Travelers in Bali – Latest Rules PT Angkasa Pura, the state-owned company that manages Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport, has published the new travel guidelines for air travel following a circular memorandum issued by the Ministry of Transportation (SE 77 of 2022) covers travel during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The General Manager of Bali’s Airport, Handy Heryudhitawan, told Radarbali.com that he was assuring […]
Bali Tourist Entry Visa Clarified 2022 The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a circular memorandum (SE/005/PK.04/2022/64) on 28 April 2022, addressed to all foreign legations of the Republic worldwide, detailing visa entry requirements. The salient points of the memo follow. Citizens of the following nine ASEAN member countries are traveling for […]
Bali Entry Visa – Onshore Visas End, Pre-Pandemic Rules Apply With the reopening of Bali to direct international flights, reconnection with the global aviation network, and the resumption of the visa-on-arrival (VOA) facility, immigration authorities in Bali are now reimplementing visa rules and policies that existed before the global pandemic. Immigration is now taking steps to eliminate […]
Bali Visa on Arrival (VOA) resumes back in March 2022 No Quarantine & VOA back! A meeting convened by the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, who also serves as the National COVID-19 Czar, Luhut Bisnar Pandjaitan, was held on Friday, 04 March to decide that the mandatory quarantine requirements will end effective Monday, 07 March […]
Bali plan to end quarantine requirement by latest 14 March The State News Agency Antara, quoting Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment and National COVID-19 Czar, has confirmed a “trial end” of quarantine rules will take effect from 14 March 2022. Speaking at a press conference following a coordination meeting on Sunday, 27 February 2022, […]
Quarantine Period Bali now down to 3 days! The State News Agency Antara reports that the quarantine period for fully vaccinated (3 injections including booster) international travelers arriving in Bali has been reduced to three days. The latest shortening in the quarantine period was announced on Monday, 14 February 2022, by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime […]
Bali News – February 2022 Warm-Up Bubble Holidays Planned for Bali The State News Agency Antara reported that the Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy has launched a “Warm Up Vacation” to persuade international tourists to fly to Bali and undergo quarantine in hotels using a “bubble system” of existing health protocols. This program is intended to assist the Balinese […]
Why Bali Reopens Despite Soaring COVID? Despite a record-breaking soaring in COVID-19 Omicron cases, Bali restarted international flights on Friday, 04 February 2022, with the arrival of a Garuda Flight from Narita carrying a meager load of 12 Japanese passengers. Singapore Airlines will soon follow suit, recommencing daily flights to Bali on 16 February. There are also reports that Batik Air has […]
Bali Travel Requirements 2022 With the formal announcement that Bali has opened its air and seaport for international travel and the reduction of the quarantine period to five days, many are hopeful that Indonesia is moving towards handling COVID-19 as an endemic situation, diverting away from the current stance of reacting to an epidemic. Optimism […]
Reopen Bali 2022 to Foreign Visitors This Week Travelers will still need to quarantine upon arrival. The Southeast Asian beach destination of Bali will once again welcome paradise-seeking travelers soon with COVID-19 protocol in place. Starting Feb. 4, Bali will allow international travelers to visit, Reuters reported, but will still require vaccinated visitors to quarantine for […]