What are the best group tours for solo travellers over 50?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 4 November 2026
These 30 tour companies run group tours that cater for solo travellers and set no upper age limit below 50 on their own websites. Each card's label gives the solo arrangement: 14 state that solo travellers can avoid the single supplement on some or all trips, 14 pair solo travellers to share a room and 9 say a single supplement applies in some cases. Of the 30, EF Go Ahead Tours, Overseas Adventure Travel and Exodus Adventure Travels have the most Google reviews.
What are the best group tours for solo travellers over 50?
These 30 tour companies cater for solo travellers on group tours and accept travellers over 50. Flash Pack, One Traveller and Road Scholar state an age band of 50 or over, WeRoad's trips are open to ages 18 to 53 and 7 of the 30 run trips or departures made for solo travellers.
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table holds 141 companies: the luxury and premium tour operators ChatGPT names most often when asked about tours. Their own websites were read on 3 November 2026, with their Google and Trustpilot listings matched by name. This page carries every company in the table whose own website, in the pages read that day, caters for solo travellers on group tours and sets no upper age limit below 50: 30 companies. Cards are in alphabetical order. Each line gives what the company's own website says, as read on that day, with a link to the page it came from; a second reader checked a tenth of the table's rows against the pages. No company paid to be on this page.
Aurora Expeditions
- Best for
- Dedicated solo cabins, no supplement
- For solo travellers
- Has 10 dedicated solo cabins on every sailing, with no single supplement.
- Limits it publishes
- Expeditions range from 8 to 30 days.
- Founded
- 1991
- Money protection
- Places all voyage deposits in a separate trust account under its Deposit Protection Program.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 107 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- aurora-expeditions.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: about-us/solo-travellers, about-us, travel-with-confidence/book-with-confidence.
Backroads
- Best for
- Roommate pairing, else single charge
- For solo travellers
- Tries to pair solo travellers with a roommate on its trips. If it cannot, the single occupancy charge applies.
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: terms-and-conditions.
Classic Journeys
- Best for
- Roommate matching, own room option
- For solo travellers
- Reports that over a third of its guests travel on their own. It matches roommates of the same gender or offers a room alone for a single supplement. Departures average 10 to 12 guests.
- Founded
- 1995
- Money protection
- Takes part in the USTOA Travelers Assistance Program, where the $1 million posted may give only partial recovery of advance payments.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,017 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- classicjourneys.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: travel-advice/faqs, terms-conditions.
Cox & Kings
- Best for
- Solo tours, no hidden charges
- For solo travellers
- Runs solo-traveller group tours limited to no more than 14 guests, with no hidden charges for travelling alone.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.4 out of 5 from 1,221 reviews, newest 23 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- coxandkingstravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: holiday-types/group-tours/solo-travellers.
DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.
- Best for
- Pairing to waive single supplement
- For solo travellers
- Tries to pair solo travellers with another solo traveller to waive the single supplement, though a match is not guaranteed.
- Founded
- 1996
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 474 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- duvine.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: trip-essentials/faqs.
EF Go Ahead Tours
- Best for
- Solo Tours with private room included
- For solo travellers
- Runs Solo Tours that include a private room. It does not offer roommate matching. Regular group tours are capped at 38 travellers.
- Limits it publishes
- Travellers must be at least six years old at departure to join a tour.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.5 out of 5 from 3,084 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews, newest 14 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- goaheadtours.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: about/how-our-tours-work, about/terms.
Exodus Adventure Travels
- Best for
- Room share avoids single supplement
- For solo travellers
- Lets solo travellers share a room with another solo traveller to avoid a single supplement or request a private room. More than a third of travellers join solo. Small-group tours are typically 8 to 16 people with an average of 10 to 12 travellers.
- Founded
- 1974
- Money protection
- ATOL number 2582 covers its flight holidays and it holds ABTA licence number Y 0751.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 489 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- exodus.co.uk
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: faqs, about-exodus/essential-information.
Firebird Tours
- Best for
- Own room at discounted rate
- For solo travellers
- Offers solo travellers on its Firebird Explorer small-group tours their own room at a discounted rate. Groups are up to 35 travellers.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.5 out of 5 from 307 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 2,115 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- firebirdtours.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: about-firebird-explorer.
Flash Pack
- Best for
- Trips for solo travellers aged 50 to 65
- For solo travellers
- Runs trips for solo travellers aged 50 to 65.
- Money protection
- Says it operates a third-party trust bank account for guests' money.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 200 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- flashpack.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: home page, us/last-chance-to-book.
G Adventures
- Best for
- No single supplement on most trips
- For solo travellers
- Charges no single supplement on most trips. Trips take up to 15 travellers and the average is 10.
- Limits it publishes
- One of its trip styles, fast-moving group adventures, is for ages 18 to 39.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 17,335 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- gadventures.com
GeoEx
- Best for
- Same-sex roommate matching
- For solo travellers
- Will try to match solo travellers with a same-sex roommate. If there is no one to share with, the single supplement fee is charged.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.4 out of 5 from 2 reviews, newest 9 December 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- geoex.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: terms-of-service.
InsideJapan Tours
- Best for
- No supplement on Essential-grade tours
- For solo travellers
- Charges no single supplement on its Essential-grade small group tours. Classic, All-In and Superior tours carry a mandatory single supplement. Most small group tours have a maximum of 14 people plus the tour leader.
- Founded
- 2000
- Money protection
- ATOL number 9419 covers its flight-inclusive holidays.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- insidejapantours.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: frequently-asked-questions/small-group-tour-faqs, terms-and-conditions.
Insight Vacations
- Best for
- Solo Room Share, same-gender matching
- For solo travellers
- Lets solo guests pay the twin or double share rate and be matched with someone of the same gender on many itineraries.
- Money protection
- Its US booking conditions name the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.7 out of 5 from 42 reviews, newest 29 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- insightvacations.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: en-us/information/travel-deals-terms-and-conditi, en-us/information/booking-conditions.
Intrepid Travel
- Best for
- Twin-share rooming, single room option
- For solo travellers
- Pairs solo travellers with a traveller of the same gender on twin-share rooms. Most trips offer an individual room for a single supplement.
- Limits it publishes
- Family trips have a minimum age of 5 or 10, depending on the trip and a maximum age of 17.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.4 out of 5 from 2,535 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- intrepidtravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: au/contact-us/frequently-asked-questions, au/family/faqs.
Jules Verne
- Best for
- Solo-only tours, no supplement
- For solo travellers
- Runs solo-only tours with no single room supplements. Over half of its mixed-group tours have No Single Supplement dates.
- Founded
- 1978
- Money protection
- ATOL number 11234 covers its air-inclusive holidays and it is an ABTA member, number V1661.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.1 out of 5 from 122 reviews, newest 30 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- vjv.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: solo-holidays/why-travel-solo-with-jules-verne, terms-conditions.
Lindblad Expeditions
- Best for
- Solo cabins, premium waived on some dates
- For solo travellers
- Offers solo accommodations on all its expeditions. On select departures it waives the solo premium on qualifying cabins.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 84 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- expeditions.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: plan/faqs.
Martin Randall Travel
- Best for
- Single supplements kept low
- For solo travellers
- Negotiates with hotels to keep single supplements as low as possible and does not profit from them. Many tours operate with around 10 to 24 participants.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 3622 covers its flight packages and ABTOT number 5468 covers non-flight packages.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 58 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- martinrandall.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: en-gb/faqs, en-gb/protection.
Mountain Travel Sobek
- Best for
- Share programme, refund if matched
- For solo travellers
- Runs a Single-Share Program in which a solo traveller pays 50% of the single supplement, refunded if a roommate match is found.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 142 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 342 reviews, newest 1 October 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- mtsobek.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: terms.
Natural World Safaris
- Best for
- No supplement when sharing, same sex
- For solo travellers
- On a number of small groups, such as polar departures, solo travellers pay no single supplement if they share a room with a traveller of the same sex. Small groups are typically 4 to 12 clients.
