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Travel solo and authentically

Traveling solo gives you the opportunity to get to know yourself and other people better and get into an open and welcoming world.
The apprehensions fly away and we let go of our insecurities. Where does this confidence come from? It comes from this searched solitude who makes us rely on our own instincts, the trust we give to other people, and the unknown we are heading to.
This is what opens doors. The world is beautiful and we are a part of it.

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Being a solo traveler

It starts with you. You might be seeking for a break from your routine thanks to travel. To learn more about yourself, or find a simpler and more enthusiastic way of life, made of unexpected encounters..
When you travel alone, there is no one to make you feel safe or confident. When you are on your own, you realize that confidence is in you.

A program itself!

Believe in yourself, listen to your heart, the world is waiting for you and is ready to welcome you.
Thanks to La Voyageuse, you will find the accommodation that will correspond to your trip and a host who will be able to guide you in your pilgrimage as a freedom-loving woman.

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How does it work?

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Inscrivez-vous, complétez votre profil

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Acheter un pass

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Contacter les hébergeuses et voyager

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Buy a Pass

The Purchase of the Pass allows you to connect with our volunteer hosts.

Who are our hosts?

Who are our hosts?

Our hosts are women who live alone, with a partner or their family, and are always generous.
They registered on La Voyageuse to provide a warm shelter to solo female travelers. As they usually feel concerned, they will be able to guide you and talk to you about their country. As a traveler, think about them.
They generously open their doors to you, so do not hesitate to ask them about what they expect from your encounter. They are all different, and their nice gestures and expectations are very personal.

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The security and its price

Traveling solo for a woman implies potential risks that become the source of many apprehensions. The goal of La Voyageuse is to help women to take the plunge and conquer their freedom.
The platform has been thought from the first steps of the registration to the monitoring of the announcements of travels, including the individual validation of the profiles.

Continuous verification

This way, we ensure as best as possible the security of every travel. The hosts' profiles are very complete. In addition to the verification of the ID card, of the geolocation, we organize a phone interview with each host before any validation.
Thanks to the announcements of travel, comments and alerts, we make a continuous verification of the active profiles. All these services justify the price of the Pass.

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Welcoming a traveler and becoming a host

Common questions

Our hosts around the world are trusted women who provide you a safe place in their homes without the incentive of money. They are kind and generous people who genuinely want to make sure you feel safe in their homes and to welcome you as a friend in their countries. We encourage you to show your respect, communicate with your host, try to get to know her better. Most importantly, do not consider the accommodation as a way to not pay for a hotel. Instead, consider it as a way to gain an authentic experience with your host.

Why not learn some useful phrases in her mother tongue or bring her some specialties from your country? Why not surprise her by cooking her a meal? You have some skills or hidden talents in music, yoga, aromatherapy…? Share your knowledge with her!

At La Voyageuse, we encourage humane interaction and cultural exchanges. We want our members to share the same values and go beyond a simple host/traveler relationship: we wish to create bonds.

You do not pay for accommodation. You pay for the profile verification system. Your security is our top priority and that is why we implement a thorough profile verification process. We verify each profile of our hosts and we have a dedicated team to carry it out. The process of verification is a continuous work, which is proportional to the number of users, therefore it takes time and costs money. Website maintenance, website improvement and your data protection also represent substantial costs.

- 1. To feel safe - With La Voyageuse, you will never really be alone. In fact, you will meet lots of amazing and trustworthy women who will be happy to welcome you into their homes as a friend. This way, you will have better information and tips about your destination, the local culture and places to avoid. Thanks to our unique system of profile verification and monitoring, we are able to develop a caring community, based on mutual help. - 2. To meet people and live authentic experiences - Accommodations on La Voyageuse are free. You won't be considered as a customer by our hosts. You will be welcomed by generous women who simply want to encourage the globetrotters/ adventurers, and meet these inspiring people like you. - "3. To help make the world a better place - The Pass fee is used to finance our system of profile verification and monitoring, as well as to ensure our platform function properly. However, know that at La Voyageuse, half of our profits will be used to help organize actions that support women's rights around the world. The remaining half will be used for improvements of our service.

