Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: The Benefits of Women-Only Travel

[Venus Adventures Travel]

Let’s face it: women just like to do different things, talk about different subjects, shop and have fun. Without the boys around, the girls can let their hair down, not worry about how they look or how good they are at something – quite simply, they can relax. That is why a women-only trip is chicken soup for the soul.

Trips just for women are nothing new – there are many different companies offering “adventure” or just hiking or biking trips. However there was, until now, a gap in the market for more mainstream holidays. Venus Adventures is a new company offering experiential holidays with the three main ingredients of these trips being culture, adventure and fun. And the destinations are also tantalizing – places like Morocco, Egypt, Vietnam, Tanzania or Ethiopia.

Venus Adventures was founded by modern-day nomad and adventure guide, Julie Paterson. “There is a different dynamic when you get a group of just women together. We have interesting conversations and a lot of fun. I have lived a very full life and I want to encourage other women to do the same, which is why I started this company. Life is not a dress rehearsal!”

Any age women a can go on these trips, although they do cater more to the over 40s age bracket. Why? Because these are women who have watched their children grow up and travel to exotic places, and now it is their turn to have some fun, but they don’t want to go alone.

Besides seeing all the usual great sights on a Venus Adventures trip, “fun women’s things” are built into the itineraries too – e.g. taking a cooking course in Vietnam, having a belly-dancing lesson in Egypt or indulging in a traditional style spa in Morocco. Janice, 63, went on the Morocco trip in April 2007: “I think about the trip a lot and find it hard to believe I did all that stuff…riding camels in the Sahara, rafting and hiking. It was highlight after highlight!”

The Venus Adventures motto sums it up: “Life is uncertain – eat cake!” So, come on girls, let’s go!