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Generally Safe Water

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Just Go Solo Safe Water List

Ideas for destinations where you can safely drink the tap water

North America

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

Solo Tip: Mexico resorts may filter water, but stick to bottled unless you know for sure.

Europe

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain (mainland and major cities)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy (most areas)
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal (mainland)

Oceania

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

Asia

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong (SAR)
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan

Middle East

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates (generally safe in major cities like Dubai & Abu Dhabi)

South America

Safe tap water is rare across South America.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile (Santiago and major cities only โ€” still, bottled often preferred)

Solo Tip: Even in safer cities, most locals and travelers in South America use bottled or filtered water.

Africa

Tap water is generally not safe to drink across most of Africa without filtration.
However, some urban areas of South Africa (like Cape Town) offer higher quality tap water, but many still use bottled or filtered as a best practice.

Bonus Tip: When in Doubtโ€ฆ

  • Pack a filtered water bottle like LifeStraw or Grayl
  • Avoid ice unless you’re confident it was made from filtered water
  • Use bottled water for brushing teeth in at-risk destinations

โ€œLife is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.โ€