Travel Tips
We are delighted to provide some travel tips for your further reference in order keep your holidays are memorable until back home.
Passport and Visa
Indonesian Government has conducted the new Entering Visa policies for tourists who are entering to Bali and Indonesia as of 01 February 2004 as clearly stated below:
The Tourists from the following countries are not requiring a Visa to enter Bali and other regions in Indonesia.
| – Chile | – Peru |
| – Hongkong Special Administrative Region | – Philippines |
| – Macao Special Administrative Region | – Singapore |
| – Malaysia | – Thailand |
| – Marocco | – Vietnam |
The Tourist from the following countries are required and eligible for Visa-On Arrivals – with cost at US$25 per person for a stay of up to 30 days.
| – Algeria | – Lithuania |
| – Argentina | – Luxembourg |
| – Australia | – Maldives |
| – Austria | – Malta |
| – Bahrain | – Mexico |
| – Brazil | – Monaco |
| – Belgium | – Netherlands |
| – Bulgaria | – New Zealand |
| – Cambodia | – Norway |
| – Canada | – Oman |
| – Cyprus | – Panama |
| – Czech Republic | – People’s Republic of China |
| – Denmark | – Poland |
| – Egypt | – Portugal |
| – Estonia | – Qatar |
| – Fiji | – Romania |
| – Finland | – Russia |
| – France | – Saudi Arabia |
| – Germany | – Slovakia |
| – Greece | – Slovenia |
| – Hungary | – South Africa |
| – Iceland | – South Korea |
| – India | – Spain |
| – Iran | – Suriname |
| – Italy | – Sweden |
| – Irish | – Switzerland |
| – Japan | – Taiwan |
| – Kuwait | – Timor Leste |
| – Laos | – Tunisia |
| – Latvia | – United Arab Emirates |
| – Libya | – United Kingdom |
| – Liechtenstain | – United States America |
For the citizens of countries who are not on the Visa on Arrival List or Visa Free Lists will be required to apply for a visa before entering Indonesia and you may contact the nearest.
PASSPORT
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Indonesia, and you must have proof of onward passage (either return or through tickets). If you cannot fulfill both of these requirements, you may not be allowed to enter the country.
AIRPORT TAX
To leave from Indonesia to the country destinations or to local destination via airport, Indonesian Government will apply the airport tax for every flight passenger at cost
- Domestic Airport Tax is Rp. 50.000 per person
- International Airport Tax is Rp. 150.000 per person (NEW)
Bali Time
Bali Time Zone is GMT + 8 hours.
Currency
Indonesia Currency is called Rupiah (Rp).
The Rupiah Notes are 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000 and Coins 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000.
If you bring American Dollars (US$) to Indonesia and Bali for further transaction, please kindly noted that the following terms of US Currency/ US Dollar which not be accepted in major banks or companies as follows:
- Series Number with CB and DB code are not accepted
- Year making is lowest than 2004 are not accepted
- Money where there is its streak / illegally written/in a state of tearing/ its picture in looked to be turn tail is not accepted
Money Changer
A lot of small money changer shop are available in the island and run an illegal business which might lose your money after changing. The modus of operandi this shop is putting the exchange rate are more higher than the market exchange rate which able to deceive you and building the interest to change your money there.
Once you are changing the money, some shop staff will surround you and having nice talk to deceive you when the money calculation. Therefore in order to save your money we recommend you to change the money in the bank or in the hotel cashier although the exchange rates are below than the market exchange rate.
In case you have been rash to change the money at the illegal shop, please be assuring:
- Bring your own calculator
- Account your money before presenting to them
- Calculate the rate in your own calculator and compare with them
- Calculate the money (Rupiah) after given by the staff accurately
- If the money is not correct, ask to them the rest or call the nearest security or police
Credit Cards
Majority of credit card are accepted by most of the hotel including the bar, restaurant and shop in Bali a long with American dollar travel checque
Driving License
If you wish to rent a car or motor bike you must be over than 18 years old and posses an International Driver’s License or license from ASEAN countries.