Discover vacation ideas for singles that every traveler should consider visiting
Are you searching for the best vacation ideas for singles that will be impactful, transformative and unforgettable? These are the travel destination ideas that many singles visit and enjoy exploring.
It can be overwhelming to look for vacation ideas, but it’s also extremely exciting to find out what destination you want to travel to explore. As a solo traveler for many years, researching to gather ideas is the first and most important step to realizing and deciding what places I absolutely want to see and what experiences I definitely would want to have.
I’ve traveled alone 28x as a female solo traveler in my 20s, I am giving you the most transformative vacation ideas for singles specifically that had a very lasting impact on me and changed my perspective and outlook in life in such positive ways.
You are going to learn about how these vacation ideas for singles and my experiences were very transformative and how they could also help you find peace, joy, clarity, freedom, and healing as a solo traveler.
This post is all about the best and most transformative vacation ideas for singles that every traveler should know about.
Best Vacation Ideas For Singles
1.
Switzerland
The lake paradise! You should NOT miss paragliding in Switzerland!
As a solo traveler, you will enjoy Switzerland, especially if you want serene surroundings.
Switzerland is so clean, beautiful and peaceful.
It’s an absolute dream destination for many people. It’s the best place to appreciate nature. There’s no need for an action-packed vacation as you can just sit, relax, and explore Switzerland at the same time through train rides and even have some thrill through paragliding.
I’ve visited Switzerland twice and it’s my favorite country so far. I can’t wait to go back again someday.
If you are into nature, mountains, lakes, cheeses, chocolates, train rides, cable car rides, hiking, biking, and paragliding while exploring and taking in the spectacular paradise-like sceneries, then Switzerland is so perfect for you!
Book your experience: Tandem Paragliding Experience from Interlaken
2.
Peru
The heavenly mountain paradise! Machu Picchu is a must a visit in South America!
Want to see many incredible mountains and forests in the cloud? Then, go to Peru! I had never seen and appreciated a lot of mountains in my life until I visited this interesting country.
Peru changed my perspective about how beautiful beaches and lakes are more likely the only ones that can calm and give me peace. I realized even mountains can do that to me, too! It’s amazing how my experiences of seeing and being surrounded by mountains gave me such peaceful and joyful feelings, thoughts, and the right mindset that helped me reflect and make important decisions in my own life.
The incredible natural landscape and delicious food make Peru so special. I was surprised how there are plenty of amazing places to explore besides the famous Machu Pichu.
For me, Switzerland and Peru are my best choice for vacation ideas for singles
Book your experience: 2-Day Tour: Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu by Train
3.
Indonesia
The beach paradise! Nusa Penida is an Indonesian island you have to see when you travel to Bali!
The country where I found peace and healing I didn’t know I needed.
Bali is the place where you can have spiritual cleansing!
If you want to learn more about meditation, calmness, and mindfulness, Bali can change your life.
Most solo travelers travel here often because of breathtaking beaches, waterfalls, beautiful temples, enthralling rice terraces, and jungle rainforests with tropical mountain sceneries. If you love all of these, then consider the place for your vacation ideas!
Bali holds a special place in my heart as it’s the country where I realized my own definition of “happiness” and naturally made me redefine what being happy truly means. For me, being happy means being at peace with where I am, where I’ve been, and where I’m headed. Importantly it means being at peace with myself, everyone and everything in my past, present, and future.
I hope you experience the kind of peace I felt while in Bali. The type of peace that is pure joy and keeps you going in life.
There are lots of experiences you cannot miss – unique Bali beaches, Bali swings, Bali bird nests, Bali temples, Bali waterfalls, meet-up close with a gentle giant -elephant, and many more!
Book your experience: Private Tour: Visit the island of Nusa Penida with this full-day excursion from Bali
4.
Philippines
The island hopping paradise! Discover the wonders of Palawan and add island hopping in El Nido in your travel adventure bucket list!
Want to experience peace and clarity in paradise? Go island hopping in Palawan!
Palawan is the best place to slow down in life and just take all the time you need to relax and enjoy God’s creation.
This is where I truly appreciated God’s creation and for the first time, I felt being in paradise!
There’s something indescribable about the scenery that gives me inner peace, pure clarity, serene freedom, and immense gratitude that something like this in this world actually exists. It’s amazingly incredible.
If you want to experience natural peace and serene clarity, go on this vacation. For me, there’s more to experience than just island hopping, white-sand beaches, seafood, tropical fruits, coral reefs, and snorkeling. The kind and happy people and being able to witness their lives touched my heart and brought humility and gratitude into my own life.
Island hopping is one of the best and most transformative experiences one can have in her or his life. At least it was for me.
You know, island hopping is like how we live our lives. We are all traveling from one place to the next always hoping and looking forward to seeing and reaching something beautiful (destination, goal, result) or what we’ve been waiting for that will make us happy. Transition after transition. Beginning after ending. Chapter by chapter. Goals after goals, then repeat. I realized just like life, it’s a cycle of constant transitions and a roller coaster of different emotions as we journey our way through life.
