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Budget week: Bali under $60/day

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Things change. Bali's fees, ferry and bus schedules, and entry rules are updated often and sometimes without announcement. Each stamp in this guide tells you the date we looked and the page we used. Where a page would not open, we say what is typically true and name the page to check.

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Promise: a week in Bali that you can test against a US$60-a-day frame, using a table of your own numbers.
Trip length: 7 days, 6 nights. Ubud 3 nights, then Canggu 1 night and Uluwatu 2 nights, with the airport on either end.
Best months: check BMKG forecasts for your dates; Bali's drier and wetter stretches shift from year to year (general knowledge).
Budget band: the "under $60/day" frame is a planning target, not a guarantee. We do not state hostel, meal or coffee prices because we could not source them.
Best for: solo travellers or pairs who want to see Ubud, the west coast and the Bukit peninsula without a private driver for the whole week, and who are willing to track a spreadsheet.
Safety level: the State Department rates Indonesia Level 2, "Exercise increased caution," and the page quotes a risk of terrorist violence and regular earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. [read 2026-10-10 — page dated July 09, 2026 (advisory issued July 07, 2026), https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/indonesia-travel-advisory.html]
Base guides: /guides/bali/ covers the island's general itinerary; /guides/lombok-gili/ covers the Lombok and Gili hop. This guide covers only what changes on a tight budget, so we link to them instead of repeating them.

At a glance

Entry: a visa is required; a 30-day e-visa can be applied for in advance for arrivals at Jakarta or Bali airports, within 90 days of arrival. [read 2026-10-10 — page dated July 09, 2026, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Indonesia.html]
Levy: IDR 150,000 per person, separate from the visa. [read 2026-10-10 — page dated July 09, 2026, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Indonesia.html]
Driving: IDP required; helmets required. [read 2026-10-10 — page dated July 09, 2026, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Indonesia.html]
Verified sight fees: Monkey Forest and Tanah Lot.
Unverified (page blocked or silent): airport taxi fares, Trans Metro Dewata fares, Tegallalang, Tirta Empul, Uluwatu Temple, Nusa Penida boats, e-VOA fee.
Plan: Ubud 3 nights, Canggu 1, Uluwatu 2.