Bali reschedules opening for tourism until the beginning of August 2021

Bali will reopen to tourists in July but the requirements and restrictions have not been released yet.

As of now, allowed visitors have to submit a negative COVID-19 test result, take an additional one on arrival, and quarantine for 5 days at a government-designated hotel or until they can produce a negative test.  

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BALI Reopening Tourism – Latest Updates

July 3 – Bali to hold off on reopening Bali for tourism until the beginning of August, says government 

Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and Cultural Economy Sandiaga Uno, has announced the government will wait until COVID-19 cases decrease before reopening Bali to international visitors.

“We were targeting end of July, beginning of August, but we just have to be mindful of where we are in this recent spike (in coronavirus cases),” Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and the Cultural Economy, Sandiaga Uno, told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

On July 2, the country enforced a new lockdown on its main island Java, as well as Bali. As of today, Indonesia is reporting more than 20,000 new cases per day.

(Source: Reuters)

July 24 – Bali could reopen for tourism as soon as stakeholders adhere to health protocols, said government. 

Although no official reopening date has been confirmed by the Balinese government, hoteliers and local media suggest Bali could reopen by the end of July.

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Uno spoke about the importance of adhering to health protocols so the country can reopen even amidst the pandemic. 

“All of our activities should be in accordance with the micro-scale public activity restrictions (Micro PPKM) and we can only revive (tourism) if we observe the health protocols,” said the Minister at a business training in West Java yesterday. 

For its part, Chairman of the Bali Hotels Association (BHA), Jean Heliere announced that the organization is closely working with Phuket Hotels Association (Thailand) to implement effective strategies that allow them to move forward. 

(Source: Antara News)

June 7 – Indonesia will reopen Bali, Batam and Bintan in July, says government

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced the government will reopen Bali, Batam and Bintan in July, as the “locomotive regions” that will boost the tourism industry in the country. 

The number of travel bubbles Indonesia will open and with what countries remains unclear. 

Back in March, Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno told reporters Australia would be among several countries he hoped could be included in a “COVID-free corridor.” Something similar was said about New Zealand. 

However, Australia remains a banned country until Indonesian Federal Government says otherwise. 

Regarding New Zealand, Indonesia is ready to welcome back Kiwis but those will need to spend 14-days at a government-approved facility when coming back home because it would be a one-way travel corridor only.  

(Source: NZHerald)

May 28 – Indonesia to speed up vaccination pace in Bali so it can be reopened in July

Bali authorities are confident they can reopen the resort island of Bali in July. To do so, the country is speeding up vaccinations and cordoning off multiple islands to avoid locals from spreading the virus from an island to the other.

“We are fortunate we are an archipelago nation. We can make bubbles around islands. On Monday I had a meeting with the President and he asked me to restrict the transmission for people from Sumatra to Java and to Bali,” said Indonesia’s deputy health minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono.

Everything seems to be set up. However, the Minister also mentioned that they not only rely on the help the central government can offer but also on neighboring countries’ airlines willing to come back in July. 

(Source:  Financial Review)

Is Bali open for Americans?

Bali is open for Americans as long as they hold a business visa. 

How to enter BALI during the pandemic?

Everyone traveling for humanitarian, volunteering, family, business, or investment purposes is allowed entry.

Digital nomads and remote workers with business visas are also allowed entry. For further information click here.

Dojo Bali coworking space has trained people to help travelers with this process.

COVID-19 situation in Indonesia

As of today, the country has reported 2,256,851 positive cases and 60,027 deaths.

Despite being an island chain that is roughly the size of the United States, most of those people live on a handful of islands in highly urbanized areas.

For many people in East Asia, face masks and social distancing are quite normal after so many contagious diseases over the past twenty years. Indonesia has not reached that point yet.

The government is trying everything necessary to maintain complete control of the pandemic without destroying much of Bali’s tourism-based economy in the balance.

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