The Best Sailing Vacations for Solo Travellers

You’ll have the chance to meet your fellow solo adventurers on board over drinks on your first night in the British Virgin Islands. There’ll be plenty of experiences over which to bond throughout the next eight days, including snorkelling over multicoloured reefs, swimming with sea turtles and watching pink flamingos prance over the salt flats of Anegada. Moored off the tiny private island of Marina Cay on your last day, toast the trip’s highlights with new friends.

Solo travellers seeking a blend of water- and land-based adventure will love this Seychelles boat expedition. On top of swimming with rays and sea turtles in Sainte Anne Marine Park, you’ll hike through the ancient, Unesco-protected palm forests of Vallée de Mai on Praslin and spot endemic bird species on Cousin Island, a former cinnamon and coconut plantation that’s now a nature reserve. There’ll also be plenty of time for relaxation on the empty beaches of Grande Soeur, and for a look at the giant aldabra tortoises of Curieuse Island.