Is Kosovo safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Kosovo for female travelers?
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based on 14 experiences from female travelers
Pristina, Family travel
I would not recommend solo travel. Its a safe space for families tho! Very nice people. You should know a local to show around, that would make it safer. Pristina mall was very fun with lots of activities!
Posted: March 5, 2025Pristina, Group travel
Visited Kosovo (flew into Pristina) September 2023. It was my friend (female) and myself. We stayed 1 night and would recommend. There wasn’t quite a lot to do and 6 hours the next day was more than enough. There were lots of stray (very friendly) dogs around! Very protective of women we noticed. However, it was very clear that most men were not friendly towards them. Everywhere her and I walked at night there were dogs near us and growling at guys which was interesting. Didn’t really see any women walking at night. Food was really god and cheap! But again, not a lot to do. They all really liked the fact we were Americans (I live in London now). But met some great people on our walking tour. Then we left for Albania by bus.
Posted: August 18, 2024Experienced: August, 2023
Annabelle
United States
Kosovo, Group travel
I took a day trip to Kosovo from Skopje, North Macedonia today with my older brother and his girlfriend. We first visited Pristina, the capital, and then went over to Prizren. Our guide told us that it is very safe and we did not have to worry about pick pockets while in the city. The history here is fascinating and very complicated. I wish we would have stayed for a whole day in one of the cities instead of just a tour, but it was still amazing!
Posted: August 4, 2023
Alexa
Singapore
Kosovo, Solo travel
mostly felt safe walking around and there were great hikes. food was amazing and so cheap. not a lot of women solo travelling too so i didnt really meet many people. overall great experience and history
Posted: June 8, 2023Kosovo, Solo travel
Kosovo is probably the least visited place I've been to. I really liked it there. This place is not stereotypically "beautiful" (although Prizren is), but it was really interesting to see it with my own eyes.
Posted: May 29, 2023How safe is Kosovo for women?
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Based on 6 local experiences
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Based on 6 local experiences
Pristina
Prishtina is a very safe place , where you can joy alone time without having to worry about any kind of risk People are very friendly and always ready to help in any case There is almost no reason to have fear of walking alone.
Posted: June 7, 2025Pristina
It's a very safe city and people help if they see you being harrased or something, though the chances of that happening are low. But it's never bad to be precautious. I have lived here my entire life and i've only once been touched inappropiately by a guy, and the people around didn't hesitate to help right away.
Posted: May 7, 2025Istog
Istog is a very peacful city that lies in the north of Kosovo. It has a lot of villages in it and it is sorrounded by high beautiful mountains,it also it's own source of water from the mountains which is a place you can visit called "Burimi". Overall the people are quiet and very friendly.
Posted: December 31, 2024
Tringë
Gjilan
Gjilan is a relatively safe city with nice people. It mostly contains families that have lived there for a long time. Most people know each other or have common friends and families. People are kind and welcoming! Crime rates mostly concern young men that get involved in illegal activities and hang out with the wrong people.
Posted: December 30, 2024
Mrika
Pristina
Prishtina is a very safe place to live, visit, go out, walk. It is the capitol city of Kosova so it has a lot of coffee shops, restorants, bars and clubs that you can visit, and if you dont like that walking around and visiting the old part of the city and the square and the center part is also very interesting. You can visit Old coty of Ulpiana which is very close to Prishtina, but also other cities like Prizren, Gjakova for the old town and also Peja for the wonderful nature.
Posted: June 27, 2024Safety in Kosovo
