11 Best Souvenirs To Buy in Bali For Reminiscence

Wherever you go in Bali, you will see shops selling sarongs that come in traditional prints like Batik & Ikkat for women and black & white checks with the border for men. Most tourists end up using them as beach sarongs or lungis. It is roughly 2 meters of unstitched cloth and you can do whatever you want to with it. I think it is a perfect gift for women back home—they can feel a bit of Bali when they wear this cloth.

You can spot many gift shops with musical instruments that anyone can play. Some can be played using thumbs, while others are just wooden balls with seeds inside them. At a music shop in Ubud, you can pick up a couple of small instruments and play. This is definitely one of the best souvenirs from Bali to take back home to music lovers.

If the musical instruments intrigue you, go for the wind chimes that you can find in most markets like Sukawati or Ubud or just about anywhere. Most windchimes in Bali are made of bamboo, unlike the metallic ones you find elsewhere.

Like most of the ancient civilisations, Bali has a great tradition of woodcraft, so check out these recommendations of woodcarved items to buy during your Bali couples trip.

1. Wooden Masks

Masks are one of the best-known Bali souvenirs. You can get them in different shapes and sizes. Buddha masks remain the most popular. Most of them love the ones that carry an impression of Batik; also, there are fridge magnets in the shape of masks.

2. Wooden Puzzles

For curious minds, this is a perfect souvenir. These wooden balls are actually wooden puzzles. You can dismantle them and then it is a task to reassemble them in the form of a ball.

3. Carved Driftwood

In Bali, you can find remarkable pieces of carved driftwood and this is one of the favourite art forms in Bali. Tourists love to pick up one of these back home. Driftwood art is a beautiful amalgamation of the dynamics of nature and the creativity of man.

4. Wooden Toys

Wooden toys are available all over Bali. However, in Ubud, there are few designer stores that sell some real funky wooden toys that can even serve as lovely home décor items.

5. Wooden utility Items

If you are interested in wooden utility items, which are carved with beautiful authentic designs, do head to the wooden utility stores in the markets of Bali.

Every place has its own style that lends itself most prominently in its paintings and its architecture. Thankfully, you can carry paintings with you as souvenirs. There are a few types of paintings that you can buy, but these two varieties are the most recommended ones.
1. Describing the mythological scenes in traditional style.
2. Painting of Balinese dancers

Yes, you read it right! You can spot carved skulls and horns in every market to take home as some of the top souvenirs from Bali. There is jewellery made of animal bones. If you are an animal lover, then it is not the one for you, but in case you find it unique, you can definitely get these!

Carved shells are really beautiful and are made of different types.
1. Carved coconut shells
2. Carved Sea Shells

You can find a various collection of handmade cane bags and boxes in many of the best shopping malls in Bali. They look lovely hanging at the shops. Boxes can be used to keep knick-knacks things.

You can see kites flying in the sky at Kuta beach – in different shapes, even ones like that of a ship. It took me a few seconds to realize that it was a kite that someone was flying with a string. A couple of days later at Ubud Market, I saw many such kites on sale, even in vibrant colours. Other kites were also interesting. I am not sure how you pack a kite for a flight as most of these are huge. I would later learn that flying kites in Bali is considered a harbinger of prosperity. Like an agrarian society, Balinese believe in pleasing Lord Indra by flying kites.

For most of us, Dream Catcher is a favourite souvenir from Bali. For those wondering what it is, it is a ring with a web and lots of feathers around it. It is supposed to make your dreams come true by catching them for you. This is one of those Bali souvenirs that young people with dreams in their eyes would appreciate. 

Coffee in Indonesia is different. The one you get on the roadside is thick, creamy and grainy in texture. So, coffee beans are a good idea to buy – especially if you caffeine addict. You can buy these even at Bali airport in case you forget to get these in Bali.