The best places to visit if you're a woman travelling solo - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Travel The best places to visit if you’ re a woman travelling solo By You Magazine - July 16, 2018 While a girls’ trip, or romantic break is always fun, more and more of us are planning solo getaways to far-flung places, ticking off bucket-list adventures or plotting a grown-up gap year. Getty Images According to hostel-booking site Hostelworld, the number of women embarking on a solo backpacking trip has increased by 45% since 2015. ‘It’s great to see people and women in particular embracing solo travel,’ says Breffni Horgan, Director of Product at Hostelworld. ‘It doesn’t mean travelling alone, and it shouldn’t be a barrier to those wanting to explore the world. It’s a great way to branch out and meet like-minded people from all cultures and walks of life.’ ‘More of us are staying single for longer and aren’t worried about waiting for a suitable travelling companion to come along,’ adds Breffni, who also thinks that ‘better technology, with apps allowing us to easily discover our next location’ is behind the boom. Hostelworld also crunched the numbers to find the most popular destinations for women travelling alone. And you might find the results quite surprising. Taking the top spot is Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean islands. Welcoming over 4 million tourists every year, it’s the home of Havana rum, salsa dancing and the world famous Tropicana Club. It’s followed in second place by Central American country Nicaragua which is famed for its dramatic volcanic landscapes and beautiful beaches. Havana, Cuba (Getty Images) In the top ten, short-haul destinations accessible on cheaper airlines include Bulgaria and Romania – both countries where you will get a decent exchange rate, too – proof that you needn’t have a huge budget to go backpacking. Intrigued? Planning your own solo trip? The 10 best destinations for solo female travellers 1. Cuba 2. Nicaragua 3. South Africa 4. Bulgaria 5. Guatemala 6. Sri Lanka 7. Macedonia 8. Portugal 9. Tanzania 10. Romania If you’re a woman planning on travelling alone, the Foreign Office has compiled useful advice on staying safe here. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Hotel review Wyndham Residences Costa Adeje National Trust is giving away free tickets this autumn Hotel review Una St Ives Cornwall DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved