Over-70s holidays are all about the luxury of being in a position to make the most of it. No fear of having to take annual leave and the freedom of being able to have lengthy holidays. You can do your best with your work life if you are offering something during your break. You can follow your own interest in something with a break in cooking, photography, Spanish lessons, or birdspotting. If you are having an escorted group holiday, you are part of a like-minded group of fellow travellers of any age category.
Best Holidays for Solo Adventurers Over 70
We all dream of our whole lifetime to have such holidays that we can enjoy after finally retiring. The over-70s holidays make the dream a crystal reality, as opposed to imagination. Singles Holiday for Over 70s is now becoming a holiday phenomenon. It offers the perfect opportunity to travel independently while still being part of a like-minded group. Without holiday pay to accumulate year by year or having to travel during school holidays, now is the perfect time to treat yourself to a long holiday. A once-in-a-lifetime excursion to Antarctica, travel and volunteer work for free in a Tanzanian village school, or sail blue seas, Turkish seas on a gulet.
Holiday Styles for Over 70s
There are two types of Holidays for over 70 people. These are tailor-made or custom, and small group holidays. With small group trips, you’ll be with a maximum of around 15 other travellers, but this depends very much on the type of tour and departure dates. It is a wonderful option for the less adventurous tourist. Also, singles travelling alone who would like to spend their holiday with someone who shares the same interests. Self-interest breaks, such as Spanish language, photography, yoga, and archaeology, are most popular among singles, and many of them have become friends with the person with whom they holiday on their next vacation.
Small group holidays
Breaks will be a min, rather than max, age (no kids in your party), but you can’t usually book singles – this will be an extra supplement, or you can book one with a same-sex partner free. Sometimes, some holiday companies do give singles free – ask for this before booking.
Custom holidays
These holidays give you a very high degree of autonomy when it comes to dates, duration, activity and relaxation. Day off work, take a fully accompanied break or arrange local guides to meet at pre-booked rendezvous points, hire a car, or focus on something in an area that is of greatest interest to you – from architecture and food to scuba diving and birdwatching.
Over 70s activity holidays
Sunbathing vacations poolside aren’t half bad in comparison to the ones where you get to actually go out and do things. The tour customers are adventurous, spirited, and inquisitive, and there are grading levels for every one of the walking and bike tours. So that you can push yourself just beyond your comfort zone. Grading also lets you know whether it’s worth going to do that spin class or pedal up the hills a bit longer.
Cycling holidays
These are relaxed, laid-back, adventurous, and challenging. They are centre-based holidays, where you ride one day as far as you can, from riding sections of the Tour de France, or cycling from Tanzania to Kenya. And then there are destinations where you can break on an electric bike and pedal that little extra.
Walking holidays
They offer anything from straight walking to serious trekking, all middle grades in between. You can attempt high altitude trekking if you wish, subject to that being your desire, or pilgrimage walks if you wish to walk for good causes. Specialist trekking operators will guide you in terms of levels of fitness and training courses.
Learn something new
There are quite enough reasons to travel abroad to pick up something new. Spanish, for example, is far less of a hassle and much more fun if the excursion to the village pub and the village shop is incorporated as part of the evening and afternoon homework and timetabled lessons.
Photography holidays
They capture fleeting Arctic scenery, calving glaciers, roaming dunes, and surreal wildlife, and intense local culture, street markets, and crafts. And then your tripod and capture a tropical sunset – or even the Northern Lights.
Cooking and food holidays
These holidays provide you with an opportunity to share cultures in food culture and be introduced to the top street stalls, markets, country farms, and to your chef’s kitchen, where you can cook up the traditional food yourself. Painting, crafts, yoga, and boat cruises are included.
Conclusion
Solos allows you to live your life the way you want. With the added luxury of being able to do so with others who have your type of freedom and otherwise stay unlinked, except maybe by background or age. As an older solo traveller above 70, you must pay extra attention to being cautious and less apprehensive about being an older solo traveller. It makes sense to be a bit more careful, but it also makes sense to slow down for the joy of it. What’s the rush? As seniors and possibly retired, time for travel takes on a new meaning.
