Plan · Before you go
What a day costs, the six things to sort out before you leave, the customs of a Hindu island and short answers to the questions that keep coming up. Official fees are cited at their source.
Estimated ranges per person per day, for two travelers sharing a room and transport, excluding flights. Prices vary with the season and the region. Converted at €1 ≈ IDR 20,000 (mid-October 2026 rate, rounded): recalculate at today’s rate.
| Item | BackpackerGuesthouses, warungs, scooter | ComfortBoutique hotels, driver by the day | VillaPrivate pool, restaurants, spa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | €8 – €15IDR 150,000 – IDR 300,000Double room in a guesthouse, shared | €20 – €45IDR 400,000 – IDR 900,000Hotel or bungalow with pool, shared | €75 – €200IDR 1,500,000 – IDR 4,000,000Villa with private pool, shared |
| Meals | €5 – €10IDR 100,000 – IDR 200,000Local warungs, refill water | €13 – €25IDR 250,000 – IDR 500,000Warungs and restaurants | €25 – €50IDR 500,000 – IDR 1,000,000Restaurants, taxed imported wine |
| Transport | €3 – €5IDR 50,000 – IDR 100,000Rented scooter and fuel, shared | €15 – €23IDR 300,000 – IDR 450,000Car with driver, shared between two | €18 – €25IDR 350,000 – IDR 500,000Private driver, fast boat |
| Activities | €3 – €8IDR 50,000 – IDR 150,000Temple entries, waterfalls | €8 – €20IDR 150,000 – IDR 400,000Dances, guide, snorkeling | €15 – €40IDR 300,000 – IDR 800,000Spa, diving, cooking class |
| Estimated total / day | €18 – €38IDR 350,000 – IDR 750,000 | €55 – €113IDR 1,100,000 – IDR 2,250,000 | €133 – €315IDR 2,650,000 – IDR 6,300,000 |
To add once per stay, whatever the profile.
Visa on arrival (e-VoA)
≈ €25
IDR 500,000
Source: Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration (new tab)
Entry rules change: always check the official Indonesian websites and your own foreign ministry’s travel advice.
Planning Bali in 6 steps
For French, Belgian and Swiss nationals: a 30-day visa on arrival, extendable once for 30 days. Applying online on the official immigration website saves queuing at the airport. Passport valid for at least 6 months. Add the tourist levy: both amounts are in the budget above.
Guide: Bali visa and arrivalRiding a scooter requires an international driving permit with the motorcycle category, on top of your national license. Without it, police checks and, above all, travel insurance that often refuses to cover an accident. Helmet compulsory. Beginner: take a driver.
Guide: Getting around BaliTap water is not drinkable: refill dispensers in most accommodation. Mosquito repellent (dengue), especially in the rainy season. Do not touch monkeys or stray dogs (rabies). Review your vaccinations with a doctor before departure.
Guide: Bali health and safetyUse ATMs attached to a bank branch (BCA, Mandiri, BNI…), less exposed to fraud. For exchange, only licensed counters, and count your money again at the desk. Warungs and small shops take cash only.
Guide: Bali travel budgetA data e-SIM can be installed before departure; a local SIM (Telkomsel, XL, Indosat) is sold at the airport with your passport. Coverage weakens in the Munduk valleys, in the east of Nusa Penida and on some beaches.
Guide: Bali visa and arrivalA provincial regulation adopted in 2018, enforced since 2019, bans single-use plastic bags, straws and polystyrene boxes. Water bottle, cloth bag, and no litter left on the trails. Away from the beach, cover up: swimwear and bare chests are not worn in town or at the market.
Guide: Balinese temples and cultureBali is the only Hindu-majority province in Indonesia. Religion here is not a backdrop for visitors: it sets the rhythm of the days, the villages and the calendar.
“The three causes of well-being”
“The three causes of well-being”: harmony between humans and the divine, among humans themselves, and between humans and nature. This philosophy organizes the village, the temple and the rice fields. UNESCO inscribed it in 2012 together with the subak irrigation system, as part of the cultural landscape of Bali.
Small baskets of palm leaf filled with flowers, rice and sometimes a stick of incense, placed every day in front of houses, shops, temples and even on the pavements. They are handmade, most often by the women of the family.
This checkered cloth tied around statues, sacred trees and shrines evokes the balance between opposing forces, good and evil, day and night. It marks a protected place: do not touch it.
At the temple
Ten days allow three bases without rushing. With two weeks, you add the north and an island; beyond that, you take your time in the east and the villages.
Both are possible for the e-VoA (IDR 500,000, 30 days). Applying online before departure saves time at the airport. The IDR 150,000 tourist levy is paid separately.
Rental shops often do it, but it is illegal without an international permit with the motorcycle category, and travel insurance may refuse to cover an accident. A driver by the day is the safest alternative.
It can be done on a small budget in guesthouses and warungs, or cost as much as in Europe in a villa. The ranges in the Budget section give an order of magnitude, item by item.
No flights for 24 hours and no going out in the street: you stay at the hotel. Avoid having a flight that day and plan for food, which hotels usually arrange.
In July, in August and over the year-end holidays, yes, especially in Uluwatu and Ubud. The rest of the year, booking the first nights is often enough.
Ready for Bali
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