The Solo Traveller
Your independence, passion, and lifelong memories.
Your world. Your way.
Health and Wellbeing
Practical guidance, grounded reflections, and simple tools to help you stay centred – body and mind.
Departures
Meet the people behind the scenes – tour operators, guides, and local experts – who have walked the path you may be considering exploring.
Sustainability
Stories and insights on destinations driving
eco-friendly tourism, protecting places we love for the journeys
yet to come.
Confidence
and Safety
Smart, aware, and in control. Insightful stories and thoughtful strategies for travelling boldly, wisely, and well.
Perspectives
We experience the world differently when we move through it alone. Explore thought-provoking takes and soulful observations from the road.
Transitions
Even when you’re travelling for work, every journey is a chance to discover something more.
Destinations
Where to next? Discover places that move you, challenge you, and change you, one solo step
at a time.
Personal Development
By appreciating the significance of where we are or where we are headed, our journeys can become infinitely more rewarding.
Field Notes
Got five minutes and searching for inspiration?
Our lists, top tips and resources are full of ideas and insights to inspire your next great journey!
Inspirations
Reflections from the road that stir the soul. Honest, heartfelt solo stories that just might spark your next adventure.
Fellow Travellers
Real voices, real journeys. First-hand stories from solo travellers navigating the world on their own terms.
Festivals and Events
From lantern-lit skies to street parades and sacred rituals, this is where the world gathers to celebrate – and you can too!
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Departures
Founded in 1990 by Roy and Renae Kunda, Cape York Motorcycle Adventures is based in Cairns, Far North Queensland, and offers award-winning, eco-responsible rides through one of Australia’s last great frontiers, giving solo travellers the freedom to explore our limits with expert support. For many, the journey becomes a reset and a powerful reminder that adventure restores confidence, clarity, and the soul.
Published 18 November 2025
Sustainability
A major new research partnership and the debut of HX Expeditions’ electric ‘silent science boats’ are reshaping how expedition cruise lines approach underwater noise pollution in the polar regions. As scientists map the acoustic impact of visiting vessels, operators are beginning to adopt cleaner, quieter technologies to protect the fragile soundscape that Arctic and Antarctic wildlife depend on.
Published 17 November 2025
Confidence and Safety
Kerala is emerging as a global model for women-friendly tourism, reshaping everything from policy to on-the-ground experiences so women can travel with confidence. Backed by gender audits, women-led enterprises, and international recognition, the Indian state is proving that safety by design is not just possible, it’s powerful.
Published 16 November 2025
Fellow Travellers
The first time Sharon travelled solo was on a German school exchange. “I had never flown before, so I spent most of my time staring out of the window at the clouds in sheer disbelief at how beautiful they were. It was like heaven! The second was when, at 21, I moved to Crete to be a holiday rep. for eight months. My true solo adventures began 20 years ago, after my marriage ended – a time when I started to put myself first and savour the exhilarating freedom of exploring the world on my own.”
Published 13 November 2025
Personal Development
The expansion of HX Expeditions – the world’s first and longest-running expedition cruise company – and the University of Tasmania’s world-first education program ‘Beyond Antarctica’ to the Arctic in 2026, will offer new pre-departure learning courses for travellers to strengthen the connections between exploration and education, and deepen our understanding of the world’s polar regions.
Published 11 November 2025
Festivals and Events
In 2026, The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will play host to the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion ever mounted. Through approximately 200 items, around half on display for the first time, ‘Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style’ will chart the remarkable story of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch through clothing worn in all ten decades of her life.
Pictured top left: Bridesmaid’s Dress, Edward Molyneux, 1934. Photographer: Jon Stokes. Right: Queen Elizabeth II when Princess Elizabeth of York, Elliott & Fry, 1934. Images © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | Royal Collection Trust.
Published 5 November 2025
Departures
There’s an unmistakable alchemy in Africa that happens when you go alone – when the horizon opens, the tracks lead somewhere yet to be experienced, and the only company is your own thoughts and the wild. In Kampala, Uganda, where the rhythms of the city meet the call of the wild, Mrs Dianah Najjombwe, head of Activentures Africa Safaris, builds journeys not simply of places, but of self-discovery.
Published 3 November 2025
Destinations
Beyond the glow of Seoul’s skyline and Busan’s busy waterfront lies a different kind of South Korea – quieter, slower, and steeped in the rhythms of land, history and tradition. Seongju is one such place. Known for its sacred mountains and golden melons, it offers travellers a glimpse of rural life that balances deep heritage with a growing taste for adventure.
Published 2 November 2025
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News and updates …
The Solo Traveller team has been devastated by the death of Suzanne Rees, who was doing what thousands of solo travellers do every year – trusting an operator to uphold its duty of care. While the exact circumstances of her death are still being investigated, this horrific event stands as a reminder of how vulnerable safety systems can become when they fail.
