In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at some of the events you might have heard about that make you nervous about travelling to Sumatra - NOT to scare you, but to ease your mind by showing how rare each one was. While bad things can and do happen everywhere in the world, overall, we believe Sumatra is safe – for solo female travellers, families, and travellers of any age. The worst thing that ever happened to me was getting my bag (with phone and credit cards inside) stolen by an invisible ninja monkey on a remote beach in Pulau Weh - but I got it back two days later! In most areas of Sumatra, I feel safer than I did living in New Zealand. Bad news makes money! Natural disasters, the rare traveller horror story, and terrorism dominate the news about Indonesia.Īs a solo female traveller to Sumatra for seven years before moving here, I have an insiders insight. Unfortunately, the media LOVES making people scared. One of the most common questions we are asked is: is Sumatra safe? As one of the lesser-known parts of Indonesia, people aren’t sure what to expect.
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