Synopsis
The top officials in the country are also in favour of the campaign for removing the mandatory 3-day quarantine and the return of visa-on-arrival (VoA). As of now, a number of travellers from Europe are refraining themselves from travelling to Bali due to its extensive and costly quarantine.
Bali reopened its borders for international travellers in the month of February this year but with quarantine requirements. However, now the Indonesian government is planning to drop the quarantine requirements and start a visa-on-arrival process for international tourists. For this the government is planning to conduct a trial on incoming travellers without quarantine but under few conditions, informed a senior minister.
The top officials in the country are also in favour of the campaign for removing the mandatory 3-day quarantine and the return of visa-on-arrival (VoA). As of now, a number of travellers from Europe are refraining themselves from travelling to Bali due to its extensive and costly quarantine.
Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said in a press conference that the trial may be introduced before March 14 if some positive development is noticed in the coming one week.
Requirements to enter Bali for international tourists:
1) Foreign travellers need to show their proof of hotel booking payments for at least four days.
2) Travellers wishing to enter Bali must be fully vaccinated or must have received booster jabs.
3) RT PCR tests will be conducted at the entry and travellers will have to wait for their negative results at the hotel.
4) On the third day of their arrival, travellers will have to conduct another RT PCR test at their hotels.
The minister further said that if the test is negative, travellers will be allowed to do other activities under health protocols. He also said that Bali was chosen for this pilot project trial because the rate of two-dose vaccination is higher here than any other provinces in Indonesia.
If the trial is successful, the Indonesian government will expand the quarantine-free travel policy across the country on or even before April 1.
