Is Indonesia Safe for Solo Female Travelers?
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How safe is Indonesia?
Safety at night:Moderate
Public transportation:Moderate
Street harassment:Moderate
Petty crimes:Moderate
Is Indonesia worth visiting?
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based on 70 experiences from female travelers
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Budget-friendly
Indonesia, Solo travel
The locals were really kind and helpful. I had a great time exploring the city and islands. There is always something for everyone. People of all interests have activities to do everywhere. It's a very warm place where I felt at home, even when away from home. I would love to go again.
Posted: October 17, 2024Experienced: January, 2024Sulawesi, Solo travel
Traveling from North to South of Sulawesi by yourself is very safe. The local people are really friendly and helpful. The distance are quite big so you spent sometimes between 7 until 9 hours to traveling by bus. You can travel by night in comfortable seat bed and it's not expensive.
Posted: August 26, 2024Experienced: July, 2019Bali, Solo travel
Drivers: Generally a positive experience. On time, helpful, polite etc then we got a bad one. Asked us if we wanted to visit a wood carving site. Firmly said no and an hour later we pulled into a wood carving site. Made the mistake of telling this guy we would pay for 6 - 8 hours which meant he drove us through places we didn't want to go. In the end I told him we would pay for 8 hours even if we got back early. Within 10 minutes we were back at the hotel. I checked the villages he had driven through against a map, he was just wasting time. I think these guys should be licensed. Truely appalling: The harressment: Bali's main income is via tourism? well they should look after the tourists a little better. We spent a lot, we tipped well, we bought a lot of stuff that we wanted. We did not need to be constantly hassled or have people attempting to con us. Very quickly I learnt to ignore the hawkers. But it doesn't stop there, taxi drivers, wait staff, it doesn't matter where you go everyone tries it on in some way to try and make an extra dollar. Even an elderly gentleman at a temple gave us a traditional blessing, very nice, then lifts up a cloth on the table indicating a stack of cash. We gave some and he became agitated demanding more, we walked out. End result: If I visit again it will be to a resort and I will spend most time on the beach and away from Bali itself. But with the crap in the water I think there are many other places offering a good beach to relax on without the possible health risk and other associated drawbacks.
Posted: August 19, 2024Lombok, Solo travel
I loved being in Lombok. It was safe, respectful and so worldly. Surfing was so fun and everyone was just so friendly and wanting to socialize. It was a great digital nomad community. I felt some amazing friends I will keep for life.
Posted: August 12, 2024Indonesia, Solo travel
I was there for two months. Beautiful places and people are so friendly. Never felt unsafe, didn't like the food much but there are international options. I would like to go back and explore new places.
Posted: August 3, 2024Gili Trawangan, Solo travel
Overall I felt very safe here. It's a little bit more expensive for alcohol and western food in comparison to other places in SE Asia. But the local restaurants serving Indoensian food are very reasonable (£1.50-2 for a meal). Beaches are very lovely. Lots of places along the harbour to organise snorkel trips and trips to Lombok.
Posted: July 31, 2024Experienced: June, 2024
Aneta
Germany
Gili Trawangan, Solo travel
I had low expectations about this place since it is quite touristy and I tend to avoid it as a backpacker. I fell in love with this place - the diving school "Compass Divers" made my first diving experience so amazing that my whole vacation became a diving vacation. I stayed on Gili Trawangan for 7 days instead of initially planned 2 days and spent most of the time in the water. The beach is typically touristy with bars and clubs however if you go one street away from the beach - it gets calm and more local. They do not allow scooters there so everyone is either walking or biking what makes the whole island quieter. It is small, has beautiful sunsets and many food options for everyone. If you wanna dive, go there!
Posted: July 28, 2024Experienced: August, 2023Bali, Solo travel
I felt very safe in Bali as a female solo traveller. I have never felt mildly worried or unsafe here. Everyone I encountered was friendly and welcoming. There are also lots of solo travelers that you will meet.
Posted: July 23, 2024Bali, Solo travel
Bali is such a well travelled island that it feels incredibly safe and hospitable for travellers of all kinds. I had many moments travelling alone throughout Bali and there was never a moment that I felt unsafe. Do you try to steer away from the well-being paths because there are a lot of people in the popular areas and it can get quite overwhelming. Munduk, and around that area are much quieter and no less beautiful than the popular Ubud areas or Uluwatu. You will find unique beauty in all parts of the island. Amed is lovely too! Beautiful for beach stays. You can expect to pay a minimum of around 200k IDR per night for your own room/joglo. Of course, you do get what you pay for. The food is delicious and mostly clean wherever you go these days as the locals have much more awareness about it. Do be careful though as Bali belly is real. Don’t let the tap water get in your mouth at all. All in all Bali is wonderful!
Posted: July 23, 2024Experienced: May, 2024
moni
Germany
Bali, Group travel
We felt safe during our time in Bali. We visited ubud,uluwatu and the gili islands. We had a mix between beach day and city trip. In ubud you could do more activities like yoga or shooing. In refer to the gili islands it depends which island you are planning to visit. Gili meno was quite and small island perfect to relax. Gili T was like the party island.
Posted: July 17, 2024Is Indonesia safe for women?
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yussyafrida
Sidoarjo
It's a small town near Surabaya and safe for Travellers even though there is not much to see in the town. It's near Surabaya so people often go to surabaya for some events, work, etc. the public transport is safe
Posted: October 26, 2024
Dhea
Jakarta
In Jakarta, you can easily using public transportation with only using one card, but I’m not recommend to walking on pedestrian. For woman, when you walking alone, there’s a lot of people will cat calling.
Posted: October 17, 2024Meet locals in Indonesia
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Indonesia
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Hello. I'm ima. I am a part time medical doctor, also a mother of two who wants to travel and feel the different cultures around the world.
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Denpasar
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hey there👋 jm a total newbie to Bali, but im already loving the vibes here 🌴 Just moved from another city a few weeks ago, but half my family lives here so im feeling right at home. im a huge fan of women's football, especially Arsenal, and i also looove watching movies and tv show but my favorite things ever is walking and yapping because im a total chatterbox🥹 AND OF COURSE FINDING NEW PLACESSS i love meeting new people and having a good laugh, so dont be shy to say hi! 😉 im looking forward to exploring Bali with some awesome travel buddies!
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My name is Safae, I am an economic student in Brussels.
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I love to travel and since my divorce, I have not had anyone to travel with. I don’t want to wait for others to love travel. I want to see the world.
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