Travelling alone is wonderful right up to the moment someone hands you a menu for two, or a single supplement the size of a second holiday. Solo tours fix both. Everyone in the group is travelling on their own, so dinner conversation is guaranteed, and most give you a room of your own as standard.
This guide is for anyone who wants to travel alone but not be alone. We compare every solo escorted tour with flights on our escorted tours pages, from a four-day break in Kraków to three weeks in New Zealand, with flights from the UK included on all of them, so you can choose by distance, length and style.
The quick answer
- If you want a first solo trip close to home, pick Kraków or Classical Spain.
- If you want the sea without packing and unpacking, pick the Croatian Island Explorer Cruise.
- If you dread Christmas alone, pick Porto and Cascais or the Costa Brava.
- If you want somewhere exotic, pick Jordan & Petra or Icons of Japan.
- If you want the trip of a lifetime, pick New Zealand with the Cook Islands.
Every solo tour with flights compared
| Tour | Days | Price from | Physical rating | Group size | Flights included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short breaks in Europe | ||||||
| Solo Krakow & Auschwitz with Flights – 4 Days | 4 | £779 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 25 | Yes | A first solo trip, four days |
| Solo Berlin, Dresden, Meissen & Colditz with Flights – 5 Days | 5 | £1,349 pp incl. flights | Not stated | Max 28 | Yes | History, Colditz and Dresden |
| Solo Amsterdam & the Tulips River Cruise with Flights – 5 Days | 5 | £1,799 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | Tulips by river cruise |
| Iceland for Solo Travellers: Reykjavík & the Golden Circle – 5 Days | 5 | £2,529 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Reykjavík and the Golden Circle |
| Solo Slovenia & Lake Bled with Flights – 6 Days | 6 | £1,739 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | One base in Ljubljana |
| Solo Classical Spain: Seville, Córdoba & Granada with Flights – 7 Days | 7 | £1,599 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 25 | Yes | Seville, Córdoba and Granada |
| Solo Black Forest & Alsace with Flights – 7 Days | 7 | £2,839 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 27 | Yes | The Black Forest and Alsace |
| Solo Switzerland: Scenic Railways in Winter with Flights – 7 Days | 7 | £2,849 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Winter railways in Switzerland |
| Longer in Europe and the Mediterranean | ||||||
| Solo Turkey: Ephesus, Troy & Istanbul with Flights – 8 Days | 8 | £2,339 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | Ephesus, Troy and Istanbul |
| Solo Classic Sicily with Flights – 8 Days | 8 | £2,349 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | Ancient sites and Baroque towns |
| Solo Discover Northern Cyprus with Flights – 8 Days | 8 | £2,529 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | One base in Kyrenia |
| Solo Balkan Explorer with Flights: Four Countries – 13 Days | 13 | £2,889 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Four Balkan countries |
| Solo Croatian Island Explorer Cruise with Flights – 8 Days | 8 | £3,539 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | A small ship, cabin of your own |
| Solo Yacht Cruise: Dubrovnik, Split & the Dalmatian Islands – 8 Days | 8 | £3,199 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 19 | Yes | A yacht from Dubrovnik |
| Solo Yacht Cruise: Split, Zadar & the Kornati Islands – 8 Days | 8 | £3,299 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | A yacht from Split |
| Christmas and New Year | ||||||
| Solo Christmas in Venice & the Veneto with Flights – 5 Days | 5 | £1,898 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Christmas in Venice and the Veneto |
| Solo Christmas in Northern Cyprus with Flights – 8 Days | 8 | £1,699 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Christmas in Kyrenia |
| Solo Christmas & New Year on the Costa Brava with Flights – 11 Days | 11 | £2,899 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Christmas and New Year by the sea |
| Solo Christmas in Porto & New Year in Cascais with Flights – 11 Days | 11 | £3,149 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Christmas in Porto, New Year in Cascais |
| Asia, Africa and the Middle East | ||||||
| Solo Jordan & Petra with Flights – 7 Days | 7 | £2,309 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | Petra and Wadi Rum in a week |
| Solo Sri Lanka: Sigiriya, Kandy & Yala with Flights – 13 Days | 13 | £3,469 pp incl. flights | Medium | Not stated | Yes | Culture, safari and beach |
| Solo Uzbekistan & the Silk Road with Flights – 11 Days | 11 | £3,649 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 27 | Yes | The Silk Road cities |
| Solo Icons of Japan: Kyoto, Mount Fuji & Tokyo with Flights – 10 Days | 10 | £4,939 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 35 | Yes | Kyoto, Fuji and Tokyo |
| Solo South Africa: Kruger to Cape Town with Flights – 16 Days | 16 | £5,149 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 24 | Yes | Kruger to Cape Town |
| Solo Namibia: Tribes & Natural Wonders with Flights – 14 Days | 14 | £5,779 pp incl. flights | Medium | Max 27 | Yes | Namibia’s desert and wildlife |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | ||||||
