Women Only Travel: Vacations That Will Have You Saying "Husband/Boyfriend Who?"

Men.

We love them - yes we do! - but sometimes a gal just has to get away with no man in tow.

By ourselves or with our girlfriends, a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do, and sometimes that means taking off hither and yon. For destinations known or unknown. For spas, or hiking adventures. On a cruise, or to the big city for shopping, dining and fantastic theater.

Let Empress Travel help you find the perfect no-men-allowed getaway for you and your girlfriends.

You've heard of the Beaches resorts haven't you? The Beaches Negril Resort & Spa in Jamaica has a wonderful Girls Getaway package that will have you and your friends reliving the days of your youth with pajama parties, sleepovers, manicure and pedicure sessions, and more. Remember Truth or Dare? You and your pals can play once again - while wrapped in comfy robes getting that pedicure. pedicure, or lying on  Or lying on the beach sipping mojitos! And let's not forget the Pilate and yoga classes.

When one looks in the dictionary under wine connoisseur, does your face pop up? You solo or you and your girlfriends should check out our California's Wine Country tour.
We'll take you and your best pals to San Francisco and the Napa and Sonoma V valleys where you'll take in San Francisco's cable cars, wharfs, art, shopping, fine seafood - and the Golden Gate Bridge. Then we'll whisk you away for four days touring California's famous Wine Country, stopping by several award-winning wineries and savoring an extraordinarily delicious lunch aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train.

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Why don't you and your friends celebrate that Irish heritage with a trip to Ireland? Highlights of this trip include traveling the Ring of Kerry - a tour of some of the most breathtaking of coastal scenery. Meet with an Irish family as they work their farm, and then take a coffee-and-scones-break with them. You and your friends will visit Dublin, Kilkenny, Limerick, the Cliffs of Moher. One of your nights you and your friends will sleep like true princesses when you spend the night in an Irish castle.

Let's not forget cruises - perhaps the best kind of girlfriend getaway ever. After all, pampering spas, wonderful entertainment and incredible cuisine are cruise hallmarks. And what group of discerning doesn't appreciate a good pampering followed by a great meal with an evening of dancing on the Lido deck? We have many cruises from which you and your friends may choose.