FULL-BLOWN ADVENTURES

Around 70 per cent of Wild Frontiers travellers are solos so you won’t be the odd one out. Its small-group trips are low-faff ways to do more complex travel too, like a border-hopping Central America Odyssey. This easy-to-moderate-graded overlander combines the best of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala – from Mayan ruins to volcano hikes – with great group experiences thrown in. You can learn to make organic chocolate, pick coffee or bake your own stuffed pupusas.

A 21-day Central American Odyssey small-group trip (020 3468 1947; wildfrontierstravel.com) costs from £4,585pp including full-board twin-share accommodation. Excludes flights; departs November 20

BECOME A MATURE MOUNTAINEER

Nepal

Being older and alone with slightly creaky knees doesn’t mean missing out on the world’s greatest mountains. More than 50 per cent of World Expeditions’ travellers in the Himalayas go solo, and its Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri Over 55s trip is designed for the more mature clientele. The trek – via high peaks, mountain villages, rhododendron forests and pilgrim trails – is taken at a slower pace, with more time to acclimatise; nights are spent at exclusive camps with big tents and proper beds.

An 18-day Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri Over 55s small-group trek (020 8875 5060; worldexpeditions.com) costs from £1,790 including full-board twin-share accommodation. Excludes flights; departs October 10 and 31

Road to ruins: the remains of a Mayan temple in Tikal National Park, Peten, Guatemala

FIND YOUR CREW

Arctic Norway

Pitching in together at close quarters means camaraderie develops quickly on sailing trips, which is why VentureSail Holidays attracts so many (midlife) solos. Its Svalbard voyage is once-in-alifetime stuff: circumnavigate the Arctic archipelago aboard the tall ship Noorderlicht via pristine fjords, icy glaciers, ghost towns, bird-thronged cliffs, whales and polar bears. No sailing experience is required; the ship is fully crewed but you can get as handson as you like.

A 16-day Svalbard sailing (01827 487288; venturesailholidays.com) costs from £4,610pp including full-board twin-share accommodation, excludes flights; private cabin £6,915pp; departs August 4

JOIN THE PELOTON BRIGADE

Vietnam

Tour operator Explore has taken more single-traveller than multi-traveller bookings so far in 2022. Its smallgroup cycling trips certainly attract solos, and its Vietnam ride is particularly suited to adventurous first-timers. Though tracing the length of the country, from Hanoi to Saigon, the riding is easy (complete with support bus and e-bike option). There is plenty of time for sightseeing too, from meeting artisans in Hoi An to cruising Halong Bay. A 14-day Cycle Vietnam small-group trip (01252 240486; explore.co.uk) costs from £1,499pp including twin-share accommodation and breakfast. Excludes flights; departs October.