Is Tulum safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Tulum for female travelers?
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based on 10 experiences from female travelers
Samantha
United States
Solo travel
Tulum was very pricey as it was definitely a tourist town. In order to get onto a beach you had to generally pay to get into any vicinity or buy drinks food at their vicinity to get beach access. You could go to the free beaches but they were full of people & trash. I felt fairly safe but as a woman always stayed diligent. I rode a bicycle all around. There are some cenotes worth checking out for sure!
Posted: June 25, 2025Experienced: March, 2024Solo travel
I really loved staying in Tulúm and discover all the cenote. Mexican food is very good. My Host was amazing, she was taking me everywhere. I felt safe. I loved going to the beach with it’s bright blue water. Also all the zone, the restaurants, the museum were very beautiful . I really recommend going there.
Posted: July 10, 2024Solo travel
I would be very careful in tulum, I didnt feel safe walking there alone even during the day, i have travelled alot of places and felt safe in many of them but in tulum i felt scared, i wouldnt travel there again and i even shortened my trip because i felt on edge
Posted: July 7, 2024
Nakita
Spain
Solo travel
I stayed in Tulum, Quintana Roo for 2 months at the start of 2022! I was teaching yoga at resorts and glamping ground and I rented a loft from Facebook sight unseen! It was quite an adventure, I lived about 20 mins from the beach, deep in the Mexican jungle. I did lots of healing and wellness / adventure activities like a Temazcal ceremony, Sobada Maya massage for DEEP anxiety relief, Holotropic Breathwork with an Intuitive life coach and I took Atv’s out for rides, rode horses on day tours, swam in the cenotes. I felt pretty safe! I even walked home multiple times a week at night in the dark after I finished teaching a yoga class and although nothing happened I wouldn’t recommend you do this lol because it’s pitch black and you’re walking into the jungle so if someone did appear, there’s no one around. Be prepared that Tulum town isn’t upscale like Tulum beach area. It is more of a local area , village vibes. Both areas are incredible to explore and the hotels are GORGEOUS. You MUST go to Holistika Tulum - that’s where I did a full moon sound healing ceremony, temazcal ceremony and some yoga classes and they have the best restaurant on-site. Otti tulum is THE hub for your morning or afternoon Cacao , it’s deliciously soothing and the vibes are HIGH!!! All in all I had a beautiful time in tulum; it’s a powerful energy vortex so I did some pretty deep healing there and also enjoyed some parties on the beach with incredible DJ’s! Tulum is definitely a MUST visit
Posted: December 20, 2023Solo travel
I went to Tulum alone. I easily made acquaintances, as I stayed in a hostel. Out of all the places around Tulum, Tulum was the safest because it wasn't a tourist trap. I recommend learning a bit of Spanish, because then they will try to rip you off less.
Posted: October 16, 2023Safety in Mexico