| Solo USA National Parks, Mount Rushmore & Little Bighorn – 17 Days | 17 | £6,509 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 27 | Yes | The great western parks |
| Solo Deep South & Texas with Flights – 13 Days | 13 | £6,599 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | Music and the Deep South |
| Solo America’s Historic Trail & New York with Flights – 12 Days | 12 | £6,459 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Colonial history and New York |
| Solo Canada Coast to Coast with Flights – 18 Days | 18 | £8,199 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Canada coast to coast |
| Solo Maritime Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & PEI – 11 Days | 11 | £5,309 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 25 | Yes | Canada’s Maritime provinces |
| Solo Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise with Flights – 16 Days | 16 | £7,599 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska |
| Solo Chile: Atacama to Patagonia with Flights – 16 Days | 16 | £7,399 pp incl. flights | Medium | Max 27 | Yes | Chile from desert to Patagonia |
| Solo Chile: Atacama, Patagonia & Easter Island – 20 Days | 20 | £10,169 pp incl. flights | Medium | Max 27 | Yes | Chile plus Easter Island |
| Solo Chile, Argentina & Brazil with Flights – 14 Days | 14 | £5,819 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 27 | Yes | Chile, Argentina and Brazil |
| Solo Saint Lucia: Island in the Sun with Flights – 9 Days | 9 | £3,719 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 20 | Yes | Saint Lucia, nine days |
| Solo Saint Lucia: Twelve Nights in the Sun with Flights – 14 Days | 14 | £4,709 pp incl. flights | Low | Max 20 | Yes | Saint Lucia, twelve nights |
| Australia and New Zealand | ||||||
| Solo Grand Tour of Australia with Flights – 19 Days | 19 | £9,449 pp incl. flights | Low | Not stated | Yes | The grand tour of Australia |
| Solo New Zealand with a Cook Islands Stay – 20 Days | 20 | £8,499 pp | Low | Max 27 | Yes | New Zealand and Rarotonga |
Prices are per person, twin share, live from our tour pages (updated October 2026). The lowest price can apply to a later departure, so check the dates you want on each tour page.
How solo tours work
Every tour here is designed for people travelling on their own and includes flights, usually from London. A tour director, holiday director or host travels with the group, and groups are typically between 15 and 27, so these are not small-group adventures. Most pages state a room of your own, and many say there is no single supplement; where a page does not say, ask us before you book. The pages are also clear about who they are not for: couples, and anyone after a small group or an active trip.
Short breaks in Europe (a gentle first go)
Kraków and Auschwitz
Solo Krakow & Auschwitz with Flights – 4 Days
- 4 days
- From £779 per person incl. flights
- Max 25 people
- Starts and ends in United Kingdom
- Physical rating: low
- Flights included
- Departures in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Four days with a room of your own in a central four-star hotel, return flights and transfers, and a tour director, in a group of 15 to 25. It runs from spring to autumn. For a similar length, Berlin, Dresden, Meissen & Colditz (5 days) stays in four-star superior hotels, and Amsterdam & the Tulips (5 days) is a full-board river cruise at tulip time.
Suits: first-time solo travellers. The honest drawback: short breaks move quickly, and the Auschwitz visit makes for a sombre day.
Five more European breaks last six or seven days. Classical Spain covers Seville, Córdoba and Granada from four-star hotels. Slovenia & Lake Bled and the Black Forest & Alsace stay in one hotel, so you unpack once. Switzerland’s Scenic Railways in Winter is based in Interlaken from January to March, with the Golden Pass and Glacier Express. Iceland for Solo Travellers is five days in Reykjavík with the Golden Circle.
Longer in Europe and the Mediterranean
Croatia by small ship
Solo Croatian Island Explorer Cruise with Flights – 8 Days
- 8 days
- From £3,539 per person
- Max 27 people
- Starts and ends in United Kingdom
- Physical rating: low
- Flights included
- Departures in May, June, July, August, September, October
Eight days with a guaranteed cabin of your own on a small ship, flights from London and a holiday director, from May to October, with a visit to Krka National Park. Two smaller yacht cruises run from Dubrovnik, with just 19 guests, and from Split to Zadar and the Kornati Islands.
Suits: anyone who likes the idea of a new harbour every day. The honest drawback: departures are limited, and the Split yacht sails only in May.
On land, Turkey (8 days) runs from Kuşadası and Ephesus to Troy and Istanbul in four-star hotels, Classic Sicily (8 days) tours ancient sites and Baroque towns, Northern Cyprus (8 days) is based in a four-star hotel in Kyrenia, and the Balkan Explorer (13 days) covers four countries from Bucharest with a room of your own at no extra cost.
Christmas and New Year, in company
For many solo travellers, Christmas is the hardest time to be at home. Four tours are built around it, each with flights from London and a host: Christmas in Venice & the Veneto (5 days), Christmas in Northern Cyprus (8 days) in Kyrenia, and two that see in the New Year too, each with a New Year’s Eve gala: the Costa Brava (11 days) and Porto and Cascais (11 days). Each has one departure a year, so they are worth booking early.
