St. Vincent & the Grenadines Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Saint Vincent & The Grenadines Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Saint Vincent & The Grenadines and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Etymology: Saint Vincent was named by explorer Christopher Columbus after Saint Vincent of Saragoza because the 22 January 1498 day of discovery was the saint's feast day.

Capital: Kingstown.

Independence / foundation: The island was ceded to the UK in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.

Population: 100,804.

Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
1 USD = 2.70 XCD
1 EUR = 2.90 - 2.96 XCD

Time zone: UTC-4

Languages spoken: English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois.

Religions: Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 28%, Anglican 14%, Seventh Day Adventist 12%, Baptist 9%, Methodist 9%, Evangelical 4%, Salvation Army <1%, Presbyterian/Congregational <1%), Roman Catholic 6%, Rastafarian 1%, Jehovah's Witness <1%, other 5%, none 7%, unspecified 4%.

Climate: Tropical climate with little seasonal temperature variation. A rainy season from May to November.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $1.5 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $14,600.

Main airports: Argyle International Airport.

World heritage sites in Saint Vincent & The Grenadines

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 0.

Top world heritage sites:

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Interesting facts about Saint Vincent & The Grenadines

- The country is made up of 32 islands and cays, but only 9 of them are inhabited. The surrounding waters or the country are full of marine life and an ideal spot to go snorkeling in the Caribbean. There are hundreds of species of reef fish, eagle rays, sting rays and sea turtles.

- St Vincent and the Grenadines Botanic Gardens is the oldest botanical garden in the Western hemisphere. They were established in 1765 by General Robert Melville.

- There's an active volcanoe in St. Vincent called La Soufriere, which is 1,234 metres high. As a volcanic island, St. Vincent's beaches are black.

- St. Vincent & The Grenadines were a film location for "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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