Great Deals at 4 Travel Web Sites for Seniors

Looking for great deals on senior travel? Want to join a community of travelers with some of the same characteristics and interests? The Internet offers a host of great Web sites that can help you enjoy travel during the retirement years - sites that offer articles, links to deals and special trips, and online communities where you can meet like-minded fellow travelers. Here are 4 great travel Web sites to get you started in the fulfilling world of senior travel.

Eldertreks (www.eldertreks.com) is billed as the "world's first adventure travel company designed exclusively for people 50 and over." For this travel adventure site, seniors aren't just one of the demographics served. Seniors are THE demographic served. The site tailors its adventure travel trips to those 50 and older who like to get out there and feel the rush on occasion. The groups are small, allowing for a more connective experience, and travel to more than 50 countries. The adventures include nearly everything off the beaten path from Kenyan wildlife safaris to hiking Torres del Paine in Patagonia.

The Smarter Living Senior Travel (www.smarterliving.com/senior) Web site is a lot tamer in nature than an adventure site. The senior site features both domestic and foreign travel deals, including transportation, dining, and hotel. There are plenty of articles that can help you creatively plan vacations that stretch your bucks. Travel tips geared for seniors are very helpful, and you will find that the heavily discounted bargain travel deals will allow you to travel more often.

Elderhostel (www.elderhostel.org) is a Web site committed to lifelong learning. The site offers almost 8,000 programs that allow you to travel and learn, firsthand, about nearly everything from music to culture to history to ecosystem conservation. Programs are all-inclusive and include destinations in all 50 of the United States and in 90 countries around the world. Offers special deals on shorter U.S. and Canada programs.

Journey Woman (www.journeywoman.com) caters to women who are over 50. This site is great because it offers great tips for solo travel, including safety tips. In so many places it is important for women to be careful, and the articles on this site can help you learn what you need to know to avoid unpleasant mistakes. Additionally, inspiring stories of fellow lady senior travelers lend encouragement to the adventurous lass-at-heart who wants to climb Kilimanjaro or enjoy a spa vacation. This site proves that solo travel at any age is a viable and fulfilling option.