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Africa

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

We asked our well-travelled writers to share some of their favourite places to stay cool this summer, from Bergen to Newfoundland.

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

Rupi Mangat

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

Conservationist Joana Hancock is passionate about protecting sea turtles in Kenya: “The ocean without turtles...

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

JourneyWoman Staff

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

From Iceland to Indonesia, these unique adventure travel trips for women offer an opportunity for women to step...

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

Rupi Mangat

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

Irene Nalwoga of Women Tour Uganda is bringing solo women travellers into the Bwindi forest to meet the Mountain...

older solo woman traveller looking into the wind

Carolyn Ray

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

Wondering where to go solo in 2025? We’ve applied our own criteria to 10 places that inspire travel and...

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

An injury at age 85 made me rethink travelling, but a trip to Essaouira, Morocco showed me I could return to travel...

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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

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More Stories From Africa to Inspire You

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)

Aerial view of Cape Town with Table Mountain, the harbour, Lions Head and Devils Peak

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JourneyWoman Staff

10 Women-Friendly Places to Stay in Cape Town, South Africa (From Women Who Live There)

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

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JourneyWoman Staff

JourneyWoman Webinar Series: Less-Travelled Africa for Women With Experts

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

Tina Hartas

10 Books to Inspire Travel to South Africa

Moreangels Mbizah speaks during Fellows Session at TED2019: Bigger Than Us. April 15 - 19, 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED

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Rupi Mangat

Meet the Woman Protecting Zimbabwe’s Majestic Lions: Moreangels Mbizah, the only Indigenous Black Woman Lion Conservationist in Zimbabwe

A cheetah in the Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya

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Rupi Mangat

How Travel Changes Us: From Grieving Widow to Cheetah Crusader in Kenya

Laura Simpson from Intent on Safari on her epic road trip across southern Africa

Guest Writer

What My Epic Road Trip Across Southern Africa Taught Me

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Carolyn Ray

Hotels We’d Travel the World For, Just to Stay Again

Women tour Egypt with Dawn Booker and Pack Light Global

Dawn Booker

Sisterhood, Love, Connection, and Joy: A Transformative Journey Through the Ancient Wonders of Egypt

Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi UAE, one of the less-travelled places for women in 2024 to visit.

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Carolyn Ray

30 Less-Travelled Places for Women in 2024

Shirley Strum with a group of baboons in Kenya

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Rupi Mangat

Dr. Shirley Strum: Walking with Baboons in Kenya

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Carolyn Ray

The Hotlist: 12 of the Coolest Small Group Tours for Women in 2024 From our Women’s Travel Directory

joy of exploring gardens Brookgreen

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Carolyn Ray

“The Joy of Exploring Gardens” by Lonely Planet: A New Travel Guide for Garden Lovers

Socotra at night Swan Hellenic expedition cruise

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Carolyn Ray

Highlights From 21 Epic Days on a Swan Hellenic Expedition Cruise: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti and Socotra

A birdseye view of Socotra, Yemen by way of expedition cruising

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Carolyn Ray

A Brave New World of Expedition Cruising to the Middle East and Africa

El Deir Petra Jordan

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Carolyn Ray

With the War in Israel, Where is it Safe to Travel Right Now?

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