Preparation for Bali

General

  • Sunglasses
  • Glasses with clear lenses for scooter driving at night (almost all available helmets have dark glasses)
  • Hand fan (against heat)
  • Small backpack for travelling
  • Mask, snorkel, fins
  • If necessary glasses, contact lenses, cleansing fluid

Clothes

  • Shorts and Skirts
  • Underwear (boxer shorts, panties, socks)
  • T-Shirts(against heat)
  • Dark Pants/Jeans
  • White Shirt/Blouse
  • Long sleeved shirts (for evenings against mosquitoes or time in the mountains)
  • Shoes, flip-flops, running shoes (jogging at the beach rules!)

Cosmetics

  • Mosquito repellent
  • Toothbrush and your favourite toothpaste
  • Hair trimmer, shaver, razor, shaving cream, after-shave
  • Perfume
  • Sunscreen (because very expensive in Bali!), aftersun lotion
  • Tampons
  • Traveler-/Backpacker towels or normal towels
  • Showergel, shampoo, deodorant
  • Comb, hairbrush
  • Oropax

Electronics

  • Camera (with charger, memory card, card reader, if necessary lenses and a tripod)
  • Laptop (with charger, mouse, mouse pad, external hard drive)
  • Headphones
  • Indonesian SIM card (if you already have one)
  • Smartphone holder for the scooter (Ideal to use for the smartphone as a navigation system)
  • Multi-adapter for different countries (Singapore and Malaysia, for example, use the English plug system)

Bureaucracy

  • Embassy documents (for those with student visa)
  • Passport photos
  • Tans for Bank Transfer
  • Vaccination certificate (so that the doctor can see the current vaccination status if needed)
  • Smartphone holder for the scooter (Ideal to use for the smartphone as a navigation system)
  • Health insurance card / proof of (for “larger” hospital visits)
  • Minimum two (2) Credit cards
  • Pencil case with pens, calculators
  • International Driver’s license