Immigration teams deployed as part of Operation Jagratara, a crackdown on foreigners abusing the visa system in Bali, have continued to find violations this week. Four more foreigners have been rounded up as part of the targeted immigration mission and have even been found to have been overstaying their visas by months on end. Speaking …
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As wildfires spread across Bali’s sacred Mount Agung, tourists are being reminded not to attempt to hike the island’s higher peak. Not only are the wildfires scorching along the volcano’s safest hiking routes, but the landscape will be closed to the public on November 30th for a series of ceremonies. Tourists are being urged to …
The 18th of October may have marked Nyepi Laut in Bali, the silent day of the seas, but the ocean waters surrounding Bali Province over the last few days have been anything but calm. As the full supermoon rises high above the islands, tidal swells and high waves have been present across the region. Nyepi …
It is no secret that rapid tourism development is impacting Bali’s environment. From the conversion of rice paddies into villa complexes to coastal cliffside into expansive resorts, aerial views of Bali are changing at an unprecedented pace. Rapid development is impacting not only the landscape and lives of local people but also wildlife. Monkeys are …
A 59-year-old Australian tourist received emergency hospital care after the brakes failed on her rental motorcycle in Nusa Lembongan. The woman was driving over the famous Yellow Bridge, which connects Nusa Lembongan with Nusa Ceningan when her brakes failed, and she careered off the end of the bridge. Speaking to reporters, the Head of Public …
Business leaders and local government officials are coming together to support the digitalization of Bali’s outlying island of Nusa Lembongan. There is hope that Nusa Lembongan can become Bali’s most digitally connected tourist destination, a move that will help boost the local economy and improve tourist experiences. A new plan called the Nusa Lembongan Digital …
A major airline has announced that it will cancel a newly opened Australia-Bali flight route just months after it first launched. Low-cost airline Batik Air has confirmed that the Canberra-Bali service will be suspended, with no date for its relaunch in sight. When the flight service was initially announced earlier this year, the prospect of …
As Bali continues efforts to crack down on foreigners breaking the law in the province, patrol teams have been deployed across the island. Intensive patrols have uncovered some serious offenses by tourists in the area, just as Indonesia has increased jail time for those found guilty of immigration-related charges. Tourists visiting Bali in the coming …
Tourists visiting Bali’s Ubud are reminded to park responsibility. The warnings come as the Bali Transportation Agency continues an operation to crack down on illegal parking that seriously impacts the flow of traffic in the congested arts and cultural capital of the island. Ubud is one of the most popular tourist towns in Bali. Home …
Not much in life is free these days, and certainly not when it comes to tourist attractions. As Bali prepares to open the newly completed Turyapada Tower, leaders have announced that the site will be a free-to-visit tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. The Acting Governor of Bali, Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, has …
Leading hotel brands in Bali are acutely aware of the increasingly important need to implement sustainable practices throughout their resorts. Once upon a time, ensuring that a hotel offered high-end luxury would also mean throwing any notion of sustainability or environmental consciousness out of the window, but now, hotels across Bali are finding easy and …
Tourists in Bali are being urged to respect the temporary closure of sacred Mount Agung. The active volcano and deeply sacred landscape are closed to the public until the 30th of November for ceremonies, but some tourists have not only disobeyed the rules but have also required rescuing. The Public Relations Manager for Pura Pasar …