Backpacking in Bali, a resort paradise for the elderly

Nowadays, at famous tourist destinations around the world , the services are varied in price and quality, so tourists can easily choose.

In particular, elderly people traveling will have many difficulties when choosing tours for all ages. However, when coming to the resort paradise of Bali (Indonesia), the elderly will be comfortable with tours suitable for the health of the elderly.

Find a guide via Facebook

The resort paradise of Bali is chosen by many Vietnamese people as a destination for discovery and relaxation. Many airlines fly directly or transit in a third country. However, if you are willing to "hunt", we can buy cheap tickets for direct flights for only over 4 million VND round trip.

Du lịch — Easily find local guides via Facebook

After choosing the right ticket and time, many people choose local tour booking services to suit their parents' health.

Through the Bali travel forum, tourists can easily find drivers and tour guides in Bali. In addition, many tourists after their trip have "reviewed" the enthusiastic and hard-working tour guides when guiding tourists around.

Through Facebook, local guides will design tours according to guests' requests or design gentle tours suitable for the elderly.

One thing that Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan (77 years old, from Binh Thuan) is quite satisfied with is that she has an 8-day trip to Bali that is both enough for her strength and enough to experience the country of thousands of islands. The program is designed by the tour guide specifically for the elderly with airport pick-up service, just need to arrive in Bali, the driver will take care of everything else.

Need to prepare carefully before departure

After preparing plane tickets and booking hotel rooms, the elderly also need to carefully prepare medicine, clothes and some other important things.

Although local guides will be ready to help when you need help, careful preparation will save you trouble. Some basic medicines such as: cough, headache, flu, stomachache, joint pain medicine, etc., tourists should remember to prepare for the trip. In addition, some medicines specifically for people with diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease are indispensable items when traveling.

Before tourists depart, the local tour guide will ask for the flight number, flight time, and arrival time. Upon arrival, after completing immigration procedures, tourists will go outside and the driver will be waiting with a name tag. This part also makes many people confused because there are dozens, even hundreds of drivers waving at their customers with name tags. Therefore, for convenience, the elderly should ask the driver to stand at a specific point so that they can easily recognize each other.

Need more rest than play

For young people, the more places they explore, the more interesting it is. However, for the elderly, if they visit too many places, they will easily get tired and have sore feet, making the trip less enjoyable. Instead, the elderly should choose one or two places in a day, which is enough for their strength.

In the morning after breakfast, the elderly should spend some time resting at the hotel and then arrange for a driver to pick them up for a trip. In Bali, tour guides use English as the language of communication, some can speak Chinese very well. If the elderly do not speak English well, it is okay, just use Google Translate English-Vietnamese, then communication is just a small matter.

To stay healthy, the elderly can prepare vitamin C effervescent tablets to bring along and mix with water to use when going out. When going out, if you are tired, stop to rest at the entertainment spot. If you feel more tired, you can ask the driver to take you back to the hotel to rest.

In Bali, the food may seem disappointing to some tourists. However, the driver will advise tourists on places to eat that suit their taste and budget, and especially those that are well-reviewed by diners.

Choose the right time

Elderly people traveling, in addition to considering travel conditions, accommodation, and entertainment venues, need to choose the right time. Going out in the coldest, hottest, or rainy season will also have a significant impact on the trip.

The best time to visit Bali is from May to October. The weather is not too hot, not too rainy, not too dry but pleasant. The rainy season lasts from November to April. If you go during this time, the elderly will easily catch a cold, get caught in the rain, and if it rains during the trip, you will not have a good picture.

Mohamad Sunardi, who has worked as a tour guide on Nusa Penida Island (Bali) for many years, said: "Elderly people can rest assured when coming to Bali, just fly to the airport and we will take care of everything from A to Z. We understand that the elderly will be afraid when traveling abroad, but just go on Facebook to find a tour guide on Bali travel forums and you will find a dedicated guide. For many years as a driver and tour guide on Nusa Penida Island, I have talked to many elderly people all over the world. They were also afraid at first, but when they came here, we served them, so they were very happy throughout the trip."

Contact hotel before trip

For young people, it is easy for the hotel to arrange rooms in any location. However, when traveling with the elderly, visitors need to call or email the hotel to arrange a room on the ground floor for convenience. Some hotels do not have elevators, so consider carefully before booking a room.

Buy travel insurance

Travel insurance is one of the things to consider for a safe, fun, and healthy trip. Many travelers regret spending money on insurance, but according to many backpackers, insurance is a must. Hospital and medical costs abroad are very high. Risks are something no one wants, but having insurance when an accident happens will help travelers save money. Normally, a gold package insurance for a 1-week trip costs about 2.5 million VND.

Need to pamper the elderly

If you are a child or grandchild, when traveling with the elderly, you must be very patient and attentive to the elderly. Whenever you see that your grandparents or parents look a little tired, you should find a place to rest or tactfully ask the driver to take you back to the hotel. You should not try to go all the way because that can lead to unwanted incidents.

Having encountered an unexpected situation, Ms. Hanh Nguyen said: "That time, my mother and I went on a trip to Korea. The autumn weather was very nice and I was so busy that I didn't pay attention to my mother's leg pain. She walked a lot and her leg was swollen. Although I used patches and oral medications, it didn't help much. I went to the pharmacy to buy a direct spray and luckily the next day my mother was able to walk normally. Therefore, when going out with your parents, you need to be careful not to be too subjective."

A small souvenir at a souvenir shop, a lipstick at a duty-free shop at the airport will make the elderly happy and feel cared for. Therefore, a suggestion to help the elderly stay healthy during the trip is that you can buy your parents and grandparents funny items for them to look at and admire in their free time after the trip.

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