International Women’s Day: 4 amazing holidays for a girls-only getaway

Don’t let International Women’s Day on March 8 pass you by. Combine seeing the world with bonding with your besties by booking a girls-only luxury holiday. Check out these four fun activities that combine luxury with adventure, and some of them are designed exclusively for women.

For women who like running

Book: Run The World in Tanzania

Do: Do a safari with a spin with Singita, a conservation and eco-tourism brand with concessions, reserves, lodges … and a keen love of running. Since 2017, it has been hosting the all-women Serengeti Girls Run, raising money to assist with the empowerment of local females. Donations go towards mentorship programmes, essential life-skills training and scholarships for schoolgirls. The three-day, 63km run takes you across the vast plains of the Serengeti and an abundance of wildlife, and participants are accompanied by scouts from the Grumeti Fund Anti-Poaching Unit. Entries are now open and the run takes place from October 27 to November 1, 2020.

Stay: Run by day, head on game drives in the evenings, and then rest weary legs at Singita Sabora Tented Camp at night. Located on the plains of the Serengeti, your luxurious base for five nights features nine tented suites with a private meditation deck, an in-room pantry (perfect for storing post-running snacks), and an outdoor deck with daybeds. When not pounding the ground, you’ll have the chance to visit local schools, meet the locals and hang with your besties.

For women who want Zen

Book: Rice Terrace Villa Sasayuri-Ann, Japan