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based on 21 experiences from female travelers
Kristina
Russia
Sochi, Group travel
I went to Sochi to see my favorite team play. I was lucky they were playing on my birthday! I bought some new team jerseys for my collection and saw some friends who live there. The sea was warm and the weather was sunny; we were lucky. If you're planning on going, we quickly found comfortable and affordable accommodations in Adler based on our search.
Posted: January 16, 2026
Vasilisa
Russia
Inozemtsevo, Family travel
We stayed in spa retreat, good for health, lots of options, some spa procedures are too expensive. Territory of the resort is private and safe. Village around is nice for local experience. Recommend to visit wine manufacture and try local wine, also there is a local beer manufacture. Not so much things to do in the village, other than manufactures and walking around. Going to mountain trips really worth it, better choose 2-3 days to go on a car mountain trips in different places. Also you can go to nearest cities for excursions and sightseeing. Place got interesting history and architecture.
Posted: August 7, 2025
TATSIANA
Belarus
Gorno-Altaysk, Group travel
Gornoaltaysk is a very beautiful region. It is not expensive, with many places to stay in different price categories. The area is safe, and the food is tasty and inexpensive. Prices are listed in Russian rubles.
Posted: July 24, 2025Experienced: May, 2025TATSIANA
Belarus
Kaliningrad, Solo travel
Kaliningrad is a very beautiful region not expensive many places to stay of different price categories safe food is tasty and inexpensive included Russian rubles It's was Okey I'm like this region 🥰
Posted: July 24, 2025Experienced: June, 2024Krasnodar, Solo travel
About the city itself. I can't say that I wanted to move there, but as a tourist I liked it. Walking, low-rise, but with very heavy traffic and heavy traffic jams in the evenings. I liked the logistics, it was the public transport system that was quite convenient in my opinion, and unlike my city, I could walk to the key points where I wanted to go in 40 minutes or an hour. While in Volgograd, I won't even leave my neighborhood during this time because of the length of the city along the river. The center is old, the buildings are many years old, and they are not being demolished because they...
Posted: July 3, 2025Experienced: April, 2025How safe is Russia for women?
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Based on 308 local experiences
Saint Petersburg
Since 2021 I haven’t feel much anxiety about my safety. But I care a lot about myself and I’m not living active night live. Sometimes I see strange persons but they aren’t dangerous. We haven’t a lot of thieves
Posted: January 24, 2026
Annie
Moscow
Well, for me as a local girl in her twenties I think it’s pretty safe. Even at night iş cool, especially in the center of Moscow. Probably it’s not a good idea to go to Moscow district at night and some south districts
Posted: January 18, 2026Kristina
Saint Petersburg
Honestly, St. Petersburg is generally a very safe city! We have a lot of tourists and out-of-towners, but the streets are still safe. Our city is considered the cultural capital of Russia. However, it's always worth being cautious. At night, it's best to avoid side streets or bar streets, as we have a very active bar and alcohol scene at night. I've lived here for three years, and in that time, I've never been attacked or robbed. Occasionally, drunk people have tried to talk to me, but I avoid such encounters. Most often, they ask for directions, the name of a street, or the time, but...
Posted: January 16, 2026Ulan-Ude
It's ok. Of course we have some unsafe neighbourhoods but mostly it's safe. And all places a tourist goes to are really safe as well. The center of the city is living day night, there are a lot of people always.
Posted: January 12, 2026Moscow
Inside the „MKAD“ it’s pretty safe, especially inside the „TTK“. I wouldn’t recommend to go for a walk at night alone as a woman, though. The subway is pretty safe too. But commuter trains are not, it depends on the deriction. Recently it was reported the phone’s thieves became active again. So I would recommend to hold your phone in sight, especially near the transport hubs. And there were cases of harassment from pick up pupils in different locations. But just simply annoying ones are at Arbat district. The Arbat‘s ones are not dangerous, but just annoying. The quality of alcohol in...
Posted: January 8, 2026Safety in Russia
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Ann
Saint Petersburg
Can host for:
3 days
About me
I’m learning English and I have a dream to visit UK. I like traveling, cooking, watching shows and cinema, listening different music… I have a lot of interest, we can talk about everything Also I’m a dog sitter. I love pets so much, especially cats and dogs. Really adore when I have new guests in my home You can text me! And we can walk together if you’re in Saint-P
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Anastasia
Saint Petersburg
Can host for:
5 days
About me
Hello ladies, I'm glad to be a part of this community! I'm also a student and I'll be doing it for another year, I'm studying at the Faculty of Architecture in St. Petersburg, and I really like to travel, just like all of us here) My English is not very good, but in general I think you will understand me if I talk to you live, here I will use a translator. There are many cool places in St. Petersburg that are worth visiting, it is a very creative and versatile city, I have a couple of recommendations for you if you want.In general, I am open to communication and mutual assistance~
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