Guide to Women’s Travel In

India

The Spice Bowl of India: Kerala, a Soft Landing for Solo Women

Home of Ayurveda, beaches and spices, Kerala offers women culture and cuisine, perfect for a first-time solo traveller to India.

senior women hiking adventure g adventures

JourneyWoman Staff

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

G Adventures is expanding its range of adventure trips for older women, focusing on affordability, longer stays and...

aerial view of mumbai india cityscape

Sally Jane Smith

The Widows of Malabar Hill, Based on the Story of India’s First Female Lawyer

Inspired in part by a real woman who became India’s first female lawyer, The Widows of Malabar Hill brings us to 1920s...

indian woman in sari in india

JourneyWoman Staff

JourneyWoman Webinar: Less-Travelled India and Asia on August 27, 2024

Join our August 27 India and Asia webinar to learn more about lesser known places from experts in our JourneyWoman...

A woman walks through the lobby at an upscale hotel with her luggage.

Carolyn Ray

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

Travel around the world with women-recommended places to stay that will take you to boutique hotels, guesthouses,...

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

Carolyn Ray

30 Less-Travelled Places for Women in 2024

For our 30th anniversary, JourneyWoman reveals 30 less-travelled places for women in 2024, according to our writers...

Experience India

Find a Woman-Friendly Tour to India

Find a Safe Place to Stay in India

Find Activities and Things to do in India

Discover India

More Stories From India to Inspire You

senior woman read a paper book at home

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/websize-ray-96x96.jpg">

Carolyn Ray

23 Women Whose Travel Memoirs Will Inspire Your Next Journey

sunflowers in a field wellness retreats

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/websize-ray-96x96.jpg">

Carolyn Ray

Places to Dream About: Top 10+ Reader Tips for May 2021

Traditionally dressed young woman at festival in Mongolia

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png">

JourneyWoman Staff

The Ultimate Women’s Travel Movie List: 16+ Top Picks from JourneyWomen

The holy Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Amanda Burgess

When Solo Travel Heals a Grieving Heart in Varanasi, India

Young women who have benefited from Piplantri Paliwal's gesture

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png">

JourneyWoman Staff

It Takes a Village – An Inspirational Story of Rural India

Woman in a pink shirt standing against a wall, travelling solo in india

<img decoding="async" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/701f9c4bc556869303bd0f635995f537?s=96&d=mm&r=g" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/701f9c4bc556869303bd0f635995f537?s=96&d=mm&r=g">

Mariellen Ward

10 Tips for Adventurous Women Travelling Solo in India

mariellen ward in india

<img decoding="async" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/701f9c4bc556869303bd0f635995f537?s=96&d=mm&r=g" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/701f9c4bc556869303bd0f635995f537?s=96&d=mm&r=g">

Mariellen Ward

Bed Bugs, Bacteria and Bad Guys in India: Tips for Safe Travel for Women

bright and colorful

<img decoding="async" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/701f9c4bc556869303bd0f635995f537?s=96&d=mm&r=g" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/701f9c4bc556869303bd0f635995f537?s=96&d=mm&r=g">

Mariellen Ward

Shopping in India: Top 10 Things to Buy

Delhi Belly - Travellers diarrhea

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png">

JourneyWoman Staff

How to Avoid Delhi Belly: A Guide to Traveller’s Diarrhea

Northern India

Guest Writer

12 Things You’ll Find Difficult in Northern India

Purple plants

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg">

Evelyn Hannon

Mind Your Manners Around the World …

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-journeywoman-favicon-2-96x96.png">

JourneyWoman Staff

What To Wear in India

Tribal woman pouring water

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg">

Evelyn Hannon

International Women’s Day 2017: Woman Defined – An Online Photography Exhibit

Thai school girls on a field trip

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg">

Evelyn Hannon

International Women’s Day Photo Exhibit 2016

<img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" data-src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img width="96" height="96" decoding="async" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Evelyn-Hannon-96x96.jpg">

Evelyn Hannon

A Tapestry of Images to Celebrate International Women’s Day 2013

<img decoding="async" width="970" height="250" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Trafalgar-Asia-Tours.png" alt="" title="" srcset="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Trafalgar-Asia-Tours.png 970w, https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Trafalgar-Asia-Tours-480x124.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 970px, 100vw" class="wp-image-575722" />

<img decoding="async" width="970" height="250" src="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Trafalgar-Asia-Tours.png" alt="" title="" srcset="https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Trafalgar-Asia-Tours.png 970w, https://journeywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Trafalgar-Asia-Tours-480x124.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 970px, 100vw" class="wp-image-575722" />

Start planning your journey now!

Italian coffee pot and espresso

Webinars and Events

Illustration of two women chatting on a couch

Booking Resources

A cartoon image of a passport

Women's Travel Directory