Get back to proper adventures.
Travel for months, not weeks, with a small group of 100% solo travellers we choose, average age 65. Your own room. A host who travels with you. Help with visas, insurance and flights before you go.
From £167 a day. No single supplement.
25 minutes. No pressure.
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Amber Evenings
Laos · Thailand · Cambodia · Vietnam
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January 4, 2027
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2 day locals slow boat in Laos
Who comes
We choose who comes.
Most Pioneers are in their 60s, and every one comes solo. Divorced, widowed, never married, or with a partner who’d rather stay home. Laura talks to everyone before they join, and you meet your group on video before you fly. If it’s not right for you, we’ll say so.
A great way to see places if you are not confident to go it alone. I am very glad I took the leap.
Meet Laura
I’ll be the first person you talk to.
I started DECADES because the best adventures happen when you stop rushing, and travel with people who feel the same way.
In 25 minutes you’ll know if a DECADES trip is right for you, which one, and what happens next. No sales pitch.
A real week
One Adventure Day a week. The rest is yours.
There’s no such thing as a normal week at DECADES. But here’s a real week in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Amber Evenings in February 2026.
Swipe for the rest of the week
Day 1
Travel day
Slow boat
The final stretch of the Mekong, watch villages go by from the deck. Tuktuk home for a bag drop.
EveningA quick dinner together before an early night.
Day 2
Yours
Finding your feet
Hand in washing (c.£2). Find new favourite coffee spot. Sue & Arthur wander to get their bearings.
EveningA group trip to the food market.
Day 3
Adventure Day
Rice farming
Get muddy, planting rice. Dive into a feast and some cold beers to toast the harvest afterwards.
EveningCards and drinks by the pool.
Day 4
Yours
Back to school
Sue sorts a volunteering day, so almost everyone heads to the local school to help out.
EveningEveryone does their own thing tonight.
Day 5
Yours
Wok or waterfalls
Arthur books himself a cooking lesson. Maggie, Sue and host Liv head to the waterfalls.
EveningDinner and drinks together.
Day 6
Host’s surprise
Sunset on the river
Sue and Maggie rent bikes and head out of town to explore the countryside. Back in time for a surprise.
EveningSunset drinks on the river, then dinner together.
Day 7
Yours
Slow day
Duncan finds a local yoga class; the others choose the pool, a book, a nap and a wander around town.
EveningHappy hour by the river at their new favourite bar.
From yes to arrivals
We do the hard bits before you fly.
From the day you say yes, we get you ready to make the most of every week.
01
Say hello six weeks early
Your WhatsApp group opens six weeks before you fly.
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No strangers on day one
Three video calls with your host and the group.
03
Early birds or night owls?
Your DECADES travel profile, talked through with your host. Before you land, you’ll know who’s up at six and who needs space.
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Expert help, start to finish
We’re with you all the way: visas, jabs, insurance, and ATOL-protected flights through Flight Centre if you want them.
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A face you know in arrivals
You’ll know your host from the calls, and they’ll pick you up!
Once you land, your host travels with you the whole way.
50%
Booked straight on to the very next departure
Of the Pioneers who did the full trip. Another is planning her next one with us now.
Reviews
Take it from them.
“The biggest risk is not doing it at all. Reader, I booked again.”
Arthur, 65, UK · Amber Evenings
Joined our very next trip, End of the Earth.
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“I achieved the confidence to travel solo. And focussing on myself rather than everyone else.”
Duncan, 62, UK · Amber Evenings
Now has a five-year visa to explore Asia.
“I liked being longer in most places and actually unpacking. I was happy being away for that length of time.”
Sue, 66, UK · Amber Evenings
Already planning her next DECADES trip.
Money, plainly
From £173 a day, before flights.
Your own room with no single supplement, plus travel, Adventure Days and a host. Flights, food and insurance aren’t included.
Our guarantee
Shit happens.
Health, a house sale, family. So you can change your date or trip once for free, until six months before the trip begins.
Financial protection
Your money’s held in trust.
Your money is held in a trust account managed by Protected Trust Services until your trip departs.
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Real stories from Pioneers on the road and new departures before anyone else. Plus our workshops and travel planning resources while you decide.