Keen to travel but don’t want to do it on your own, or get stuck on group tour with a bunch of married couples? You’re not alone.
With growing demand for small group tours for solo female travellers leading to a boom in Australian companies offering trips. Women-only tours provide comfort and security, as well as the chance to share experiences and perhaps even make lifelong friends.
Whether you want to party in Las Vegas, trek to Everest Base Camp or partake in cultural experiences like cooking classes, you’re sure to find a trip to suit.
Listen: Lydia Lassila didn’t quite travel solo… she brought a little baby with her.
Women’s Own Adventure.
Marika Martinez founded Women’s Own Adventure nine years ago to offer soft adventure tours for women who want to travel off-the-beaten track with like-minded solo female travellers. Sydney-based Martinez now offers tours to 20 destinations including Tanzania, Sri Lanka and India for groups of two to 12 women, mostly aged in their 50s and 60s.
She regularly adds trips to emerging destinations, with new tours to Mongolia in July and Macedonia and Albania in August. The trips are designed specifically for women, with itineraries featuring authentic activities such as cooking classes and learning arts and crafts with women in local villages.
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I started Women's Own Adventure after having a not so great experience with a couple of group tours. I found myself in a group to Nepal of a newly married couple and 3 girls in their early 20's who formed their own niche group. As I was just south of 50 at that time, I felt like the old lady of the group. It was then that I realised that a great part of your travel experience is actually the people you are with. Hence Women's Own Adventure was born to enable single women to travel with a group of like minded women.
www.womensownadventure.com.au