Chances are, you’ve got at least one frequent wanderer on your list. Even with COVID holding us back from traveling as much as we’d like, these gifts will most certainly come in handy when travel picks back up again. You’ll even see some COVID-approved travel gifts that will bring the inspiration of travel straight to your home! This female traveler gift guide offers 20 hand-picked items that I know any woman full of wanderlust will LOVE. From lightweight footwear to inspirational jewelry to tech accessories, and even a way to help offset her carbon footprint, you’re sure to find something she’ll love and appreciate.
***UPDATED FOR THE 2021 HOLIDAY SEASON
The ULTIMATE Female Traveler Gift Guide 2021:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- The ABC Travel Greenbook
- Arden Cove Theft Proof Bags
- Carbon Offsetting by Make It Wild
- Mapiful Custom Travel Posters
- France Culture Box by Munwa Experiences
- Wanderful Membership Gift Card
- UnMasked Herbal Travel Kit – 5 Day Supply
- WAYPOINT GOODS Theft-Proof Scarf
- Airfly Bluetooth Connector for Airpods
- Lux Reve Jewelry
- Bionica Lightweight Footwear
- MegaGear Camera Bag
- Made ByKwest Travel-Inspired Jewelry
- Nomatic Waterproof Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack
- Zoppen RFID-Blocking Travel Passport Wallet
- Anker Lightweight Portable Charger
- Hydroflask Water Bottle
- Trtl Travel Pillow Plus
- eBags Pack-it-Flat Hanging Toiletry Kit
- Merrell Micro Lite Puffer Jacket
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1. The ABC Travel Greenbook
The ABC Travel Greenbook is the #1 resource for Black travelers to connect with the African Diaspora globally! HOWEVER, this is NOT just for Black travelers. This is for EVERY traveler. Why? Because this book was created to honor and celebrate Black-owned businesses on 6 out of 7 continents – meaning you have a personal guide to Black-owned businesses to support on your around-the-world travels. By adding this book to your repertoire of travel resources, you will become apart of the worldwide movement to support and preserve Black-owned businesses for generations to come. The ABC Travel Greenbook holds the information that search engines can’t tell you. In it are the communities, restaurants, tours, festivals, and more that have been overlooked by travel publications pertaining to Black culture. Want to get your haircut in Budapest? Or take the Black history tour in Cartagena? The ABC Travel Greenbook has got you covered from A-Z.
***The ABC Travel Greenbook was written by Martinique Lewis, an award-winning diversity in travel consultant on a mission to ensure the travel industry is mindful of diversity, not just as a ‘Buzz word’’ but an action that produces results.
To buy: amazon, from $24.99
2. Arden Cove Theft Proof Bags
I have been pickpocketed more than once in my world travels and worrying about my personal items is something that’s always on the back of my mind. Arden Cove makes stylish theft-proof bags with features like slash-resistant fabric, RFID blocking pockets, anti-theft locking zippers, and waterproof nylon & zippers to give you peace of mind on your travels. I have both the crossbody and the backpack and love them both. The crossbody is great for nights out and the backpack is my GO-TO day backpack for a day out exploring the city, or going for a hike. Because it’s waterproof, I feel safe bringing along my nice camera without fear of it getting wet, damaged, or stolen.
For me, Arden Cove bags give the kind of peace of mind you simply can’t put a price tag on. They combine practical functionality with fashionable design so you can travel with safety, confidence, and style. Who says you can’t have it all?
***Arden Cove is a POC, female-owned, small family business co-founded by sisters Carmen & Karin.
To buy: ardencove.com, from $93
3. Carbon Offsetting by Make It Wild
Did you know that a typical long-haul flight = 3 tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted PER PERSON?! Travelers have a massive carbon footprint! One of the best possible ways to compensate for your carbon footprint is by planting trees. Make It Wild is a company based out of North Yorkshire, UK that is dedicated to helping you help the earth by offsetting your carbon footprint. For only $27 USD, Make It Wild will offset 5 tonnes of carbon emissions through plant trees on your behalf, and will even send you an aerial photograph so you know exactly where your trees are in their protected nature reserve! I am proud to say that I have offset 5 tonnes of my carbon footprint this year through Make it Wild!