Published 30 October 2025
Riviera Travel is the UK’s largest river cruise and tour operator for more than 40 years, and beginning in June 2027, their ‘MS George Eliot’ will exclusively sail solo departures on the Danube, Rhine, and Moselle rivers marking the first time a cruise ship has devoted its entire season to solo guests.
Europe is in the process of implementing a major border update. A new Entry/Exit System will soon replace passport stamping across ‘the Schengen Zone’ changing how millions of visitors enter and exit the continent each year.
Published 18 October 2025
Published 9 October 2025
What was depicted is entirely contrary to the operating standards, values and conservation ethics we uphold at &Beyond, writes Joss Kent, &Beyond Executive Chairman and CEO.
Published 23 September 2025
On World Rhino Day – 22 September 2025 – what better way to celebrate than to share an update from Safari West about their youngest resident – Ozzy, the southern white rhino calf who we introduced you to in late June.
Published 22 September 2025
Waypoint. Your journey. Your choice.
Every journey needs a moment to pause. Think of it as a marker on the map before the next horizon. Waypoint is that place – a quiet corner of connection, curiosity, reflection, and discovery.
From December 2025, our monthly dispatch will be delivered to your inbox and it will include insider offers, thoughtful travel finds, and stories that move, crafted especially for those who travel independently and love the world deeply.
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Sustainability
Meet your Fellow Travellers …
The first time Sharon travelled solo was on a German school exchange. “I had never flown before, so I spent most of my time staring out of the window at the clouds in sheer disbelief at how beautiful they were. It was like heaven! The second was when, at 21, I moved to Crete to be a holiday rep. for eight months. My true solo adventures began 20 years ago, after my marriage ended – a time when I started to put myself first and savour the exhilarating freedom of exploring the world on my own.”
Published 13 November 2025
Micko’s first solo trip to Thailand in 2016 reshaped him completely. “My best mate invited me up to Thailand for a week, but I went two weeks earlier on my own – a pilgrimage of sorts. It was raw, freeing, and completely otherworldly. I ditched my phone addiction, stopped checking in with the world, and started checking in with myself. That trip cracked something open in me – the part that needed to stop existing and start living. It taught me to protect what matters, lead from the front, and keep evolving no matter how uncomfortable it gets.”
Published 17 October 2025
The Big Picture
'The Big Picture' is your global window to solo travel – an interactive map linking every destination featured on The Solo Traveller – from remote islands to bustling cities and everything in between.
Zoom in, zoom out, scroll around, and follow your curiosity across oceans and continents.
Because wherever you are in the world, adventure may be just a little red pin away!
Go!
… where our influence quite possibly meets your next adventure! The team at The Solo Traveller strives to inspire, empower, and support you as you explore your world, your way. We are proud to introduce you to these selected adventures from our trusted friends – curated especially for the solo traveller who’s ready to move from inspiration to action.
West Africa
Kosciuszko Explorer
Samoa
cause …
Here at The Solo Traveller, we believe travel isn’t just about the places we go, it’s also about the values we carry with us. Whether it’s a grassroots initiative, an animal welfare organisation, or a community-owned program that empowers local communities in sustainability, resilience, education, and the environment, these are the projects that our global network of solo travellers have introduced us to – projects and initiatives that would love your support. Please consider helping them out in whatever ways you can.
Sungai Watch
Friska Wirya introduced us to Sungai Watch in Bali, whose mission is to protect and restore our planet’s rivers by developing and designing simple technologies to stop the flow of plastic pollution from going into the ocean.
You can find out more about Sungai Watch here, and Friska Wirya here.
Animal Aid Unlimited
Florence Achery is passionate about helping to reduce the number of stray and free roaming dogs in the places she travels to. Florence donates money to Animal Aid Unlimited, who look after street animals in Rajasthan, India.
You can find out more about Animal Aid Unlimited here, and Florence’s Yoga Retreats and More here.
Gunjur Dog Patrol
Florence also donates money from her tours to the Gunjur Dog Patrol, who care for stray dogs in The Gambia, West Africa.
You can find out more about Gunjur Dog Patrol here, and Florence’s Yoga Retreats and More here.
Animals Australia
When we met Kehren and Rakesh from Pillow Menu Tours to India, they recommended Animals Australia as their ‘Bcause’ without hesitation, telling us that “All animals are sentient beings and deserve the love we would also like to expect for ourselves.”
You can find out more about Animals Australia here, and Pillow Menu Tours here.
Postcards
In the digital age of instant everything, the humble postcard still holds its own. These photographs are our little love notes to our world, and the wonder of our solo traveller adventures. Simply click on the postcard to find out where it is from.
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