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🇰🇼 Use CautionIs Kuwait Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Kuwait
Travel verdict: Exercise Caution. The scores and risks below say why.
Safety Scores
Key Risks
- Strict Islamic laws; alcohol is completely prohibited
- LGBTQ+ relationships are illegal; exercise complete discretion
- Extreme summer heat (up to 50°C/122°F); serious risk of heat stroke
- Dress modestly; public displays of affection are illegal
Travel Verdict: Exercise Caution
Respect Islamic laws and customs; no alcohol, dress conservatively in public
Good quality healthcare in Kuwait City; private hospitals recommended for visitors
Kuwaiti Dinar; cards widely accepted; ATMs abundant
Emergency: 112 (police), 112 (ambulance)
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