Solo Holidays for Over 60s: 7 Trips and the Companies to Trust

Turning 60 is a brilliant excuse to finally go. The children have flown, work’s winding down or done, and there’s a list of places you’ve been meaning to see for years. If there’s nobody free to come with you, that’s no reason to stay at home. The best solo holidays for over 60s give you your own room, someone who sorts the fiddly bits, and a group of like-minded people who are travelling on their own too.

And you won’t be the only one at dinner with no partner.

We’ve picked seven trips that work beautifully for singles over 60, from festive markets in Slovenia to a Nile cruise, and compared the UK companies that run them. Every price and policy below was checked on the companies’ own websites in October 2026. They change, so always check before you book.

What makes a good solo holiday after 60?

A good trip for a solo traveller in their 60s or 70s isn’t about doing less. It’s about not having to fight for the basics. Look for these:

• Your own room, with no single supplement. Several specialists now include it as standard.
• A tour manager or host. Someone who meets you at the airport, knows everyone’s name by day two and sorts problems before you notice them.
• A sensible pace. Fewer changes of accommodation, porterage included and some free time to sit with a coffee.
• Room for independence. Guided tours in the morning are great, but so is an afternoon to explore by yourself.
• Flights from near home. Solos, for example, offers regional flights on most of its holidays.
• Clear financial protection. An ATOL number for flight-inclusive holidays and ideally ABTA membership too.

The best solo holidays for over 60s this year

These trips are all on sale now. Some are run only for people on their own, while others are the company’s ordinary tours with special solo departures.

1. Festive markets and Lake Bled in Slovenia

Picture yourself exploring with a mug of mulled wine under the festive lights of Ljubljana’s old town, then strolling the festive market by the lake at Bled with the Julian Alps behind it. Newmarket Holidays’ Christmas in the Slovenian Alps is one of its “Exclusively Solos” trips, based for five nights at a four-star hotel in the ski village of Kranjska Gora on half board. Christmas lunch, a farewell dinner, flights and a tour manager are all included.

There’s an optional Boxing Day trip to the Postojna Caves and Predjama Castle, the castle built into a cliff face.

Newmarket wasn’t showing prices online when we checked, so you’ll need to ring for this year’s dates. If a December break appeals, our guide to singles holidays at Christmas has more festive ideas.

2. The Italian lakes

Lemon groves, little ferries criss-crossing the water and long lunches in lakeside villages: it’s easy to see why the lakes of Italy are a favourite destination for older travellers. Just You runs solo tours of Italy too, with a room of your own on every one. One Traveller lists Lake Garda in its top ten solo destinations for over 60s, with easy days out to Verona, Venice and the Dolomites. Riviera Travel runs an eight day Lake Maggiore, Orta and Como trip in its solo collection, and it promises a double room all to yourself.

Prefer mountains with your lakes? One Traveller says its Austrian Lakes and the Tyrol holiday in Austria is consistently its most popular trip.

3. A Greek island stay in Crete, Greece

Fancy staying put for a week? One Traveller reserves the whole of the small, family-run Mistral Hotel in Crete for its solo guests, so everyone at the bar and the dinner table is travelling alone too. Adonis and his family look after you, with entertainment and drinks included. It’s a good first solo holiday if you’re nervous about a touring trip, because you unpack once.

4. A river cruise on the Douro or the Danube

River cruising is made for solo travel after 60: your accommodation moves with you, the sightseeing comes to the gangway and there’s a sun deck for the bits in between. One Traveller charters an entire ship for its River Douro cruise in Portugal, so everyone on board is a like-minded solo guest, sailing between port lodges and terraced vineyards.

Prefer the Danube? Riviera Travel’s eight day Blue Danube River Cruise for Solo Travellers is in its solo range, and Riviera says its own solo river cruise ship, the MS George Eliot, is being refitted for 2027 with no single supplements. Our guide to solo river cruises compares the lines with single cabins and the ones that waive the supplement.

5. Egypt and the River Nile

Seeing the pyramids at Giza in person is one of those experiences that’s worth every hour of the flight! One Traveller’s Cairo and the River Nile holiday has two tour managers and two Egyptologists with the group, and visits the Valley of the Kings as well as Giza. It also runs a festive version, which is a lovely way to swap a grey December for warm sunshine.

