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🇦🇬 SafeIs Antigua and Barbuda Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Antigua and Barbuda
Travel verdict: Antigua and Barbuda is a well-established, generally safe destination. Normal precautions and hurricane-season planning are the main considerations. The scores and risks below say why.
Safety Scores
Key Risks
- Petty theft on beaches and in St. John's
- Hurricane season, June to November
- Occasional robberies at isolated spots after dark
Travel Verdict: Antigua and Barbuda is a well-established, generally safe destination. Normal precautions and hurricane-season planning are the main considerations.
Use hotel safes and avoid isolated beaches after dark
Adequate hospital care in St. John's; serious cases are flown out
Eastern Caribbean dollar (fixed to the US dollar); US dollars widely accepted
Emergency: 911 or 999
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