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[First timer] Reducing risk & Big thanks to SenvinHagnaur

xeasy80

First of all, big thanks to @sevinhagnaur for his comprehensive guide.
If you are like me and want to avoid risk as much as possible, follow his comprehensive guide to beginners - it is absolutely useful (posted on Oct 11th 2022) and then add these few things to the list:

1) When you get out of Immigration/Border complex, you will walk for a while and finally get to a rotating metal gate. While walking there, you will see Zone Norte's (this is the free shuttle to HK or Hotel) board on your right. When you get out, take right and keep walking on the main road (there is right turn after 50 meters - no need to take that) and in 100+ meters, you will see Zone Norte's office main entrance on this road. There must be some HK taxi/limo at that place but if not, you can wait in office. It seems safe as it is entrance back to US.

2) If you take HK shuttle, you get out right in front of the HK and/or Hotel and there are security at that place. So, 0-.1% risk

3) Water is available for a $1 in the hotel, so, if you want to avoid going to store (like me), that is also avoided.

With these, literally, you are not going outside of the Hotel and HK.

4) YOu can ask for HK Limo/Taxi for returning, the guy in the front arrange for it. No risk as you next to security entrance

Immigration tip: (use it as you see fit)
I came back to US at 2-2:30a, literally 1 person was in front of me.
As I was in San Diego, I went at 6pm and came back at 2:30a.
No crowd both ways.