Hi all,
The last time I travelled with Trafalgar was with my husband in 2005, on the Eastern Canada tour. Since then my husband has passed away and for my 50th birthday next year, I am contemplating my first trip alone on a tour of Europe. But I am really worried about how it will go. I was just wondering if anyone has any advice/experiences of how their tour went when travelling alone
Thankyou

Bev
Please don't be worried about travelling alone on a Trafalgar tour. I have completed 7 tours travelling by myself - 4 with Trafalgar. I have just posted a journal on tour Tales of my recent Best of Britain tour.

People are usually friendly and will include the singles in activities. The good thing is, you can spend time with people from the group or you can wander off and see the things you want by yourself.

I hope you enjoy choosing your special birthday tour.

Hi Bev B,
I understand that you feel unsure about travelling solo but there are many posts on this subject. If you click on "find" and then type in travelling solo you will find others have asked and answered this question.

I am 46 and have been on my own 9 years. I have no choice but to travel alone and so although going solo is not the same as when you have a companion, you make wonderful friends and see the most amazing places.

You will not be sorry you went so please start planning

Hi Bev ~ Welcome to the BB

Firstly let me say that your caution is natural & many have asked about travelling solo. If you search as Aussie Miss has suggested you will find many posts on this topic. As long as you are outgoing & friendly I think you will have a great time, on the tours I have taken there have usually been several solos & they just blend with the group. The thing you really need to decide is if you will room share or not.

I am sure some of the solos will pop along to tell you of their experiences.

Thanks Guys for the warm welcome to the BB and the positive info that you have mentioned about travelling solo. I will have a look at other posts related to travelling alone and hopefully they will give me the confidence to just do it!

JenD Looking forward to checking out your journal on tour tales.

Hi Bev
You sound very similair to me, I had planned on going w/ my husband and when he passed on I thought I never go. But for my 50th I booked the Britian Ireland Expirence ALONE and had the best time. The people were great, the tour was amazing and they even had a surprise party for me on my b-day complete w/ a chocolate cake and presents. So PLEASE go you will have a memorable time, and happy birthday

Don't worry about solo traveling. Although I am married and my husband likes to travel, he will not go on organized tours, so off I went by myself last year. It was wonderful. I befriended another single lady so we did things together. But other singles had no problem mixing. Just be open and friendly and people will help you and ask you to join them. I never felt alone and if I wanted, I approached other people and asked if it is O.K. to join. You will always eat with others and if you take the optional tours, you will always be with a group. Go and enjoy a tour, you will be suprised how easy it is.
I am planning another tour this year by myself.

Saki

I am travelling alone at the momement and having a great time on the tour with a great group of 38 people from all parts of the world. I paid to have my own room and the one tip I would give you is to budget to do all the extras and you will have a great time.

Hi Bev

I'm 43, female and about to do my second tour alone. I did Egypt in 1994 and had a great time. On Friday, I leave for the Bohemian Highlights tour and included an extra day at the beginning. I'll walk the area around the hotel the day I arrive (lots to see in the area in Berlin) and on the second day, I'll hop a taxi to the Zoo.

The people on the Egypt tour were phenomenal. Everyone tends to do things in groups with our free time. My only advice is to adhere to the usual caution that you would in any large city that you're not familiar with.

I plan to put a tour tale for my trip...and I'll include information on doing the tour as a single traveler.

Thank you for all the positive replies about travelling alone. Reading all the good things you have to say about the tours, it really isn't as overwhelming as I beleived it to be.

Even though it won't be until next year the more I think about the tour I want to do the more excited I am starting to feel. So thanks guys for helping me take a big step forward.

Hi Bev,

I am so glad we have encouraged you to go "solo". You will have the best time and I can say from experience the fellow travellers on Trafalgar are the absolute best I made many friends on my tour to Italy in February and we still keep in touch regularly. I laughed so much and had one of the best times of my life.

The only problem is you will never stop planning your next trip

I am single and always travel solo. I have never had a companion with me on my trips and I kind of like it that way. I also always go over my birthday and it is always a great experience. The first time I traveled by myself was for my 30 birthday. I went to Ireland and every morning this woman on my tour came up to me and told me how proud she was of me to do this on my own and how she missed out on travel because it never occurred to her to travel by herself when she was my age. I have always found that being a solo lends a certain amount of attention amongst the group and I have always found a group or couple to pal around with. It is also very true that you can attach and detatch yourself from others in the group and it works very well. This will be my first Trafalgar tour and I am nothing but excited. Good Luck and Happy Travels.

Hi BevB ~ I am so glad that you have decided to take a TT. Please do not hesitate or have second thoughts about travelling alone. I was quite prepared to grab "the great adventure" and go solo last year but then hubby decided that he would accompany me. A tour group tends to become like a family and will look after and out for each other. I am sure that you will have an unforgetable time.

I have posted before about being a single traveller on a tour and I agree with tmrebel that it offers many positives.

But in my opinion, to have positive experiences does not depend totally on your fellow passengers. If you are outgoing and like to laugh then you will soon make many friends.

I go on a tour because a tour is the only way to see the sights I want to see without the hassle. The friends I make is just an added bonus

I was ready to "fly solo" last month on my Bohemian Highlights but at the last minute a friend decided to join me. However I was unable to enjoy my trip as it became apparent from the second day that my friend had a serious health problem. I am not at all concerned about travelling on my own and my next trip is definitely going to be solo.