Is Sri Lanka Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel experience

It was one of my favourite trip ever. It's my first time doing solo travel but I never felt alone during the travel. The locals are so nice that offer me to love in there home and provide food for free. I feel really thankful and touched in the end of the trip. I travel Sri Lanka mostly through Bus, the Bus system is so good that you can literally travel anywhere there! I'd say except the capital, Sri lanka is quite safe overall, but I would still suggest you to just stay at home at night if you are a female solo traveller!

Solo travel experience

I feel safe I really recommend surfing at the welligama beach I recommend Kottu roti as a food The city was really cheap including accommodation and transportation I stayed 4 different airbnb and all of them were great Transportation around the whole country was so easy and accessible

Solo travel experience

I was alone in Sri Lanka and felt safe. People really like to talk and offer their hospitality to travelers. But if you don't like to be squeezed or hanged on public transportation then traveling between cities is quite challenging.

Solo travel experience

Wear a ring and say you're married. Even if you say you have a boyfriend, guys are going to insist. Be careful with CouchSurfing. They think it's tinder, so unfortunately I had bad experiences. Be careful. When I was in Mirissa, a touristic beach place, I went out to a bar. Some girls were drunk, completely, and local guys were there trying to take advantage. Thanks to some friends we walked two of them to their hostels. So if you travel solo, try to avoid a man thought apps (like CouchSurfing). Try to find someone to travel Apart from very insistent men, it's a safe place ( well they will try to make you paid like European prices, but apart from that, it's nice)

Solo travel experience

I felt safe travelling alone, people are extremely friendly. However, I was sexually harassed while just walking at daytime at the beach. Also, stuff was stolen from me. I wouldn't recommend walking alone at secluded beaches.

Solo travel experience

I felt perfectly safe solo traveling Sri Lanka for 3 weeks. The people of Sri Lanka are the nicest and most friendly people I ever met. This small country has so much to offer and it's very affordable. Mountains, hiking, temples, history, great wildlife, amazing beaches, beautiful towns, and delicious food.

Solo travel experience

I traveled alone in Sri Lanka in April and I can only say good things. I spent most of my time on the coasts and in the mountains. I loved this country, its culture, and its food and felt very safe.

Group travel experience

I felt absolutely safe, I spent part of the time with friends, and part traveling alone, my friends wouldn't let me travel if they didn't think I would be safe. I used drivers/cars arranged by my friends or hotels, taxis, Uber and tuk-tuks, both during the day and in the evening, I also went to restaurants in the evening.

Solo travel experience

Sri Lanka was the first country I visited alone. I stayed in the south of the island and used public transportation as much as possible, as it was very cheap. The people there are the friendliest I have ever met. I felt very safe throughout the whole trip. When travelling between cities, it was difficult to get there by public transport, so I had to ask someone from the hotel I was staying at to give me a ride to the next place (agree on the price in advance).

Solo travel experience

I traveled alone to Sri Lanka and I loved it, I never felt unsafe. I traveled by train, it was very cheap and super friendly. I booked accommodation one day ahead during my whole trip and did all the tours I could, in the time I had.

Sri lanka is moderately safe for solo female travellers as. Long as they take necessary precautions. Make sure you do not go out alone at night or travel long distances with unknown people. While most people are very kind and helpful, there are black sheep who ruin the experience. So better safe than sorry.

Group travel experience

So few months back i travelled to Sri lanka with one of my female colleagues. I was there for 5 nights and 6 days (could not manage any more days from office 😭). But 5 days are definitely not enough to cover the beauties of Srilanka. What an amazing country it is! But still we covered as much as possible within these days. Thanks to our travel agency who arranged the tour plan based on our travel taste and budget. I must say it was pretty cheap comparing the accomodation and the beautiful locations! He took only 600 USD for 5 days accomodation and 6 days full time car service. We had spent 5 nights in 5 different cities! Yeah it was hectic, but man i hadnt missed one place from the itinerary and thank god i havent. Because all the places were just amazing. I know there are much more things to do and places to go. But because of the timings constraint i couldnt 😭. Here are the places we have been. * Dambulla cave temple * Sigriya rock fortress * polonnuwara ancient city and Museum * Kandy city explore * Tooth relic Temple at Kandy * Ramboda waterfall * Tea factory visit at Nuwara Eliya * THE train journey * Ravana waterfall * Nine arch bridge * Mirissa coconut hill tree and beach * Galle Fortress * Shopping at Galle Turtle hatchery was in our itinerary but we didnt visit even though we had chance. Because we were just not into hatchery that much. Two of the best part of Srilanka are the local people and the food. They are super friendly and the food is just delicious 😋🥰. Please try the local foods as much as possible if you ever visit Sri lanka. Thanks.

Group travel experience

That was an incredible experience!! I had lots of fun. I spent 2,5 months exploring this magnificent country, I was staying in Weligama - it was less crowded than Hikkaduwa or other popular towns. It’s a great spot to learn surfing. I totally recommend to visit Adam’s peak, nine arches bridge, sigiriya. Locals are very friendly and nice, everything is pretty cheap.