🇮🇳India🇮🇳 for solo woman travel #travel #india #indiatrip
· 25.10.2023 · 10:45:31 ··· ··· Wednesday ·· 3 (3)
TRAVEL VLOG IV First things first if you want to travel India as a solo woman: please do your research. When things go wrong, it's usually because of culturally inappropriate behaviour or doing things that the locals would never even attempt.
With that being said, here's the most basic advice I always give to my female friends who want to travel India solo:
1 Start in South India, like in Kochi
The tourism is way less focussed on mass tourism. Hence the locals I feel are more invested in you having the best time ever.
2 Seriously pay for a safe place to stay and compare reviews on Booking, tripadvisor and google. I personally LOVED good homestays and guesthouses as a solo female traveller. Staying with a family feels safer than a budget hotel, or sometimes even a luxury hotel, as the family always keep an eye out for you.
3 Especially as a solo female traveller keep an eye on what the local women wear, do, and where they go. India is a conservative country when it comes to outfits, but I feel Indian ethnic wear is also more comfortable and pretty (looks GREAT in pictures!). If in certain areas you don't spot any women, you shouldn't be there either. One time I walked into a cafe full with only men, and literally immediately just walked out lol. Also at night if I wouldn't see any women in the streets (usually past 9-10PM), I'd return to my room too. Just really pay attention to what local women do and you should be good.
4 I also personally barely drink, and certainly never with people I've just met. Drugs, yes weed included, are illegal in India. Even if your "friends" say it's cool, it's really not.
5 This is going to sound like victim blaming, but just hear me out. When you're travelling alone, your safety is your responsibility. If someone makes you feel uncomfortable, or even try to touch you, feel free to go batshit crazy. Especially in a conservative country, the men certainly know what is and isn't appropriate but that won't stop everyone from shooting their shot (sadly).
Check out my YouTube for my solo female travel vlogs all across India for more (linked in bio)
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