6. Chile, Argentina and Brazil

This is a proper bucket list trip, and it’s far easier with somebody else doing the planning. Just You’s 14 day Chile, Argentina and Brazil tour is a superb experience. It starts among the vineyards of Chile, heads to the thundering Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, adds tango in Buenos Aires and ends beneath the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio. It’s priced from £6,029 including return flights, 11 nights in four and five star properties and 13 meals (checked October 2026). See Just You’s South America tours.

One past guest on Just You’s site said the itinerary was “timed really well” with enough time in each place, which matters when you’re covering three countries.

7. A South Africa safari

Cape Town, Table Mountain and then the bush near Kruger National Park, looking for the Big Five from an open vehicle. Just You’s 14 day Experience South Africa tour was listed from £4,199 with flights in October 2026, and every Just You guest gets a room of their own. Read our Just You review to see how its Holiday Directors look after the group.

Which companies specialise in solo travel for older travellers?

These UK companies all welcome singles over 60. Each one offers a slightly different experience. Click a heading to sort the table, or filter by the Yes and No columns.

See Just You’s solo tours

One Traveller

One Traveller is built for singles over 50, and its own over-60s list is where several of our picks come from. Every guest gets a room to themselves with no single supplement, on land or on its solo cruises, and many meals and excursions are included in the headline price.

Solos and Friendship Travel

Solos has been running holidays for people on their own for over 40 years, with more than 250 trips in over 60 countries and no couples or families allowed. Friendship Travel, with over 20 years behind it, has a dedicated singles holidays for over 60s range, from house party stays to walking and cruises. It says it avoids single supplements wherever possible. We’ve reviewed both in detail: see our Solos review and our Friendship Travel review.

Saga, Newmarket and Riviera

These are big escorted tour companies rather than solo specialists, but each now has a proper solo offer. Saga’s singles holidays are for anyone aged 50 and over, with dedicated single departures led by a solo host who organises a welcome dinner and drinks. Newmarket’s Solo Traveller Collection includes a private double room at no extra cost on its Exclusively Solos tours, and Riviera Travel’s solo range runs from a four day Krakow break to three weeks in New Zealand.

Travelsphere, Just You’s sister company, is the other big name you’ll see. Its tours mix couples, friends and solo guests, and solo travellers make up around 10% of a typical group. You’ll pay a single supplement on every tour, but you get a wider choice of dates, from an eight day Treasures of Egypt tour with a Nile cruise to Japan and escorted tours of Canada. Our Travelsphere review has the details, and our guide to escorted holidays for solo travellers compares it with the solo-only firms.

How much should a solo holiday cost?

It depends far more on the destination you pick than on your age. In October 2026, Newmarket’s solo collection started from about £1,325 for five days in the Scottish Highlands and £2,129 for eight days in Croatia, while long-haul trips like Just You’s South America tour run to around £6,000.

The bigger saving is the single supplement.

Traditional tours charge solo travellers extra for a room meant for two, sometimes hundreds of pounds a week. The specialists above either don’t charge it at all or keep a set number of rooms free of it, and those go first. Book early for the best departures, especially over the festive season.

Is it safe to travel alone in your 60s?

Yes, and an escorted solo holiday is about the safest way to do it. Safety is built in: you’re met at the airport, you’re never stuck on your own in an unfamiliar city and there’s always someone to ask. For most people, the bigger worries are health and insurance.

Sort your travel insurance the day you book, so you’re covered if illness stops you going. Declare every medical condition, even minor ones, because a claim can be refused if you don’t. If standard insurers turn you down, MoneyHelper keeps a directory of specialist travel insurers for people with serious medical conditions. For Europe, the free UK Global Health Insurance Card covers necessary state healthcare, though the NHS is clear that it’s not a replacement for travel insurance.

Your before-you-book checklist

Ask these before you pay a deposit and you’ll know exactly what you’re getting.

Feeling a bit more energetic? Our pick of solo adventure holidays includes glacier walks and gentle treks with groups of all ages.

Solo travel over 60: your questions answered

There’s a big world out there to explore and plenty of good company to see it with. Have a look around Holiday Alone for more ideas, reviews and deals for travelling on your own.