Planning an alcohol-free holiday can be liberating and eye-opening. I’ve spent years exploring destinations where the focus isn’t on drinking culture, and I’m excited to share my findings for 2025.

Finding travel destinations that don’t revolve around alcohol allows you to experience authentic local cultures, prioritise wellness, and create meaningful memories that aren’t clouded by hangovers. I’ve personally discovered that when alcohol isn’t the centrepiece of my travels, I connect more deeply with locals, save money, and return home feeling genuinely refreshed rather than needing a holiday from my holiday.

Aaron

Quit drink 23 July 2021 after a two-day bender and swapped bars for border crossings and 12-step meetings. Three sober years, 36 countries (13 travelled totally dry), fuelled by street food, jelly babies and a quick meditations (mostly panic meditations). Words in Mirror, Evening Standard, Metro, GQ, and MarketWatch.

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