Festive, Fun And Picture-Perfect: 7 Girls Trip Holiday Getaways
December is the perfect month to plan a holiday girls trip, especially if you’re all into the festive vibes around the world. Everyone’s ready to celebrate something, and an end-of-year getaway feels like the perfect excuse to turn group chats into real memories.
Whether your crew wants full Christmas-market magic, historic streets wrapped in lights, or a festive escape that reimagines the holidays somewhere warm, these destinations deliver fun, photo ops, and that shared energy that makes a friends’ trip unforgettable.
For classic European holiday charm, Strasbourg is a standout. Frequently highlighted in Christmas travel trend reports and all over social media, and known as the “Christmas Capital of the World,” the city’s half-timbered houses and canals glow throughout December. The holiday markets focus on regional food, handmade gifts, and warm drinks, making it easy to spend full afternoons wandering together. Evenings are best saved for long, cozy dinners with Alsatian comfort food and wine — perfect for friend groups who love lingering meals.
This destination offers a more traditional, old-world Christmas feel that appeals to groups who appreciate history and ritual. Its historic market is known for preserving classic holiday customs, from artisanal goods to seasonal treats. A long-weekend itinerary here usually includes daytime market hopping, medieval sightseeing, and evenings in beer halls and cozy pubs tucked inside the old town walls. Everything is walkable, which keeps planning easy and low-stress.
If your group loves fairytale aesthetics with a fun nightlife edge, this one hits the sweet spot. December brings illuminated squares, festive food stalls, and dramatic Gothic architecture, paired with an affordable, energetic bar scene. Many groups balance mornings at Christmas markets with afternoons exploring the Old Town and evenings hopping between cocktail lounges and riverside bars. It’s a favorite for friends who want holiday vibes without luxury prices.
If you live near the northeast or midwest, this nearby trip delivers strong European energy without crossing the Atlantic. Old Quebec’s cobblestone streets, boutique inns, and festive markets make it ideal for winter girls’ trips. December itineraries often include market strolls, French-inspired dinners, scenic walks along the fortified walls, and plenty of café stops for hot drinks and pastries.
It’s a sunny, celebratory take on December. It’s peak summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and the city leans into the season with outdoor dining, beach days, vineyard visits, and lively nightlife. Groups can split time between city neighborhoods, coastal drives, and wine country, making it perfect for friends who want variety, great food and wine, and a festive atmosphere that feels totally different from snowy Christmases.
December turns Manhattan into a full-scale holiday playground, complete with pop-up markets, ice skating, iconic window displays, themed cocktails, and nonstop nightlife. Friend groups love NYC for its flexibility because you can plan every minute or keep things spontaneous, splitting up during the day and regrouping for Broadway shows, rooftop bars, or late-night dinners. There are many things to do that center on winter wonderland vibes including the Bryant Park Winter Village, dazzling lights in Dyker Heights, the Rockettes show at Radio City, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Lightscape, and fun at the Bronx Zoo Lights.
Christmas in the Bahamas is festive, vibrant, and uniquely local, especially in Nassau, where the holiday season blends classic cheer with high-energy cultural celebrations. While you’ll see Christmas trees, lights, and carols, the highlight is Junkanoo, the Bahamas’ iconic street parade that takes place in the early hours of Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year’s Day. Bay Street comes alive with elaborate costumes, goatskin drums, cowbells, and nonstop dancing, reflecting Bahamian creativity and community spirit.
Churches host Christmas services with Bahamian music, and restaurants serve festive dishes like baked ham, peas and rice, rum cake, and guava duff.
For this year’s holiday group trip, there are a plethora of options, from winter wonderland to sunny Caribbean festivities that incorporate all the fun, love, and unity of the holiday season.
