Tag: Bali Tourism

You're 25 days into a 30-day Bali holiday, the visa clock is ticking, and you're hoping to handle the extension ...

Hiking vs Trekking comparison showing a Mount Batur sunrise hike in Bali and a multi-day mountain trek, explaining the difference between hiking and trekking for travelers.

Hiking vs. Trekking: What’s the Real Difference, and Which One Is That Mount Batur Sunrise Climb Everyone’s Talking About?

by Giostanovlatto

Book a "Mount Batur sunrise hike" in Bali and you'll be back at your villa by 10am, sweaty but showered ...

Colombian national Sebastian Arboleda Montoya appears during a court hearing at Denpasar District Court after being sentenced to 11 years in prison for smuggling cocaine into Bali.

Colombian Man Jailed for Smuggling 3.4 Kilograms of Cocaine Into Bali After €5,000 Courier Deal

DENPASAR, Bali — A Colombian man who flew halfway around the world carrying more than three kilograms of cocaine hidden ...

Bali Seized Nearly 19 Kilograms of Drugs in Just Six Months. Officials Say the Island Remains One of Indonesia’s Biggest Smuggling Gateways

DENPASAR, Bali – Nearly 19 kilograms of illicit drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, were intercepted in Bali during the first ...

Local Balinese farmer harvesting fresh vegetables as Bali's tourism industry connects local agriculture with hotels, restaurants, and cafés through a sustainable HORECA supply chain.

Bali Wants Tourists to Eat More Local Food. Here’s Why Farmers Could Be the Biggest Winners

For decades, Bali's tourism economy and its farming communities have often operated side by side rather than together. Luxury resorts, ...

Komodo National Park to Cap Daily Visitors at 1,000 Starting April 2026

Tourist Boats Return to Komodo National Park as Weather Improves Earlier Than Expected

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Travelers planning a trip to Indonesia's world-famous Komodo National Park can once again visit its signature ...

A Century After Mount Batur Changed Bali Forever, a Village Is Inviting the World to Remember

BANGLI, Bali — Most visitors know Mount Batur as one of Bali's most photographed sunrise hikes. Few realize that exactly ...

Visitors watch giant international kites during the Rare Angon Festival at Mertasari Beach in Sanur, Bali.

Thousands of Kites, Some Over 25 Meters Long, Take Over Sanur’s Skies for Bali’s Rare Angon Festival

For four days this week, the sky above Sanur's Mertasari Beach has belonged to something other than airplanes and paragliders: ...

Woman struggling with tangled sticky hair after swimming in the ocean without rinsing off salt water.

Why Does Salt Water Make Your Hair Feel Sticky? Here’s the Science, and What It Means After a Day at a Bali Beach

by Giostanovlatto

Spend an afternoon bodysurfing at Batu Bolong, let your hair dry naturally on the walk back to your Canggu villa, ...

CLEANUP – Officials and local residents cleaning up dead fish in Lake Batur during a sulfur upwelling event in 2025.

Sulfur Eruption at Bali’s Lake Batur Triggers Mass Fish Death, but Officials Say It’s a Natural Seasonal Event