Group travel

You generally feel safe in Mexico City if you’re in the “good” side of the city. People are super friendly, the transportation system is efficient and the food is amazing!!! Don’t miss churrería el Moro, the best churros I’ve tried!!! For good tacos go to el cocuyo, so good!

Family travel

I had an incredible experience in Mexico City. It is a massive, bustling, vibrant city with a million things to explore. My family hit the main tourist attractions, including Frida Kahlo’s and Diego Rivera’s houses, Chapultapec Castle, walking around La Condesa and nearby artsy neighborhoods, going to the Zócalo, and going to various markets such as Mercado de la Merced. I ate the best food I have EVER tasted there, and I am not exaggerating. Make sure to eat Tlayudas, and I enjoyed trying fideo seco and in general any tacos I could find. I felt very safe there, but it is good to note that I am from a relatively big city as well, so walking around busier and sometimes more rough and tumble streets felt more natural to me. I had to get used to handling cash and being careful with my belongings especially in crowded areas, but no one in my family was robbed or pickpocketed while there. One thing I will say is that someone did give us change in fake money, which apparently is an issue there. A taxi driver alerted us to it when we tried to pay him, and he told us to be very aware when purchasing things and to check that the money is real. We got around by taxi and uber mostly, and we had no issues. I was greatly improving my Spanish at the time so that helped. Something that was really nice transportation-wise, was we ordered Ubers for day trips and had them wait for us while we explored the destination. For example, we went out to see Teotihuacán (a MUST SEE) and it was really nice to have the security of an Uber waiting for us and a set fare. Also, the driver was really nice and was able to give us a ton of information about the area. Overall an incredible experience and I want to go back!! THE FOOD THE FOOD THE FOOD

Group travel

I had amazing time with family and friends, I initially had no idea what Mexico City would be like, but as the time went on I realized on my own terms how incredible the city is. There’s is so much to do and the food is delicious.

Solo travel

Mexico City is such a beautiful city with many fun things to do and wonderful food! If I had any trouble getting around or getting clarification on something, people were very kind and helpful! I felt mostly safe as a solo traveler, just still on guard as normal, just to be on the safe side. I HIGHLY recommend going to Teotihuacán (it’s about 45 min to an hour outside of Mexico City, worth it!!) to do the hot air balloon ride over the pyramids at sunrise. I’ve also heard Tolantongo is a worthwhile drive as well! I stayed at a hostel inside the city, it was super affordable and they were super friendly and welcoming - for this I used HostelWorld app. Also Didi is like Uber but more local, that came in handy getting around!

Solo travel

1 week will not be enough . Mexico city it's so big. Safety stuff In Mexico city There are female only subway cars so I guess there is historically some violence against women stuff, not trying to scare ppl, but just something to be aware of, I wore my backpack on the front of me to prevent mugging as that's something I don't want to experince But there is also history of the city reforming dangerous neighborhoods like tepito for tourism, And locals may be curious about you But it's a city, ppl mostly managing their own lives /mind their business The culture has some toxic workaholic as well so expect to see tired people on the way to here and there But you'll find warm presence and virtuous people too, like 98% But don't : - Be drunk /loud in public(drinking in public is Illegal and if you stand out you will get robbed by police/targeted by randoms etc) - Take weird offers, ie. Instead of random cab people,Take a reputable rideshare or what locals say is a trusted cab company, or the public transit or collectivos - be alone - go where you can be isolated Do: - enjoy locals/travel experienced ppl, get the right attention not the wrong attention - Dress down, seriously look as poor/mundane as possible lol imo I have not personally gotten into trouble, where my safety was at risk but I've done questionable things like visit people's homes. But hey at least I travelled in groups or pairs. There are people who want to warn/avoid others getting in trouble too One dude who I partied w a few nights he was living in Mexico for years, but one night I saw him it already happened;he was standing alone drunk at night(2 am) and get robbed by the police and he said it was his first time lol, he had to borrow a phone to call his relatives... And also this one traveller who before I saw him, visited a really remote village and was surrounded by teenagers with bats and got robbed(also at night). When I met him he had a gash on his forehead that healed. Was a chill guy, he was Mexican though and felt p betrayed by his ppl So there's a balance I haven't heard cases of outright violence with girls, probably something that only comes out in a hush hush conversation, not in the open. I just had cases where ppl seriously shoot their shot way too much I have also met actually quite a big handful of solo female travellers, even ones with loud /princess personalities lol but definitely helps so much to learn some of the language. If anyone knows Spanish super awesome in your group, always helps to use Duolingo, which was designed by Stanford ppl specifically for English -> Spanish learners. Duolingo is very decent for romantic/Latin languages

Totally depends on the area where you are, can be very safe in a lot of places but there are many neighborhoods that as a tourist you should never step foot on As long as you stay in popular/touristy areas you will have the most amazing time. Mexico City is the best city in the world, no doubt about it! Unfortunately Mexico's government and situation in general is not the best but that shouldn't stop you from visiting one of the most beautiful and incredible countries in the world Just please be careful, don't go out alone at night, don't walk around lonely places also be aware of pickpocketing in crowded places Don't wander around downtown at night even if you are not alone, better to do during the day Don't be scared, there are many other areas where it is much safer to walk alone at night like Roma, Condesa, Polanco, Reforma (around Chapultepec), etc.

Daylight in good areas is ok, try not to go out at night alone. The touristic areas are usually safe, just be aware of pickpockets on crowded places, there are some safe areas at night when theres still people around.

When saying in the expat neighborhood, I always feel safe, day and night. That being said, I do not venture out of these main neighborhoods at night. Leah’s have to be traveling smart of course, but in the two years I’ve lived here I’ve felt very secure so far.

Mexico is not the safest place on earth. But if you are carefull it's okay. As a woman you can use public transport without fear thanks to the compartments reserved for women at the front of the transport. Also, you should not show too many signs of wealth.

It is a huge city with many touristic spots, however, overcrowded places can be perfect spots for pickpockets, some places are very dangerous to visit even if they are sell as touristic attractions. Public transport is clean and safe but can be difficult to use so read well the maps! Harassment is pretty common in non touristic places.