Helping Women Experience the World Safely & Sustainably One Bucket List Destination at a time.
Specializing in Women Only Adventures and Bucket List Cruises
Kaz Custom Travel offers Tailored Travel Planning for Solo Female Travellers 50+, Moms & Daughters, and Women Only Travel Groups, plus discounted cruises to bucket list destinatons around the world.
Most peaceful countries in the world in 2022
If you’re a new solo female traveller, you’ll likely want to start your solo travels in one of the safest and most peaceful countries in the world. Each year the Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks 163 countries around the world using 23 qualitative and quantitative criteria to measure how peaceful, and thus how safe they are. In this post I share the 20 most peaceful countries in the world according to the GPI 2022 report.
Most peaceful countries in the world in 2022
If you’re a new solo female traveller, you’ll likely want to start your solo travels in one of the safest and most peaceful countries in the world. Each year the Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks 163 countries around the world using 23 qualitative and quantitative criteria to measure how peaceful, and thus how safe they are. In this post I share the 20 most peaceful countries in the world according to the GPI 2022 report.
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Peru Pure Yoga and Cultural Classic
DESTINATION: Peru
DATES: Nov 21-30 2022 (10 Days / 9 Nights)
VISITING: Lima Sacred – Valley – Machu Picchu – Pisac – Ollantaytambo – Cusco
Scroll through slides to discover the 4 Hawaiian Islands you'll visit on a 7-day Inter-Island Hawaiian Cruise on board the Pride of America.
Where in the world will your next adventure take you?
Hover over or click on each image for some travel inspiration!
Alaska
On an Ocean Cruise
Switzerland
On a Grand Alpine Road or Rail Tour
Italy
To live like a local or a women only adventure on the Amalfi Coast
British Virgin Islands
To Relax and Unwind on a Stunning White Sand Beach
Tailor-made safe & sustainable women only adventures
Professional travel services to help you plan enriching experiences and lasting memoriesKaz Custom Travel specializes in safe and sustainable adventure travel for inexperienced solo female travellers and women’s travel groups. Our goal is to help women experience the world safely and sustainably, one bucket list adventure at a time! Whether you prefer to travel solo or with a group, by air, road, rail, boat, bike or on foot, if you’re looking for culinary adventures, cultural adventures or wellness adventures, or a mix of all three, we’re here to help and guide you every step of the way.
Are you female, 50+, wanting to experience the world but suddenly don’t have anyone to travel with?
Thinking of taking your mom or granddaughter on an enriching vacation in Europe, South America or Africa?
Or have you been delegated to plan a girls’ getaway or retreat in Hawaii, California or the Caribbean?
If it’s your first time travelling abroad either solo or with your mom or granddaughter, no doubt you’re worried about your safety. If it’s your first time planning a group trip, perhaps it feels daunting trying to arrange everything that everyone will enjoy. Perhaps you’re also concerned about travelling responsibly and leaving a positive impact while you travel.
With a keen interest in sustainable tourism and women’s safety abroad, my goal is to create tailor-made women-only adventures to help women experience the world both safely and sustainably.
Whether you’re thinking of travelling solo, with your female partner, family members or group of besties, as a Custom Travel Planner, specializing in safe and sustainable women-only adventures, Kaz will help plan and arrange everything needed for an authentic, enriching and memorable trip as well as provide tips to help you travel as safely and sustainably as possible.
If you can’t wait till we can travel again, stop dreaming…
Have you considered how you can travel more consciously?
You’ve probably heard the buzz words “sustainable tourism” or “sustainable travel,” but travelling consciously is more about our own mindset than it is about doing something because it’s a new trend.
If we can all travel more consciously, meaning being more mindful of the impact we make on those destinations we so desperately want to explore, everyone will benefit—the locals, the wildlife, the environment and you, as well as future generations of travellers.
Conscious travel is all about connecting with and supporting local communities, respecting different cultures and individuality, as well as protecting the wildlife and the environment. It’s about making a positive impact when we travel rather than a negative one.
If you’re of the mindset that you’d like to make a more positive impact when you travel and need ideas on how to do so, download my fun infographic on 6 things you can do to travel more consciously.
Bucket List Destinations For Your Travel Inspiration
Below are four bucket list destinations I specialize in. I have either visited these destinations many times or studied them intensively, and have completed specialist training through the corresponding tourism boards to help my clients plan their once in a life time vacations. Which of these destinations are on your bucket list too? Plan your adventure sooner rather than later and check one more destination off your bucket list!
Iceland
Austria
Australia
Hawaii
Off-The-Beaten-Track Destinations to Consider for your Next Adventure
Belize
Scotland
Slovenia
Abruzzo, Italy
Want to travel around the world checking off one bucket list destination at a time?
It’s never too early to start planning!
We should chat about your options for when you feel comfortable travelling again. With the pent up need to travel again, increased demand for off-the-beaten-track destinations, and travellers using their travel vouchers to rebook travel to some of the most sought after destinations, there will be reduced availability and possibly above usual price increases. With many suppliers offering Book with Confidence policies and late cancellations, it’s worthwhile considering booking now for future travel. Kaz Custom Travel will be only too glad to help research your options.
4 Steps to working with Kaz Custom Travel to plan your next Adventure Around the World
Although Kaz Custom Travel specializes in helping solo female travellers, mums & daughters travelling together and women only adventures, you don’t have to be female to work with Kaz. I’m happy to help couples, friends travelling together, multi-gen families and small mixed groups plan their vacations too. I can even help plan your tropical vow renewal and/or honeymoon and can arrange an onsite wedding planner in your desired destination.
