The long-awaited Bali Railway Network has been given a starting date. While officials were hoping that the first construction teams could get to work in the first few months of the year, the start date still isn’t too far away at all. The Indonesian Transport Minister, Budi Karya Sumadi, has confirmed that the groundbreaking for …
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Bali lovers are in for a real treat this year. Serangan Island, a small fishing village located in Denpasar and connected to the main island by the famous Serangan-Sakenan Bridge, is set to receive a considerable boost in tourism development. The Denpasar City Government has confirmed that it will be investing huge funds and resources …
Tourists planning their visits to Bali, and those who are already on the island, are being urged to only book tours and travel experiences with officially certified guides and travel companies. The warnings come after a tourist was scammed and assaulted by someone posing as a guide. Tourists in Bali are being advised to do …
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Tourists could return to Bali year after year and still struggle to visit all of the waterfalls on the island. From the ridge to the reef, there are thousands of waterfalls, big, small, famous and secret, dotted around every corner. The team behind one community-managed waterfall in Ginayar Regency is working to put the natural …
It’s official: Bali’s new tourism tax is up and running. The now mandatory tourism levy is part of a sustainable tourism initiative to ensure Balinese culture and heritage are preserved and generate funds to level up tourism infrastructure. The long-awaited tourism tax is now in place for all foreign tourists arriving in Bali. The one-time …
Bali’s Ubud is one of the world’s top destinations for honeymoon couples and lovers on a romantic retreat. Many of the most family-friendly resorts can be found along the coast of Badung Regency, but there is one hotel in the jungles of Ubud that is offering a nature-filled retreat for the whole family. The Westin …
Bali’s struggles with waste management are no secret. There are dozens of initiatives underway to help tackle the problem. Yet, while the government, NGOs, and social impact enterprises work to create solutions, it seems that some companies keep contributing to the problem. Sungai Watch, one of the biggest environmental NGOs in Bali, has just released …
Every month, tens of thousands of tourists make the trip from the main island of Bali out to the Nusa Islands, the Gili Islands, and Lombok. The majority of tourists travel through Sanur Habour on the main island side and Nusa Penida’s Banjar Nyuh Harbour on the other, and with so many people to process, …
With just one day to go before Bali’s Tourism Tax is introduced, officials have revealed the outcome of the trial period of the new initiative. Leaders say that so far, over USD 100,000 has been collected in tourism tax revenue. The Head of the Bali Tourism Office, Tjok Bagus Pemayun, told reporters, “We tested the …
Bali’s most famous beaches can be found in Badung Regency. From Uluwatu to Seminyak, Canggu to Kuta, Badung Regency’s beaches are internationally acclaimed. Head a little further west, and tourists will stumble upon the stunning secret black sand beaches of Tabanan Regency. Tabanan Regency is best known to tourists as being home to Tanah Lot …
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