- Limits it publishes
- The person making a booking must be 18 years of age or older.
- Money protection
- For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- naturalworldsafaris.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: experiences/small-group, resources/terms, resources/protection.
One Traveller
- Best for
- Own room, no single supplement
- For solo travellers
- Prices every holiday on sole occupancy of a double or twin room, with no single supplement. Its travellers tend to be aged 50 plus.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 9718 protects its flight-inclusive packages. A bond held by ABTA (number Y3177) protects packages without flights.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,415 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- onetraveller.co.uk
Overseas Adventure Travel
- Best for
- Free single spaces, roommate matching
- For solo travellers
- Offers 25,000 single spaces. 92% of them are free of the single supplement. It matches roommates without charging a supplement if no match is found.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 638 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.2 out of 5 from 141 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- oattravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: ways-to-save/leader-in-solo-travel?icid=global:s.
Peter Sommer Travels
- Best for
- Supplement waived when sharing
- For solo travellers
- Waives the single supplement when a single traveller shares a twin cabin or room with another willing single traveller. About a quarter of guests on its trips are single travellers.
- Money protection
- Is an ABTA member, number Y6151.
- Website
- petersommer.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: about-us/faqs, accreditations/abta.
Riviera Travel
- Best for
- No supplement on select departures
- For solo travellers
- Waives the single supplement on select solo river cruise departures, so solo travellers pay the same per-person rate as those travelling with companions. Its small ships typically carry 100 to 200 passengers.
- Money protection
- Its help pages state it is bonded with the CAA and ABTA, with no numbers given.
- Website
- rivieratravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: river-cruises/why-solo-river-cruises, help-center/general-faqs.
Road Scholar
- Best for
- Trips only for solo travellers over 50
- For solo travellers
- Has launched a series of trips designed exclusively for solo travellers over 50.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.0 out of 5 from 52 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- roadscholar.org
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: about/press/press-releases.
Solos Holidays
- Best for
- Trips only for solo travellers
- For solo travellers
- Runs small-group escorted holidays exclusively for solo travellers, with no single supplements. Groups average 15 people.
- Limits it publishes
- Holidays are only for solo travellers, with no couples or families.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.0 out of 5 from 112 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- solosholidays.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: uk.
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- Group tours suited to solo travellers
- For solo travellers
- Offers expert-led group tours suited to solo travellers. Groups average eight to ten people.
- Money protection
- ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages; clients should check that everything booked is listed on the ATOL certificate. ABTOT covers non-flight packages (number 5488). Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in an independent trust account managed by Serenity Trust; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 23 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- steppestravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: group-tours/central-anatolia-small-group-tour, financial-protection.
Swoop Adventures
- Best for
- Same-sex room sharing on group tours
- For solo travellers
- Matches solo travellers on group tours with someone of the same sex to share a room. A single supplement guarantees a single room. Group tours have a maximum of 16 travellers.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 10893 is held through ABTOT; bookings other than a package holiday are not financially protected.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.6 out of 5 from 142 reviews, newest 31 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- swoop-patagonia.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: tours/swoop-groups, about-us/terms-and-conditions.
Tauck
- Best for
- No supplement on European river cruises
- For solo travellers
- Charges no single supplement for solo travellers in Category 1 cabins on all European river cruises. Small Group journeys average 24 guests and Even Smaller Group journeys average 15.
- Limits it publishes
- Requires at least one guest in the travelling party to be 21 or older to make a reservation.
- Founded
- 1925
- Reviews
- Google: 3.4 out of 5 from 40 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.7 out of 5 from 93 reviews, newest 13 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- tauck.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: FAQ.
Wendy Wu Tours
- Best for
- Solo departures, room sharing
- For solo travellers
- Runs solo departures on many tours and pairs solo travellers who agree to share a twin room. If no share partner is found, the single supplement remains. Classic Tours average 21 travellers with a maximum of 28 and Go Beyond Tours average 14 with a maximum of 18.
- Limits it publishes
- Offers private group departures from 8 passengers upwards for special groups.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 6639 covers its flight packages. A bond through ABTA (number W7994) covers non-flight holidays.
