Guide to Women’s Travel In

Africa

A New Reason For Women to Visit Egypt: The Astonishing Grand Egyptian Museum is Finally Opening in November 2025

Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens in November 2025. We were there ahead of the crowds, with a sneak preview for our readers.

abu simbel egypt

Carolyn Ray

Moments of Awe on a Solo Trip to Egypt: Goddesses, Legends and Myths

There’s no substitute for that feeling of wonder when you witness some of the most awe-inspiring monuments in...

A group of people on a South African safari with Blue Sky society trust

Carolyn Ray

More Than a Safari: A Journey With Purpose in South Africa Opens My Heart

A wildlife conservation trip to South Africa is an inside journey, showing us what can happen when we travel with...

GEM lobby cairo egypt

Carolyn Ray

A New Reason For Women to Visit Egypt: The Astonishing Grand Egyptian Museum is Finally Opening in November 2025

Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens in November 2025. We were there ahead of the crowds, with a sneak...

rhino south africa

JourneyWoman Staff

2026 Dates for South Africa Conservation Trip With Blue Sky Society Trust Announced

Join JourneyWoman’s second annual all-women South Africa conservation trip in September 2026, in partnership...

woman in riad morocco

JourneyWoman Staff

Finding the Riad of Your Dreams in Morocco: Five Stunning Hotels for Women

Dreaming of a trip to Morocco? We invited JourneyWoman partner Siham Lahmine of Morocco Travel to recommend her...

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Africa Travel

Panoramic view in Barrea, province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

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Carolyn Ray

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

Full-length of African American female guide looking for wildlife in Africa

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Diana Eden

Four African Women Whose Lives Have Been Transformed by Tourism

Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki, Japan.

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Carolyn Ray

12 Countries Women Solo Travelers Want to Visit in 2023

Two women sell fruit and other goods at an outdoor shop in Tanzania

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Guest Writer

Coming Home: A Tanzanian Safari Experience

Carla Geyser of Blue Sky Trust in their Jeep

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Guest Writer

Women in Travel: Carla Geyser, CEO, Blue Sky Expeditions Shares Her Journey to Find Purpose

White mosque in Casablanca, Morocco

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Carolyn Ray

Travel to Morocco With Vendela Vida’s “The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty”

Diana Eden spotted a herd of elephants during one of her game drives on an African safari

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Diana Eden

Africa for the Adventurous 80-Year Old Solo Woman? You can do it!

Adult woman eating pasta and drinking red wine while sitting in cafe indoors

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JourneyWoman Staff

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

Maria Kamau abseiling at Sipi Falls, Uganda

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Guest Writer

Adventures in Africa: Abseiling Sipi Falls in Eastern Uganda

Two women friends outdoors with paper city map

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JourneyWoman Staff

JourneyWoman Readers Share Their Top Travel Tips for May 2022

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Carolyn Ray

Lessons from our Mothers: Karen’s Adventurous Spirit

Woman rests after safari in luxury tent during sunset camping in African savannah of Serengeti National Park,Tanzania.

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Diana Eden

How Older Women Can Pack For an African Safari

Two giraffes walk before the sunset in Africa

Marin Scotten

Seven Life-Changing Wildlife and Adventure Tours for Women

Sand Dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia

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Carolyn Ray

20 Less-Travelled Places For Women Over 50 to Explore

Cadiz new Year's eve

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Carolyn Ray

Five Memorable Places to Ring in New Year’s Eve

unique places to stay Wadi Rum Desert

Amanda Burgess

8 Unique Places to Stay, From Treehouses to Desert Tents