On Monday, Indonesia’s resort island of Bali welcomed its first foreign tourists under relaxed coronavirus rules that no longer require arrivals to quarantine, part of a border easing of curbs in the South-East Asian country after infections declined.

Known for its surfing, temples, waterfalls, and nightlife, Bali drew 6.2 million foreign visitors in 2019, before Covid-19 struck.

But only a trickle of visitors has returned since Bali started opening up to foreign tourists last October, discouraged by the need to quarantine and other rules.

Under a pilot program, fully vaccinated tourists can now skip a mandatory three-day quarantine even though they must remain on the island for four days.

“I think it’s good for the island, “said Mr. Jesse Rayman, 22, a Dutch Tourist arriving at Bali’s airport on Monday. “I hope everyone is able to travel safely in the future, and coronavirus wouldn’t be much an issue anymore.”

With tourism usually making up over 50 percent of Bali’s economy, many on the island have been desperate to see a faster return of tourists, particularly as some neighboring countries moved faster.

Thailand and the Philippines already have similar quarantine-free programs for foreign tourists.

On Monday, Mr. Luhut Pandajaitan, a minister entering the Covid-19 response in Java and Bali, told a news conference that if the Bali pilot program went well, all foreign visitors would no longer be entering Indonesia required to quarantine from April 1 or earlier.