JourneyWoman Reveals the Best Places for Women’s Solo Travel in 2024

30 Best Places for Women’s Solo Travel in 2024

In keeping with JourneyWoman’s ethos of sharing first-hand experiences, the 30 Best Places for Women’s Solo Travel in 2024 are recommended by JourneyWoman’s editorial team, female travel writers and experts who have actually travelled to these places. In addition to JourneyWoman Editor Carolyn Ray, experts include Norie Quintos, Sandra Phinney, Diana Eden, Karen Gershowitz, Shawna McKinley Robins, Sandra Phillips, Mariellen Ward, Nora Livingstone, Rosemary Neave, Tanzila Khan, Dawn S. Booker, Rupi Mangat, Leyla Alyanak, Jules Torti, Tonya Fitzpatrick, Nancy Drolet, Kathy Buckworth, Christine Winebrenner Irick, Franny Bergschneider and Rue Mapp. Many of the photographs of these destinations are original, taken by these talented travel professionals. 

Covering each continent, the 30 Best Places for Women’s Solo Travel in 2024 include North America: Four Canadian destinations made the list, including the Arctic*, Banff, Alberta; Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Abitibi-Temiscaming, Quebec/Ontario. In the US, there are three destinations, including: Cedar City, Utah; Finger Lakes, New York, Maui, Hawaii and Mexico, Oaxaca.  Five destinations in Asia/Oceania include: Hiroshima, Japan; Kerala, South India; Bora Bora, Tahiti; Perth, Western Australia and Northland, New Zealand.  In Africa and the Middle East, eight destinations are included: Istanbul, Turkiye; Cairo, Egypt; Petra, Jordan; Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE); Cape Town, South Africa and Zanzibar, Tanzania. Caribbean destinations include: Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Martinique (French Overseas Territory) South American destinations include the Ecuadorian Andes and Medellin, Colombia. European destinations include: Haugesund, Norway; the Basque Region, France; Splitska, Brac, Croatia; Malaga, Spain; Edinburgh, Scotland; and the Arctic*. Last but not least, our 30th destination is an invitation for women to travel in their own backyard.

(Please note, the Arctic includes: the United States (Alaska), Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark (Greenland), and Iceland.)