Is Dominican Republic Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Group travel experience

The photos are from my traveling Journal as I backpacked the phone free throughout the island. This experience introduced me to a new way of traveling. Walking around not touristy places and rather diving into untouched wild nature: deep green forests, transparent turquoise blue beaches and jungles where i truly felt human, just a girl alone in the inmentisy of.....earth. It was amazing. I am vegan and food wise it was actually cheaper to fit myself through pasta, bread and rice, and fruit. Also regarding fruit I would highly highly recommend trying mangoes from Dominican Republic. And cacao. Regarding safety it's a tricky topic I found locals to be very welcoming and overall happy especially towards me as a Spanish and therefore someone they could speak Spanish with. But it's also important to acknowledge the political and safety and therefore poverty and how that can affect safe interactions with locals.

Solo travel experience

I just returned from a solo trip to the Dominican Republic and it was incredible. Everyone in my family was so scared, but I was very safe in my Airbnb. The locals were super nice, and the food was amazing.

Solo travel experience

There are a lot of beautiful beaches, I didn't like Santo Domingo, the streets were like abandoned and it's dangerous People were good and happy but just when it was about tourism, the food was delicious

Solo travel experience

I absolutely love this country. The beaches, weather, people, culture, food, and music are amazing. I never felt unsafe. I stayed in Santo Domingo, Juan Dolio, La Romana, and Punta Cana. I apply the same precautions wherever I go. Without flashy clothes or jewelry. I walk decisively and with confidence.

I have been living in the Dominican Republic for many years, traveling alone around the island day and night and I feel safe here. You just need to take the usual precaution, don't flash expensive jewelry or bundle of cash.

Couple travel experience

We went for our honeymoon. It was a last minute change as Covid was just beginning in Asia, which was our original destination. We stayed at an all inclusive resort which was good. I am not huge fan of staying in the same place for a week. We did take several excursions, one of my favorite was a local experience. We went cocoa farm and had fresh cocoa and saw how it is farmed. Second stop was a two room school house (I’m a teacher) so that was very impactful for me. Last stop was a waterfall and river experience. That was my favorite day of the whole week. 🙂

Family travel experience

I travelled with my 2 kids and my father. It was a direct flight Madrid - Punta Cana. We went to a resort, Occidental Caribe, all inclusive at Arena Gorda Beach. We went Saona Island and made an excursion with boogies and zip lines