New Zealand is widely regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful but underrated travel destinations. Often overshadowed by its Australian counterpart, New Zealand is known for its woodland and coastal beauty, with its turquoise clear lakes and seas, its towering mountains and beaches that rival tropical countries such as Thailand.
Many dream of travelling the world. But with it being difficult to create plans at the same time as friends or partners, leaving many people with one choice, which is solo travelling. For others, solo travelling is a rite of passage and an experience that they’ve always wanted to do to spend time with themselves, grow and become a better person overall. Whatever your reason is for travelling alone, it can be extremely daunting at first. What do you take? Where do you go? What happens if something goes wrong? This sentiment puts many people off solo travelling, especially women, and there are obvious barriers to female solo travel. Most women’s fears have to do with safety, which affects their choice of countries or whether to travel at all. This is where many fall at the first hurdle. But if you can jump over this hurdle, take a leap and find the best country for you, solo travel can be a life-changing experience and no better place to do this than the beautiful New Zealand.
So, if you’re going on your first solo travel experience and are thinking of New Zealand as your first stop, here are 3 more reasons that you should visit the endless beauty of this country.
Exceptional safety and peace of mind
A major concern of most travellers, and especially female travellers, is the danger of solo travelling. Although you can never get a country that is 100% safe, a few come close, one of these being New Zealand. New Zealand constantly ranks as one of the safest countries in the world with an extremely low crime rate, which can reduce travel anxiety. It is also famously free of large predatory animals and venomous snakes, much like countries such as England. This means that you can hike and camp alone without the stress of predators.
A thriving backpacker community
When many think about going solo backpacking, they think that they will be on their own the whole time with just themselves, and this puts many people off. However, countries such as New Zealand are known to have large and thriving backpacker communities, which make the experiences less lonely. Not only can you join a great community of like-minded people, but gain tips and tricks for hikes, and find travel buddies and lifelong friends. This helps to combat the loneliness that can be a common feeling with solo travellers and helps you to socialise.
Final thoughts
Solo travelling can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be if you choose to visit a safe and travel-friendly country such as New Zealand. Here you can have the best of both worlds: solo travel, beautiful nature, and a welcoming travel community. So grab your lip gloss and your hiking backpack and get the next flight to New Zealand now!