Celebrating International Women’s Day with Our New Women Only Journeys

Travel has always offered more than movement between places. At its best, it builds confidence, encourages curiosity, and creates meaningful human connection. For many women, the desire to explore the world is closely linked with the wish to feel comfortable, supported, and culturally understood while doing so.

This International Women’s Day, we are proud to introduce a thoughtfully designed collection of women only journeys, created to offer exactly that. Each experience has been carefully shaped around connection, authenticity, and shared discovery, allowing travellers to engage deeply with the destinations they visit while travelling in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Across the globe, more women than ever are choosing to travel independently. Some are setting off solo for the first time, others are returning to travel after years focused on family or career, and many are seeking experiences that go beyond traditional sightseeing. What unites them is a desire for meaningful cultural understanding and the confidence that comes from travelling in a safe and supportive setting.

Women only travel creates a space where conversation flows naturally, friendships form quickly, and shared curiosity becomes the foundation of the journey. Travelling as part of a small group also removes many of the practical concerns that can accompany solo travel. Logistics are handled, local insight is always close at hand, and there is reassurance in knowing that support is present whenever it is needed. Rather than limiting independence, this structure often enhances it, giving travellers the freedom to focus fully on the experience itself.

Central to every journey in this new collection is the presence of local female guides. Their role goes far beyond guiding. They open doors to everyday life, provide cultural context that might otherwise remain hidden, and create opportunities for genuine exchange with women in their communities. This perspective transforms travel from observation into connection, allowing stories, traditions, and lived experiences to be shared in a way that feels natural and respectful.

In the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, travellers encounter a culture where spirituality, tradition, and daily life remain closely intertwined. Time spent with a female homestay host, moments within a Buddhist nunnery, and conversations with a Bhutanese woman leading a herbal tea enterprise offer rare insight into the roles and voices of women within contemporary Bhutanese society. The experience is enriched further by attendance at the vibrant Nalakhar Festival, where sacred dance, music, and community celebration reveal the depth of Bhutan’s living traditions. Set among pristine mountain landscapes and ancient monasteries, this is a journey defined by reflection, cultural connection, and quiet inspiration.

In Northern Algeria and the historic M’zab Valley, travellers are welcomed into a destination that remains largely untouched by mainstream tourism. Exploring alongside a local female guide allows meaningful access to women’s cultural spaces, from wearing the elegant El Haïk and preparing traditional dishes to relaxing in a traditional hammam and sharing hospitality within a Moorish home. These intimate experiences unfold alongside remarkable Roman heritage, dramatic desert architecture, and UNESCO listed historic communities, creating a richly layered understanding of Algerian life shaped through women’s traditions and perspectives.

Oman offers yet another dimension of connection. Known for its warmth and hospitality, the country provides the setting for encounters with women’s community initiatives, shared meals in family homes, and conversations that reveal everyday life beyond the surface of travel. From coastal landscapes and turtle nesting beaches to desert dunes and mountain villages, the journey blends natural beauty with human connection, culminating in a sunset dhow cruise along Muscat’s historic shoreline. Throughout, the presence of female leadership and guidance ensures the experience remains personal, respectful, and culturally meaningful.

For solo female travellers in particular, group travel offers a powerful balance between independence and reassurance. There is comfort in arriving somewhere new and immediately being part of a small, like minded community. Shared meals become spaces for conversation and laughter, unfamiliar streets feel more welcoming when explored together, and moments of wonder are amplified when experienced collectively.

Importantly, travelling in a group led by local women can also create access that is difficult to achieve alone. Cultural norms in some destinations naturally open more fully to female visitors accompanied by trusted local women, allowing deeper understanding and more authentic interaction. This transforms the journey from simply seeing a place into truly experiencing it.

Many travellers who join women only departures begin the journey alone yet return home with lasting friendships, renewed confidence, and a stronger sense of connection to the world around them. The journey becomes not only geographical, but personal.

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate progress, recognise resilience, and look toward a future shaped by equality and opportunity. Travel has an important place within that story. It fosters understanding across cultures, supports local communities, and creates spaces where women’s voices and experiences can be shared and valued.

Our new women only collection is a celebration of these ideas. It reflects the belief that travel can empower, connect, and inspire, not only for those who journey, but also for the communities who welcome them. Above all, it is a celebration of women supporting women across borders, cultures, and generations.

Because sometimes the most meaningful journeys are not simply about where we go, but about who we meet, what we learn, and how we grow along the way.