Do tourists have to pay a fee to enter Bali?

Bali charges foreign visitors a one-off provincial levy. It is small, it is separate from anything to do with your visa, and it causes a surprising amount of confusion at the airport.

What it is

IDR 150,000 per person, paid once per entry into Bali, by foreign tourists. At current rates that is roughly 9 to 10 US dollars. It was introduced by the provincial government in February 2024 under a 2023 regulation, and the stated purpose is funding cultural preservation and environmental management.

It is a provincial tourism levy, not an immigration charge. It has nothing to do with your entry permit, it does not extend or shorten anything, and paying it is not a substitute for any other requirement.

How to pay

The official route is the government's Love Bali system, either through its website or its app, where you pay by card or e-wallet and receive a QR voucher. Pay it before you fly and screenshot the voucher, because airport wifi at 1am with a queue behind you is not where you want to be entering card details.

You can also pay on arrival at counters in the international terminal, and at some ports and checkpoints. The queues are the reason to do it in advance.

Where you may be asked for it

Officers ask for the QR code at random checkpoints rather than universally: on arrival at the airport, at the fast boat ports for Nusa Penida and the Gilis, and sometimes at major attractions and temples. Keep the voucher on your phone for the whole trip rather than deleting it after landing.

Who does not pay

Exemptions are set by the province and have included holders of certain stay permits, diplomatic and official passport holders, crew, and some student and family permit categories. If you hold an Indonesian stay permit rather than a tourist entry, check your specific category rather than assuming.

Children are generally not exempt: the levy is per person.

Watch for fakes

Because the payment is online, there are copycat sites that charge a "service fee" on top, or collect card details and deliver nothing. Use the official provincial system. A QR code that costs you 25 dollars is not the levy.

What it pays for, and whether that is visible

The province states the money funds cultural preservation, waste management and infrastructure. Whether a visitor sees the effect on the ground is a fair question, and one locals debate loudly. The programme's collection rate has been publicly criticised for being lower than intended, which is why enforcement at checkpoints has tightened rather than loosened.

The other fees people confuse it with

• Temple and attraction entry fees, paid in cash at the gate, typically IDR 50,000 to 100,000 per person, entirely separate.
• Parking and local community fees, small amounts collected at beaches and viewpoints.
• Airport departure tax, which is included in the price of a ticket for scheduled airlines, not collected separately at check-in.
• Accommodation tax, the 10 per cent regional tax charged on hotels and licensed villas, which appears on your bill rather than being paid by you at a counter.

None of these replace the levy, and the levy does not replace any of them.

Rules change, so check the date

This page was verified in September 2026. Bali has publicly discussed raising the amount and tying payment more tightly to entry, and separately has introduced conduct rules for visitors covering temple behaviour and sacred sites. Check the official provincial channels before you travel rather than relying on a blog from two years ago, including this one.