What you will actually pay in Indonesia: Bali IDR 150,000 once per visit, foreign visitors, Komodo Island, Indonesia USD 30. Add applicable entry fees below for the full total.
55 cities with nightly tourist taxes20 country entry & visa fees13 major park passes
All fees are approximate and change frequently. Check official government/park websites before travel. Currency conversions shown in USD (approximate). Visa fees depend on your passport nationality — verify with the embassy or official visa portal.
What Indonesia charges
Bali
IDR 150,000 once per visit, foreign visitors
IDR 150,000 levy charged ONCE per visit, not per night, and only to foreign visitors. Introduced 2024.
Read at source: lovebali.baliprov.go.id — Bali Provincial Regulation No. 6 of 2023 · checked 2026-09-25
Komodo Island, Indonesia
USD 30
THE PRICE AND THE ACCESS RULES BOTH LOOK WRONG HERE. The current foreign-visitor tariff is reported at IDR 250,000 per person per visit under Government Regulation 36 of 2024, in force since 30 October 2024, covering entry and the nature-tourism activities that go with it — not the US$30 or the IDR 350,000 this row carried, which contradicted each other anyway. Indonesia also tried a US$250 fee here in 2022 and withdrew it after strikes, so anything quoted from that period is meaningless. Check the access rules before you book: a daily visitor cap and pre-booking through an official app have both been reported.
City Nightly Tourist Taxes
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Country Entry & Visa Fees
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National Park & Attraction Passes
Major park and attraction entry fees — the ones that cost more than you expect.
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Why Tourist Taxes Have Exploded
The Overtourism Response
Venice, Amsterdam, and Barcelona are using tourist taxes to manage visitor numbers and fund infrastructure repair. Amsterdam charges 12.5% of the room price — the steepest rate in Europe, and a share rather than a flat fee, so it climbs with the price of your hotel. Barcelona hit 40 million visitors/year with a population of 1.6 million.
Conservation Funding
Bhutan's Sustainable Development Fee ($100–200/day) funds forest conservation and free healthcare/education for citizens. Rwanda's $1,500 gorilla permit directly funds mountain gorilla protection — the population has grown from 620 to 1,000+ since 2004. Higher prices = better conservation outcomes.
New Entry Authorizations
The UK's ETA (2024) and New Zealand's NZeTA join the US ESTA in creating pre-arrival fee systems for visa-waiver nationalities. The EU's ETIAS launches in 2025 — €7 for 3 years, covering 30 Schengen countries. These are not visas, but they cost money and must be arranged in advance.
Budget Planning Rule
Add 10–15% to your accommodation budget for tourist taxes in European cities. For adventure travel (gorilla trekking, Galápagos, Machu Picchu), the permit/entry fees can equal or exceed your flights. Always research before booking — some permits (Inca Trail, gorilla trekking) sell out months in advance.
Highest-Fee Destinations to Budget For
Bhutan: $100–200/person/day government fee — mandatory for all visits
Rwanda gorilla trekking: $1,500/person per trek (non-negotiable, all goes to conservation)
Uganda gorilla trekking: $800/person for foreign non-residents — book 6+ months ahead, permit numbers strictly limited
Galápagos Islands: $200 entry + $20 transit card on top of Ecuador visa
Masai Mara (peak season): $200/person per day, Jul–Oct Great Migration period
Amsterdam: 12.5% of the room price — about €175 on a €200/night room for 7 nights, charged per room rather than per person
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