Top 5 singles vacations for over 50’s

Are you sick of the standard tour bus holidays that everyone keeps trying to send you on? Do you peruse travel magazines hungry for that different holiday adventure? Age is just a number. Let’s go out there and try something new together. Let us show you the quirky, the magnificent, the inspirational. We’ll put a sparkle into your vacations, because you deserve it. Join us on some of these top vacations and discover the holiday secrets for the eternally youthful heart!

Cookery vacation with Michelin star chef – Provence, France
Pamper your taste buds with Michelin-quality gastronomic delights! Learn the secrets of Provencal cooking on this 3-day cooking vacation set in the charming hilltop village of La Cadière d’Azur. Stay in a beautiful family-run hotel and learn to cook in Bastide des Saveurs, a magnificent 19th century country house. Discuss cooking tips with our Michelin Chef and bring these culinary skills home to share with your loved ones. This exquisite vacation experience is guaranteed to stay with you a lifetime.
“It’s just a treasure!” Read what our food- and fun-loving guests have to say about this Michelin cookery vacation.

Paint the world in Greece
You may have seen the artists lining the Charles Bridge in Prague, but have you ever wondered what it would be like to recreate your very own views of the world on canvas? This inspiring 5-day painting and drawing vacation awaits you in the beautiful Paleros with clear blue skies and verdant houses. You will get the chance to transform your personal interpretation of the captivating Greek landscape into paintings and drawings under the guidance of our expert tutor. Go and paint the world!

Learn Italian on a wellness spa week
Relax and learn a new language while you’re at it. If this sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. Immerse yourself in the local culture and learn the language on this 7-day vacation. Live the Italian life – learning Italian in Italy under the guidance of qualified native Italian speakers will have you ordering food like a local in days. In your free time, indulge – enjoy the range of spa treatments at the local spa. The gratifying wellness package will send you home feeling fulfilled and beautifully relaxed.

Ashtanga yoga retreat in Koh Samui, Thailand
Skip that 200th traditional beach vacation. Do some yoga in a tranquil beachside (you still get the beach!) wellness retreat on tropical paradise Koh Samui. For 8 days, relax and revive yourself with breath work, restorative yoga and your private balcony overlooking the meditation garden and the beach. Enjoy the myriad of wellness facilities or a traditional Thai massage at this secluded retreat surrounded by immense natural beauty. Come back with a zest in your step, refreshed and rejuvenated. This is what a holiday should feel like.
Visit here to learn why our solo-travelling guest Dave loves his Ashtanga yoga vacation.

 

Put on your dancing shoes and Tango in Andalucia, Spain
“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.” – Michel de Montaigne
If Socrates said so, it must be true. It’s never too late to learn to Tango like the Argentineans, so let’s go learn to on our quirky 7-day Tango vacation! Stay in a delightful tango villa perched on the slopes of the Andalucian mountains. Lounge by the private swimming pool or on the outdoor terrace. Practise your dance steps against the beautiful backdrop of mountains, olive trees and almond groves. Show the world your moves at a lively and popular local Milonga. It’s your world. It’s your adventure. Go learn to Tango.

No vacation need ever be boring. To discover more vacation ideas that will change the way you travel forever, explore here.  Go, take in every sight, sound and smell like a greedy child. The world has more to offer than you can imagine.