The Hosted Solo Experience
Travel independently. Learn alongside other women.
Ready to try solo travel, but want a little guidance before you do it entirely on your own?
The Hosted Solo Experience brings a small circle of women to the same destination. You'll have your own room, make your own plans, and spend much of the trip exploring your way. Dee will guide you through practical travel skills, with a few shared moments to help you connect and grow your confidence.
You arrive on your own. You leave knowing you can do more on your own than you thought.
How does it work?
The trip gives you more independence as the days go on.
Start together
Meet the other women, share what you hope to accomplish, and talk honestly about what feels intimidating.
Explore with a partner
After getting familiar with the destination on a guided tour, team up with another traveler to practice finding your way and making decisions.
Make a day your own
Choose what interests you, plan how to get there, and enjoy time exploring independently.
Come together again
Share a day trip and a farewell dinner, with time to reflect on everything you tried.
This is your chance to practice solo travel in a real destination.
Dee hosts the experience, and the other women are working toward their own goals nearby. You get company when you want it, and space when you need it.
Featured Experience
Lisbon, Portugal
April 1620, 2027 · 5 days / 4 nights
Lisbon is your starting point for learning to navigate a new city, choose your own activities, and enjoy time on your own. You'll begin with a guided introduction, explore with a partner, spend a day following your own plans, and take the train to Cascais before heading home.
Your five days
Lisbon Itinerary
A gentle structure that helps you practice solo travel skills in real time — with support when you want it.
Arrive and connect
Arrive in Lisbon and settle into your hotel. At our welcome dinner, we'll meet one another and talk about our goals, questions, and the things we're ready to try.
Learn together, then explore in pairs
Join a guided Lisbon tour to get familiar with the city. In the afternoon, pair up with another traveler to practice navigating and choosing what to do next.
Make the day yours
Plan and enjoy your independent day. Visit a neighborhood, find a restaurant, explore an attraction, or slow down and take in the city at your own pace.
Cascais and farewell dinner
Take the train to Cascais for a day by the coast. That evening, we'll gather for a farewell dinner and share what we've learned.
Departure
Enjoy breakfast, check out, and head home.
What makes this different
You'll have your own room, make your own plans, and spend much of the trip exploring your way — while Dee guides you through practical travel skills and creates a few shared moments for connection.
What's Included
Inclusions & Exclusions
Included
- ✓Four nights in a private hotel room
- ✓Hotel breakfast
- ✓Welcome dinner and farewell dinner
- ✓Guided Lisbon tour
- ✓Train ticket to Cascais
- ✓Pre-trip preparation and Dee’s guidance during the experience
Not included
- ✗Flights to and from Lisbon
- ✗Airport transfers
- ✗Meals other than those listed above
- ✗Transportation and admission costs during your independent time
- ✗Travel insurance, passport or visa costs, and personal purchases
Who is this for?
For the woman who wants to travel solo but isn't sure where to begin.
This experience is for the woman who wants to travel solo but isn't sure where to begin. You may be nervous about getting lost, eating alone, using transportation, or deciding what to do in a new place. You don't have to have those things figured out before you arrive. Practicing them is the point of the trip.
You'll have company when you want to connect and room to make this journey your own.
You want support without being micromanaged
You’ll have guidance from Dee and a small circle of women nearby — but you’ll still make your own choices.
You learn by doing
Navigation, decision-making, and confidence don’t come from reading tips — they come from practicing in a real destination.
You’re craving independence
This is for the woman who wants to prove to herself: "I can do this."
You’re ready to feel proud of yourself
You arrive on your own. You leave knowing you can do more on your own than you thought.
Want to start on your own?
If a hosted trip isn't the right step for you yet, start with Solo Travel Ready. The workbook helps you plan, prepare, and build confidence for a trip you design yourself.
Explore Solo Travel ReadyReady to see what you can do?
Start with Lisbon. Explore the full trip details, or reach out if you have questions about whether this experience fits you.