Living in Canggu for 3 months or more: a checklist

A few months in Canggu means a villa or guesthouse room, a scooter or a ride app, a monthly budget and a rainy season. This is the list we'd start from.

Before you go

• Check entry rules, visa options, any tourist levy and how long you can stay for your passport with an official source.
• Get health insurance that covers the whole stay. Many travel policies cap trip length or exclude scooters.
• Ask a travel clinic which vaccinations they recommend for a few months in Bali.
• Book the first two to four weeks short-term, then look for a monthly villa or room once you've walked the areas.
• Tell your bank you'll be away and carry a card without foreign transaction fees.
• Decide what happens to your home, mail and car while you're gone.

First week

• Get a local SIM or eSIM.
• Install a ride app for cars, scooter taxis and food delivery.
• Save 112 as the emergency number, and find the nearest pharmacy and clinic.
• Before you rent a scooter, check that your licence and insurance cover you to ride one, and wear a helmet.
• Sort drinking water: delivered refill bottles or a filter. Don't drink from the tap.
• Ride or walk your shortlist of areas. Traffic between them can take longer than the map suggests.

While you're there

• Log spending by month against a budget. Rent is usually most of it.
• Keep an eye on the date your permitted stay ends, and any extension deadlines.
• Plan side trips while you have time: Ubud, Uluwatu, Nusa Penida, Sidemen, the Gili Islands.

Wrapping up

• Give notice on your rental and agree how the deposit comes back.
• Cancel the SIM, the scooter rental and any local subscriptions.
• Book the flight out before your permitted stay runs out.

Neighbourhoods people look at

Berawa · Batu Bolong · Echo Beach · Pererenan · Babakan · Umalas · Seminyak

Which suits you depends on budget, noise and how you get around. Cojourn's assistant can compare them for your stay.