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Where is SafeSafety questions for travelers, answered plainly

For travelers from the US: cities, states and countries

Where is Safe

Is it safe to go, to walk at night, to drive, to drink the water? Plain answers, place by place, and where to stay when you do.

12,562 answers for the road

Reading a travel advisory

The US State Department rates every country on four levels. This is what each one asks of you.

  1. Exercise normal precautions

    The lowest level: some risk comes with any trip abroad, so take the care you would take anywhere.

  2. Exercise increased caution

    Heightened risks in places: know which areas, and at what hours, deserve more care.

  3. Reconsider travel

    Serious risks to safety and security: think hard about whether the trip is worth it.

  4. Do not travel

    The highest level: a greater chance of life-threatening risks, and US help on the ground may be very limited.

Levels change. See today’s level for any country at travel.state.gov

Before you go

The questions worth settling before the trip, not on the curb outside the airport.

The atlas

Every place in the guide, region by region, with its three routes: safety, is it safe to visit, and where to stay.

The United States

50 places · 5,527 answers

Europe

23 places · 1,749 answers

Asia and the Pacific

18 places · 1,010 answers

Safety, wherever you go

Where to stay: more destinations 800 answers parts 345678910111213
Flying safety: planes, airlines and airports 73 answers parts 2
Is it safe at night? 29 answers
Is the tap water safe to drink? 28 answers
Getting around safely: walking, transit and taxis 18 answers
Safety in the National Parks 16 answers

Asked before every trip

  1. Is New Orleans safe?
  2. Is Brazil safe to visit?
  3. Is San Diego safe?
  4. Is Peru safe to travel to?
  5. Is Guatemala safe to travel?
  6. Is Ecuador safe to visit?
  7. Is Colombia safe to travel?
  8. Is Vietnam safe to travel?
  9. Is Boston a safe city?
  10. Is Jordan a safe country?
  11. Is it safe to travel to Istanbul?
  12. Is Portugal safe to visit?

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