Luxury Solo Travel in 2026 — Where to Go and What to Do Alone
Travelling alone at this level is not a compromise on the couple's trip. It is a trip built entirely around one person's pace, with a guide when you want company and privacy when you don't.
- The ten most popular solo travel destinations of 2026 are Italy, France, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Spain and Croatia, according to the 2026 Virtuoso Luxe Report.
- The five favourite solo experiences are adventure travel and trekking, health and wellness, guided tours, cultural exploration and culinary travel.
- A private guide, a driver and a planned arrival matter more alone than in company.
- Where there is no published price, a luxury solo trip starts from around US$1,000 per person per night.
- Forest Travel's planning fee is US$250 per itinerary.
The short answer
According to the 2026 Virtuoso Luxe Report, a survey of more than 2,400 advisors from Virtuoso agencies in more than 50 countries, the ten most popular solo travel destinations of the year are Italy, France, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Spain and Croatia. The five experiences solo travelers choose most are adventure travel and trekking, health and wellness, guided tours, cultural exploration and culinary travel.
Why these destinations work alone
The list is built on places that are easy to move through, easy to explore on foot and rich enough to fill a day without a companion: the cities and countryside of Italy and France, Japan's precision, the English-speaking ease of Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the landscapes of Iceland and Croatia. Most are also places where the right guide changes everything — a historian in Rome, a temple host in Kyoto, a mountain guide in Iceland.
The five experiences, and how to plan them
- Adventure and trekking — the first choice of solo travelers: a private guide sets the pace to one person and handles the logistics; see adventure in Iceland.
- Health and wellness — a retreat works as well for one guest as for two; see luxury wellness retreats.
- Guided tours — privately, so the guide is a companion and an expert rather than a microphone at the front of a coach.
- Cultural exploration — scholar guides and after-hours access; see luxury cultural immersion.
- Culinary travel — the chef's counter and the cooking class are among the easiest places to travel alone well; see luxury culinary travel.
What changes when you travel alone
Three things matter more alone than in company: the arrival, because no one else is carrying the logistics; the evenings, which are best planned around a table or a performance rather than left open; and a single point of contact who knows where you are. A private driver at the airport, a guide for the days that need one and an advisor reachable throughout cover all three.
What it starts from
Where a destination page publishes no price, a luxury solo trip starts from around US$1,000 per person per night, rising with the hotel, private guiding and the season. Forest Travel's planning fee is US$250 per itinerary. To begin, speak with an advisor.
Questions, answered.
Italy, France, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Spain and Croatia, according to the 2026 Virtuoso Luxe Report, a survey of more than 2,400 advisors. They are easy to move through, easy to explore on foot and rich enough to fill a day without a companion.
Adventure travel and trekking come first, followed by health and wellness, guided tours, cultural exploration and culinary travel, according to the 2026 Virtuoso Luxe Report. Each works best privately: a guide who sets the pace to one person, a retreat built around one guest, and a chef's counter for the evenings.
Plan the arrival, the evenings and the point of contact. A private driver meets you at the airport, a private guide covers the days that need one, evenings are built around a table or a performance, and one advisor knows where you are throughout. Italy, France and Japan are the most popular places to start.
Where a destination page publishes no price, a luxury solo trip starts from around US$1,000 per person per night, rising with the hotel, private guiding and the season. Forest Travel's planning fee is US$250 per itinerary, and an advisor gives you a from-price before the trip is designed.
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