Guidance for Indian Tourists visiting Bali as issued by Consulate General of India, Bali
- Kindly ensure that your passport has more than 06 months validity from date of arrival in Indonesia (calendar months and not 180 days). Immigration authorities in Bali do not grant entry to any tourist who has lesser validity.
- While visa for Indians is available on arrival at Bali airport, it is better to take e-visa, fill custom declaration form and pay tourist levy fee online in advance through the following links:
- eVOA: https://molina.imigrasi.go.id/
- eCustoms Declaration: https://ecd.beacukai.go.id/
- Tourist Levy: https://lovebali.baliprov.go.id/
This will significantly reduce your wait time upon arrival at Bali airport.
- There have been incidents of mobile phone & gold chain snatching and ATM card skimming especially in the tourist areas of Bali including Kuta, Seminyak and Canggu. Hence, please be careful of your belongings while walking on the streets and riding on the motorbike. Also consider withdrawing money from the bank branch ATMs when possible.
- Kindly exercise abundant caution and check the safety equipment before going for any adventurous activity like ATV ride, Banana boat ride, hiking, snorkeling, Go-kart and other water/adventurous sport. Please note that in case of a mishap/accident during these activities, the emergency medical response is not satisfactory and it may take considerable time due to large number of tourists.
- Kindly note that Indian Driving License is not valid for driving in Indonesia. For driving rental scooters/bikes in Bali you must have International Driving License. This is crucial as in case of accident, you may face problem with the local police and your health insurance company.
- Before renting any vehicle/transport like two-wheeler/four-wheeler, ATV, Jet-Ski, boats etc. for self-use, please ensure that the same has adequate insurance cover for any damage and third party. Please note that rental vehicles in Bali, including those being used for water sports/activities are often not insured; hence in case of accidents, the renter is obliged to pay for the damage to the vehicle as well as to the third party involved in the accident.
- Kindly take adequate Travel Health Insurance before coming as the cost of medical treatment in Bali is on the higher side.
- If your trip is being managed by a tour operator, kindly make sure to use services only from reputed and well-established tour operators. This is especially important when taxis are hired for longer duration for sightseeing purposes.
- Consuming/bringing any kind of banned narcotics in Bali is illegal and has strict punishment including up to death sentence in case of trafficking.
