Is Bali Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel experience

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.

Solo travel experience

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!

Group travel experience

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.

Solo travel experience

I highly recommend bali as female solo traveler! I never feel comfortable driving myself in foreign countries especially on scooter so I used the apps grab and gojek the whole time I was there which was easy to use and so so cheap! gojek also was great to be able to order food deliveries, massage therapists, anything you need! I found accommodation via fb groups but it’s important to go check it out in person to make sure it looks like the pictures but also to see if there’s any noisy construction or weird neighbors, strange smells/cleanliness or overall safe environment that you can only be able to check in person not from online.

Solo travel experience

I traveled solo for about 6 weeks. I found rooms on Booking and stayed places between 1 night and 2 weeks. From the minute I landed I felt very safe. I walked to my room from the airport (which I don’t actually recommend, but I never felt like I was in danger.) I used Grab for motorbike taxis until I learned to drive my own motorbike. The only way I felt vulnerable was when I would get talked into spending too much on tourist stuff on the beach. But I always felt physically safe, even walking alone at night, and haven’t heard of any pickpocketing. Oh actually I did hear that people will grab your phone if you have it on a phone holder on a motorbike.

Solo travel experience

As it was my first time in Southeast Asia I was a little on edge and sceptical about safety as a female solo traveller and being mugged etc. but to my surprise I felt super safe in Bali, I could come back home alone at 4 am on an Uber scooter and not be worried, be out drinking and interacting with people, or living in hostels, or hitching along with other solo travellers. All in all a great and safe experience

Solo travel experience

I loved my time in Bali and I felt very safe as a solo female traveller there. I stayed in the hostel Canggu and Keladi house in ubud and would recommend both hostels. Keladi house feels like another world as it’s situated in a field surrounded by trees but still close to the main road. My favourite activity I did was releasing a baby sea turtle into the sea in Kuta. This was a free activity, you just need to keep an eye on the Facebook page of the turtle conservation so see when they will be holding a release and get there ahead of time to make sure you get a token so you can release a baby turtle.

Solo travel experience

Stayed with adult kids in budget Harris hotel. Basic good food. Walk away from shops and restaurants. People very friendly. Felt safe. Loved Ubud as it was so much cooler. Second week moved to Karma Kandara seaside resort which is perched on a cliff, access to the beach by funicular. Five star holiday. Will return there.

Couple travel experience

Balinese people are so kind and helpful and lovely, I felt very safe especially with a partner and it’s so easy to make friends, there’s so many things to do the weather is amazing the beaches are beautiful. It’s very busy these days and it’s not as amazing as it was but it’s still one of my favourite places.

Couple travel experience

Bali is a safe place to travel. I definitely recommend the northern part of Bali. It’s not that crowded and very beautiful. If you staying in Ubud, don’t go to the restaurant at the main street, just around the corner you will find some traditional and cheaper options.

Bali is considered safe to live in or to visit, especially for tourists. People are friendly and welcome tourists, they will treat you like their own family. But because of the high amount of tourists who rent scooters, some/ most of them do not know how to ride it properly and not following the rules, so we as locals also have to be careful.

Solo travel experience

I felt very save, people is so friendly. I would recommend to all the women. Vegan and vegetwrian options everywhere. Yoga, pilates and fitness. Also you can enjoy parties and a lot of activities. You can move around by bike or with th çe grab app.

Solo travel experience

I have spent one month alone in bali and it was amazing such as nature, people and overall experience. Full of power this island can open you to calm and kind world despite the fact that is really to traffic