Is Santiago Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

I have been walking around alone in the Bellavista area and never had anything suspicious. I have been feeling quite safe. For that I do make sure I don’t look wandering about and usually walk with a purpose and don’t go wandering around ar night.

Solo travel

I was in Santiago for 2 days and I fell in love with this city. I stayed in the central part and felt quite safe there. I recommend going on wine tours near Santiago, as well as visiting Portillo, where Laguna del Inca is located. In addition, the best neighborhoods to stay in are Providencia, Las Condes, Bellavista, and Vitacura.

Solo travel

I liked Chile as a country, but I absolutely hated Santiago. I never felt safe there. On my first night, a certain man started following me, and the whole city was full of homeless people and graffiti on every building, which just took away its beauty. I was annoyed that I had booked a week there, so I tried to fill most of my days with day trips outside of Santiago, and I really enjoyed that. There was really nothing particularly cool or interesting to do there. I was there in February, during the summer, so it was very hot, which only worsened my experiences. I will never go back there.

Generally safe, except for specific neighborhoods and after certain hours. I walk my dog at night downtown and I've always felt safe. I would reccomend taking Uber at night, but public transportation in the day. There are pick pockets like in every big city, but I've never felt like my life has been in danger.

It used to be safer than it is now, anyway if you know which places to avoid is not that bad. But I wouldn’t recommend to be a tourist by yourself. If you can walk around with a local that would be much better. Anyway comparing to the rest of Latin America .. is not that insecure.