Ladies-only tours with Gutsy Women; book ahead for discounts

Time-deprived ladies out there in need of an invigorating getaway: This post is for you.

Gutsy Women Travel, part of Gate 1 Travel, offers tours designed to enrich, entertain and provide lots of camaraderie with your fellow female-kind, and without any hassles. The fully escorted trips are offered in destinations ranging from the Amalfi Coast to Chile. Some focus on history and culture while others zero in on natural wonders; still others are more recreational, with shopping a prominent activity. All tours consist of small, women-only groups, and your hosts take care of your every need, even carrying your luggage.

Invite your girlfriends, or take this opportunity to do your own thing and make new friends.

Deals: If you choose to go it alone, book a 2009 tour at least 90 days in advance, and under the company’s “Guaranteed Share Program,” you’ll be assured a roommate match. If a suitable roomie isn’t found for you by the start of the trip, then the single supplement fee will be waived and you’ll have private accommodations for your trip. (For those not keen on being matched up, single supplement fees start at $60 per night.)

In addition, book any 2009 tour by Dec. 31, 2008, and receive a 10% discount. Use promotion code “GWTBCR10.”

In March 2009 alone, options include the following: a six-day tour of Savannah, Ga. and Charleston, S.C.; an eight-day tour of Venice and Lake Como in Italy; a nine-day Danube River Cruise; and a 12-day Thailand tour. You’ll find details on individual tour highlights, itineraries, dates and prices on the website.

Just to give you an idea of the rates you’ll be looking at, though: A nine-day Costa Rica trip is regularly priced at $2,299 total for land-only costs ($2,099 after 10% discount). A 10-day tour of “Magical Morocco” has a land-only price tag of $2,199 total ($1,959 after discount).

Contact: Gutsy Women Travel, (866) 464-8879

— Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photo: View from Cerro Concepcion, Paseo Atkinson, Chile. Credit: Rebecca Cooney / Newsday]

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