Travel Tips in Batam

DOs & DONTs
Do ensure your passport and valuables are placed in a safe or safety box at your hotel. Carry a photocopy of your passport identification pages and your entry/departure card in case you are asked for ID by the police or some other authority. Don’t carry or displaying large sums of cash and be a little wary when using and leaving ATM machines (take a look at who might be watching and waiting – if..

Behaviors
Don’t stand in an aggressive manner, like with hands on hips or pointing directly at someone with your index finger) Don’t embarrass people, particularly in front of their subordinates, even in jest. Indonesians are not used to such behaviour and have great difficulty in accepting the loss of face it is considered to cause. Be careful with your ironic humour. This will go down like a lead balloon..

HEALTH AND VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS
International certificates of valid small-pox, cholera and yellow fever vaccinations are required only from travellers coming from infected areas. The only mandatory requirement is a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate (to protect the Indonesian community) if you are travelling direct from Africa or some areas of South America. ..