Book your experience:
- Shared boat tour: El Nido: Island Hopping Tour A Lagoons and Beaches
- Private boat tour: El Nido Big Lagoon & Tropical Island
5.
Turkey
The fairytale hot air balloon paradise!
Experience riding the hot air balloon at sunrise in Turkey! It’s so beautiful.
Riding the hot air balloon had a huge impact on my perspective of facing uncertainty, trusting the process, and letting things be.
If you are about to go through a major change, about to begin a new chapter or have an upcoming important event in your life that you’re not exactly sure how it would turn out and it’s causing some anxiety and unwanted fear, consider going on a trip to Turkey and riding the hot air balloon. It could be a life-changing experience for you. At least, it was for me.
I was going through an uncertain and new stage in my life where I didn’t know where I would end up. Experiencing a hot air balloon in Cappadocia, Turkey took my anxiety away and helped ease my mind to focus on just living in the moment and enjoying the journey.
Magical travel experience…
When you ride the hot air balloon and experience how smooth things would turn out, if you’d just trust and let things be while enjoying the ride…there’s always a beautiful turnout in being patient and overcoming the fear, just like most things in life.
So don’t worry. You will always end up where you need to be.
After the anxiety, there comes the joy and beauty of it all.
You’ll be surprised how “long” the ride of hot air balloon is, so make sure to truly enjoy it for a long time while it lasts.
A lot to experience here in Turkey, if you’re into charming rooftops, beautiful mosques, iconic historical and cultural sights, ancient temples, libraries, theaters, and a combination of olden and modern European buildings, you must visit!
See the natural beauty and formations of calcium terraces, hot springs, salt lakes, and fairy chimneys and experience the European and Asia sides of Turkey as well as enjoy the resort-town atmosphere!
Book your experience: Cappadocia: 1 hour Hot Air Balloon Ride Flight Over the Fairy Chimneys at Sunrise with Champagne
6.
Spain
The most beautiful cathedral and the best designed man-made lights!
Visit Sagrada Familia in Spain and see the spectacular lights inside that will leave you in awe!
Seeing the lights inside the Sagrada Cathedral was unbelievable! You’ll be surprised how something like that can exist.
I didn’t know “none nature” scenery could give me such peace, joy, and hope! It changed my perspective.
I felt like I was walking in nature inside the church and the lights left me so mesmerized because of its beauty and magical aura.
I didn’t know something like this does exist in this world and it’s man-made! It’s super amazing!
The architect combined religion and nature, which made the interior design beautifully appealing and well-thought-of.
Even if I was surrounded by so many people inside the church, I still found and felt peace just staring at and appreciating the colorful and enthralling lights.
Book your experiences:
7.
Italy
The open museum paradise!
Italy is such a romantic destination. Even if you are a solo traveler, you’ll love it a lot, especially the food!
For me, it’s the place you can feel like being in the movies or traveling back in time appreciating all the incredible ancient architectural buildings, designs, and arts.
There are many beautiful places to see and choose from! Venice is my personal favorite. However, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Milan, and Bellagio Lake Como are also worth exploring. I enjoyed sightseeing at these places.
The best experiences you should not miss in Italy are the gondola and speed boat!
If you enjoy any type of boat ride (gondola or speed boat) like me and prefer to enjoy sightseeing just sitting down and relaxing without needing to walk far to get the best views, then definitely experience boat rides in Venice, Italy!
Book your experiences:
- Venice: Grand Canal Gondola Ride with App Commentary
- Cruise in a luxury speedboat along Venice’s Grand Canal
8.
Canada
The winter wonderland paradise!
Canada is so beautiful in the winter! Summer is even more beautiful especially the lakes in Banff.
Canada is very safe to travel alone. I have traveled here solo three times.
If you are a first-timer traveling solo, you may want to consider traveling to Canada first. People speak English. I just remember people being so kind.
Experiences I’d recommend you try:
Ice skating at the frozen famous Lake Louise while snowing felt like being on a different planet. Another worth experiencing when traveling to Canada was the Banff Gondola, where I got to appreciate stunning panoramic views of the Canadian Rockies!
This trip changed my perspective so as not to miss the opportunity and moment when it presented itself. As you will never know when you will be back again to that place.
Importantly, I was so scared of traveling alone without a cellular service/wifi. However, I survived in Canada as I was asking so many people for directions. The experience made me even brave to travel alone on my own and that I could actually do and overcome things I was so afraid of.
Book your experiences:
9.
Japan
The food paradise!
When you travel, are you MORE interested in eating and trying local food? Then, Japan is for you!
Japanese food is so good! I feel people I know who want to go to Japan mainly because of the delicious food.
Japan is a very popular travel destination. People travel to Japan to try and taste their authentic Japanese sushi, ramen, matcha green tea flavored desserts, and quality snacks.
Some people also visit Japan because of hot springs, cherry blossoms, vending machines, anime, manga, Mt. Fuji, and historical landmarks such as their iconic shrines.
Japan taught me the idea of minimalism and simple acts of politeness that we often miss (having clean plates after eating).
Minimalism brings peace of mind and clear thoughts. When we ONLY have, keep, and buy what we intentionally need, living our life does get simpler and lighter.
Book your experiences:
10.