This is the PERFECT gift for your the environmentally conscious traveler in your life 🙂
***Make It Wild is a small, family-owned company based out of North Yorkshire UK. It’s not their aim to protect nature, it’s their purpose.
To buy: Make It Wild, from $27
4. Mapiful Custom Travel Posters
This is another COVID-approved gift! Mapiful Customer Travel Posters let you celebrate your travels right from your living room. Does she have a favorite city? Is there a special place she carries with her in her heart? With Mapiful you can create your own custom poster of any city from around the world. They offer several different design choices and even have framing options available.
Bogotá will always be a special place for me, so I am so excited to have a commemorative art poster in my home now! I love the classic design paired with a poster hanger. Trust me, there isn’t a traveler out there that wouldn’t love a custom poster of a place they love in their home!
Customize a map on mapiful.com, from $60
5. France Culture Box by Munwa Experiences
Since we can’t travel as much as we’d like due to COVID, why not bring the joy of travel and culture to your living room?
The Munwa France Culture Box is a one of a kind gift box for world travelers who love unique items. All products included are sourced from France through locals and are of the highest quality. These luxury items all have a story to tell and are a key part of French culture.
Each France Box includes:
- 1 limited edition France book. enjoy a beautiful, white coffee table book with stunning photos & inspiration from French culture, including an itinerary for how you can have a french inspired day from the comfort of your own home!
- 1 bag of lavender. relax & rest with the soothing smell of lavender, directly from the local lavender fields in southern France, and presented in a beautiful and refillable white linen bag
- 1 bag of herbes de Provence. treat yourself to a luxurious home-cooked meal with these fresh herbs from southern France – a true staple for every kitchen (ps: you can use this for your french inspired day from home)
- 1 bar of high-quality soap. bathe in the most delightful scent of honey or lavender, true staples of french countryside living. plus these soaps are good for all skin types and are so beautiful to display. soap brand is the small, high quality, fabulous brand of la savonnerie de nyons.
- 1 bag of Haribo Tagada. satisfy your holiday sugar cravings with a couple of these strawberry flavored gummies that are popular throughout France! Bonus: place these in a glass jar for a festive, luxury vibe at home
- 1 bag of Saint Michel Galettes. taste the deliciousness of a true french biscuit and surprise friends and family by bringing this to your holiday gathering! and by the way, these look marvelous on a dessert platter
- 1 handful of carambars. remind yourself of your childhood and enjoy these little rolls of yumminess as a fun bonus!
***Munwa is a female-owned small business
to buy: munwaexperiences.com, from $78
6. Wanderful Membership Gift Card
This holiday season, give the female traveler in your life the gift of community, connection, inspiration, and learning.
Wanderful is a community of over 45,000 travel-loving women, and their Traveler Membership gives you access to find like-minded sisters, tips for your next trip, and daily virtual events both live and on-demand, from global cooking classes to language circles to dance lessons so you can travel the world from home. Now you can experience the lessons that travel teaches you — even when you’re home.
Wanderful now offers Membership Gift Cards so you can easily gift a membership to the female travelers in your life. I’d say this is the ultimate COVID-approved travel gift for the female travelers in your life!
***Wanderful is a small, female-owned business. They’re a global community of 45,000+ women travelers who connect, support, meet, inspire, and learn together.
To buy: sheswanderful.com, from $99
7. UnMasked Herbal Travel Kit – 5 Day Supply
Give the gift of WELLNESS to that special traveler in your life! Travelers should always take extra measures to boost their immune system while traveling, but in time of COVID, it has literally never been more important. The UnMasked Herbal Travel Kit will keep your immune, digestive, and respiratory systems boosted by taking your herbal supplements while you’re on the go! It comes in a TSA approved, canvas bag that can fit in your checked bag or carry-on luggage. This really is the perfect gift for the Wanderluster or just someone that wants to take a trip with a little added assurance!
