The short answer
Do I need injections for Bali?
For most UK travellers, yes. The travel injections usually discussed for Bali are combined hepatitis A and B, typhoid and rabies, with Japanese encephalitis considered for rural travel or longer stays. It is also worth checking your routine NHS vaccinations are up to date. Malaria tablets are not usually needed for a holiday spent only in Bali.
Indonesia does not ask travellers arriving directly from the UK for any vaccination certificates, so these jabs are about protecting you rather than paperwork. Rabies is the one people most often leave out and later regret. It is present across Indonesia, including Bali, and animal contact, including with temple monkeys, is common even on short holidays.
Book 6 to 8 weeks before you fly if you can. The rabies course runs over at least a week and the combined hepatitis A and B course has an accelerated schedule that needs 3 to 4 weeks. Travelling sooner? Book anyway. Single-dose jabs still give useful protection and the consultation is free.
Before you travel
Health preparation for Indonesia (including Bali)
Bali's tourist areas are generally well set up for visitors, but rabies is present on the island and across much of Indonesia, and animal contact (including with monkeys at temple sites) is a common source of injury.
Wider Indonesia beyond Bali — including Java, Sumatra and Borneo — carries different and often higher health risks, particularly around malaria in some regions.
Final vaccine and medicine recommendations always depend on your medical history, previous vaccinations, current travel health guidance, trip duration and planned activities. This page is general information, not a personal clinical recommendation — book a consultation so our pharmacist can assess your individual trip.
Personalised recommendations
Vaccines commonly discussed
No single list applies to everyone. Recommendations depend on your route, trip length, activities, health and previous vaccinations.
View the Asia regional travel-health guide
Hepatitis A&B CombinedMost travellers
Commonly recommended
£85 per dose (adult & junior)
TyphoidMost travellers
Commonly recommended
£38 per dose
RabiesSome travellers
Considered for longer stays, backpacking, cycling or running, close contact with animals, or where medical care is limited. Rabies is present across Indonesia, including Bali
£74 per dose / £222 for a full course
Japanese EncephalitisSome travellers
Considered for rural travel or longer stays
£109 per dose
DTPAll travellers
Booster if it's been over 10 years
£38 per dose
Mosquito-borne illness
Malaria risk and bite prevention
Considered very low in Bali itself; present in some other Indonesian islands, particularly rural Papua and parts of eastern Indonesia.
Risk can differ within a country and can change over time. A consultation assesses your exact itinerary and whether antimalarial medicine should be considered.
Read the malaria prevention guideBeyond vaccination
Practical advice for your trip
- Animal bite avoidance, particularly around temple monkeys
- Food and water hygiene
- Mosquito bite prevention for dengue
- Volcanic activity can occasionally affect travel plans on some islands
Food, water and traveller's diarrhoea
Follow careful food and water hygiene where standards are uncertain. Vaccination does not replace these everyday precautions.
Climate planning
April to October is generally the drier season across most of Indonesia.
Entry requirements
A visa on arrival or e-visa is generally required for UK travellers.
Yellow fever
No yellow fever vaccination is needed for travel from the UK. A certificate is only required from travellers arriving from a yellow fever risk country.
Entry and certificate rules can change. Check the latest official foreign travel advice on GOV.UK before departure, and see TravelHealthPro for country-specific health guidance. Yellow Fever vaccination is not currently administered at this clinic; where a requirement is relevant, the pharmacist can discuss your itinerary and explain that an authorised Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre may be needed.
Common questions
Indonesia (including Bali) travel health FAQs
For most UK travellers the vaccines discussed are combined hepatitis A and B, typhoid and rabies, with Japanese encephalitis considered for rural travel or longer stays. It is also worth checking your routine NHS vaccinations are up to date. The right list depends on your trip, so it is confirmed at your consultation.
Usually yes. Hepatitis A and B and typhoid are about food and water, which matter from day one. Rabies is worth discussing even for shorter trips because animal contact, including with temple monkeys, is common. Your pharmacist will confirm what suits your itinerary.
Ideally 6 to 8 weeks before you travel, so that the rabies course and an accelerated hepatitis A and B course can be completed. If you are travelling sooner you should still book, as single-dose vaccines and partial courses still offer useful protection.
Prices are per dose: typhoid is £38 per dose, combined hepatitis A and B is £85 per dose and rabies is £74 / £222 course. The consultation is free and you only pay for the vaccines you go ahead with. See the price list for the full table.
Malaria risk in Bali itself is considered very low, so tablets are not usually needed for a holiday spent only in Bali. Some other Indonesian islands do carry risk, particularly rural Papua and parts of eastern Indonesia, so mention any island hopping at your consultation.
It is not needed for every trip, but it is worth discussing for Bali because rabies is present and animal contact, including with temple monkeys, is common. UK guidance advises it for longer stays, backpacking, cycling or running, and trips far from medical care. Your pharmacist will confirm based on your plans.
Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and running water for several minutes and seek medical attention as soon as possible, even if you've been vaccinated, as further treatment may still be needed.
If you feel seriously unwell
- If you are seriously unwell abroad, seek local emergency medical care immediately.
- If you are seriously unwell after returning to the UK, call 999 or go to A&E — always mention any recent travel.
- For urgent but non-emergency advice in the UK, call NHS 111 or contact your GP.