Guide to Women’s Travel In

Africa

Moments of Awe on a Solo Trip to Egypt: Goddesses, Legends and Myths

There’s no substitute for that feeling of wonder when you witness some of the most awe-inspiring monuments in human history.

A group of people on a South African safari with Blue Sky society trust

Carolyn Ray

More Than a Safari: A Journey With Purpose in South Africa Opens My Heart

A wildlife conservation trip to South Africa is an inside journey, showing us what can happen when we travel with...

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Carolyn Ray

A New Reason For Women to Visit Egypt: The Astonishing Grand Egyptian Museum is Finally Opening in November 2025

Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens in November 2025. We were there ahead of the crowds, with a sneak...

rhino south africa

JourneyWoman Staff

2026 Dates for South Africa Conservation Trip With Blue Sky Society Trust Announced

Join JourneyWoman’s second annual all-women South Africa conservation trip in September 2026, in partnership...

woman in riad morocco

JourneyWoman Staff

Finding the Riad of Your Dreams in Morocco: Five Stunning Hotels for Women

Dreaming of a trip to Morocco? We invited JourneyWoman partner Siham Lahmine of Morocco Travel to recommend her...

Gorilla mother with her new baby. Amazing gorilla trekking through the Congo to see the Eastern Lowland gorillas.

JourneyWoman Staff

Meet Gorilla Conservationist Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka on Women-Only Trip to Uganda in October 2026

Join a special trip hosted by MoonLion Safaris with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s Mountain Gorilla Champion in...

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Africa Travel

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Carolyn Ray

25+ Things I Learned on My First Solo Trip to Egypt

Colourful houses line the water in Bergen, Norway

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JourneyWoman Staff

Six Places to Stay Escape the Heat and Stay Cool This Summer: From Canada to Norway

Joana Hancock a conservationist working to protect the sea turtles in Kenya

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Diving with Sea Turtles: Meet Joana Hancock, Sea Turtle Conservationist in Diani Beach, Kenya

Senior woman is hiking outdoors on an adventure trip in the mountains.

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JourneyWoman Staff

Adventure Travel for Women: Six Trips to Find Your Groove in 2025

Irene Nalwoga and a group of women on a tour with Women Tour Uganda

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Rupi Mangat

From the Ghettos to the Globe: Uganda’s Irene Nalwoga is Making An Impact

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Carolyn Ray

Where to Travel in 2025: The Best Places for Solo Women Travellers Over 50

View of medina of Essaouira in Morocco on the Atlantic coast, North Africa. The old part of town is the UNESCO world heritage sites.

Diana Eden

Is 85 Too Old to Travel Internationally? A Trip to Essaouira, Morocco Shows It’s Not

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JourneyWoman Staff

Blue Sky Society Trust Announces Women-Only Conservation Trip to South Africa

Aerial view of red modern high speed train moving near river in alpine mountains at sunrise in spring

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JourneyWoman Staff

15 Stunning Train Trips to Inspire Your Travels in 2025

Tanzila, Afshan and Zargoona are three women you prove you can travel to Egypt in a wheelchair. In front of the pyramids in Cairo

Tanzila Khan

Making International Headlines: Can Three Women Travel Solo in Wheelchairs to Egypt?

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JourneyWoman Staff

G Adventures Expands Itineraries for Older Women on 2025 Classic, Dr. Jane Goodall Collection and Geluxe Trips

A group of elephants drink some water at a watering hole in Zimbabwe

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JourneyWoman Webinar: Journeys With Purpose With Humanitarian Carla Geyser on October 15

Two wild dog pups, Lycaon pictus, stand together, looking out of frame.

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Rupi Mangat

The African Wild Dog: Dr. Rosemary Groom Says These Misunderstood and Endangered Species Urgently Need Our Help

Maggie Duncan Simbeye of Maggie's Tour Company standing in front of a safari truck

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Rupi Mangat

Trailblazer Maggie Duncan Simbeye, Tanzania’s First Indigenous Woman Safari Owner

Kim and I spotted drinking a South African chardonnay a decade ago in Michamvi, Zanzibar of all places–due to an extremely limited wine list of…one option!

Jules Torti

The Black Fly in Our Chardonnay: Booze Around the World

Long exposure of the skyline of Nairobi, Kenya with the beautiful lake in Uhuru Park in the foreground.

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Rupi Mangat

Why Women Should Visit Nairobi, Kenya (From a Local)

The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan in Cairo

Egypt

Camel caravan in the salt flats of Dallol

Ethiopia

Zebras graze in Nairobi National Park, with the Nairobi skyline in the background.

Kenya

An aerial view of cityscape Tangier surrounded by buildings and water

Morocco

Sand Dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia

Namibia

Discover Cape Town, South Africa with these books about South Africa

South Africa

Aerial view of beautiful hotel on the water in ocean at sunset in summer. Zanzibar, Africa. Top view. Landscape with wooden hotel on the sea, azure water, sandy beach, green palm trees. Luxury resort

Tanzania

Rolling hills of Uganda

Uganda

A woman embracing the beauty of Mt Nyangani Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe