Hello! Looking for the perfect gift for the traveler in your life? You’re in the right place! We know just how difficult it can be to find the perfect travel gift, whether it’s for a birthday, holiday or “just because.” Maggie and I love giving (and receiving) travel themed presents – especially when they’re practical and cute! We’re always on the lookout for unique finds, and for gifts that can easily be taken on the go, and used while traveling. In this post we will be sharing some of our favorite unique gifts for travel lovers, that go beyond the classics of luggage tags, travel wallets, and comfy leggings.
Keep reading for our top 10 unique gifts for travel lovers of all ages!
The best gifts for travel lovers
1: Travel Pins
These cute pins are perfect for decorating a duffle bag or backpack!
These pins make especially great hiking gifts, or gifts for the backpackers in your life, as they don’t take up much space and can easily travel the world.
Additionally, they are cute and very affordable. Click here for more options from Etsy, and here for options from Amazon!
2: Travel Set of Crystals
This is the perfect gift for someone who is into crystals and the healing power of the universe!
This set from Fossil Cartel features a variety of travel sized crystals that are perfect to use in-flight. Many of the crystals have calming properties, and they are perfect to help soothe nervous flyers. I’m a nervous flyer, and I’m definitely considering buying this set!
For more travel crystal kits, click here and here.
3: Travel Art from Custom Family Gifts
Custom Family Gifts is a small business that uses beautiful maps to create unique travel artwork!
On their website, or Etsy shop, you can choose from tons of different designs (like mountain peaks, road trip maps and heart maps), and customize them to include your favorite locations!
The maps are really beautiful and they make a very special, personalized gift!
Use our code twosistersabroad for a discount!
4: Mapiful Map
Mapiful maps make fantastic gifts. You can choose any location in the world and customize a framed map print!
Frame your friend’s favorite city, or a beautiful town that you visited together. This is definitely a meaningful gift, and these maps look amazing hung up on the wall! Check out Mapiful here and start designing!
5: First Aid Kit with Flashlight
Uncommon Goods has amazing travel gifts, including this Essential First Aid Kit with Flashlight. This small first aid kit is the perfect gift for backpackers, hikers, campers and other outdoor adventurers. You’ll have all of your supplies (flashlight, bandages, antibiotic creams, etc) in one easily accessible place.
This kit is a little pricy at $125, but it is an incredibly useful travel gift!
If these kinds of gifts interest you, then also check out Uncommon Good’s Adventure Essentials Survival Kit, that includes products like water purifying tablets, a compass, and waterproof matches! They have great gifts for adventure lovers.
6: Travel Medicine Kit
These kits are a fantastic idea and maker a very useful travel gift! Inside the TravelPakRX you’ll find six common medicines (73 tablets) that travelers often need for headaches, nausea, allergies, etc. during their trips.
This is a great gift to give to a backpacker, or to travelers who are headed to more remote areas, where pharmacies may be more difficult to locate. However, it’s also great for all travelers, as I definitely could have used this kit on multiple trips! Click here to check it out.
7: Atlas Tea Club Subscription
Atlas Tea Club is a subscription that allows you to sample unique and delicious teas from around the world! Each month you’ll receive loose-leaf tea from a new country, accompanied by a postcard with information about the tea’s country of origin as well a steeping and tasting note guide.
This is such a fun gift to give to tea-lovers, or anyone who enjoys learning about countries and cultures through food and drinks. The best part about Atlas Tea Club is that they above and beyond the Fair-Trade Movement, and ethically source their tea from small farmers in countries around the world.
You can choose your subscription here (caffeinated or herbal), or, purchase this 6-month gift subscription!
8: Single Serve Coffee Bags
These little coffee bags are just like tea bags! You put them in the cup and pour hot water over the top to make a delicious cup of coffee. These bags are essential for camping trips, backpacking trips, or times when you’re staying in a place that maybe doesn’t have great access to coffee – like a lodge in the woods.
I like that the Steeped Coffee brand has fully compostable bags, but there are also tons of other options on Amazon. If you want to gift specialty coffee, check out Emma Chamberlain’s steeped coffee bags – they’re also sustainably made!
Again, these coffee bags make fantastic gifts for backpackers and hikers – they don’t take up much space, and will definitely be appreciated!
9: Audible Subscription
Audible is an audio book subscription from Amazon that gives users access to a huge selection of audio books in tons of genres.
For $15 a month, your audible gift will give the recipient access to three audiobooks per month, and they will also get 30% off all additional books! The price of this subscription is amazing, and travelers who often have long flights, drives or train rides will definitely appreciate this thoughtful gift! You can purchase an audible monthly subscription gift here.
An Audible subscription is an especially thoughtful gift for road trip lovers! It’s great for traveling couples and families, and will definitely be put to good use.
If you like to gift books, click here for my Travel Novels to Inspire Wanderlust post!
10: Travel Fund Money Jar
This is a cute way to help your loved ones save money for their dream trips! Gift them this jar or this bus so they can start saving up and planning their travels.
Piggy banks aren’t just for kids (although this makes a great children’s gift), and having this physical reminder of what you’re saving for may just help you spend less money, and save more! For more cute money jars from Etsy, click here and here.
This is an especially great gift for traveling couples, as it will allow them to save together for a fun trip!
Thanks for reading my recommendations for the best gifts for travel lovers! If you have any questions, or any unique gifts for travelers to add to this post, let me know in the comments below.
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For more gift guides and ideas check out:
- The Best Travel Themed Subscription Boxes
- Thoughtful and Inexpensive Gifts for Travelers
- Gifts for Emily in Paris Fans
- Beautiful Travel Coffee Table Books
- 20 Best Holiday Gifts for Travel Lovers
♡Kate
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These are great gift suggestions!
These are amazing gift ideas! I love the travel pins because I think they’re so unique 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
I love the travel diffuser! Thanks for all these suggestions, very helpful! I am saving this post for Christmas time!
Even though I had a Paperwhite Kindle ereader that doesn’t have screen glare (making it ideal to read in daylight) I used to struggle to read many books when I was traveling. We do a lot of budget travel requiring long bus or train trips, and my world changed with Audible … I’d much rather lay on a beach or travel with my ear phones to listen to audio books. It’s a great way to give your eyes a rest, and good at night too, because you can set a sleep timer so that your recording goes off after a specific amount of time … which means you don’t wake up 5 hours later with your book still droning on in your ears!
What great suggestions! I especially love the illustrations by Shahd. Going off to check out her IG now. Thanks for the tip.
This is one of the best posts I’ve read in a long time. I think this is my all time favourite gift list and I’ll be sharing with all my friends and family xx
Thank you so much, Sharon! Your comment made my day!
Great suggestions! I really like the audible subscription 🙂
What great gift ideas! I think I love the travel pins and maps the most!
Great Post!! Thank you for sharing amazing gift ideas for travelers. My sister loves travelling and she is a coffee lover too, so I think “Single Serve Coffee Bags ” would be a nice gift idea for her.
Great list!! Thank you for sharing this. I liked them all, especially that “Single serve coffee bag”. My friend is mad for coffee, so I think this one will perfect for him.
great post!
Thanks so much!