Is Argentina safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Argentina for solo female travelers?
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based on 64 experiences from female travelers
Océane
France
Iguazú National Park, Solo travel
Iguazu Falls are magnificent. There's a section in Argentina where you're above the falls. Then there's a section in Brazil where you see the falls from the opposite side; it's breathtaking. There are also options to see the falls by boat or to fly over them by helicopter.
Posted: December 27, 2025San Carlos de Bariloche, Solo travel
I felt very save in Bariloche. I was on a backpacker budget, the hostels were very cheap, the restaurants are moderate pricey. I did a biketour which was nice, like that you can see a lot from the area.
Posted: October 23, 2025
Lili
Argentina
Mendoza, Solo travel
I just love Mendoza. I've been living here for almost 5years now. People's VERY friendly, it's a city, but it's not too big so it feels like a village with all city's facilities (to dance at night, to have a drink or go in a fancy coffee shop, bus stations everywhere, great parks...) And it's always sunny here ☀️😎
Posted: October 22, 2025
Andrea
Colombia
Buenos Aires, Couple travel
My experience in Buenos Aires was amazing! It was my second time in the city and I loved it even more. I met wonderful people, ate delicious food, and enjoyed walking around beautiful places. I felt safe in all the areas I visited. Buenos Aires has such great energy. — I can’t wait to go back! 🇦🇷❤️🔥
Posted: October 4, 2025Argentina, Couple travel
It was incredible trip! The nature of Argentina is amazing! I felt safety because I walked in the morning and afternoon, and in the evening I was at the hotel You should see there the penguins and iceberg 🥹🥹🥹
Posted: August 24, 2025How safe is Argentina for women?
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Based on 67 local experiences
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Based on 67 local experiences
Irina
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is overall safe (considering that it is located in Latin America). The only thing you seriously need to pay attention to is theft. Do not leave valuable belongings unattended, avoid showing off valuable items, such as expensive accesories or handbags, and try to keep your phone out of sight as much as possible. If you need to check an address or respond to any messages, get inside a shop. While pickpocketing is unfortunately common, violent theft and violent crimes in general are unusual. These would be my tips for female solo travellers if they choose to visit Buenos Aires. I do not mean to scare anyone, as I said, Buenos Aires is overall safe, but if you follow these tips the probability of something bad happening to you will be very low: - The city of Buenos Aires is safe, but some areas sorrounding it are not, especially for tourists. These areas are actually low-income neighborhoods, so I doubt anyone would plan to visit those places, but the point is, everytime you decide to leave the tourist area to go anywhere, do some previous research. You can also ask me for information if you want :-). - For women specifically, cat-calling may be an issue. I did not heard of any woman here being followed or grabbed by a stranger. But other less invasive forms sexual-harrassment, for example, unwanted compliments, stares or even whistles, do happen. If you ever find yourself in a situation like that, ignore the man who is doing that to you and leave. Normally, thats the way you get rid of creepy men, but if that does not work, ask for help. - The local are very friendly and always available if you need help. So if anything happens to you (whether you get injured, someone is giving you unwanted attention, you run out of battery, you are having a panic attack, whatever) ask for help! You can trust almost anyone, but if you want to feel a bit safer, you can look for a group of women, a family, police officers or people working at a shop. They will definitly help. - To avoid being an easy target of theft try to blend in with the locals. I know this is not always possible (people in Buenos Aires are not as diverse as in other cities of South America), but try to not make it very obvious that you are a tourist. Dress casually and walk confidently. - I have heard that tourist scams are frequent. It is not something that I have experienced since I am not a foreigner, but try to do research on what the typical price range is for certain services, which neighbourhoods are more or less expensive, and with that information, you will be more capable of detecting scams. And as I have already said, you can ask the locals for helo if you think that someone is trying to charge you a lot of money for a service. - Although pick-pocketing is the most common form of theft, if someone approaches you and tells you to hand out certain belongings, OBEY THEM. Even if they dont seem to carry a gun, do not confront them, is not worth the risk. - Last (actually good news), Buenos Aires is generally open minded. From what I have heard, if you belong to any minority, whether you are LGBT, muslim, jewish or POC, you will not have any additional safety concerns. Though, the mayority of people around me are white, christians and not part of the LGBT community, so for more detailled information I would recommend you to reach out someone who has the same conditions as you and ask what his experience in Buenos Aires was like.
Posted: January 10, 2026
Magui
San Carlos de Bariloche
Bariloche is safe, but you have to pay attention to some things, like not leaving valious stuff on the car. Or not leaving your things un attendant. Or be careful at nigh if you are solo walking in not very nice neiborhood
Posted: November 22, 2025Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is generally a safe city but it depends on where you are. If you stay and move around barrios like Belgrano, Palermo and Ricoleta, it is as safe to walk alone as a woman during night as in any other big city.
Posted: November 13, 2025
Juana
San Carlos de Bariloche
Quite quiet and safe, you can go at night without problems and it's a good place to come on a trip alone You always have to be careful in Argentina anyway but this city is characterised by kindness and security
Posted: November 9, 2025
Bianca
Partido de Avellaneda
It's not the most dangerous place, but it's not safe. Always be careful, don't go out alone at night, watch your surroundings and take care of yourself every day. Even though nothing has happened to me and I hope it stays that way, I recommend these safety measures throughout Buenos Aires.
