For Women Only
Our 7 favorite companies that organize tours for women. Call regarding participants' ages.
Adventure Women specializes in safaris, skiing, sailing, trekking in the American West, Botswana, Greece, the Himalayas and beyond. Rates incl meals, lodging, activities; air sometimes extra. From $2,395 (7-day Glacier National Park trip) to $7,595 (14-day, air-inclusive Zambian safari).
800-804-8686, www.adventurewomen.com.
Canyon Calling focuses on hiking, glacier walking,
jet boating, kayaking in southwestern US
and abroad. Rates incl meals, equipment, lodging;
air extra. From $1,595 (5 days in Sedona,
AZ) to $3,985 (18 days in Fiji & New Zealand).
928-282-0916, www.canyoncalling.com.
Explorations In Travel is noted for its New
England trips: cross-country skiing, hiking,
whale watching. Rates incl meals, lodging; air
usually extra. From $595 (4-day Vermont trip) to
$2,795 (8-days in Ireland). Ask about "Girlfriend
Getaways" and "Multi-Generational Trips."
802-257-0152, www.exploretravel.com.
Gutsy Women Travel has adventure, food and
wine and famous homes and gardens tours in
great destinations. From $1,799 (6-day
Savannah & Charleston tour) to $3,999 (12-
day "Mystical Peru"). Incl lodging, some meals,
transfers. Air may be extra.
866-IM-GUTSY, www.gutsywomentravel.com.
Womanship runs learn-to-sail programs in
Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, New England,
Long Island Sound, Florida, the Pacific
Northwest, British Virgin Islands, with special
mother/daughter courses. From $1,175 for 3 days aboard a ship in the Florida Keys.
800-342-9295, www.womanship.com.
WomanTours has bike trips in the US, Canada,
New Zealand, France. Weeklong outings (incl lodging and most meals) start at $1,590. Air extra.
800-247-1444, www.womantours.com.
The Women's Travel Club specializes in smallgroup
cultural tours around the world (plus wine, golf & spa trips). First-rate accommodations.
Annual membership, $35.
800-480-4448, www.womenstravelclub.com.
(Research: Marcy Ross)
In 1895, Fanny Bullock Workman, mountaineer, surveyor and suffragist, biked 3,000 miles across Spain wearing a long skirt with a tea kettle dangling from her handlebars.