Have you heard of Buleleng Regency? Bali is divided into nine regencies, each with its own unique cultural heritage and natural wonders for tourists to explore.
Buleleng Regency spans almost all of the northwestern part of Bali and is an unmissable destination for tourists looking to get off the beaten path.
Teams at the Buleleng Tourism Office have confirmed that they are currently mapping out several emerging tourism destinations that will soon officially introduce visitor entrance fees.
Tourists who are planning trips to north and northwest Bali will soon find that some of the region’s best-kept secret attractions will be implementing official tourism entry fees. This is because Buleleng Regency needs to collect more revenue in tourism taxes.
The Buleleng Regency Government is waiting for new regional regulations to take effect before implementing the entry fees.
The Head of the Buleleng Tourism Office, Gede Dody Sukma Oktiva Askara, told reporters, “The imposition of regional levies can only be done after being included in the Regional Regulation. Fortunately, a number of attractions that we had not included after exploring agreed to include the tariff amount. From the tariff imposed later, 25 percent will be deposited into the regional treasury, 75 percent for the manager.”
The Buleleng Regency Government has set targets to welcome thousands more tourists to the region this year, and in turn boost tourism tax revenue to IDR 7.5 billion, from IDR 5 billion in 2024. What this means in practice is that Buleleng Regency’s tourist attractions will also receive a boost thanks to the contributions made by tourists.
Entry fees will seldom be more than IDR 40,000 per person, and 75% of the revenue that returns to the tourism attraction management team will be used to help improve the safety and comfort of the attractions for visitors.
These taxes generated by entry fees to attractions are separate from the Bali Tourism Tax Levy, which is a mandatory payment for all international tourists to the province.
The Bali Tourism Tax Levy is IDR 150,000 and tourists are issued with a QR-code voucher that they may be asked to present to tourism officers on duty at top attractions, in resort areas, or at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
For transparency purposes, which will also help with accessibility for tourists, the fees will be payable by card.
Speaking to reporters last week, Aksara confirmed that 20 new payment units, or card readers, have been distributed across attractions in Buleleng Regency, and more are to be delivered.
He shared “We are currently also exploring a number of other tourist attractions to adjust the retribution payments, from conventional to digital, which shows income in real-time.”
One of the key things Aksara wants to point out to tourists is that by having a digital payment system, and set entrance feels that tourists will always be paying the same rate, even if they visit as part of organized tours offered by either the Buleleng Tourism Office or private tour companies or independent guides; like sunrise dolphin watching tours form Lovina Beach.
He told reporters, “The tour package that implements e-ticketing will be a pilot project in Buleleng. With this entrance ticket package, tourists who visit do not need to bother looking for information including the potential for overpriced tours.”
The sites that will soon implement official entry fees for both domestic and international tourists are Bangsal Gili Putih Port, Biorock Beach in Pemuteran Village, and all accessible waterfalls in Munduk Village, including Labuan Kebo Waterfall and Melanting Waterfall in Gobleg Village.
This is in addition to Buyan Gate Lake in Pancasari Village, Tirta Bhuana Waterfall in Pegadungan Village, Wana Ayu Waterfall in Padangbulia Village, Aling-Aling Waterfall in Sambangan Village, and Tembok Barak Waterfall in Sambangan Village.
Finally, entry fees will be introduced at Blue Lagoon in Ambengan Village, Sukasada District, and Waterfall in Umejero Village, Busungbiu District.
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Gb
Wednesday 7th of May 2025
Improve the safety of tourist? Look at what happened an the monkey forest a few months ago. The monkey forest isbalready expensive and they can't have proper safety so imagine in waterfall up there. What a joke... Only Bali greed to be seen here.
Gary Bennett
Wednesday 7th of May 2025
Maybe the beaches and the highways can get some attention …the rubbish is still terrible in many locations in the North.
Steve
Wednesday 7th of May 2025
This governments insaitable desire of imposing taxes, may just become untenable for many tourists and their families. From the get go, of reintroducting the Visa tax, clearly, they weren't satisfied with the revenue raised, hence the introduction of the Tourist tax. Now entry fees into tourist attractions. I feel this is only the beginning, akin to the Phillipines, were your hand is forever deeply in your pocket.
Swen
Wednesday 7th of May 2025
Truly a beggar island.
Good luck. Tourists are happy to go to countries where there isn't someone waiting for a handout every 2 meters, literally.
M
Wednesday 7th of May 2025
From the tariff imposed later, 25 percent will be deposited into the regional treasury, 75 percent for the manager.” 😆😆😆
At least there's no misunderstanding where the money goes...