The Best Solo Trips to Take in Your 30s

So you’ve already hit Italy’s best-known highlights – Rome, Milan, Florence – so now it’s time for the big guns. Often ruled out for travellers in their 20s due to time and money constraints, Sicily is the ideal destination for singles travel groups in their 30s. This Mediterranean island has it all – secluded villages, dramatic volcanic landscapes with natural hot springs, ancient sites and pretty baroque towns. Sample street food in Palermo and delve into the rich food culture of Syracuse at the lively Mercato di Ortigia on Culture Trip’s eight-day small-group adventure.

This is the one you’d been dreaming of throughout your twenties but the budget was too tight and the time was never right. Well, our Rail Trip across the many cities and incredible rural treats of Japan is worth the wait. Using the country’s iconic Bullet Train network you’ll whizz from Osaka to Hiroshima, Kyoto, Hakone and Tokyo, taking detours along the way to visit luscious islands, mountains lakes and beautiful bamboo forests. This is real immersion, so you’ll get cooking classes, visit old folk villages and stay in unique accommodations, learning fascinating cultural insights along the way with our Local Insider. That’s the way to make sure your dream holiday lives up to expectations.

Doing Iceland right is a young person’s game, so don’t let the 40s creep in before you hit the Land of Fire and Ice. Our five-day epic is jam-packed with thrilling adventures, from trekking across the frozen tongue of Sólheimajökull to whizzing along an icy glacier on a snowmobile. You’ll walk behind thundering waterfalls, traverse the otherworldly black sands of Reynisfjara beach and discover the most amazing parts of the Golden Circle. You’ll regale your tales of excitement around the dinner tables of hearty local restaurants, beer in hand and Icelandic beef on your plate. With a bit of luck, you’ll even get to experience the Northern Lights first hand – now that’s something you’ll still be talking about when your 30s become your 80s.

You may have reached your 30s thinking your bucket list is done. Your must-visits have become travel memories. You’ve ran out of ideas, out of inspiration for your next big trip. Well, have we got the country for you. Georgia, nestled high in the Caucasus Mountains on the Eurasian border, is one of the most underrated destinations in either continent. Its unique blend of rich cultural heritage, jaw-dropping natural landscapes and excellent culinary tradition is unrivalled. Our nine-day trip features all three. You’ll visit a Unesco-listed fort city, a local farmer’s market and Tbilisi’s ancient sulphur baths. On the physical front you’ll trek through the luscious hills of Lagodekhi National Park and hike up to Gergeti Trinity Church, high up in the Caucasus. All of that hard work will be rewarded with authentic lunches, a bread-making experience, a cooking class with a local chef and a wine tasting like no other. Trust us, this is the one that makes you fall back in love with travel.