Dokar was a popular mode of public transport for both vendors and buyers at the markets. The toughest competitors to the dokar were the three-wheeled bemo, which today have completely vanished from Denpasar. The three-wheeled bemo, nonetheless, are still a favorite for tourists and residents on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand.
Coachmen would be very grateful if the administration supported the preservation of dokar as public transport for tourists in the city, for example by setting dokar routes, a dokar price list, and dokar terminals.
Denpasar Tourism Agency’s head of tourism attractions acknowledged that there had been plenty of requests from the tourists to tour the city by dokar. The tourists demand certainty of routes and price. Tourists particularly enjoy touring around the heritage area of Gajah Mada, the Satria Bird Market, Bali Museum and the Denpasar Art Center by dokar.
However, at the moment his agency had no plans to revitalize the presence of dokar as a mode of transport for tourists. With the crowded traffic, it would be hard to promote more dokar in the city. The administration currently could only promote dokar once a year in a dokar decorating competition, in which they were decked out with colorful cloth and flowers, during the celebration of the city’s anniversary.