solo travel with tour group

In my experience there often are solo travelers on a tour group. I have been one myself on one occasion. It really isn't anything to worry about. Such tours are usually pretty social. The main problem is whether you choose to have a room for yourself in which case you will pay a single supplement. I did and do not regret it. You can choose to share with someone, but it is lottery whether you do find you get along with them.

Hi Cindy. I've done a couple of RS tours solo. On both tours there was another solo person. A tour I did with 3 freinds had 2 solo men and 2 solo women, so they roomed together. For both of my solo trips I did pay extra for the single supplement and I was glad to have the privacy that I am used to at home. I didn't find it to be a problem to be a solo, many other tour members invited me to come along. Much of the time, free meals had small groups of tour members sitting together. Have a great trip.

Cindy,, I can't speak to other tours,, but on our Rick STeves FAMILY tour ,, we actually had a solo male,, so its safe to say there are solos in most tour groups. Btw,, he was a nice young fellow whos parents gifted him the tour, and the family tour was the only one that fit in his schedule.

As many people here know, I was a tour director. And, I can easily say, that I never had a tour group where there weren't solo travelers. I also found that quite often, solo travelers would join couples and even families during free time and for meals.....Of course, being a solo traveler, you can also head out on your own when you feel you want to do things by yourself.

Depending on the tour company, you can avoid the single supplement if you are willing to accept a roommate if there is another solo female on your trip. If there is not, you'll have the room to yourself at the regular charge. If you wish to insure having the room to yourself, you'll be charged a single supplement. On our China trip I was traveling with my parents, but had a room to myself (for which I paid the supplement). As it turned out, if I had said I would accept a roommate I would have gotten my tour cheaper, as there were no other solo females.........But being solo in a group can be an advantage, too. When we paired off to ride in rickshaws in Beijing, I was paired with the tour director's local assistant, who translated everything the street vendors were saying and told me lots of things about living in the area that we were visiting. No one else on our tour got that experience.

Hi Cindy, I travelled solo on a RS tour last fall. On that tour, there were 3 solo females and 2 solo men. One of the women paid extra for the single room. I roomed with the other solo gal and we both were delighted! We got on famously, and correspond regularaly. The two solo men roomed together and that appeared to be less successful. When my room mate and I had differing interests, we were both welcomed by other couples or friend twosomes to join whatever they were doing. I never felt "alone" unless I was choosing alone time. There was also a group of 3 women (2 sisters and a daughter) and they often invited either I or my roommate to join them because they found 4 better than 3. Go for it and have fun!

I'm going on the Best of Europe tour soon and there are 7 singles on the tour. I was hoping I wasn't the only one and i'm not :)

Cindy, YES, I can definitely say there are solo travellers on tours, as I'm one of them. I've taken four RS tours so far, and every one has had both solo males and females. ¶ As the others mentioned, if you don't want to pay the single supplement, you'll have to agree to share a room with another solo traveller of the same gender. If there are (for example) three or more solo travellers, the Guide will "rotate" them at times so that one isn't stuck bunking with the same person for the entire trip. ¶ I haven't found that solo travel has been a problem, as the group is together a large part of the time, so the only time actually "alone" is in the room. On "free days", I often like to head out by myself to get photos or visit nearby locations that interest me, but I've also accompanied other members of the group on day tours. ¶ Are you considering a RS tour, or one from another tour company? Cheers!

I have yet to go on a tour(this December will be my 7th) where there WASNT at least one single traveler, usually 2, usually women. Odds are excellent you'll find someone in your exact same position thinking the same things.

I think it is more important to choose a type of tour that is consistent with your own make-up. For example, an adventure travel company we love, gets all ages, and a great mix of people. But everybody is there for nature and not fine food. ** Similarly, an escorted company we like, hits the pace and comfort level for us - doesn't mean it is high end or budget, it just fits us - so the people we have met with them tend to also fit us. ** At least, that's my experience, over quite a few and varied trips.