Indonesia’s beautiful island, Bali, is known for its deep spirituality and great traditions. To be an effective and responsible tourist in this slice of heaven, it is courteous to first respect some beneficial cultural aspects of the country. Below are some tips for behavior in Bali if you book a Bali honeymoon package from India or a solo trip to Bali.
Dos
- One must respect temples, pratimas, and religious symbol supportings.
- Genuinely appreciate and honor Balinese customs, traditions, arts, culture, and local wisdom during ceremonial processions and rituals.
- Always make sure that you dress modestly, appropriately, and respectably, especially when visiting sacred places and social settings, taking photos, and attending other events happening in Bali.
- Avoid causing disturbances in religious sites, other tourist attractions/areas, eating places, shops, streets, and other familiar places.
- Tourist attractions must be guided by professional tour guides who are well conversant with the Balinese people’s natural and cultural beliefs and practices.
- Use foreign exchange services from the authorized money changer, both banks and non-banks, that have the BI authorization number and BI logo.
- Choose payment methods using the Indonesian Standard QR Code (QRIS).
- Conduct transactions using the Indonesian rupiah.
- Obedience to traffic laws of Indonesia, having an international or national permit to drive, being adequately dressed, wearing a helmet, obeying traffic signs, not exceeding the number of people allowed in a car, and not driving if under the influence of alcohol or any banned substances.
- Use four-wheeled transport that is roadworthy and legally licensed or two-wheeled transport owned by a legal entity or association for two-wheeler hire.
- All accommodations must have valid licenses as per the permits older to legislation and regulation.
- Comply with all regulations within each tourism site and every type of tourism activity.
Don’ts
- Avoid touching the amazing mandala and maddening mandala in sacred places like Pura and Pelinggih—unless you go to a traditional Balinese ceremony where you must wear Balinese dress prohibited during menstruation.
- Touch sacred trees.
- Touch or trespass on holy places, buildings, structures, or any other religious entities or objects, like climbing idols or statues, venerating religious artifacts, and taking obscene or indecent pictures.
- Throw litter and pollute lakes, springs, rivers, seas, and public areas.
- Single-use plastics include plastic bags, polystyrene products, or Styrofoam, and plastic straws.
- Use abusive language, be rude/vulgar, destroy property, and be violent towards other individuals and/or local authorities, other communities, and fellow tourists, and through the use of social media by sharing hate speech and fake news.
- Carry out working activities or do business without legal papers or permits from the state agency.
- Participate in unlawful activities, including stuff like terrorism, which involves dealing with prohibited merchandise, for instance, flora and fauna, cultural property, and other related items, as well as drugs.
Conclusion
Adhering to the following measures will make the Balinese experience more enjoyable and sustainable in its cultural values. Whether you have planned for a Bali tour package from India or you decide to plan a Bali trip on your own, to save yourself from all these ugly issues, just try to avoid the following activities which local people and harm nature do not like. This way, you will respect the outlook of the Balinese people and keep this appealing place for tourists for many years more.
