Single Seniors Travel - Taking a tour
Single seniors travel has become so popular that many companies are now catering exclusively to the senior single. As well as specialist companies, many well known and trusted touring brands are also offering tours catering specifically to single senior travellers. As with independent travel, there are positives and negatives to travelling as a group.
Pros:
- They can pair you up with another senior single (same sex) for your accommodation, avoiding the dreaded single supplement
- You are not alone at the dinner table
- Everyone is in the same boat as you - they don’t know anyone else either
- You will meet other people who share your travel interests and have the opportunity to make new friends
Cons
- You may be restricted with flexibility, with many tours offering little room for tailor made options. However, this is changing as travellers are looking for more independence in a tour
- If you opt to share with another person – they may not your ideal room mate. If you are not flexible, open-minded or open to accept the foibles of others, sharing with a stranger is not for you.
There are plenty of single senior travel options available. Take a look through the tour operators that we recommend who cater particularly well to the single senior traveller. Click here for the list.
User submitted comments
Sandra Frank
Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:36am
I am off the Taiwan for the Lantern Festival (during Chinese New Year) in February. I have elected to share with someone from Melbourne. At this stage I have no details, but look at it this way - it is only for the 10 nights accommodation, we will be touring and on the go during the day, so that I will have a chance to get to know others on the tour, and I do not have to sit with her at meals.
I am fairly widely travelled, and consider myself to be a good travelling companion.
I would NOT go this way on a cruise, and it is a much more confined environment, but on a short road trip - I am willing to give it a go!