Bali officials working on a ‘good tourist guidebook’ to stamp out bad behaviour

Bali officials have revealed their latest move to help stamp out bad tourist behaviour as fed up locals reach boiling point.

Australians headed to Bali will soon be given a ‘good tourist guidebook’ on how to dress and act on the paradise island.

It comes amid a crackdown on badly behaved foreigners following a series of highly-publicised cases.

Anggiat Napitupulu, the head of Bali’s Regional Office of Ministry of Law and Human Rights, on Sunday told reporters work is underway on the manual.

“It needs to be known that not all foreigners know what things are allowed and not allowed in Bali … We hope to accelerate the completion of the guidebook or guidance book dos and don’ts,” he said, according to The Bali Sun.

A foreigner tourist rides a motorcycle at a main road in Canggu, Bali, Indonesia. Picture: Getty Images

The guidebook will be funded by the local government and is expected to include an introduction to Balinese culture and customs.

It is likely to have instructions on how to dress and act when you are in, on or around sacred landmarks.

The rules of the road are also to be explained.

The move is part of a wider crackdown to clean up the Indonesian island’s image as a place to let loose.

Locals are losing their patience with tourists acting unlawfully or showing disrespectful behaviour.

Foreign tourists walk past clothing stores in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. Picture: Putu Sayoga/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bali Tourism Board chairman Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana last month announced educational billboards would go up around Bali targeting skimpy clothes and lewd behaviour.

At least 10 large billboards will be installed with English instructions and advice plastered over them.

Bali’s governor, Wayan Koster, last month signalled moves to ban tourists from hiring motorbikes in a bid to stamp out dangerous behaviour on the roads.

“As tourists, (you should) act as tourists, using the vehicles prepared by travel agents, instead of roaming around with motorbikes, without wearing T-shirts and clothes, with no helmets, violating [traffic rules], and even without a licence,” he said.

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