Bali Tourism Board

President Joko Widodo has announced that the Island of Bali will host the 2022 gathering of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR). As reported by Kompas.com, President Widodo lauded the GPDRR as a biennial meeting convened by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Platform’s stated goal is to exchange ideas and the latest techniques for handling natural […]

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After being suspended for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional dance performances finally returned to Uluwatu Temple with new health protocols in place. Kecak Dancers at Ulutwatu Temple returned for performances this weekend to entertain domestic tourists that traveled to Bali for the holiday weekend. A dancer from Karang Boma Dance Studio, Kadek […]

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More than just a Festival, KEMBALI 2020: A Rebuild Bali Festival (KEMBALI20) is aimed at boosting Indonesia’s creative industries of literature, art, and gastronomy to give a voice to Bali’s young entrepreneurs while embracing extraordinary international talent. From 29 October – 8 November 2020, experience Bali like never before with over 120 authors, artists, journalists, farmers, chefs, […]

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Bali Water Sports operators on the Tanjung Benoa Penninsula show faint signs of renewed life following Bali’s reopening to domestic tourism on 31 July 2020. With group bookings now rare, Tanjung Benoa Water Sports operators now content themselves with surviving on vastly-reduced income levels that represent a small fraction of what they were in better […]

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Chef-owner Chris Salans of Bali’s renowned Mozaic Group has recently been awarded the Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Order of Agricultural Merit) by the French government. The reward was bestowed by His Excellency M. Olivier Chambard, the French Ambassador to Indonesia, in a formal ceremony held at the Ambassador’s Residence in Jakarta on Monday, 07 September 2020. Awarded for exceptional service […]

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The escalating reopening of tourism sites in Bali following the restart of domestic tourism on 31 July 2020 saw the popular Tirta Gangga Water Palace in the Village of Ababi, Abang, Karangasem open its door to visitors. The Royal Baths date from 1946 when they were first built by the then King of Karangasem, A.A. […]

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For the fourth year in a row ONE ISLAND ONE VOICE rallied and organised the annual Bali’s Biggest Clean Up. This has become a really iconic day many look forward to. This year’s cleanup was the first since Bali’s single-use disposable plastic ban. THE BREAKDOWN OF THIS YEARS BIG BEACH CLEANUP Thanks to partners who now for the fourth year in a row […]

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(News from Bali Discovery) A ministerial-level meeting presided over by Puan Maharani, the Coordination Minister of Human Development and Cultural (PMK) on August 28, 2019, set the schedule of 16 national holidays and 8 “shared holidays” for the calendar year 2020. Following that ministerial-level meeting, a joint decision stipulating the holiday schedule for 2020 was […]

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(News from Bali Discovery) Nyepi is the Balinese Day of Silence, marking the start of a New Year on the 210-day Balinese Calendar. It is a day of profound introspection during which devout Balinese Hindus will refrain from turning on lights, entertainments, physical pleasures, traveling outside the home, and, for some, even eating and speaking. During Nyepi, houses and businesses […]

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Planning to have your holiday vacation in Bali? Sure, there are many things to do and see in Bali – tropical sunsets, cultural masterpieces, and wonderful tourist-y cliches. Your list may now be full of must-see and must-go places, but here are some of the weirder, quirkier and definitely more fun things you should do […]

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Much has been said about Indonesia. Tourists know that the country is one of the leading destinations in the world. When it comes to holiday making, it is the first choice of travelers from different parts of the globe, for a sun-filled escape. Luckily for Aussies, Bali is just a hop away. One of the […]

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Hot springs of Banjar, Bali, Indonesia, a beautiful place where you can bathe in natural hot springs in the midst of lush vegetation. The Banjar springs are in the north of the island, west of Singaraga near Lavina beach, set in the hills. The sources are divided in the hot springs at the top then […]

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Denpasar festival annual event which was held in Denpasar city government, for four days at a time series by removing the sun, on Friday afternoon, which took place in a roundabout chess face, bellows Badung, in close direct contact with the beating kulkul by the mayor was accompanied by the head of Denpasar Bali provincial […]

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Bali achieved the first rank as the Best Islands in Asia Awards 2010 in the event the World’s Best Awards 2010 hosted by Travel and Leisure magazine. Bali managed to collect 88.70 points ever beat Maldives by 88.00 points as the second rank. While third place achieved by Cebu in the Philippines with 87.50 points […]

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Announcement of winners of ogoh-ogoh take place in an atmosphere full of family-witnessed by the Denpasar District Secretary Drs. AA Ngurah Rai Iswara, M. Si and open in front of competitors who were 24 participants. In fact,when the committee announced the results of the assessment team of judges, representatives of the participants give each other […]

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Bali is renowned for having maintained its traditional culture against the sweeping tides of the Bali calendar event modern world. In many parts of the Island, Life goes on as it has for centuries, with rhythms of ritual, creativity and culture still serving as a community compass, here the arts are woven into everyday, making […]

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