Most people don’t enjoy traveling alone, but a new brand of adventurous woman is letting her hair down — and is not afraid to do it solo. Several travel tour companies are capitalizing on this trend, and it gives women a chance to meet other women who have similar ideas of living life to the fullest and traveling the world on their own.
- Gutsy Women Travel: is a terrific company that sets women up with journeys all over the world each week. Both American and international travel is offered, and their 2008 trips include 11 days in India, 10 days in Morocco or a visit to Charleston. They even do cruises to interesting destinations as well.
- Adventures In Good Company: empasizes the idea of getting women together in groups of all ages and in sharing a travel dream with the female side of your family. Grab your grandmother, mother and sister for an Alaskan road trip; or convince a bunch of girlfriends to discover central Spain. This company boasts expert guides from all walks of life who are quite a group of voyagers and are eager to have you connect with other women without a rigid travel agenda.
- Girlfriend’s Go Tours: uses bicycling and hiking as it’s grounding force in travel, so be ready to challenge your body to physical rigors while seeing the countryside. Ireland, Tuscany and Costa Rica are just some of the places that the Go Girls head off to so they can make great friends and memories. Trips average $2,000 without airfare.
- Olivia Travel: gives lesbian women a chance for luxury adventure travel. This outfit hits truly once-in-a-lifetime locations such as the Galapagos Islands and cruising down the Danube River. You are guaranteed to travel in high style, and you may be surprised with a performance from a famous celeb such as k.d lang or Lily Tomlin. Olivia’s trips reserve quickly, and there is often a wait list, so be sure to sign up as soon as you spot one that you like.
- Sight & Soul Travel: focuses on European tours for friends traveling together with a spa twist. You get a chance to see Turkey, Russia or Italy and then indulge in beauty treatments such as a massage at the end of a long day of sightseeing. Sights & Souls highlights discovery and getting women to feel comfortable with each other in a safe setting.