Fully Independent Tours (FIT)

If you’ve travelled solo before, love to discover new things on your own and/or feel comfortable driving or using public transit at your desired destination, then a Fully Independent Tour (FIT) may be the perfect travel style for you.

A Fully Independent Tour is also ideal if you're travelling with family or friends when you don’t want to be tied to a set daily itinerary or to hang around with a bunch of other people you’ve never met before.

Also referred to as Fully Independent Travel, you travel independently for all or most of your trip. However, it does not necessarily mean your trip is not planned or that you travel without an itinerary.

You'll likely have an idea of sites you want to visit, activities you'd like to pursue and possibly specific places you'd like to stay, but you could be open to suggestions and recommendations for your itinerary by your travel planner.

Your flights, transportation and accommodations will be booked in advance, so you'll travel safe in the knowledge that you have somewhere to lay your head at night, but where you go and what you do between and at your destination(s) is completely up to you.

That said, an FIT may include a variety of guided activities, tours or excursions (such as Paris bus tour, African game safaris, museum tours, Golden Circle Tour) which can be pre-arranged to ensure availability. However, unless you book a private tour, the group dynamic will be different each time.

As a destination specialist for some of the safest destinations in the world for solo female travellers, such as Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Great Britain, I can help plan a fully independent tour no matter what your interests are.

Whether you're hoping to immerse yourself in local culture, discover hidden gems as well as visit iconic sites, hike in nature or stroll through city streets, search for castles, bathe in a natural spring or eat your way around Europe, if travelling independently is your preferred travel style, I can help you plan all the details and logistics and help keep you safe at your destination.

Travel styles for solo female travellers

For solo female travellers, like yourself, when it comes to helping you experience the world safely, I generally offer six travel styles: Escorted Group Tours, Fully Independent Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Ocean Cruises, River Cruises and All-Inclusive Vacations. Each of these can and will encompass several other travel styles, types or categories depending on your preferences or be combined on the same trip. Click on an image below to learn more about each travel style.

Fully Independent Tours

If you’re a somewhat experienced solo traveller and love to discover new things on your own and you feel safe driving or using public transit at your desired destination, then a Fully Independent Tour may be the perfect travel style for you.

Escorted Group Tours

If it's your first time travelling solo or you're worried about your safety as a solo female traveller while abroad, an escorted group tour, particularly one that is for women only, is possibly the ideal travel style for you.

Self-Guided Tours

If you are fairly new to solo travel but don't want to travel with a group of strangers, preferring to travel independently and feel safe driving or using public transit at your desired destination(s), but worry you may get lost on your own, a Self Guided Tour maybe the ideal solution.

Ocean Cruises

If you'd like to visit multiple countries but only unpack once, go island hopping without having to fly between islands or see fjords that can only be reached by boat, then an Ocean Cruise may be the ideal travel style for you.

River Cruises

If you're looking for a relaxed and luxurious multi-destination vacation but only want to pack and repack once, a River Cruise might just be the perfect travel style for you.

All-Inclusive Vacations

If like most people, you need to get away from the long, cold Canadian winter and just relax on a beach somewhere without worrying about emptying your wallet in destination, an All-Inclusive Vacation might just be your ideal travel style.

Have a destination in mind but don't know which travel style to choose?

I offer a 15-minute complimentary travel consultation during which I will ask you all sorts of questions to determine all your travel needs, interests and preferences.