Is Paraguay safe for tourists?

Calmer than most South American capitals but poorer, and opportunist theft is the pattern. Across 1 guides Paraguay averages 3.0 out of 5; no place is rated very safe. Every guide names the comfortable areas and the ones that want care, with the reason.

Which parts of Paraguay need the most care?

None of the 1 guides in Paraguay is rated below 3: the usual big-city attention — bags in front on transit, phones away at the kerb — is the whole of it.

Paraguay travel tips

Is Paraguay safe?

1 guide, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.

3.0 average across 1 guide · Reasonably safe

Asunción Reasonably safe

Calmer than most South American capitals but poorer, and opportunist theft is the pattern. Do not walk in the historic centre after dark, and do not display a phone anywhere. The Chaco and the Brazilian border area at Ciudad del Este are a different proposition and want local advice.

Comfortable: Villa Morra · Carmelitas · Costanera de Asunción

Asunción Historic Centre — after dark, when it empties completely
Mercado 4 — with a phone or a bag on show
Ciudad del Este — the Brazilian border area, which wants local advice before going

The ratings are this site's own, from the guides' authors and the corrections readers send in; they are not an index. Read the general advice in travel safety tips.

The guides in Paraguay

Asunción spread out below a low hill, with the Paraguay river beyond

AsunciónParaguayThe least visited capital in South America, which is most of its appeal