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How safe is Netherlands for solo female travelers?
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Amsterdam, Family travel
Traveled to Amsterdam with my sister. Was a lot of fun but the Restaurants somehow were pretty expensive (for a broke student😅) The Rijksmuseum was very interesting and beautiful to look at and learn new things. I would suggest to book a trip on a faerie through the city (you see a lot) and also a stroopwaffel course. Was great fun!
Posted: January 15, 2026Experienced: August, 2025
Irene
Greece
Netherlands, Group travel
I visited the Netherlands with a high school group back in 2024. I really enjoyed the architecture and the whole aesthetic. We mostly stayed in Amsterdam and I really enjoyed the cold weather and chill vibes the city had. My only complaint was that everything was so expensive.. for example in my country a watter bottle costs 0.5€ and there it costed like 3-4€
Posted: January 5, 2026Netherlands, Solo travel
The Netherlands is a beautiful country to travel. I travelled solo and felt pretty safe roaming around throughout the cities. The best place i visited was the small village named Giethoorn which they call as Venice of the Netherlands
Posted: December 3, 2025How safe is Netherlands for women?
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Patricia
Den Helder
You can walk everywhere day and night, just be awakening of your suroundings. Like there is sometimes some crime but I am never scared to walk alone somewhere. The place I put unsafe for the night is where there is a asylum seekers' center. Sometimes there are fights or a robbery
Posted: February 10, 2026
natasja
Gouda
Gouda is very safe. Some pickpocket but I never had this experience. In the night there are some group of men on the streets but I can say hello and they are nice. They are smoking some weed and chill.
Posted: February 7, 2026
Erlin
Arnhem
I can walk alone from the city center to my house at midnight and feel safe enough (I live a 15-minute walk from downtown). I have never encountered a single person who tried to harm me. And the people here so far are friendly and nice.
Posted: February 7, 2026Safety in Netherlands
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Patricia
Den Helder
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hi my name is Patricia and I am 40 years old, feeling like forever 29. I have a 13 year old son and a husband. Both no fan of travelling. I really don't understand. But now my son is more independent I sometimes treat myself to solo getaways or wit a friend or family member. I wanna see more of the world. I am a real introvert what makes it difficult sometimes to meet new people, but more easy when the new person to meet is a extravert :D. I am obsessed with reading so I do that a lot and I love our rescue dog Ollie. Not a very good writer myself so if you wanna ask me something ask away!
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Esther
Wageningen
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hello, I am Esther :) Living in the Netherlands but spending lots of time in Paris too! I am always in for - a good conversation - an urban exploration including visiting lots of parks, bookstores and viewpoins - jam session - having some time to read my book - spending time in a cafe on my own or with friends drinking coffee (daytime) or beer (evening/night). I would say that I live by the saying that the best things in life happen unexpectedly and (solo) traveling really proved that :) Feel free to send a message if you have any questions about NL or just feel like talking :)
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