From cycling in the Cotswolds to hoofing around the Himalayas we round up the best female-led adventures to mark Wednesday’s International Women’s Day.
The only way is SUP
Founded by passionate surfer Rachel Murphy, Women and Waves is an all-female surf society based in Cornwall. It offers day lessons, week-long courses and residential surf camps from Cornwall to Costa Rica. We particularly like the sound of the Water Women Weekend, a two-day surf camp in Newquay that offers a taster of surfing, wild swimming and stand-up paddle boarding around the coast, along with beachfront dinners and drinks with a bunch of like-minded women.
Water Women Weekend from £249.
Journey around Jordan
Adventure tour operator Intrepid Travel has launched a series of Women’s Expeditions with experiences that often wouldn’t be possible in mixed-gender groups.
Our favourite is a women-only tour of Jordan, which includes a cookery class with a trio of sisters in Beit Sitti, meeting a professional matchmaker in Amman and a female-led guided tour of the ancient city of Petra. The eight-day trip includes a starry night in a desert camp in Wadi Rum reserve with local Bedouin women, and some heavy salted pampering in a women-only resort on the Dead Sea.
From £1,433, including accommodation, experiences and most meals.
A Cotswold caper by bike
For adventures a little closer to home, this brilliant bikepacking trip starts from Bath Spa station and uses off-road cycling tracks to explore the rolling hills and pretty villages of the Cotswolds. The two-day trip is fully guided and includes regular coffee and cake (and maybe pub) stops, before wild camping under the stars.
Everything is included, from bike hire and camping equipment to expert bike guides. From £275.
A wet’n’wild sea kayaking adventure
Wilderness Scotland has launched some epic women-only adventures including this four-night sea kayaking trip in the Highlands. Suitable for beginners, learn proper paddling techniques on the easy waters of Upper Loch Torridon before exploring Loch Kishorn, Loch Shieldaig and the open waters of the beautiful Applecross Peninsula. Nights are spent in a bunkhouse on Loch Torridon.
From £995, including accommodation, most meals, instruction and equipment, plus transfers to and from Inverness.
Hoof around the Himalayas
For the full Eat, Pray, Love experience, book this glorious guided tour of northern India. Led by some of the first female guides in the region, this 12-night group trekking trip explores the foothills of the magnificent Himalayas. Winding through the villages of the Binsar Valley, it includes visiting the Shiva temple complex at Jageshwar, the hilltop Khali Estate and the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, where you’ll spot the native porcupine, monkey and leopard. Nights are spent in cosy community-run guesthouses in villages, where you can meet and eat with the locals.
From £1,125 including accommodation, transfers, rail journeys and most meals.
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