Is Haiti Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Haiti
Travel verdict: Do Not Travel. The scores and risks below say why.
Key Risks
- Gang control over large parts of Port-au-Prince and major highways; extreme violence
- Kidnapping is extremely common; foreign nationals are specifically targeted
- Near-total collapse of government, police, and healthcare infrastructure
- Cholera outbreaks; food and water insecurity at crisis levels
Travel Verdict: Do Not Travel
DO NOT travel to Haiti; all major governments have issued "Do Not Travel" advisories
Healthcare has effectively collapsed; no reliable emergency care available
USD widely used alongside Haitian Gourde; banking infrastructure severely disrupted
Emergency: 114 (police), 115 (ambulance); services are unreliable throughout the country
Latest for Haiti
Updates for Haiti will appear here as they are published. Every update cites official sources, so you can plan on it.