #5 Challenging
This trip isn't for the faint of heart, it's the most challenging one I've listed and an epic adventure you won't forget. Patagonia lives rent free in my brain and this itinerary is perfectly designed for physically-active travellers (not hardcore mountaineers!). It's a chance to visit the more remote, lesser-visited sections of Patagonia’s Cordillera del Paine in Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile. Prepare for your jaw to be on the floor with scenery that is out of this world (you'll swear you're an extra in The Lord of the Rings movie!) and let your mountain guides lead the way!
Trek Hidden Costa Rica
- 12 day solo tour for women
- Start/End: San José to San José
- Price: From £1019
- Active rating #4 Demanding
Costa Rica is one of my favourite countries and while I navigated the country alone, it was an expensive place to travel solo. Joining a group tour is a great way to experience everything while not getting hit by hidden costs. This group tour shows you the lesser-known parts of Costa Rica, giving you a chance to experience this diverse land. Trek into the heart of the jungle where you will live with three families in a remote village behind a waterfalls in a hidden cave – pretty cool right? Learn about native medicinal plants with epic adventure opportunities to try waterfall rappelling, surfing, and whitewater rafting.
Hiking in Portugal – Two Options
Portugal is one of my favourite European countries for hiking and outdoors adventures. It's been dubbed the "Hawaii of Europe" around the archipelago of islands south-west of the mainland. Check out these tours to explore my favourite islands:
Take a 6 day solo tour Hiking in Madeira – from Santana to Funchal from £799. This tour has an active rating of #4 Demanding, and features six days of hiking across the island's impressive volcanic landscapes as you immerse yourself in Madeira's mesmerising flavours and rich history.
Take a 6 day solo tour Hiking in the Azores – from Ponta Delgada to Angra do Heroísmo from £999. With jaw-dropping landscapes and one of the lesser travelled parts of Portugal, this really is a hidden gem. Hike through the award-winning Adventure Capital of Europe, trek to the highest lake in the Azores and through storied towns. This has an active rating of #3 Average.
