5 top trips to travel solo this Christmas and New Year

Jordan may not be the first place you’d think of for a solo Christmas trip, but our small group tours to this land of raw beauty, delicious food and rich cultural heritage are ideal for single adventurers. Spend the festive season surrounded by new-found friends, as you sit around a campfire in the Wadi Rum desert.

For a singles Christmas trip with a difference, embark on South Africa’s iconic road trip along the spectacular Garden Route from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. Solo travelers will never feel alone on this small group tour of vibrant cities, wild national parks, verdant vineyards and exotic wildlife. Spend Christmas Day exploring the impressive stalactites and stalagmites of the stone age Cango Caves and stay in a seaside resort just five minutes’ walk down to the unspoilt Keurbooms Beach.

Discover dazzling turquoise lakes, mighty snow-capped mountains and thundering waterfalls on this Christmas adventure of a lifetime through Patagonia. Your small group will like comprise of other solo travelers, and needless to say you’ll have plenty to talk about. Start your festive journey in the world’s southernmost city, Ushuaia, and go in search of condor in the wild valleys of Tierra del Fuego. Later, we'll drive to Torres del Paine National Park to witness the rugged landscape, which was once described by Alberto de Agostini as one of the most spectacular sights that the human imagination can conceive.