7 Reasons You Should Consider Women’s Group Trips

If you’re active on social media, you’ve probably seen different content creators promote their group trips. Heck, maybe your favorite content creator has even promoted a group trip.

If you’ve ever considered going on a group trip with strangers but have hesitated, here are some reasons you should take the plunge and join the trip.

Here’s why women’s guided group trips are not just a trend but one of the best ways to travel and meet new people!

Hey! My name is Sarah, and I am a full-time teacher and part-time adventurer who takes my PTO very seriously. I’ve joined my fair share of group trips and hosted some of my own. In this blog, you’ll find my take as a participant and guide!

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1. Professional Planning Cuts Your Pre-Trip Stress

While it can be nice to research every restaurant, trail, hotel, and activity, a guided group trip eliminates that mental load entirely. It is the epitome of stress-free planning.

In group trips, the guide service researches accommodations, maps out must-see spots, finds the best restaurants, and handles all the logistics.

With local guides, you end up getting a better itinerary with hidden gems you might have otherwise missed.

Solo research paralysis is real, but your tour operators will ensure you’ve got everything taken care of while giving you the freedom to experience things on your list that are of interest to you.

When I went to the Galapagos Islands with EF Tours, I didn’t need to worry about coordinating the required naturalist guides for visiting the park. It was the perfect way to experience the best of the Galapagos without needing to handle the requirements of the National Parks.

2. Strangers Turn Into Lifelong Friends

There is something about navigating new countries, sharing rooms, and struggling to pronounce menu items that fosters accelerated, authentic friendships with new people.

Guided group trips tend to compress relationship building. While you’re experiencing new things together and sharing vulnerabilities that normal life keeps hidden, you’re connecting in a meaningful way and becoming fast friends.

Plus, if you’re all on the same trip, you clearly share similar interests. You won’t be on the trip very long before you’re planning the next adventure together.

In April 2026, I went on a jungle trek with Intrepid Travel. On the trek, one of the other women on the trip ended up with heat stroke, and I sprained my ankle. We hung behind together and laughed through our misfortune.

Women I’ve brought on group trips have not only become my travel besties but also besties with each other. Cassie and Ashley met on my Enchanted Valley Group Trip in 2023 and in 2026 ended up summiting Mount Adams together.

3. All-Inclusive Pricing Opens Up Experiences You’d Skip Solo

Guided group travel transforms your budget from restrictive to expansive. Private cooking classes, boat rentals, curated tours, spa days, and accommodations are all included in your trip cost. Plus, you’ll likely see more for your money with group discounts.

You don’t need to choose between experiences and your rent money. There is plenty of cost savings in group bookings.

Things that are typically included in group travel that you’d otherwise have to price out on your own include things like:

• Accommodation costs
• Private transportation
• Local-guide-led tours and activities
• Group meals
• Equipment rentals
• Guide tips

As a group leader, I like to include pricing for services such as luggage transfer, travel insurance, and airport pickup and drop-off. There are no hidden costs with this type of travel experience.

While I was on a trip to Peru organized by Legit Trips, our guides provided insights into the area that I would have missed out on had I traveled there solo. They took us into cathedrals and local markets and provided the history of Peruvian cooking during our meals.

4. Built-In Photography That Captures You in the Moment

Solo travelers know the struggle of either missing a photo-op or constantly asking strangers to capture their carefully planned shot.

Guided group travel completely solves the documentation problem. Someone is always there to snap a spontaneous laugh, a sunset moment, or a slay outfit. Your guide knows the best photo spots and often helps capture group and individual shots.

The most unforgettable experiences will be well documented.

In Galapagos, our guide got down with the group to get the perfect angle of each of us and a giant tortoise. My guide in Ecuador took individual photos of everyone in my group standing on the equator.

HOT TIP: Use the PhotoCircle App to share photos amongst the group. Everyone can add to the album, and each shot uploads in chronological order.

5. There is Safety in Numbers

And I am not just talking about safety from danger, but also about safety when exploring a foreign country that might feel intimidating. When you’re part of a group, language barriers, different cultures, and public transportation in an unfamiliar destination feel less intimidating with the emotional support of your group.

When you feel the support of knowing someone is with you to help you haggle at a market, to try a new dish, or to grab coffee at a shop before your meeting time, you end up doing more to experience the area.

Authentic experiences with new friendships are one of the many benefits of group travel. Your tour director can point you in the direction of fun activities and give you the space to experience local customs on your own.

When I traveled to Oaxaca on an Intrepid Short Break tour of the Indigenous Highlands, some people in my group wanted to head over to one of the larger markets. We set off to explore during free time and shared the responsibility of keeping track of time and following map directions.

6. You’re Going Alone, But You’re Not Alone

Have you ever tried to convince your group of friends to go on some crazy trip? Maybe you’re a teacher whose friends don’t have time during Spring Break? Maybe your friend needed to cancel at the last minute?

Whatever the reason for traveling solo, you can still have the experience of going somewhere new while having the safety net of group travel.

While I’ve hosted a number of trips that women join with a friend, most join the trips on their own. While I love it when friends come together, solo travelers have the unique experience of building new relationships.

You don’t have the safety net of being with a friend. You’re pushed to start making connections with people immediately.

I was a solo traveler when I joined a group trip on the Salkantay Trek. Immediately, I connected with my roommate, Sarah, and Adriana. The three of us spent a ton of time together on the trail since we had a similar hiking pace. You would have thought the three of us had known each other all of our lives.

It is one of the biggest advantages of group travel.

7. Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone

If it weren’t for my blogging group, Bootstrap Blogging, going to Sumatra, I likely would have never gone on my own. I don’t want to say never, but it is unlikely that I would have planned a trip to Sumatra on my own.

While there are certainly a lot of group trips to typical vacation destinations, the ones that really stand out are to places someone might struggle to plan on their own. Trust me, you can plan a trip to Greece on your own, but hiking the indigenous highlands of Oaxaca might be more challenging.

Expert local guides on your tour will provide deeper insight into local culture and offer exclusive experiences.

Of the group trips I have attended and planned, I love the ones I wouldn’t have planned for myself. It would have been hard for me to logistically plan the Sumatra trip on my own. You can check out the Intrepid Sumatra Adventure Trip here!

Plus, you might feel a little bit of friendly pressure to try a food you wouldn’t have tried on your own, like guinea pig in Ecuador.

Why you should join a group trip…

Group trips are a great way to experience new places. Your tour guide will provide you and your group members with new experiences that will leave a lasting impression on you for the rest of your life.

It can be easy to shy away from a group trip if you find meeting new people intimidating. But you’ll find that the people on your tour are often the best part of the trip.

I hope that if you’ve made it this far, you eventually book a group tour. I promise you’ll love it.

Find my current group trips here.