Is a Singing Tour Right for Me?

Whether you've never sung in a choir, or you're travelling solo and wondering how you'll fit in, these are the two most common questions we hear from people considering joining a Singing Tour with Stuart Davis. music travel tour - and the honest answers will happily surprise you.

"Do I need to be a singer?"

The short answer is no. You don't need to have sung in a choir, taken a single lesson, or even be comfortable with your own voice.

What you do need is a genuine love of music, an openness to participate, and a willingness to have a go. That's it.

Music travel tours aren't performances or auditions. They're immersive cultural experiences where music is the lens - the way you connect with local communities, understand a place's history, and share something human with the people you meet along the way.

On a typical tour, the group learns simple songs together early on, nothing demanding, just enough to have something to offer when you visit a local choir, a village gathering, or a community celebration. From there, the repertoire grows naturally as the trip unfolds. By the end, you'll have sung in places and with people you never imagined — and you'll mean every note of it.

The philosophy behind these tours is that music belongs to everyone. Somewhere along the way, singing got rebranded as something only talented people should attempt in public. Music is how communities celebrate, mourn, work, worship, and welcome strangers. Being willing to join in, imperfectly, joyfully, is the whole point.

So if you love music, culture, and travel, and you're prepared to participate with an open heart, you belong on a singing trip.

 

"I'm travelling solo - will I fit in?"

Absolutely, and you'll be in good company. A significant number of people on music travel tours are solo travellers. 

Singing tour groups typically range from around 15 to 25 people, and what brings everyone together isn't age, background, or travel experience, it's the shared passion for music and a curiosity about the world.

Here's what solo travellers consistently find on these tours:

Instant common ground. When a group sings together from day one, the usual awkward getting-to-know-you phase disappears quickly. Music is a social shortcut like nothing else.

A group that travels like a community. By the end of the first few days, you're not a group of strangers, you're a choir of sorts, with shared experiences and in-jokes already forming!

Flexibility on accommodation. Tours are generally priced on a twin-share basis, so solo travellers are matched with a roommate. If you'd prefer your own room, a single supplement is available - details are on the trip page.

Sometimes a small group of friends or choir members travel together, but this is the exception rather than the rule. Most participants are individuals who want the depth of a group travel experience without having to coordinate with others beforehand.

 

What a typical day actually looks like

The days are full but not relentless. Mornings might begin with a group singing session, building the shared repertoire, warming up, preparing something to offer the communities you'll visit. From there, the day could take you anywhere: a local market, a drumming workshop, a visit to a village to learn how instruments are made, or a session with a local choir or musician.

Evenings vary, sometimes a live concert, sometimes a meal at a local restaurant, sometimes a performance that wasn't on the schedule at all because someone made a spontaneous connection and an invitation appeared. That kind of unplanned magic is part of what makes these tours special.

There is some downtime built in, and travel between destinations.

Are you in?

Singing travel tours are designed for curious, open-minded people who want to experience a destination at its most human. You don't need a voice training certificate. You don't need a travel companion. You need enthusiasm, a sense of humour, and a genuine interest in the world.

If that sounds like you, hurry because these trips tend to book out early as they are limited in spaces.

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