based on 7 experiences from female travelers
Rose
Australia
-Brisbane is very safe, with low crime and good public spaces. - Diverse options, from local Australian dishes to international cuisine, with a strong café culture. - Rich arts scene, outdoor activities, and vibrant festivals. - Affordable options for accommodation, food, and public transport, with choices for all budgets.
Posted: January 6, 2025Experienced: January, 2025Indigo
Australia
There are plenty of nice cafes and places to eat! I also love walking by the river at Kangaroo Point and New Farm or attending a salsa class in West End. However, safety at night can be a concern, I wouldn’t walk alone at night.
Posted: July 9, 2024Art galleries are very cool. Great free walking tour from the Brisbane greeters. Kayak through Brisbane guided tour- fun experience but would recommend just paying to hire the kayak as it wasn’t much of a tour. I stayed in fortitude valley, and the other travellers where mostly in groups and aged 18- 24
Posted: June 1, 2024I moved here 3 years ago and do really love it. Smaller city but expanding. So much to do with sunny coast and Gold Coast and Byron bay near. Really safe but Ofcoarse depends where in Brisbane you are just like all cities
Posted: May 31, 2024Public transport is quite bad and ends early on weekends. Always google and check! Do look around the University of Queensland. The great court is really pretty. The fake beach at southbank is not worth visiting. Drive up a little to Sunshine Coast and u can see more beautiful beaches. Noosa's Hell's Gate hike was the prettiest hike I've ever been to. Saw so many wild dolphins up close and humpback whales during the whale season. The beaches are beautiful too. Drive down a little to Lamington National Park. Mount Tamborine is beautiful. The drive was really pretty too. Go even further down and u can get to Byron Bay. The lighthouse gives u really good view of the sea and you can see humpback whales there too if you are lucky!
Posted: October 25, 2023Experienced: June, 2023The surroundings of Brisbane are charming. Without a doubt, the Gold Coast offers a more exciting urban leisure experience, and for fans of this type of entertainment, there are also theme parks there. On the Sunshine Coast, there are beautiful beaches, cafes, and restaurants. On both the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, you can find fantastic hiking trails. All the sandy islands are great, especially for diving. Cairns is definitely one of the highlights of the holidays. The town may not be the most beautiful, but it serves as a multicultural center of Australia. You can find wonderful dishes from many different cuisines. It's a place where the reef meets the rainforest, literally. You can drive 20 minutes outside the city center and swim in streams in the rainforest with crystal clear water, or take a one-hour boat trip to two islands surrounded by a reef. There are also plenty of distilleries, a few wineries, a cheese factory, markets, etc. It is a really pleasant city to enjoy the tropical climate.
Posted: August 26, 2022Incredible restaurants on Southbank, criminals on the Howard Smith Wharves, it's a great place for a Sunday afternoon. Be sure to visit the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra, Mooloolaba, and Noosa. Any restaurant on Hasting Street in Noosa will be amazing. The best beaches in the world. Also, if you can get to Airlie beach, there is a fantastic catamaran tour, a journey around the Whitsundays, which will take you to the reef for snorkeling.
Posted: May 24, 2022Based on 27 local experiences
Based on 27 local experiences
Brisbane overall is pretty safe, there are some areas which are more of a problem than usual, and people should always be careful after dark but I've never had anything happen to me in the last 7 years personally even in some of the more male dominated areas.
Posted: February 10, 2025I feel pretty safe in here but like near fortitude valley(street with clubs and bars) on friday to weekend, it feels quite dangerous because of the drunken people. And especially, if i go to club, i should to keep looking someone gonna touch too much or try to touch to my friend and it feels so bad
Posted: February 8, 2025Nyne
I'm really sociable and easy person! I'm here for working holiday and it's been almost 2 yrs now.
Cas
Im a student. I can speak English and some Japanese but am trying to learn dutch. Open to all adventure
Nyne
Brisbane
3 days
I'm really sociable and easy person! I'm here for working holiday and it's been almost 2 yrs now.
Soren
Brisbane
3 days
Hello beautiful humans! I'm Soren, studying in Brisbane AUS for the time being. I've grown up a little north of this city, always travelling the coast and getting out in nature when I can. I'd love to share this part of the world with other curious people :)
Em
Hi I'm Emily I am a 20y/o from Austria and I've been on a 2 year long gap between highschool and Uni. I've been working and travelling snd I loove learning about new cultures and having friends all over the world!
Naemi
I love animals and therefore I am vegan, but I am really not complicated and open to anything:)