Travel vaccinations for Bali and Indonesia

TravelHealthPro recommends hepatitis A, typhoid and a tetanus booster (given as the combined diphtheria, tetanus and polio vaccine) for most travellers to Bali and the rest of Indonesia, alongside routine UK vaccinations such as MMR. Rabies is worth considering for most Bali trips because of the number of monkeys and dogs, and hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and dengue depend on your length of stay and activities. Bring your itinerary to your consultation and we will confirm what applies.

Rabies is present in Indonesia, including Bali, and monkey and dog bites are a common reason travellers need urgent medical treatment abroad. TravelHealthPro advises pre-exposure vaccination for travellers whose location or activities put them at increased risk, which includes longer stays, rural travel, scooter trips and anyone likely to be near animals, for example at the monkey forests around Ubud. The course is three doses, so start at least three to four weeks before you fly. Vaccination simplifies treatment after a bite or scratch, but you must still seek urgent medical care.

Not normally. TravelHealthPro classes Bali, Lombok, Java and Sumatra as low risk, so awareness and bite avoidance are the main advice. Tablets are recommended for Papua, and Indonesian Borneo has separate guidance, so tell us every island on your route. Daytime-biting mosquitoes spread dengue and chikungunya across Indonesia, so use repellent whatever your malaria risk.

The core recommendations, hepatitis A, typhoid and tetanus, apply across Indonesia. What changes is the extra cover: Japanese encephalitis matters more for longer rural stays and rice-field areas, malaria tablets are only recommended for Papua, and rabies applies wherever you will be near animals. Multi-island trips and treks in Komodo or Sumatra are worth talking through with us so nothing is missed.

Ideally four to six weeks before you travel. Some courses, such as rabies and hepatitis B, are given over a few weeks, so the earlier you book the better. If your trip is sooner than that, come in anyway, as there is usually still something we can do to protect you.

It depends on where you are going, what you will be doing and how long you are staying. At your consultation we check your itinerary against the latest TravelHealthPro (NaTHNaC) recommendations and talk through exactly what is advised for your trip.

Some countries require proof of yellow fever vaccination before they will let you enter. We are a registered Yellow Fever centre, so we can arrange your vaccination and issue your certificate. We will confirm at your consultation whether your destination needs one.

Vaccines are priced per dose, and some need more than one dose for the full course, so we always show you the total before we start. You can see current prices on our travel vaccination price list. Some vaccines, such as hepatitis A and typhoid, may be free at your GP, though same-day appointments are available with no GP referral needed.

Malaria is prevented with antimalarial tablets, not a vaccine. Whether you need them depends on the region you are visiting and the time of year. We advise on this at your consultation and can prescribe the right tablets for your trip. You can read more on our malaria page.

No. A vaccine can be recommended to protect your health even where no certificate is needed for entry. Some countries do have certificate requirements linked to where you have travelled or transited, so check both the health advice and the entry rules before you depart. Your route and personal circumstances matter to both.

Share your full route, including stopovers and onward travel. Vaccination advice and malaria prevention can differ between countries, and between regions within a country, so we look at every stop when we plan with you.

Yes. Our country guides cover the destinations we are asked about most, but every consultation covers your exact itinerary. Contact the clinic with your destination, departure date and travel plans and we will discuss the next step.

Yes. Advice can change, and a new trip may involve different regions, activities or lengths of stay. Bring your previous vaccination records when you discuss the journey so we can see what is still covered.

Use the TravelHealthPro country information for current health guidance and GOV.UK foreign travel advice for entry rules and travel information. Check again closer to departure, and bring anything you are unsure about to your consultation.