Guide to Women’s Travel In

Middle East

Navigating Doha and Qatar Airways: A Wheelchair User’s Accessible Travel Adventure

Is Doha accessible to wheelchair users? Tanzila Khan finds that a 15-hour stopover becomes a memorable adventure, leaving behind a trail of empowerment and advocacy.

Latest Stories From Middle East

30 Less-Travelled Places for Women in 2024

by Carolyn Ray | Dec 8, 2023

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

Female Solo Travel: 10 Books to Inspire Your Next Adventure

by Tina Hartas | Jul 15, 2023

Ten books by women that will have you planning your next solo adventures, from Dervla Murphy to Cheryl Strayed.

Women in Travel: How Women in Israel Are Changing Communities

by Guest Writer | Feb 21, 2023

Meet inspiring, independent women in the Galilee striving to strengthen their communities and empower women. (Sponsored)

Six Unique Solo Trips for Women for 2023 That Blend Adventure, Learning and Exploration

by Carolyn Ray | Jan 11, 2023

Six solo trips for women over 50 that blend adventure, learning and exploration, in France, Jordan, Italy, Israel, Mexico, and Morocco.

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Five Inspiring Books Set in the Middle East

by Tina Hartas | Aug 21, 2022

TripFiction’s Tina Hartas recommends five books set in the Middle East, a region overflowing with history, beauty and culture.

We Asked Women: “What’s Your Most Memorable Culinary Travel Experience?”

by JourneyWoman Staff | Aug 21, 2022

From Austria to Zanzibar and places in between, women share their most memorable culinary travel experiences.

JourneyWoman Readers Share Their Top Travel Tips for May 2022

by Breanna Schnurr | Jun 2, 2022

JourneyWoman readers share their best travel tips for May 2022, from less-travelled places to technology tips.

Lessons from our Mothers: Karen’s Adventurous Spirit

by Carolyn Ray | May 4, 2022

Solo traveller Karen Barclay shares how she learned to embrace adventure and trust the universe at a young age, inspiring her lifelong travels to Africa, Indonesia and places in between.

Mother-Daughter Misadventures: Stranded in Safed, Israel

by Guest Writer | Apr 25, 2022

In this lighthearted mother-daughter misadventure, guest wrier Jessica Heriot shares her story of getting stranded in Safed, Israel with her daughter Anita.