Bali rabies vaccinations.

[eddieg07410]

Been reading about recommendations to get a rabies vaccination if traveling to Bali. We will be taking a cruise in February that terminates in Bali. We were wondering if this travel warning would apply to us. We basically have no intention to tour Bali but will simply get off the ship and go to airport. But we will be visiting Komondor island.

[BruceMuzz]

You are probably visiting KOMODO island, to see the very large Monitor Lizards (Komodo Dragons) living there. Note that Indonesia requires you to book a tour to go ashore there.

The end of your cruise will probably be a short walk on the Benoa Harbor Pier, through the old and picturesque Terminal, into a taxi, and and a short ride to the airport.

You shouldn’t need to worry about rabies shots.

[eddieg07410]

We are also stopping at Lombok, Indonesia. Is rabies an issue there as well?

[IWantToLiveOverTheSea]

I never heard that rabies was a problem in Bali, at least not in Dec. 2019 when we spent 2 1/2 days there before getting on our cruise.  The only things I worried about were jetlag (12 hour time difference from EST in U.S.) and possible "Bali belly" - similar to what some people get if they drink water or eat food that their stomachs aren't used to.  Half the time we ate where we wanted, and the other half at places our wonderful driver/guide recommended, and had no problems. We didn't get any vaccinations for our Bali, Australia, New Zealand trip.

 

[hallasm]

The rabies vaccination is only recommended for travellers spending a lot of time with animals, not for ordinary travellers.