Our hosts are all trustworthy women: when they confirm a request, they will normally not cancel it. However, in case of an unexpected event (which could happen), the host may have to cancel her confirmation before your arrival. Therefore, we recommend you to always have a backup plan. In case of last minute cancellation, please report your situation to our team and we will help you find a safe solution.

Of course you can! We are glad you asked! Our vision at La Voyageuse is to create a globally trusted platform that connects solo female travelers with hosts. We need YOU to help the community grow! You will certainly meet many hosts who will show their generosity that will inspire you to become a host as well.

Our profile verification process is innovative because it’s hybrid - both manual and automated with an initial full process of verifications, as well as continuous verification.

● Initial profile verification process:

Step 1: You will be asked to uplaod a profile picture as well as an ID card on our website. For verification to succeed, the name displayed on your ID must match with the information you've provided on your profile.

Step 2: Phone interview

Our team will contact you by phone. The purpose of the call is to ensure the provided information (including personal contact information and profile details) is authentic. This also helps us understand better new members’ motivations and expectations in order to screen out those who are not appropriate for such service. If you cannot complete the full verification process at once, your profiles will be marked with the actual stage you are at. You cannot host any travelers until your profile is fully verified. Last but not least, we encourage face-to-face meetings between our members and our ambassadors by participating at local events to create an real-life interaction with other trusted members!"

● Continuous verification process:

1. We will carry out continuous profile verification process on each member. Including the recent login activity for your account to verify that login attempts were made by you. In addition, we will send you an e-mail each time there is a suspicious attempt to sign into your account. Our team will help you in that case.

2. If you host or are hosted by a member of La Voyageuse, you can choose to "announce the trip". You will receive after that an e-mail with the option to file a report if you encounter a problem. We will receive this report immediately, and react as quickly as possible.

Our safety team works hard to monitor the website, insure the safety of all our members and handles any problems quickly.

You can delete your account at any time. Please note that if you change your mind, you will not be able to recover it. If you wish to re-create a new account after deleting your current one, you will have to go through our verification system again, as a new member. If you still wish to do so, you will find the option ‘delete your account’ in the settings section on your profile.

You can contact the technical services at hello@la-voyageuse.com. The delay of response to some questions cannot be guaranteed, however our team will try to reply within 48 hours during week days. If you are a host, or travelling in France, you can contact us by phone at (+33) 06 66 98 93 47.

There are plenty of homestay platefrom. However, we can still hear stories from female travelers complaining about her bad experience with her hosts, mostly related to her personal safety. It’s the fact that solo female travelers are more easily exposed to personal security issue when compared with male counterparts. We want to change that by simply providing an alternative option – a homestay service that is SAFE and reserved for WOMEN only. Beyond women solidarity, it is about gender equality. Think about your daughter or any woman you care about. They want to explore the world alone and now they have a choice to be hosted by trusted women. Wouldn't you feel more reassured? It’s a project dedicated to solo female travelers, yet it’s for EVERYONE!

If La Voyageuse is only for women, it's not because we don’t like men, nor are we trying to separate the world in two. No, not at all. We all have had good and bad experiences during our travel with people, men just like women.

Here's why:

1. There are already a lot of choices when it comes to homestay platform dedicated to men and women. Yet, none of these are dedicated for women only. That’s why La Voyageuse is created to offer an alternative choice for women who wish to be hosted by women only, and it’s for everyone who believes in the need of a safer environment for women.

2. We want to encourage more women to travel solo. We think that as long as you are cautious, being female shouldn’t stop you from seeing the world. We’ve heard of lots of stories of women who have backpacked through India, hitchhiked around Afghanistan and explored other places alone where women aren’t treated like equals, and/ or often sexually harassed. However, the harsh truth is that women experience travel differently. Women have to deal with sexual harassment and personal safety issues much more frequently than men do. Women don’t even have basic human rights in some cultures. Having said that, we are aware that men may have to deal with these issues under certain circumstances. Yet, women are undeniably more easily exposed to these issues than men are.

Yes, If your child is under the age of 12. However, you will need to ask your hosts before you make a request to stay with her. As long as she is OK with it, it’s fine with us. However, as a respectful guest, you’re enturely responsible for your kid.