Hover over or click each card to see the four steps to working with Kaz Custom Travel.
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Adventure & Vacation Planning for Couples, Families & Small Groups
Custom Vacations, Cruises & Tours
Although my main focus is helping female travellers experience the world safely and sustainably, I can also help couples, multi-generational families and mixed travel groups looking for a unique adventure, special occasion trip, or once-in-a-lifetime cruise in bucket list destinations.
Are you a couple planning your honeymoon or hoping to celebrate a special anniversary somewhere romantic? I can help plan your special trip to romantic, tropical destinations such as Hawaii, Fiji, Saint Lucia, the Bahamas or the Seychelles?
Have you always wanted to go island hopping in Greece? An Alaskan, Hawaiin, Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise? A rail journey through Europe, a Danube or Rhine river cruise? Or perhaps a Grand Tour of Switzerland is more your style?
Are you looking for an all-inclusive vacation in the Caribbean but somewhere more off the beaten track for a change? Have you finally decided to take that once-in-a-lifetime trip to Australia or New Zealand? Is hiking the Inca Trail in Peru or the wilds of Patagonia the next item to check off your bucket list? Or do you want to take your grand kids on an educational adventure with National Geographic? How about a European river cruise with Ancestry or Storytellers? These are just some of the trip ideas I can help you with.
I have extensive training in many bucket list destinations as well as supplier training, and the support of a large team of travel professionals. So no matter what travel experience you’re looking for, I’d be glad to help you plan your next trip.
Caribbean Luxury All-inclusive
For couples and families looking for the ultimate in luxury all-inclusive Caribbean vacations, I’m proud to include Sandals (and Beaches by Sandals) as one of my preferred vacation partners.
Why the Sandals Group?
Not only does Sandals offer more quality inclusions than any other resort in the world but all Sandals & Beaches by Sandals resorts participate in the EarthCheck bench-marking and certification program.
The all-inclusive company is committed to providing quality vacation experiences while working to minimize their environmental and social impacts.
Is it any wonder Sandals has been voted the world’s leading all-inclusive company for 23 years?
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Travel Inspiration, Tips and Tidbits from our Blog
14 Exciting Caribbean Shore Excursions
You’ve booked (or you’re thinking of booking) a Caribbean Cruise on board Norwegian’s Viva for Christmas 2023. You know you’ll be visiting 7 beautiful islands in the Eastern Caribbean—Puerto Rico (where your cruise starts and ends), Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Barbados, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Now you’re wondering which shore excursions to pick for when the cruise ship arrives at each port of call. Below I share two shore excursions for each island you’ll visit to ensure you satisfy your thirst for adventure and get a taste of each island.
Favourite experience on my one-day Iceland stopover
On a recent one-day Iceland stopover, I rented a car and toured the Reykjanes Peninsula. One of two solo trips to Iceland in less than a month, I had created an itinerary of all the sights I wanted to see. The recently active Fagradalsfjall volcano, in the Geldingadalur Valley, was one of the main sights I wanted to see. What I didn’t expect was for it to become the highlight of my Reykjanes Peninsula tour and my favourite experience on my one-day Iceland stopover.
12 activities in Costa Rica for you to experience
Costa Rica is one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world. For a small country, it packs a lot into its compact size. As mentioned in an earlier post, its the ideal destination for nature lovers, adventure seekers and anyone wanting to improve their health and well-being. It is also a perfect destination for spending time at the beach and for water-based activities. But with its lush volcanic landscapes, “pure vida” lifestyle and abundance of wildlife, there are so many activities for you to experience in Costa Rica. I share just 12 below.
Costa Rica Travel Tips
If you’re planning a trip to Costa Rica, whether you’re travelling solo, vacationing with your partner or touring the country with a group, here are a few general travel tips, that will be useful before and during your trip. I also share some safety tips for solo females as well as all travellers to Costa Rica.
6 things about Costa Rica you may not know
Costa Rica is a peaceful nation in Central America where the “Pure Vida” lifestyle carries over in everything Costa Ricans (Ticos) do. An ideal destination for adventure seekers, nature lovers and anyone wanting to relax or rejuvenate in nature, but do you know the following 6 things about Costa Rica?
NZ’s local guides bring Manaakitanga to life
New Zealander’s pride themselves on extending heartfelt and memorable hospitality to all visitors who set foot on their shores. The famed hospitality – Manaakitanga – that you’ve read about in travel guides, or heard about through the animated stories from your family and friends is not forced or insincere. No. It is warm, it is genuine, it will leave a lasting impression on your soul – it is uniquely kiwi.
Want to experience the world safely & sustainably, checking off a bucket list destination?
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What's on your travel bucket list?
Hiking the Inca Trail and learning about the Peruvian culture on your journey? Biking the Camino de Santiago in Spain? Bush walking in Australia and discovering indigenous rock art? A road or rail trip in New Zealand exploring volcanic landscapes and learning about the Māori culture? Maybe an island hopping cruise in Hawaii or the Caribbean sounds enticing? Or do you have your heart set on a European river cruise or Mediterranean cruise sampling regional wines and cuisine at each port of call? Perhaps sightseeeing in London and strolls through Royal Parks in England are more your cup of tea.
No one to travel with or want to travel with another female friend or family member and you're looking for safe travel options for female travellers?
Whether you're looking for an off the rack or a tailor-made private group tour, a relaxing stay at a beach resort or spa retreat, a river cruise or a fully-independent tour, Kaz Custom Travel can help plan your trip, create the itinerary and arrange everything needed for a travel experience that is truly authentic, immersive and enriching, as well as provide you with tips, advice and information to help you experience the world safely and sustainably.
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