Bali Tourist Levy: How to Pay and Where It Is Checked

The Bali tourist levy, often called the Bali tourist tax, is IDR 150,000 (~USD 10) per foreign visitor, paid once per trip through the official LoveBali portal at lovebali.baliprov.go.id. Pay it before you fly if you can. The amount is as of 2026, so confirm it on the portal before you pay.

It is a provincial charge for Bali’s culture and environment, and it is separate from your visa. Visitors meet it in one of three places: the LoveBali site at home, a payment counter at the airport or seaport, or an officer with a phone scanner at a temple gate. This page covers all three, plus a budget line you can copy for a couple or a family. For the rest of your trip planning, start with our guide to planning a Bali trip.

Bali Tourist Levy at a Glance

• Who pays. Foreign visitors, including those who reach Bali through another Indonesian city, so a connection via Jakarta does not avoid it. Indonesian citizens do not pay.
• How much. IDR 150,000 (~USD 10) per person, as of 2026.
• How often. Once per trip. The provincial regulation treats payment as valid while you travel in Bali, until you leave Indonesia.
• When. The province strongly encourages paying online before you fly. The regulation allows payment before or during your travel in Bali.
• Where. The LoveBali website or app, payment counters at Bali’s airport and seaport, or a registered hotel, travel agent or attraction.
• Proof. A levy voucher with a QR code, sent to the email address you entered.

Pay Before You Fly: The Bali Levy Checklist

1. Check the amount. Open the official portal and confirm IDR 150,000 per person is still the rate.
2. Gather passport details. You need each traveler’s name, passport number, passport country and arrival date. Enter names exactly as printed in the passport.
3. Use a working email. The voucher is sent by email, and the official FAQ stresses the address must be active and valid.
4. Pay with a card or QRIS. Payment is cashless. Accepted methods are Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, UnionPay, bank transfer, virtual account and QRIS. If you plan to scan a QRIS code, read how QRIS works for visitors first.
5. Save the voucher offline. Screenshot the QR code and keep it in a photo album you can open without signal.
6. Count every traveler. Each person in the party needs a voucher, children and infants included. Match the number of vouchers to the number of passports.

How to Pay the Bali Tourist Levy

Online before departure. This is the route the province recommends, because it keeps you out of the arrivals queue. Use the LoveBali website or app, fill in the traveler details and pay. The voucher arrives by email, so check the spam folder if it does not show up.

At the airport or seaport. If you arrive without a voucher, the official FAQ lists payment counters at Bali’s airport and port. Look for them in the arrivals area of Ngurah Rai after immigration and baggage claim; the arrivals steps at Ngurah Rai airport show where that fits in the sequence. Counters are cashless as well, and queues can build when several flights land together.

Through a registered business. Hotels, travel agents and attraction ticket points can be registered to take the levy. If one offers, ask for the QR voucher in your name rather than a verbal confirmation.

Cruise passengers. They pay individually on the website or through a registered cruise agent, which can submit group payments.

Where the Bali Levy Is Checked

Bali Tourism Office officers scan the QR voucher at the gates of major sites. The checks are spot checks that rotate between locations, not a fixed list, so treat any large temple as a possible checkpoint. These are the sites named in official announcements from the provincial government:

The tourism office head also said in 2024 that checks happen at the airport and at accommodation, which is one more reason to pay before you travel. Most of these sites appear on Bali’s temples and sights lists, so a first-time itinerary is likely to cross at least one.

If You Have Not Paid

The simplest fix is to pay on the spot. Officers direct unpaid visitors to LoveBali, and a 2024 tourism office notice states that the payment is not made in cash. Open the portal on your phone, pay, and show the new voucher. The regulation says a visitor who cannot show proof must pay the levy.

The same regulation lists the sanctions for visitors who do not comply: a verbal reprimand, a written reprimand, and denial of access services at tourist attractions. The text we read sets no cash fine. Immigration rules are national and separate from this provincial charge.

Who Is Exempt From the Bali Levy and What to Carry

Exemption depends on your visa or permit, not on why you are visiting. The official FAQ lists these groups:

• Indonesian citizens. They do not pay.
• Diplomatic and official visa holders. Listed as exempt.
• Transport crew. Airline and ship crews.
• KITAS and KITAP holders. Residents on a limited or permanent stay permit.
• Family unification, student and golden visa holders. Each is listed by name.
• Other visa holders. Some are exempt after applying.

To claim it, KITAS, KITAP, family unification and student holders show their card to an officer. Golden visa and other visa holders apply through LoveBali. The application should reach the province at least five days before you arrive, and the tourism office takes up to three days to review it. An application filed later is subject to the levy.

Carry your passport, your permit card, and a screenshot of any exemption confirmation. Remote workers on a longer stay can compare visa options for remote workers before deciding which status applies to them. Standard visa on arrival and tourist visit stays pay the levy.

Official Portal Only: Paying on the Right Site

There is one place to pay online: lovebali.baliprov.go.id. Bali provincial government sites end in baliprov.go.id, and the .go.id ending is used by Indonesian government bodies. A payment page on any other domain is not the province’s portal.

Three quick checks help. The fee is IDR 150,000 per person, so a page asking for a different figure is not the official one. The voucher comes by email with a QR code. And in an app store, the LoveBali app should list the Bali Provincial Government as its publisher.

What the Bali Levy Pays For

The province says the money protects Balinese customs, culture and the natural environment. ANTARA reported that the levy was collected from nearly 35% of foreign visitors in 2025. In September 2026 the governor told the regional legislature the figure had reached 43% for the first 20 days of the month, and that the province had invited international airlines to explain the payment to passengers before departure. Expect more reminders on flights, and more voucher checks on the ground.

Budgeting the Bali Tourist Levy

The levy is a one-time, per-person line, whatever your length of stay. It does not change between months, so there is no cheaper season. For timing the trip itself, see when to go to Bali. Totals below use about IDR 16,000 per USD, rounded up.

A line you can copy: Bali tourist levy: IDR 150,000 x number of travelers, once, paid on LoveBali before the flight. For scale, it is roughly two days on a basic scooter rental. Add it beside the other one-time costs in the full Bali trip budget, and set a reminder to pay once your dates are fixed and you know which airlines fly to Bali from your city.

The levy is not the visa. The visa is an immigration matter, explained in the Bali visa guide, while the levy goes to the provincial government through LoveBali. Paying one does not cover the other, and you need to complete both.

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