Where are we going, sis?

We've planned every kind of girls trip — the Essence pilgrimage, the ancestral homecoming, the birthday-abroad glow-up. Answer three questions and we'll tell you exactly where the group should touch down.

Three questions. One destination shortlist.

1. How big is the group?
2. What's the vibe?
3. Budget per person?

Six trips worth the group chat drama

New Orleans · July 4th weekend

Essence Festival

The holy grail of Black women's travel

  • Superdome headliners nightly
  • Empowerment Experience by day
  • Second Lines & Dooky Chase’s
Atlanta · October

HBCU Homecoming

The greatest reunion on earth, even if it's not your alma mater

  • The yard on game day
  • Step shows & tailgates
  • Black-owned brunch circuit
Accra · November–March

Ancestral Homecoming

Return to the source and get your hair braided for $40

  • Cape Coast Castle pilgrimage
  • Custom kente in 24 hours
  • Labadi Beach + Afro-chic nightlife
Cartagena · December–April

Cartagena Birthday Trip

The most photogenic girls trip on earth

  • Walled city golden hour
  • Rooftop pools & bars
  • Palenque Afro-Colombian day trip
London · August

Notting Hill Carnival

2 million people — the world's greatest street party

  • Costume & feathers moment
  • Soundsystems all weekend
  • Brixton Market food crawl
Lisbon · Year-round

Fly & Glow Retreat

Where Black women go to exhale

  • Wine, food & tiled streets
  • Cascais beach day trips
  • Afro-Portuguese Mouraria nights

Split the empty leg six ways

NYC to Miami for $1,400 per person when six of you split a private empty leg. Less than a business class ticket — and the whole group lands together. That's a Fly & Stay.

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