Bali Travel Info | Pure Flow Yoga Retreat

Visas

You are only granted a 30-day visa upon landing by flight into Bali. If you plan on travelling though Bali before or after your retreat we advise our students to obtain a Two-Month tourist visa from your local Indonesian Consulate in your home country. If you intend to stay even longer, you can obtain another two- month visa by making a trip to Penang, Malaysia or cross one of Indonesia’s borders.

When filling out your Indonesian visa application form, you can put Pureflow Yoga Bali, Indonesia for your guarantor/and or place to stay in Indonesia. When you apply for a 2 month tourist visa state on your application form that you are visiting as a tourist. It is best not to mention that you’re doing a Yoga Retreat here, otherwise you will have to apply for a special visa that is difficult to obtain and involves so much paperwork and each Indonesian embassy has their own right to reject your application form if they don’t feel you have the exact paperwork that they see fit!!!

Money, communications, language

The local currency is the Indonesian Rupiah and it is the only currency that is accepted in Bali and the rest of the local bays here. There are no ATM’s, or ability to use visa or traveler’s cheques here, so each person should get whatever money they need in Indonesian rupiah beforehand (for example at the airport ) for the entire length of the yoga retreat. You may store your cash safely, in the safety deposit at Bamboo Huts or wherever you are staying for the duration of your stay.

WIFI/Internet/Laptops

There is internet and WIFI in Haad Yuan at Big Blue, Pariya Resorts, & Bamboo huts, and in Had Thien at the Sanctuary Resort. The nearest post office is in Haad Rin (the internet is also readily available there). You can make calls on Skype via the internet, at Big Blue Resort in Haad Yuan, or at the Sanctuary in Haad Thien. Also you can call with a phone card at a local telephone booth, from your cell phone or from the travel agents or internet stores in Haad Rin.

The local language is Thai, and although most people speak English, and Burmese, the Thais love it when we try and greet them in their own language.

For any shots and vaccines, you can consult your local travel clinic to see what they suggest. It is really up to the individual for what they choose and what they feel comfortable with.

There is no need to bring iodine tablets or purification liquids, the water is safe to drink in Thailand. However, the bottled water is even better and is sold everywhere.  You can refill your bottle with purified water at Bamboo Huts and other Resorts.

The nearest medical facilities are located in Haad Rin, a 10 minutes boat ride away.  There you will find a few medical facilities and pharmacies/chemists.  A larger state hospital is located in Thong Sala although if you need further medical treatment we would recommend going to Koh Samui, our neighbour island which hosts a few excellent medical facilities including several large hospitals.