With more than 50 percent of its global travellers opting to join a small group adventure on their own, G Adventures says it is taking its solo offering to the next level with the launch of ‘Solo-ish Adventures,’ the tour company’s first travel style created exclusively for solo travellers.

Acknowledging the ongoing ‘loneliness epidemic’ (The World Health Organization has declared loneliness to be a global health threat), and celebrating travelling solo as a mindset, Solo-ish caters to travellers who have a desire to go at it alone, and are seeking personal growth, connection and safety as they travel.

Solo-ish features 13 trips in some of G Adventures’ most popular destinations, including Costa Rica, India, Peru, South Africa and Vietnam. All trips are designed to engage in community tourism, ensuring local interactions and maximum benefit to local people in terms of money staying in the destination.

Yves Marceau, VP of product at G Adventures, says solo travel has gathered huge momentum in recent years, with over half of G Adventures’ global travellers currently booking as solo travellers.

“The barrier to travel for a lot of solo people was the fear of being bored or alone, surrounded by other couples as a third wheel, or a general fear of travelling solo in a new and unfamiliar location,” he says. “Traveller mindsets are changing, however. We’ve seen a rise in the more mature traveller, who is no longer willing to wait for a partner, friends or family to book an adventure. Whether it’s a life-changing event, a desire for something new, or just an itch to go out and experience the world, solo travellers are one of the fastest growing demographics in the travel industry.

With no upper age limit, Solo-ish tours include dinner parties and surprise experiences designed to help bring the group closer together in the first few days of the tour, while respecting solo travellers’ desire for free time and space.

Marceau adds, “With safety front of mind for many solo travellers, especially our solo female travellers, Solo-ish trips go above and beyond to ensure people feel safe and supported so they can focus on exploring and making local connections to a country and its people.”

Activities include a ‘We Day’ on day two that focuses on driving connections between travellers with experiences such as a Taekwondo lesson in South Korea, a visit to café in Athens that supports the homeless community, and a morning spent whizzing around the streets of Hanoi.

Setting itself apart from other solo offerings in the market, unique highlights of the Solo-ish travel style include:

• Itineraries crafted to drive connection quickly among the group and local communities, with the first three days ‘front-loaded’ with experiences designed to turn a group of strangers into a close-knit crew.
• Free time to recharge, including a ‘Me Day’, giving travellers the freedom to explore on their own.
• Female-only CEOs (chief experience officers) who are dedicated to creating a safe, fun and empowering environment for all travellers, at the same time promoting more opportunities for women in travel.
• Complimentary arrival transfers to help travellers feel taken care of from the moment they arrive in their destination.
• Trips designed for solo travellers aged 18 and above, with no upper age limit, meaning travellers are just as diverse as the places they visit.
• Up to 50% off ‘My Own Room’ for travellers wanting their own space, with no single supplements as standard for those who are happy to share with a traveller of the same gender.
• Trips will harness the power of connection via communal cooking to drive friendships, with hands on culinary experiences and dinner parties included on the first day of every itinerary as well as a surprise moment along the way.

Solo-ish itineraries available to book now, for travel from March 2025.

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