Your 5-Day Travel Kit comes with:
- Elderberry Syrup (liquid drops)
- Respiratory Tea (tea bags)
- Sea Moss (pill)
- Green Superfood (pill)
- Parasite Protector (pill)
***Unmasked is a Black & female-owned small business founded by Herbalist, Nutritionist & Holistic Lifestyle Coach Kena Hodges.
To buy: unmasked.com, from $30
8. WAYPOINT GOODS Theft-Proof Scarf
Know that your valuables are safe while traveling to a new destination with the WAYPOINT GOODS Theft-proof Scarf. First off, they are super cute infinity scarves that I would wear anyway, but add in the fact that they have a secure, deep sewn-in pocket to stash your cash, cards, passport, and keys is an added safety – SOLD! It also fits a pair of sunglasses and other items like chapstick which make it a perfect accessory for a hike when you don’t want to carry a bag!
***Waypoint Goods is a female-owned small boutique design studio believing in creating quality products for a modern traveller with a contemporary lifestyle.
To buy: amazon, from $40
9. Airfly Bluetooth Connector for Airpods
This is the perfect gift for the tech-savvy traveler who travels with Bluetooth headphones. She’ll NEVER be stuck using airplane headphones again! This Airfly Bluetooth Connector allows you to use your wireless headphones when watching movies and enjoying inflight entertainment. All you have to do is plug this guy into the headphone jack where you’re usually plug-in those awful and uncomfortable airline headphones and connect your wireless headphones through Bluetooth and VIOLA – you are comfortably watching The Greatest Showman without static/fuzziness or missing a single note!
To buy: amazon, From $41
10. Lux Reve Jewelry
This chic bohemian-style jewelry is handmade with love in Bend, Oregon USA by my friend and fellow Pangea Dreams alumna Kristin Cahill. She is a true artist and travels the world seeking new inspiration and sourcing new materials to incorporate into her stunning and unique designs. All of her jewelry is made from high quality gold-filled and sterling silver metals, making them safe to wear in the shower, pool, ocean, or wherever else your travels may take you. Make sure to check out her layering necklaces which are great to mix and match and create many different looks to go with any outfit while on the road.
***Lux Reve is a small female-owned jewelry brand founded by artist and solopreneur Kristin Cahill.
To buy: luxreve.com, from $45 , Use Code: @wanderluluu to receive 15% off
11. Bionica Lightweight Footwear
One of the heaviest items in any wanderers suitcase is typically footwear. Bionca believes that footwear shouldn’t weigh you down and strives to create some of the lightest footwear on the market. Some styles weigh as little as 6.1oz like the new OCEAN slip-on sneakers! They’re super easy to slip on and off through security and are lightweight and breathable.
For any hiking adventure or cold weather destination on your list, I would highly recommend the DALTON boot. This waterproof boot features seam-sealed construction to help keep your feet dry in wet weather hikes but also features a stylish design that can be paired with jeans and a sweater for everyday use as well. Now that’s versatile. And did I mention these boots weigh less than 1lb?!
To buy: bionicafootwear.com, from $60, Use Code: WANDER10 to receive 10% off
12. MegaGear Camera Bag
Say goodbye to clunky, ugly camera bags of the past and say hello to the MegaGear Camera Messenger Bag! This stylish design makes it less obvious that you’re carrying around expensive camera gear which has always made me feel more comfortable as a solo and female traveler. It also features a back zipper pocket for your phone and money and also has a removable divider inside of the bag so you can divide the camera body and lens for added protection. My Sony a7 with my Rokinon 35mm lens is so small that it only takes up half the bag, leaving space on the other side for a small water bottle, sunscreen, and other items I may need with me.
To buy: amazon, from $100
13. Made ByKwest Travel-Inspired Jewelry
This travel-inspired map jewelry created by travel & wellness influencer @bykwest is made from precious metals that are designed to last – each piece is specially finished to ensure water and tarnish resistance so you can take your jewelry with you on all of your worldwide travels and adventures without worry. The best part? A portion of the proceeds from each purchase of a Special Edition: The World Collection piece will be donated to Girls Going Global, an organization that empowers young women in underserved communities through domestic cultural immersion experiences and access to receive a passport free-of-charge.