Long haul: Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Jordan and Petra
Solo Jordan & Petra with Flights – 7 Days
- 7 days
- From £2,309 per person incl. flights
- Starts and ends in United Kingdom
- Physical rating: low
- Flights included
- Departures in February, April, May, August, September
Seven days with flights to Amman and a tour director, staying in four-star hotels and a Wadi Rum camp, with breakfast and dinner daily. In Asia, Solo Icons of Japan (10 days) covers Kyoto, Mount Fuji and Tokyo in a group of 25 to 35, Solo Uzbekistan (11 days) follows the Silk Road, and Solo Sri Lanka (13 days) combines Sigiriya, Kandy, Yala and the beach.
Suits: travellers who want somewhere exotic with everything arranged. The honest drawback: larger groups, and not every page states a room of your own, so check when you enquire.
In Africa, Solo South Africa (16 days) runs from Kruger to Cape Town in a group of 14 to 24, and Solo Namibia (14 days) includes a UK airport lounge and no single supplement.
The Americas and the Caribbean
The great American West
Solo USA National Parks, Mount Rushmore & Little Bighorn – 17 Days
- 17 days
- From £6,509 per person incl. flights
- Max 27 people
- Starts and ends in United Kingdom
- Physical rating: low
- Flights included
- Departures in May, September, October
Seventeen days through the national parks of the American West, Mount Rushmore and Little Bighorn, with a room of your own, no single supplement and a holiday director. For history, America’s Historic Trail & New York (12 days) follows the country’s colonial story, and the Deep South & Texas (13 days) follows its music. In Canada there are Coast to Coast (18 days), the Maritime provinces (11 days) and the Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise (16 days).
Suits: big-landscape lovers. The honest drawback: long distances and only a few departures a year.
Further south, two Chile tours run from the Atacama to Patagonia, one adding Easter Island, with a UK airport lounge and no single supplement, and Chile, Argentina & Brazil (14 days) adds Iguaçu and Rio. For sunshine, two Saint Lucia holidays (9 and 14 days) have a dedicated host and groups of up to 20.
Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand and the Cook Islands
Solo New Zealand with a Cook Islands Stay – 20 Days
- 20 days
- From £8,499 per person
- Max 27 people
- Starts and ends in Auckland, New Zealand
- Physical rating: low
- Flights included
- Departures in February, March, October, November
Twenty days on a grand tour of New Zealand’s North and South Islands, ending with four nights on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, with a room of your own and no single supplement. Solo Grand Tour of Australia (19 days) includes internal flights and a resort stay at Uluru.
Suits: anyone with time for the trip of a lifetime. The honest drawback: long flights and a long holiday, with few departures each year.
How to choose
By time available. Four to seven days: the European short breaks. Eight to 13 days: the Mediterranean, the Croatian cruises, Christmas trips and most of Asia. Two weeks or more: Africa, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand.
By budget. The short European breaks are the cheapest, the Mediterranean and Christmas trips sit in the middle, and long haul costs the most. Every price includes flights. Live prices are in the table above.
By fitness. Almost all are rated low; the Chile tours, Namibia and Sri Lanka are rated medium.
By travel style. Choose a one-base trip such as Slovenia, the Black Forest or Northern Cyprus to unpack once, a cruise for a new harbour each day, or a touring holiday for variety.
When to go
Most European solo tours run in spring and autumn, the Christmas trips depart in late December, and the Switzerland winter rail trip runs from January to March. The long-haul tours have only a few departures each year, often in spring and autumn. The months for each tour are in its fact panel above.
Before you travel, check the FCDO travel advice for your destination.
Frequently asked questions
Do solo tours charge a single supplement?
Many of these tours say there is no single supplement and give you a room of your own. Not every page says so, so ask us for the exact terms of the tour you like.
How big are the groups on solo tours?
Typically between 15 and 27 travellers, with some up to 35. The Saint Lucia trips are up to 20, and one Croatian yacht cruise has just 19 guests.
Are flights included on solo tours?
Yes, every tour in this guide includes flights, usually from London. Some also include internal flights or a UK airport lounge.
Can couples join a solo tour?
These trips are designed for people travelling on their own, and the tour pages say they are not for you if you are travelling as a couple.
Is there a solo tour for Christmas?
Yes: Venice, Northern Cyprus, the Costa Brava and Porto and Cascais, the last two including New Year.
What is the best first solo tour?
A short break close to home, such as Kraków or Classical Spain, or a one-base trip like Slovenia & Lake Bled.
Travelling solo?
Tell us where you would like to go and when, and a Travelisto specialist will find the solo tours that fit and check the room terms for you.
Keep planning
- All escorted tours
- Sri Lanka tours compared
- Iceland tours: winter or summer?
- Christmas market tours
- Japan tours compared
Prices are live from our tour pages (updated October 2026). Tour details and dates can change; your specialist will confirm everything before you book.
