Solo travel as a woman can feel both exciting and intimidating, especially if it’s your first time. We’ve curated a selection of European adventures that are great for turning strangers into lifelong friends and take you to incredible landscapes that are often difficult to access alone. Whether you’re seeking adventure in the Arctic wilderness or a peaceful stroll through Italy’s coastal lemon groves, our carefully selected trips cater to a variety of interests and abilities. Travelling solo as a woman is an empowering experience and it’s completely normal to feel nervous but we’re here to reassure you that you’ll never truly be alone...

Walking the most breathtaking trails of the Amalfi Coast with a small, guided group might be the perfect escape from your everyday routine. As a solo traveller, the Amalfi Coast has the ultimate ice-breaker built right in: the Italian cuisine! Bond over a pizza-making workshop and local wine and limoncello tastings, and you've got a recipe for friendship.

Walking the Camino is a transformative experience that connects solo women travellers from all walks of life. When our product manager Katy Livingston-Bray walked the Camino, she met many different women from across the globe, all taking on this challenge for their own reasons. Our Camino walking holidays offer an instant sense of community from the start of the trip and can provide a new sense of purpose making it a perfect choice for a solo female traveller. The additional ritual of collecting stamps together in the “Pilgrim’s Passport” at cafes and churches along the way provides shared milestones amongst you and your fellow trekkers.

A unique highlight of our bestselling Timeless Trails of Portgual's Algarve is our friendly hosts, Jon and Vio, who truly make this sun-drenched week in the Algarve special. Guests stay nestled amongst 150 acres of farmland in a stunning eco-lodge for a week of walking, relaxation and phenomenal food. Evenings are wonderfully sociable as you gather around the dining table for a feast of home cooked Portuguese cuisine by Vio. Many of our KE travellers have commended her cooking (and her very generous sharing of recipes!) made with ingredient’s from the lodge’s garden. Sit around the fire pit telling stories, chat over a glass of wine or sit by the fireplace and read a book after a beautiful day's walking; there is something here for everyone. If you don’t believe us, read all of our 5 stars reviews!

Kerrie, our Operations Executive at the KE office, went on our Fjords and Fjells of the Lofoten Islands as a solo traveller. Travelling solo on a small group adventure gave her access to places she may have struggled to get to alone, or as in this case would take a considerable amount of effort! Lofoten is wild and to have a guide to show you what the island really had to offer, as well as the support of other solo travellers in the group, is invaluable. Kerrie comments "I made new likeminded friends on this trip - some live down the road in the south of Cumbria and some live in America. We all bonded, helping each other out and having a laugh along the way!"

For female solo travellers, this group walking holiday offers the opportunity to explore one of Europe’s most remote and wild trails situated 200km north of the Arctic Circle. Don’t let the location unnerve you! The trails are all well-maintained and we have reliable support systems in place to ensure safety and comfort, providing a secure and safe solo experience for those that would like the challenge of the Kungsleden Trek. You’ll also prepare dinners communally on most days and eat in local restaurants with your team, so you may be a solo traveller but you won’t be discovering the breathtaking Swedish landscapes alone.

Mountaineering is more than just a physical challenge and is best to be done in like-minded company. In the beautiful Swiss-Italian Alps, the Italian High Level Route introduces complete beginners to mountaineering and is therefore perfect for a solo traveller. On this mountaineering holiday, you will receive expert mountaineering skills tuition with an IFMGA guide and continue with a fantastic guide ratio of 1:5. If you’re looking to learn mountaineering, you can confidently push your boundaries on several 4,000m peaks amidst breathtaking scenery.

Why wait for your friends and family to reluctantly agree to your epic trekking holiday when you can join a small, enthusiastic group eager to do the same trek? There is no need to coordinate or compromise on your dream trip! As a solo traveller joining this bucket list trip, you can feel confident that you’ll be trekking high alpine passes of the Ultimate Tour du Mont Blanc with a bunch of like-minded hill walkers who are just as excited by the challenge as you are! Chloe, our Product Manager pictured above, took on this challenge as a solo traveller and loved every second of it!