Is India safe for solo female travelers?
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based on 176 experiences from female travelers
Mousumi
India
Manali, Solo travel
It was my first solo trip to Manali and it was amazing. The views,the experience everything. It was budget friendly. Kasol and Kullu are good for budget friendly shopping. I wouldn't recommend to shop maximum things from Manali as it can be very costly. The foods are delicious. The people over there can be money centric but overall my experience was good.
Posted: November 18, 2025
Dhwani
India
Varanasi, Solo travel
I went to Varanasi on a solo trip, it was too overwhelming, the ghats are good, temples are nice but everything is extremely overcrowded. It’s quite picturesque but otherwise it’s alright. Food is extremely unhealthy and fried. The streets are very dirty with garbage everywhere. Wish there was some civic sense in people
Posted: November 15, 2025Gandhinagar, Solo travel
very safe place, although at night there’s not a lot of girls around. except for GIFT city area. amazing food and culture, not many activities to do but ahmedabad is not that far away so you can go there for fun stuff
Posted: October 16, 2025Chennai, Family travel
The first thing I wanna say is , don't travel in summer. Book uber/ other apps for tuk-tuks , otherwise you're gonna get charged like 200-400 rs for a few kms. Travel in local trains ,that's gonna save a lot. On the beach watch out of photo scams. Rest is good. The architecture, nature, people and food are really good.
Posted: October 9, 2025Experienced: January, 2025
Albariña
Spain
Varanasi, Solo travel
I felt really safe. Just making friends is fine, but some Indian men know that Western women don't have issues with physical touching, and sometimes they take advantage of this cultural difference. Anyways, just chill and walk around the city—it's awesome.
Posted: September 29, 2025Experienced: August, 2025How safe is India for women?
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Based on 513 local experiences
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Based on 513 local experiences
Ahmedabad
Very safe for women even at night... We can roam around and the place is very much live with multiple activities and yummy food options. You can find good food even at 3 am. Just avoid few areas and you are good to go
Posted: November 19, 2025Varanasi
For ladies or foreigners I would say the place is quite unsafe. There are good places to visit or foods and sweets to try but the place is very unsafe and quite unhygienic. Also,people lack civic sense.No offense but I wouldn't recommend any traveller girl to travel there alone. If you want travel with a huge group which includes atleast 5-10 indian or locals from there and few decent local men.
Posted: November 17, 2025Bangalore
You can be drunk and roaming in the streets at 1 AM and the chances of you being accompanied by a dog are more than anything bad happening, just avoid pro-kannada auto people, you are good. Make sure to know a few basic phrases just in case.
Posted: November 14, 2025India
India is safe for tourist if you are in group that's better , people's of india is polite and very helpful, their are so many hostel and homestays which is save for women and solo traveler's overall india is save place to visit , if you're visiting india can contact me
Posted: November 3, 2025India
It isn't. But where I live the crime rates are comparatively low than the rest of India. I'm from north eastern India. People judge, people hate. Girl's are safe outside at night. Not all men but always a man!
Posted: October 31, 2025Safety in India
