Hello everyone, I'm 29F and from Europe. I have a bunch of annual leave left with my work, and i'd like to take a trip that is 4-5 weeks long. I'm looking to go somewhere warmish and i have around 4-4.5k USD to play with. I stay in dorms, and don't travel crazy fancy. I enjoy tropical countries, lush jungles, hiking (throwing in there some multi day hikes can be nice), spotting cool wildlife, and the beach.

I'm currently considering Mexico (and maybe a litte detour to Belize).

Has anyone been recently? How is the safety situation overall? I am aware some state such as Guerrero are no go zones due to cartel activities, but how is the rest of the country? I'm thinking about Ciudad de Mexico, Puebla, San Cristobal de las Casas, and Palenque.

I'm latina looking, and a fluent spanish speaker so I don't stick out crazy much. I have traveled by myself in central america (Guatemala, El salvador, and Nicaragua) and Peru, and Colombia with my partner without any incidents so i'd say my street smarts are in place.

Other ideas are Madagascar (is it even doable without a tour?), Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Ecuador (i am bit torn about this) or Indonesia.