- Reviews
- Google: 3.9 out of 5 from 88 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- wendywutours.co.uk
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: help-and-advice/faqs, escorted-tours/special-group-tours, help-and-advice/abta-and-atol.
WeRoad
- Best for
- 90% of travellers join solo
- For solo travellers
- Shares rooms between solo travellers of the same gender by default. 90% of its travellers join as solo travellers.
- Limits it publishes
- Trips are open to travellers aged 18 to 53.
- Founded
- 2017
- Reviews
- Google: 3.8 out of 5 from 87 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- weroad.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
15 of the 30 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Aurora Expeditions: Places all voyage deposits in a separate trust account under its Deposit Protection Program.
- Classic Journeys: Takes part in the USTOA Travelers Assistance Program, where the $1 million posted may give only partial recovery of advance payments.
- Exodus Adventure Travels: ATOL number 2582 covers its flight holidays and it holds ABTA licence number Y 0751.
- Flash Pack: Says it operates a third-party trust bank account for guests' money.
- InsideJapan Tours: ATOL number 9419 covers its flight-inclusive holidays.
- Insight Vacations: Its US booking conditions name the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program.
- Jules Verne: ATOL number 11234 covers its air-inclusive holidays and it is an ABTA member, number V1661.
- Martin Randall Travel: ATOL number 3622 covers its flight packages and ABTOT number 5468 covers non-flight packages.
- Natural World Safaris: For UK and EU clients, cover is included through ATOL or Trust My Travel. For clients outside the UK and EU it is available for a small extra fee through Trust My Travel; no ATOL number is given.
- One Traveller: ATOL number 9718 protects its flight-inclusive packages. A bond held by ABTA (number Y3177) protects packages without flights.
- Peter Sommer Travels: Is an ABTA member, number Y6151.
- Riviera Travel: Its help pages state it is bonded with the CAA and ABTA, with no numbers given.
- Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages; clients should check that everything booked is listed on the ATOL certificate. ABTOT covers non-flight packages (number 5488). Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in an independent trust account managed by Serenity Trust; no ATOL number is given.
- Swoop Adventures: ATOL number 10893 is held through ABTOT; bookings other than a package holiday are not financially protected.
- Wendy Wu Tours: ATOL number 6639 covers its flight packages. A bond through ABTA (number W7994) covers non-flight holidays.
Which other companies on this page fit solo travellers over 50?
EF Go Ahead Tours has the most Google reviews of the 30; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Overseas Adventure Travel: Free single spaces, roommate matching
- Exodus Adventure Travels: Room share avoids single supplement
- DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.: Pairing to waive single supplement
- Firebird Tours: Own room at discounted rate
Who to contact first
Start with the 15 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
- Aurora Expeditions
- Classic Journeys
- Exodus Adventure Travels
- Flash Pack
- InsideJapan Tours
- Insight Vacations
- Jules Verne
- Martin Randall Travel
- Natural World Safaris
- One Traveller
- Peter Sommer Travels
- Riviera Travel
- Steppes Travel
- Swoop Adventures
- Wendy Wu Tours
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Group tours for solo travellers over 50: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
15 of the 30 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Aurora Expeditions, Classic Journeys, Exodus Adventure Travels, Flash Pack, InsideJapan Tours, Insight Vacations, Jules Verne, Martin Randall Travel, Natural World Safaris, One Traveller, Peter Sommer Travels, Riviera Travel, Steppes Travel, Swoop Adventures and Wendy Wu Tours. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
15 of the 30: Backroads, Classic Journeys, Cox & Kings, EF Go Ahead Tours, Firebird Tours, G Adventures, GeoEx, Insight Vacations, Intrepid Travel, Jules Verne, Mountain Travel Sobek, One Traveller, Overseas Adventure Travel, Swoop Adventures and Tauck. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
EF Go Ahead Tours, Overseas Adventure Travel and Exodus Adventure Travels, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website caters for solo travellers on group tours and sets no upper age limit below 50. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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