A tourist has died after falling from a cliff near a popular coastal temple in Bali. The 22-year-old from Germany was at Pura Luhur Srijong in the western part of the holiday island to watch the sunset with his friend when he slipped on September 26, according to local media.Continue Reading
Bali has set the date Australians will need start paying a tourist tax to enter the popular holiday island. International travellers will be charged IDR 150,000 each (about $15) from February 14 next year, including children. Tjok Bagus Pemayun, head of the Bali Tourism Office, confirmed the date to localContinue Reading
Balinese officials are on the hunt for a man who was filmed mediatating naked at a Hindu temple, with his indecent act infuriating locals. The clip gained widespread attention after it was posted by community group ‘canggu_bali’ and then reported by influencer and Balinese shoe designer Ni Luh Djelantik. InContinue Reading
A dozen Australians were among more than 200 foreigners kicked out of Bali this year. Officials confirmed this week that there had been 213 people deported since January from 45 countries as the popular holiday island cracks down on visa violations and unruly tourists. Anggiat Napitupulu, the head of theContinue Reading
Visitors to Bali have been being left intrigued by a sight that can be found in various locations along the streets of the popular holiday destination. A surprised tourist took to the Bali Bogans Facebook group in an attempt to find out what he had come across while touring theContinue Reading
At least five foreigners were deported from Bali last month, serving as a reminder for Australians to be mindful travellers as the crackdown on unruly tourists in the holiday hotspot continues. Three Russians, a Ukrainian, English and Italian national were detained for various violations during July, including overstaying their visas,Continue Reading
Bali has a waste problem and if it’s not addressed it will become “uncontrollable”, an Indonesian official has warned. The issue of waste management in Bali has long been a hot topic, with recent photos of Kuta beach — a tourist island located in the south — showing it overrunContinue Reading
Indonesian officials have cracked the whip yet again, this time issuing an official dos and don’ts list to control unruly tourists in Bali — and if they don’t abide, their visas could be cancelled. Bali Governor Wayan Koster has been extremely vocal this year with his frustration over foreigners behavingContinue Reading
A Danish tourist has allegedly been detained after exposing her genitalia on a motorbike in Bali. In viral footage shared to social media, the woman can be seen sitting on a motorbike behind a foreign male laughing as she lifts her right leg to the side, exposing her gentials. WhenContinue Reading
Bali’s governor wants to put a cap on tourist numbers which could see holiday-makers need to join a queue up to a year in advance to gain entry to the popular island. Bali Governor Wayan Koster told local reporters last week the idea would support Bali’s goal of moving awayContinue Reading