On Sunday 14th, April, the roads of the popular resort of Ubud will be closed to honor the royal cremation at Puri Agung Ubud. For many Balinese people living in Ubud, this will be the first royal cremation of its kind in their lifetime, and tourists are welcome to observe part of the ceremony.  Bali’s …

Security officers in Bali’s Ubud have been increasing patrols of the area to help reduce the risk of ‘incidents of thuggery’ against tourists. Ubud is Bali’s arts and culture capital and has seen a sharp rise in the number of tourists in the last few weeks. Following a sudden increase in the number of tourists …

Over the last few years, The Bali Sun has published dozens of news stories highlighting beaches and stretches of coastline where tourists should not go swimming. These headline-hitting stories have often highlighted tragedies whereby tourists have gone swimming at beaches where it has not been suitable to swim. Want to read more? Our Bali Sun …

One of Bali tourists’ biggest gripes at the moment is that visa-free travel has been replaced with the paid-for visa on arrival. This visa is easily accessible to travelers from over 95 countries and costs just IDR 500,000, but Indonesia’s ASESN neighbors have a plan that could lure Bali tourists further across Southeast Asia. ASEAN …

Bali’s GWK Cultural Park is the number one place on the island to take a deep dive into the rich and abundant cultural heritage of the province. Located on the Bukit, close to Uluwatu, GWK Cultural Park is best known as being home to the giant Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue, but there is so much …

Local political leaders in Bali’s Badung Regency have met to discuss the opportunity to develop tourism villages in the Canggu area of the regency. Canggu has undergone a rapid tourism boom in the last seven years, and local leaders want to preserve the culture and heritage landscapes.  The ex-Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, proposed …

For those who have seen the film Ticket to Paradise, the notion of falling in love with a seaweed farmer in Bali and living happily ever after seems like a not-too-farfetched way to end a vacation on the island. Seaweed farming is one of the main income generators for families on the island of Nusa …

Tourists in Bali are being advised about a slight rise in the number of reported dengue cases. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne virus that in the most severe cases can be fatal. Luckily, there are plenty of easy and effective precautions tourists can take. The number of dengue fever cases reported in Bali’s Bangli Regency …

Bali is the place to snap up bargain deals right now. With the Hari Raya Idul Fitri holiday well underway, shops and malls across the province are hosting mega sales, offering incredible discounts on everything from clothing to homeware, tech, and wellness.  The Hari Raya Idul Fitri holiday in Indonesia will be observed until the …

Over the next few days, tourists in Bali will be urged to take weather warnings seriously. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency for Bali has forecast bad weather and dangerous sea conditions in the coming days due to tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean.  Tourists visiting Bali, Lombok, and East Java are all being warned …

Police in Bali are cracking down on motorcycle gangs and drivers with super-loud exhausts known as ‘brong.’ Police have been targeting gangs in Sanur and Seminyak, both popular resort areas with international tourists.  Over in Sanur, a total of 60 motorbikes were seized by the police, all of which had loud brong exhausts added on, …

It’s that time of the year again when the first set of deportation figures are revealed by the authorities in Bali. Despite the numerous reports of foreigners behaving badly, this quarter’s figures are lower than what many people would be expecting. Data also shows the overall number of tourists who have visited Bali in the …