Bali Travelmate

Nyepi: Bali’s New Year's Day of Complete Silence Nyepi is the most important and sacred Hindu holiday on Bali and is a general public holiday in the rest of Indonesia, commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar ( in 2020 , it falls on March 25 , Saka New Year 1942 ). Nyepi Day in Bali is a New Year’s celebration unlike anywhere else on the planet. Also known as Bali’s celebration of the Saka New Year and the Bali Day of Silence, it is ultimately the quietest day of the year, when all of its inhabitants abide by a set of local rules that brings all routine activities to a complete halt. The roads all over Bali are void of any traffic and nobody steps outside of his or her home premises. Most Balinese and visitors regard it as a much-anticipate d occasion. Expats and those coming from neighbouring islands prefer escaping Bali for the day due to the restrictions that surround this observance. Some visitors check coinciding dates ahead

The Klungkung Regency Government announced the introduction of a tourism retribution fee system to help support the sustainability of tourism development, conservation, infrastructure and community projects within Nusa Penida Region, covering Nusa Penida island, Nusa Lembongan island and Nusa Ceningan Island. To all tourists that entering Nusa Penida Region are required to pay a retribution fee. The retribution fee for Adult is IDR 25,000 per person and IDR 15,000 per person for children. The tourism retribution fee system is applied from July 1st, 2019.  The retribution fee system is enforced through island entry points conducted by official team. The money collected is managed by the Government of Klungkung Regency and it is allocated for tourism development, conservation, infrastructure and community projects.  In order to make a short process of retribution payment, it is recommended to prepare your little cash money in Rupiah before traveling to Nusa Penida.