Singles Holidays and Solo Travellers

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We are often asked about singles holidays for over 50s, and we’ve brought together a range of suggestions and ideas to help you make the best decision for your next holiday.

We're delighted to report that not only are specialists such as Solos Holidays providing a great choice, but also, many of the larger tour operators have listened to our requests and are reducing or removing the dreaded single supplement.

And we’re pleased to note that many of the cruise lines are building their new ships, or re-modelling older vessels, to include more single cabins. 

Our top recommendation is:

Solos Holidays is an award-winning specialist tour operator with over 30 years’ experience.  If you’re a little nervous about heading off on a two week holiday for your first ‘on your own’ holiday, try a UK dinner dance or an overnight trip to a Christmas market to test the water. And then you’ll realise just what fun travelling with a group can be, especially when a tour director is always on hand to support and advise. Before long, you could be off on a sun and sand holiday, or an activities break, with many different sports to be enjoyed. solos Holidays also have a range of exclusive Club Solos Hotels, just for singles of course! 

For single travellers, Silver Travel Advisor also recommends:

Saga Holidays – specialists for those over 50 and award-winning for single travellers on huge range of holidays.

Travel One – Mediterranean holidays for sociable solo travellers.

Inghams have many hotels in Europe in the lakes and mountains where single supplements are not charged. 

Explore's range of small group activity and adventure holidays have been well received by solo travellers. For those preferring privacy, a number of their trips have the option to upgrade to single room, or, as many of their travellers prefer, you can share with people of the same gender from the group for no additional cost.

Titan welcome thousands of solo travellers on their holidays every year. Their solo tours are reserved exclusively for those travelling by themselves. A drinks reception hosted by your tour manager is included on the first night and your tour manager will be on hand throughout to make sure everyone in the group gets the best out of their holiday. And if you’d rather travel on one of their other holidays, many of them carry low or no single supplement. Find out more

River Cruising

AmaWaterways – no single supplements on various river cruises in Europe and worldwide. Double cabins for single occupancy.

Avalon Waterways – No single supplement on selected cruises in panorama suites or deluxe staterooms.

CroisiEurope – no single supplements on many European rivers, including those in France.

Uniworld – no single supplements on many European river voyages. Enjoy true luxury in a boutique setting.

Ocean Cruising Singles Holidays

Azamara Club Cruises® has offers keeping single supplements to a minimum. Dining tables and activities are organised to enhance mingling.

Cruise & Maritime Voyages – On Magellan there are 150 superior inner and ocean view cabins for single occupancy, with just a 25% single supplement.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – single cabins available on ships, wherever you're sailing to!

Holland America Line – well known for hosted singles dining, a meet up group and dance partners.

Hurtigruten voyage along the Norwegian coast, enjoying the fjords and northern lights, frequent singles offers.

Noble Caledonia offer expedition and destination cruises around the world. On some of these they arrange same gender cabin sharing.

Silversea welcomes single travellers with supplements from just 25%, and Gentleman Hosts on selected voyages as dance partners or dinner companions.

Escorted Tours & Coach Trips

Cosmos – great deals for single travellers, with all the security and friendliness you could want. Room share options too.  

Cox & Kings – with group tours for solo travellers, no supplements.

Grand UK Holidays – no supplements on UK mainland holidays and singles only trips available too.

Jules Verne – join tours, many with no single supplements and experience world-class trips.

Just Go! Holidays – a great range of short breaks in the UK, Ireland and Europe without single supplements.

Shearings Coach Holidays – with the 'Your Time' brochure just for singles, taking in Europe, you can travel with confidence.

Single Travellers Activity Holidays

HF Holidays – guided walking for solos, with no single room charges. Great activity holidays too; music, dancing, painting and more in friendly country house atmosphere.

Ramblers Walking Holidays – lots of options if you like to walk in group, almost anywhere in the globe.

Holiday Property Bond

The Holiday Property Bond gives you access to over 1,400 holiday properties in stunning locations across the UK and Europe. You’ll be able to enjoy exclusive facilities such as heated swimming pools, gyms and libraries, and there are always events and excursions for travellers, with regular breaks specially designed for solo travellers too.

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