South Korea
The beauty and self-care paradise!
It’s hard NOT to love South Korea! It’s always famous for almost anything trendy!
Indulge in luxury by experiencing lavish Korean beauty treatments and spas!
Go to South Korea if you travel for ultimate self-care! Enjoy and explore K-beauty finds and skincare!
Pamper yourself, get a facial with body massage, get personal color analysis, and get your hair and makeup done professionally because why not?
I have enjoyed traveling to South Korea because of all these opportunities for ultimate self-care.
I personally love my experiences of getting Korean glass glow facial with body massage and finding out what colors and make-up suit me well.
For me, this is the best place to prioritize self-care when traveling!
South Korea is not only famous for its K-beauty treatments and products, but also for other interesting and fun things to see and explore such as K-dramas, K-pop, K-fashion, and Korean food! I love Korean food!
Besides self-care, my personal favorite experience in South Korea was wearing a traditional dress and walking around the historical sites ~ Feels like being in a Korean drama!
If you’re a fan of K-drama or you just want to dress up and feel like a princess or prince from a historical drama, then South Korea is the perfect travel destination for you!
Book your experiences:
11.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai is the modern architecture paradise!
Appreciate the various fascinating and well-designed architectural sites.
Explore the tallest building in the world Burj Khalifa! The best view is at night!
You’ll be impressed to see many beautiful and luxurious buildings in Dubai.
There are also tons of fun things to do and explore! It’s very modern.
Explore Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Global Village, Miracle Garden, DubaiFountain Showw, Dubai desert safari, Old Dubai, and many more!
Consider experiencing skydiving here!
Based on my experience, traveling to Dubai feels like traveling internationally to different countries each day due to diverse people and food as well as modern architectural designs of buildings and man-made islands.
Dubai is a must-see destination for singles (young or old) as it’s clean, safe, very diverse, and it can offer many things to do for anyone of all ages.
Book your experiences:
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Dubai Jetski: Burj Al Arab, Atlantis the Royal, Atlantis & Palm
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Dubai Full Day Tour with Entry Ticket to Burj Khalifa at the Top
12.
Vietnam
Find hidden breathtaking landscapes in Vietnam!
Sapa and Ha Long Bay are must-visit!
Go on a cruise and experience the peace of being in a small paradise in Ha Long Bay!
I’ve never seen so many big towering limestone rocks! So amazing to cruise by these unique formations resembling mini islands and rainforests on top.
The view from the boat cruise is incredibly mesmerizing, especially at sunset and sunrise.
The landscape is such a natural beauty!
There are many things to do in Ha Long Bay during the day such as kayaking, hiking, exploring stunning stalactite formations inside the caves, and swimming in secluded beaches.
Honestly, I also enjoyed the view and activities you can do at night time on a boat cruise such as (fine dining, karaoke, and fishing). It’s fun and unique to experience these being on a boat surrounded by green water illuminated by natural light from the moon while looking at the enthralling view of towering limestone islands.
The peaceful atmosphere and experiences were very impactful to me as it felt like I was meeting a different version of myself that I had never met before. The version of me with strengthened inner peace and found the natural beauty of celebrating small wins, small joys of peace and simply enjoying her journey while cruising her way through life.
Book your experiences:
13.
Australia
If you travel to experience nightlife and meet new friends, then Sydney Australia is the place you may want to consider!
Go on a night out you’ll enjoy remembering.
Experience a pub crawl in Sydney, Australia if you’re looking for a lively and fun way to socialize with other travelers!
Visit different parties/bars/clubs in one night and experience the ultimate lively nightlife in a city!
Sydney experience…
It was my first time to experience a pub crawl outside the United States with other solo travelers whom I only met in Sydney. I felt super safe and I enjoyed it a lot, especially dancing and just laughing with the girls.
We got free drinks at each bar/club we visited and we also had the opportunity to dance and sing along in a group. It was so much fun! Aussies and solo travelers from all over the world sure know how to party and how to PARTY LATE.
Even if you’re not into partying or drinking like me, but you’re into dancing or just want to be in a good music atmosphere or try something different when traveling, I’d say consider the bonding you can have with other travelers!
It’s really fun to dance along with good lively music and sing along with the girls. It’s especially unforgettable to experience it in a different city.
Based on my experience, it’s best to experience this in your 20s as a solo traveler or while still young since you still have a lot of energy and likely CAN party very late.
Once you hit your late 20s, it may feel like your energy depletes a lot faster than when you were in your early 20s.
The trip made me realize NOT to wait and just start experiencing what we can while still young because the older we get the less energy we will have.
Book your experiences:
Bonus
Las Vegas
You know what they say, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas! Why not experience it yourself?
Book your experience:
Big Bus Las Vegas: Sightseeing Night Tour by Open-top Bus
Happy and Safe traveling!
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Summary
May this list about vacation ideas for singles give you inspiration to travel solo and help you decide where to travel!
VACATION IDEAS FOR SINGLES
Click to read more about my experiences and find travel tips in each country I visited…
- Switzerland
- Peru
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Turkey
- Spain
- Italy
- Canada
- Japan
- South Korea
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Australia
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