旅行一直被視為是研究自我認同，實踐自主權和獨立性經驗的一種方法，特別是背包旅行(Backpacking)。背包旅行方式提供人們更親近自己、展現自己、改變自己的機會。在中國傳統社會中女性受到種種限制和社會控制，能夠離家已屬不易更遑論從事背包旅行，女性背包客顯現了女性企圖藉由背包旅行來反抗或顛覆男性定義和支配的旅遊及性別意識形態，以建立自己的主體性，增強對"自己"的認同。在這樣的旅行經驗裡，女性能不能被賦予權力(增能)？以及如何在旅行經驗中展現生命力及自我成長？而女性主義研究的共同關注是女性的生活、主觀經驗感受以及她們之間的差異所反映的社會文化脈絡問題。在女性背包客的旅遊經驗能作為其性別認同建構和重寫女性自主性的前提之下，研究者希望透過女性主義理論觀點更進一步的探究女性背包客在旅程中展現的自我生命力及自我成長。因此，本研究蒐集女性背包客相關研究之文獻資料並以女性主義研究方法析論之。最後，歸納女性在背包旅行中展現的自我成長意涵，並從而反思研究者在女性主義研究方法上的體驗與實踐。

Travel has been considered to examine self identity; autonomy and independence of practical experience in a way, particularly the backpacking. Moreover, the backpackings provide people with a chance to access themselves, reveal themselves, and change themselves. In a traditional society, female are limited by some social control, still less of backpacking. Female Backpackers attempt to resist or subvert the male domination of the definition tourism and gender awareness form by backpacking. They want to establish their own subjectivity, and reinforce the identification of "myself". Can female be empowered through backpacking? And how does the female backpacker demonstrates vitality and self-growth in traveling experience? The common concern of feminist research is the lives of women, and their subjective experience feelings reflected by the difference between the social cultural issues. The female backpackers’ tourism experiences to be their gender identity and rewrite the premise of autonomy. Researcher hopes that through feminist theories and viewpoints to explore the vitality and self-growth of female backpacking in their traveling.. Therefore, this study collected and analyzed female backpacker’s relevant research literatures and feminist research methods. Finally, researcher summarized the meaning of self-growth of women in the backpack travel, and reflected feminist researchers in the study of methodology and practical experience.