Posted: October 4, 2025Safety in Argentina
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Antonia
Buenos Aires
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hey, Im Antonia! Half Ecuadorian 🇪🇨 half Chilean 🇨🇱 living in Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷. I love traveling, fashion, dancing and I have 2 cats 🐈⬛🤍 -Spanish -English -Portuguese
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Lili
Mendoza
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hi, I'm french but I live in Mendoza, Argentina. I'm 39, I've been living here for 5 years and really love it ! I'm a french teacher online and I'm learning Portuguese. I hope to be able to visit Brazil one day, and I'd love to visit other countries such as Colombia or Uruguay. I really enjoy meeting new people and get to know them and about their culture. I also love cooking so we might exchange national/traditional recipes ? I love dancing, especially Bachata. I don't smoke or drink alcohol (but my friends would not say I'm boring 😁). I'm a 🫑vegetarian 🥦 but it's a personal choice. We can talk about it as long as nobody tries to make the others change their mind 😁 I try to be a decent ally to LGBTQIA+ community, if it annoys you, it's not ok to me. Hope to meet you soon !
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Lucia
Tucuman
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hola!! Somos Julieta (28) y Lucia(23)! Somos dos hermanas argentinas con muchas ganas de recorrer Europa, conocer gente, compartir historias y vivir experiencias inolvidables. Nos encanta viajar, sumergirnos en otras culturas, tener aventuras nuevas, y sobre todo, hacer amigas en el camino. Somos alegres, curiosas, charlatanas y nos reímos fácil. Esta app nos pareció la mejor excusa para cruzarnos con personas copadas que estén abiertas a compartir su casa, su ciudad y buena onda. Nosotras estamos igual de dispuestas a compartir lo que sea: una charla, una cena o una aventura espontánea. Si estás por ahí y tenés un espacio para recibirnos, prometemos buena energía, muchas risas y mil ganas de conectar 💫🌎
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Mariel
Villa de Merlo
Can host for:
4 days
About me
I consider myself a citizen of the world, but especially a South American. I've lived all my life in Argentina, was born in Brazil and my granny is from Paraguay (one of the few countries in South America I still need to visit). I like to learn from the environment in which I move. In these years of travel and life, I learned that life is too short to try to be someone else than myself, every day I'm working on avoiding expectations and accepting things as they are. I like to do meditation, walk in the mountains, be near nature, do things I've never done before and learn from them, have deep conversations about life with people I don't know, be near places, situations and people that might be extremely different from me but I can learn from those differences. I've been traveling with my husband for 7 years and a year ago we decided to buy a house in our country Argentina next to the mountains in Merlo San Luis. When we travel we don't like conquering the must-see places when we travel and follow the touristic path everyone does. Our success in travel is to understand each culture well enough and mingle with the locals. We prefer going to places locals would go, discover new places in that way, and end up on a birthday or wedding rather than just visiting those really impressive places packed with tourists. That's also why we love hitchhiking, staying in local's houses and meeting them randomly so much, because we end up knowing places we never expected to visit, meeting people we didn't expect to meet and always learning new ways of life, traditions and also in a way learning more about ourselves. Otherwise we just visit places but we don't go through a real inner transformation, adapting to new culture and rules is something magical. By the way, I'm a translator as a profession but it's been many years I'm teaching Spanish and host a podcast to teach Argentine culture and traditions.
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Mercurio
Buenos Aires
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hola 👋 Soy Mercurio, vivo en Buenos Aires. Conozco mucho mi ciudad y le gusta mucho ir a comer a lugares especiales: ricos, tradicionales, étnicos, etc. Trabajo en un Museo cuyo entrada es gratuita y doy visitas guiadas, las espero!!
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Luciana
Buenos Aires
Can host for:
7 days
About me
Hi! My name is Luciana. I'm a 24 years old lesbian tattoo artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm here because i heard about this iniciative and it made me so happy to know that i can meet other women who are open to this experiences. I'd love to host you as much as i'd love to travell and stay in your home! Check My profile and DM me if you want something Buenos Aires related, i'm always gonna help if I can <3
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Graziela
Buenos Aires
Can host for:
3 days
About me
I am brazilian and I live in Argentina now. I work mostly from home and I love to travel and the best thing is that I like to share experiences with people.
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Emma
Buenos Aires
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hi! I'm Emma, I'm 24 and from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I love traveling, meeting new people, and discovering interesting places. I'm really into sports, live music, art museums, and historic spots. I'm super easygoing and love a good chat :)
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Agus
Quilmes Oeste
Can host for:
7 days
About me
Hi! I’m Agus! I’m passionate about meeting new people, learning about their cultures and languages, and sharing the beauty of my own city with others. Traveling is my greatest love because of the incredible exchange of ideas, experiences, and connections it brings.
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Ellie
Buenos Aires
Can host for:
3 days
About me
Hi! I’m a french girl living in Paris and studying in Buenos Aires; I am currently in Belgium and going to Amsterdam this monday 27/01/2025 I would like to know this city while feeling safe since it’s my first solo trip! I already made at least 5 friends visit Paris and would gladly do so once more when i’m back there! ;D
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