***Made ByKwest is a Black & female-owned small business founded by Kira West.
To buy: madebykwest.com, from $89
14. Nomatic Waterproof Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack
If you have a digital nomad in your life – THIS is the backpack for them. Sleek and stylish, this laptop backpack has an “I mean business” feel to it and also converts into a briefcase for when you need to look a little more professional. Yet with features like waterproof materials and zippers, a built-in packing cube, shoe sleeve, and RFID safe pockets, it’s also the ultimate travel backpack and carry-on too! But, be warned – DO NOT overstuff this bag, the zippers are not able to handle when there is too much in the bag. Trust me I know, I blew out the zipper!!!
To buy: amazon, from $183
15. Zoppen RFID-Blocking Travel Passport Wallet
How many times have you frantically gone digging through your purse or backpack looking for your passport or boarding pass? If you answered never, I don’t believe you. This travel passport wallet is the answer to your travel disorganization and keeps all of your important documents, money, credit cards and extra form of ID all in one place. You’re welcome!
To buy: amazon, from $12
16. Anker Lightweight Portable Charger
If I could only choose one travel accessory to take with me (aside from my phone and camera) this would be it. This has saved me about a 100 times from a dead phone or dead camera batteries. We rely so heavily on our phones not only for information and staying connected with others but also for navigation. The stress of a dying phone when you’re relying on GoogleMaps so you don’t get lost in a foreign place is a heart-palpitations level of stress you always want to avoid. Do yourself a favor and never leave home without this portable charger.
To buy: amazon, from $21.99
17. Hydroflask Water Bottle
There are a million different reusable water bottles on the market but I have absolutely fallen in love with the Hydroflask for the simple fact that it keeps my water freezing cold throughout the day. If you’ve ever been to Southeast Asia you know that your water basically starts to boil the moment you walk outside, so I’m always thankful to have this item with me. And plus, it reduces the amount of plastic I use so I’m calling that a win.
To buy: amazon, from $35
18. Trtl Travel Pillow Plus
This is less of a travel pillow and more of a neck support device that will transform the way you travel. It offers neck support unlike any other travel pillow I’ve ever used, and is scientifically proven to keep your head in a better position when sleeping upright by holding your head in an ergonomic position during rest. Last year I upgraded from the original to the Trtl Pillow Plus and it was a game-changer. It’s the world’s first fully adjustable travel pillow that fits all heights from petite to tall so you can crank it to adjust to your perfect height. I have taken this thing on over 20 flights in the past year and it has helped me get some shut-eye when I didn’t think it would be possible!
To buy: amazon, from $60
19. eBags Pack-it-Flat Hanging Toiletry Kit
This is easily my favorite toiletry kit I’ve ever used. Designed to pack as flat as a pair of jeans, it literally doesn’t waste a single inch of space when we all know how precious suitcase real estate is! There are 4 separate compartments and features like an expandable section in case you need more space, plastic lined pockets for easy cleanup, and self-repairing self-healing coil zippers ensure a lifetime of opening and closing. It also has a hook so you can hang it on your bathroom door for easy access.
To buy: amazon, from $35
20. Merrell Micro Lite Puffer Jacket
This is hands down my favorite travel jacket to date. It’s super versatile and stylish and can be used for so many different scenarios, from wearing it on the plane (also makes a great pillow!) to hikes, to everyday wear. It’s water-resistant, super lightweight, folds up really small and has THINSULATE™ 700 fill power which means it doesn’t use any animal feathers so it’s cruelty-free. Save the ducks!
To buy: amazon, from $160
So there you have it; the ultimate female traveler gift guide to help you find a gift that your traveling bestie, sister, girlfriend, coworker – you name it – will LOVE. I hope you enjoyed it and maybe even found something for yourself! Happy Holidays!
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