The holidays are nearing and so much shopping has yet to be done! With the holiday season right around the corner, and Black Friday this week, it’s time to do some serious shopping. I have created the ultimate gift guide for the traveler to help you out. So if you are having trouble thinking of creative gift idea’s for that friend or family member who is obsessed with traveling, or maybe…you are the traveler and are looking to HINT to friends and family things that might be on your ‘list to Santa’, I have got you covered! I have prepared a fabulous gift guide for the traveler this Holiday Season! A list of gift ideas from home decor, to inspirational, to practical gifts with the traveler in mind. Things your traveler will actually want for Christmas.
If you prefer to physically go shopping, try visiting a Christmas Market for a fun day out.
24 Amazing Traveler Presents: A Holiday Gift Guide for the Traveler
World Scratch Map
One of the coolest ways to turn your travels and memories into art in your home. Scratch off the countries you have visited and make plans for the ones you want to visit next.
Find the Landmass Scratch off Travel Map here
Large Pin Globe
So maybe you do not have enough wall space for a scratch map, thats ok, you can pin off the places you have been on this unique cork globe!
Day/Night Heat Sensitive Travel Map Mug
Stay inspired while you drink your morning coffee as you watch this world map transform from day to night.
Day/Night Heat Sensitive Map Mug
The Bucket List Book
Travel inspiration for your 2018 itinerary. A book of the most photographic, the most instagrammable, and the must visit destinations of 2018.
Snoozies Reading Socks
Super cozy, ultra warm snuggly socks perfect for long bus rides, plane rides, and hotel/hostel chills.
Get your Snoozies Reading Socks here
Decorative World Map Throw Pillow and Shams
Show your love for travel in your home decor with these world map inspired decorative pillows.
Find the Decorative travel themed throw pillows Here
You are Here: a Mindful Travel Journal
A travel journal that takes away the daunting task of blank pages and helps to navigate the task of illustrating your adventure on paper.
Get the ‘You Are Here: A Mindful Travel Journal’ here!
Infinity Travel Scarf with Zippered Secret Pocket
The perfect flying accessory. Keep yourself warm while traveling with the security of a secret pocket to stash things like your passport.
Infinity Scarf with Zippered Secret Pocket
Baffin Boot Base Camp Bootie
The Ultimate travel accessory for long journeys. Baffin boots are light weigh sleeping bags for your feet which are perfect for plane/bus/train rides, hiking, and for cold hotel floors. The pack up tight making them perfect for travellers with cold feet. Find more Cold weather gift ideas in my list of Cozy Products for the Cold Traveler.
Get the Baffin Base Camp Insulated Bootie
Aero Press Single Cup Coffee Maker
For the traveler who is not wiling to give up a quality cup of coffee while on the road. The AeroPress coffee maker creates a beautifully crafted single cup off coffee and is light and compact enough to travel with.
Get the AeroPress Coffee Maker Here
Leather Passport Holder and RFID Wallet
Keep you passport looking cute and carry everything you own in one RFID safe place.
Leather Passport Holder and RFID Travel Wallet 
Hydro Flask 18 oz Double Walled Bottle
My travel obsession. It does not matter if I am hiking, skiing, or sitting on a plane, having a cup of hot coffee, a warm tea or ice cold water (weather dependant) that stays hot/cold is everything.
Hydro Flask 18 oz Double Wall Stainless Steel Water Bottle
Kindle Paper White E-Reader
The perfect gift for a traveler so they can get lost in a book while getting lost around the world.
Planet Earth Blue Ray: The Collection
Provide your traveler with a little bit of extra inspiration brought to them by the voice of David Attenborough and the sites of planet earth!
Get Planet Earth: The Collection on Blue Ray
Anker 20000 Power Pack with fast charge for iPhone/Samsung
Anyone who is planning on traveling will love this Anker power pack with a fast charge to keep iPods, tablets, camera’s and phones charged while on the move.
Anker PowerCore II 20000, Fast Charging for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and More. Find it Here!
Camping Hammock by Kammok
A cool gift for any traveler. Kammok provides a light weight, easy to carry hammock for travelers to string up and to enjoy beautiful and comfortable views from.
Find the Kammok Roo Camping Hammock here!
Moment Lenses for iPhone/Samsung
Turn your phones camera into a professional camera with these attachable lenses! Go from a wide angled shot, to fish eye, to micro with the addition of a moment lens.
Moment Wide Lens || Camera Attachment Lens for iPhone, Pixel, and Samsung Galaxy
Pac Safe 25L Anti Theft Backpack
The ultimate traveling day bag. The Pac Safe backpack has so many anti theft features you have to see it to believe it. It is RFID protected, had anti slashing straps, is covered in a metal mesh, it has locking zippers and best of all it is comfortable and light to carry around. Any traveler would love one of these!
Get the Pac safe Anti-Theft 25L Backpack
World Nomad’s Travel Insurance
While travel insurance can be expensive, it is also very necessary for any type of destination, from adventure to beach, you need to have something to fall back on. Surprise your traveler by getting them travel insurance for their next trip. A pretty sweet gift I think.
Sea to Summit Dry Bags
The perfect bag for keeping all the important stuff sealed and dry during travel adventures. Your traveler will be pleased to see one of these under the tree!
Go Pro Hero 7 Black
GoPro Camera’s are amazing for any traveler. How wonderful is it to be able to share the adventurous side of traveling from swimming in the ocean, to snorkelling to downhill skiing with the GoPro hero 7 video camera.
Gorilla Pod
A gorilla pod is the perfect gift for the solo traveler. It is the ultimate tool for creating outstanding wanderlust photos alone. It attaches to anything and everything making it ideal for travel photography.
Beats by Dre Solo3 Wireless Headphones
Wireless noise cancelling headphones to make every airplane ride, every bus ride, and every beach day just a little bit better. Save your traveler from the bad airplane head phones with this awesome holiday gift.
Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones – Rose Gold
Lagoa Swimwear with Hidden Bikini Pocket
My traveler girls will understand this one! Finally a bikini with some storage. These Logoa bathing suits have hidden interior pockets so that we finally have a place to put our keys, cards and money while on the beach!
Use the Code WALKABOOT to get 20% off your purchase!
Find your Logoa Swimwear Here!
Pin me! Good Luck with the Holiday Shopping Travelers
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Helen says
This is the best Christmas gift list I have seen in a while, I have genuinely bookmarked a couple of your links for further investigation. Thanks so much!
Kimberly Erin says
Oh wow! I am glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate you writing in! Merry Christmas and happy shopping :)
Emma Watson says
Hi Kimberly!
Thank you so much for this informative post! Everything you mention is really important when you are traveling around. Last time I visited Miami Beach and I forget my power bank to charge my cell phone! That was a really worse trip of mine.
Dearbhaile @ This Wild Life Of Mine says
Oh my god, I want pretty much everything on this list! Maybe I need to send this to my family :P