Is Ohrid Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

Ohrid was my first solo trip and I’ll never forget it! I spent there 4 full days. I took a day boat trip to saint naum and a day kayaking trip. The first day when I was just wandering around the city and chilling near the lake I got approached by a girl to meet her friends and go to the beach together, because she saw me being alone. That way I met such great people and I felt so welcomed. We went for a traditional Macedonian dinner together the same evening. It was definitely a beautiful...

Solo travel

Ohrid is beautiful, great for a 2 day stay. There are pay-as-you-wish day tours available to bring you around the Church of Saint John, the Ancient Macedonian theatre, Ohrid boardwalk etc. I also enjoyed the boat tour to St Naums, incredibly pretty. It’s a very small town though, so 2 days is more than enough. It is much more affordable than Western Europe, I paid around €7 for Old Town Hostel Ohrid and I ended up meeting some of the best people there! However, I am ethnically Chinese so I...

Solo travel

I traveled alone to Ohrid and it was one of the best trips I have ever taken! I felt completely safe both at night and during the day, and people are incredibly friendly. As a solo female, I didn't face any inappropriate comments or strange looks.

It is safe for most parts ofc crime can happen but it’s not that common mostly because it is a small city but overall it’s safe u got nothing to worry about be more careful in summer season cuz then we have tourists and they can make some trouble