There’s a moment that happens on almost every Two’s a Crowd tour. It usually occurs somewhere unexpected — over dinner on the first night, during a long coach journey through spectacular scenery, or standing together in front of something so breathtaking that words feel inadequate. Strangers become friends. And the realisation hits: this is exactly what solo travel was meant to feel like.
Travelling solo doesn’t mean travelling alone. In fact, for a growing number of Australians and New Zealanders, small group tours exclusively for solo travellers have become not just the preferred way to see the world — but genuinely the best way.
Here’s why.
You Get the Freedom of Solo Travel Without the Lonely Bits
Ask anyone who travels independently what they love most about it and you’ll hear the same things: the freedom, the flexibility, the ability to do exactly what you want without negotiating with anyone. Solo travel is liberating in a way that travelling with a partner or group of friends simply isn’t.
But ask the same people what they find hardest and you’ll hear the same things too: the dinners for one. The moments of extraordinary beauty with no one to share them with. The logistics of planning everything yourself. The occasional unease of navigating somewhere unfamiliar alone.
A solos-only small group tour solves the second list without sacrificing the first. You still have your own private room every night. You still have free time built into every day to explore independently, follow your instincts, or simply sit in a café and watch the world go by. But you also have a group of like-minded travellers to share meals with, explore alongside, and debrief with at the end of the day over a glass of something cold.
Like-Minded People Make All the Difference
One of the most common concerns people have about group tours is the group itself. What if you don’t connect with anyone? What if you’re surrounded by couples who aren’t interested in meeting new people? What if you feel like the odd one out?
On a Two’s a Crowd tour, that anxiety disappears on the first night. Because everyone in the room made the same decision you did — to travel solo, to seek out adventure, to experience the world without waiting for the perfect travelling companion to materialise.
There are no couples managing their own dynamics. No families with competing priorities. Just a group of individuals — typically between 10 and 15 people — who all share a love of travel, an openness to new experiences, and the willingness to see the world on their own terms.
The conversations that flow from that common ground are extraordinary. Travellers have told us they’ve shared dinners in Morocco with people who became their closest friends. That they’ve laughed until they cried on a bus through Rajasthan with complete strangers. That they’ve found travel companions for their next Two’s a Crowd tour — and the one after that.
Shared Experiences Create Deeper Connections
There’s something about shared experience that accelerates human connection in a way that ordinary socialising simply doesn’t. A challenging hike to a viewpoint. A cooking class where everyone makes a mess. A wildlife sighting so extraordinary that the whole group falls silent.
These moments bond people. And when you’re travelling with a group of solo adventurers who are all genuinely present — not distracted by children or caught up in couple dynamics — the quality of those connections is remarkable.
Many of our travellers describe the friendships formed on Two’s a Crowd tours as among the most meaningful of their lives. Not just travel friendships, but real ones — people who stay in touch, who meet up again, who book the next tour together.
Solo Travel Becomes Effortless
One of the great underrated pleasures of a well-organised group tour is the complete disappearance of logistical stress. No booking accommodation. No researching transport. No worrying about whether you’ve got the right visa, the right currency, the right itinerary for the time of year.
At Two’s a Crowd, every detail is taken care of — from your own private room every night to transfers between destinations, from expert local guides to a dedicated Australian Tour Host who travels with you throughout. You arrive knowing everything is handled. You explore knowing someone has your back. You go to bed knowing tomorrow is already sorted.
For people who usually travel independently, the discovery that you can have this level of ease without sacrificing the quality and authenticity of the experience is genuinely revelatory.
It’s the Perfect First Step — and the Perfect Ongoing Way to Travel
For first-time solo travellers, a Two’s a Crowd tour offers something invaluable: a safe, structured, genuinely enjoyable introduction to solo travel that removes every point of anxiety while delivering every point of joy.
For seasoned solo travellers, it offers something equally valuable: a community of people who understand exactly why you travel this way, combined with access to destinations and experiences that would be difficult or impossible to arrange independently.
Many of our travellers come back tour after tour. Not because they couldn’t do it alone — but because this is simply better.
What Our Travellers Say
“I found the trip interesting and eye opening. The other travellers were fabulous and we had a great time together.”
“Having a small group meant that the days were more relaxed and flexible and I really felt spoilt and looked after.”
“It’s the first time I have travelled solo and I was pleasantly surprised to find a bunch of people that all got on so well.”
“I would never have travelled to Vietnam or Cambodia on my own. Best holiday I’ve been on.”
These aren’t cherry-picked exceptions. They’re representative of what happens when the right people travel together in the right way.
Ready to Travel Solo, But Never Alone?
Two’s a Crowd has been creating exclusively solo traveller tours since 2012 — and we’ve spent over a decade proving that the best travel experiences happen when like-minded people share them.
Our current tours span four continents — from the temples of India and Morocco’s Sahara desert to the wildlife of East Africa, the highlands of Sri Lanka, and the fjords of Scandinavia.
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Your people are out there. They’re already booked on your next tour. They just don’t know it yet.
