Recommendations please for best over-50's tour operators

Hi guys,

I'm a recently bereaved widower looking to do a bit of solo travelling after several years as a carer. I'm not looking for exclusively singles holidays, I'd much prefer an adults only mix which we did have a few years ago with Saga in Austria. I'd prefer to kick off with a winter holiday in Southern Europe or the Canaries, probably a tour of interesting cities and regions, 3 nights here, 4 nights there etc.

I'll be busy this summer with my caravan, visiting my daughter in Portugal, and friends coming to stay with me in Cornwall but I really need something to look forward to in the winter. Could you guys recommend any suitable tour operators?

Thanks

Re: Recommendations please for best over-50's tour operators

Sorry to hear of your recent bereavement.

Why just over-50s tour operators? There are lots of good tour operators who could give you a trip with an eclectic mix of adults, albeit of all ages. Unless you are perhaps hoping to meet a potential companion on holiday, you don't make it clear why the age criteria? Sorry if I have misinterpreted your post, but just curious.

Re: Recommendations please for best over-50's tour operators

We've done a couple of cruises with Shearings which were over-18s only which made it relatively quiet. We've done air, coach and river trips with them as well over the years and always found them very reliable and not expensive. Going with them to the Channel Islands in July, and northern Italy a bit later. We come over from OZ every year.

There's a website here which lists all UK coach companies:

http://www.coachholidays.com/homepage.phtml

Re: Recommendations please for best over-50's tour operators

One you may wish to look at " Just You" http://www.justyou.co.uk/, may be worth a look, always found their Tour guides very good when they came to the Resturant where we worked, seemed to let the group be themselves and never tried to get into any group unless asked

Re: Recommendations please for best over-50's tour operators

Good point orangutan. I suppose I was in Over-50's mode when I wrote that. I'm not overkeen on there being too many children about but as I'd be holidaying outside school holidays that shouldn't be a problem. That said, we did enjoy a Saga stay in Austria a few years back.

Much too soon to start thinking about new companions but I suppose fate will take it's course over time.

Have fun

Re: Recommendations please for best over-50's tour operators

Thanks for the links guys, I'll take a look.