Bali Is Open Again — Here’s What Travellers (and Shop Owners) Need to Know

Bali is back. After nearly two years of closed borders, mandatory quarantine, and near-empty streets, the Island of the Gods has flung its doors open to international tourists — and the difference is night and day. If you’ve been dreaming of rice terraces, temple incense, and genuinely good coffee, the wait is over.

From March 2022, fully vaccinated travellers no longer need to quarantine on arrival. No government hotel stays. No PCR test at the airport. You land, you clear customs, you go. It really is that straightforward now.

What Bali Looks Like Right Now

One of our team visited just a fortnight after the new rules kicked in — arriving when the tourist crowd was still thin and the island was finding its feet again. Here’s the honest picture:

• Vaccination rates are high. Bali has one of Indonesia’s strongest vaccination rollouts, which is a big part of why it was able to reopen with confidence.
• The locals are genuinely delighted to see visitors. Many Balinese workers had returned to subsistence farming during the closure. Tourism isn’t just a nice-to-have for this island — it’s the lifeblood of thousands of families.
• The style is something else. Balinese craft and design draws on over a thousand years of Hindu tradition, yet it feels anything but dusty. Walk into any market or boutique and you’ll find that rare mix of deep cultural craft and modern flair done completely naturally.

The Shopping Problem No One Talks About

Here’s a scenario that plays out in Bali’s markets every single day: a tourist falls in love with a hand-carved wooden piece, a set of handmade ceramics, or a large batik wall hanging. Then the mental arithmetic kicks in. Will this fit in my bag? What if it breaks? Do I really want to lug this through three airports? And just like that, the sale dies.

It’s frustrating for the shopper. It’s a lost sale for the retailer. And it’s entirely avoidable.

The simple fix is giving customers a way to ship their purchases straight from the store to their front door at home. When shoppers know that option exists, they stop editing their basket based on baggage limits and start buying what they actually want. Average order values go up — without a single discount.

For Bali Retailers: Getting Ahead Before Peak Season

The tourist wave is building. Visitors from Australia, the UK, and across Asia are already returning, and the retailers who offer a seamless shipping option will have a clear edge over those who don’t.

Pigee is built exactly for this. It handles carrier comparison, booking, and parcel tracking in one place — so your staff don’t need to become logistics experts, and you don’t need a separate courier account for every destination. Getting started is free, and the setup is designed to be quick even if you’ve never offered international shipping before.

For Tourists: How Shipping From a Bali Store Works

If you’re shopping at a Pigee-enabled store in Bali, here’s the process:

1. Browse and buy as you normally would — just let the store know you’d like your items shipped home.
2. The retailer creates the shipment through Pigee. You provide your delivery address.
3. You get tracking details so you can follow your parcel all the way from Bali to your door.
4. Fragile or bulky items get packed properly before dispatch — no stuffing ceramics into a suitcase and hoping for the best.

No queuing at the post office. No guesswork on carriers. No white-knuckling it through security hoping your handmade bowl survives the overhead locker.

The Bottom Line

Bali’s reopening is genuinely exciting — for travellers who’ve waited two years to return, and for the local communities who depend on tourism to thrive. The island is ready. The culture, the craft, and the warmth are all still very much intact.

If you own a shop in Bali or you’re planning a visit and want to shop without limits, create a free Pigee account and see how simple international parcel shipping from a store can be.