How to Create the Safest Vacation for Your Family by Avoiding the Most Dangerous Travel Destinations

What are the countries or places that are on your travel bucket list? Did you know that some of the most dangerous travel destinations are places that many people go to on a regular basis?

For most people, when they go on vacation, they want a break from everything that is going on in their lives. They want to escape the everyday hustle and bustle.

This is why every year, many people spend a lot of money on traveling. They shell out money for their plane tickets, hotel rooms, pet sitters (if they have pets), or child care providers (if their kids are not going with them). Additionally, people spend on the food on their vacation and for any fun trips and/or sightseeing trips that they go on.

Going on a vacation should be a way for you to relax and destress. This is why, for a lot of people, they make sure that the places they are traveling to are safe and free from crime.

However, others love the adrenaline rush, and they want to find those exciting places that have an added sense of risk. For these people, some of these places may be just what they are looking for.

In this blog post, we share with you some of the most dangerous places around the globe. It’s up to you if you want to add them in yor

Most Dangerous Travel Destinations Around The Globe

Peru

The only real safe place in Peru is Machu Picchu. It is Peru’s most popular tourist attraction. The main reason that it is safe is because of the amount of money it brings in on a yearly basis.

The rest of the country, especially the travel routes and rural areas, has terrorist groups and drug cartels in them. Therefore, most of Peru is not a safe place for tourists to travel to.

In addition to petty theft, credit card fraud is rampant in Peru as well. Make sure to watch out for pickpockets and credit card scammers. When traveling around Peru, keep an eye out for any suspicious transactions in your bank account. These may be scammers of credit cards.

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Mexico has been known for its violent crimes.

Additionally, drug trafficing is rampant most specifically in Ciudad Juarez. It is one of the most violent cities in the nation. Because of police corruption, crimes, theft, and other violent acts go unpunished.

Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand as a whole is known to be a volatile place these days. Along with political unrest, there is also organized crime. Organized crime criminals and petty criminals are looking to attack and/or people that are there on vacation.

They may not get killed, but in a short matter of time, they can be a broke and penniless tourist, wondering how it all happened. Criminals often steal their money and passports. The police in Bangkok also do not care about the welfare of people that have traveled to visit there.

Acapulco, Mexico

This once very prosperous city in Mexico now has a bad reputation as a place where people that live there and visitors alike are under constant threat. The drug trade wants to sell their products to tourists and the crime rate in the city affects them.

However, if it was really that bad no one would ever visit there. People still visit there, travel through the city, and leave the city with happy memories. Being on alert and using common sense is a good idea no matter where people travel.

Bahamas, North America

The Bahamas were hit hard by a hurricane in 2019. Hurricane Dorian wiped out entire resorts. Aside from hurricanes, violent crime has also been an issue in the area. It is advised to exercise caution when visiting the Bahamas.

Instead of the Bahamas, you can try visiting the outer islands instead, like Abacos or the Exumas. There are less crimes in these areas.

Venezuela

Another dangerous country to travel to is Venezuela. It is at the top of the “Do Not Travel” zone by the state department.

Aside from high crime rates, poor health overall, the country is also experiencing political rallies and detention of Americans. Food, water, medical supplies, and power or electricity are in short supply throughout the country.

Other Dangerous Travel Destinations

Other places that are not safe to travel in this world are:

Israel (bomb attacks and terrorist activity),
Bogota, Colombia (drug trafficking and kidnapping),
Mumbai, some places in India (pickpockets, sex crimes, burglaries, and scammers),
Haiti and the Dominican Republic (credit card fraud, bank machine tampering, kidnapping, thievery, mugging, assaults, robbery, and sex crimes).
Kingston, Jamaica is another one of the most dangerous travel destinations as it has drug activity and assault and robbery against tourists
Cape Town, South Africa has muggings, carjackings, and murders. Cape Town does have some safe areas, so travelers need to be on alert for the places that they visit in this city.

In Conclusion

Hopefully, this has helped you learn about unsafe areas throughout the world.

Your vacation needs to be a fun and relaxing way to escape from the chaos of their world and not to enter a chaos-filled world full of danger and crime.

The Most Dangerous Travel Destinations