Aussie travellers details strict rules as Bali reopens to the world

Australian travellers keen to get back to Bali after two years locked out have detailed what to expect when arriving on the holiday island.

Nicole Shiraz and her boyfriend, recently retired NRL star Corey Norman, are among hundreds of Australians who have travelled to the holiday hotspot in the past week.

The island finally reopened to the world without quarantine for the first time since the onset of Covid-19 in early 2020.

But travelling to Bali isn’t as simple as dusting off your passport, booking a plane ticket, and getting a visa on arrival like it used to be. 

Australians must comply with strict rules before getting on the plane, and again after touching down in Bali. 

Ms Shiraz warned to expect a two hour wait at the airport and shared footage of queues of tourists sitting in rows of chairs waiting to show their vaccination documents to immigration officials.

Travellers then have to line up to take a PCR test, which costs $79.

Ms Shiraz then shared footage of the deserted airport as they walked through the luggage collection area.

‘The airport was so dead, our luggage looked lonely. Customs took zero minutes,’ she captioned the clip.

Ms Shiraz uploaded a second video explaining the documentation needed to enter Bali, which includes travel insurance that provide cover for Covid-19, proof of booked accommodation in Bali for a minimum three nights.

Nicole Shiraz says travellers should expect to spend two hours at the airport upon arrival, which including a long wait in immigration for vaccination checks (pictured)

Travellers must also go online to fill in a Health Alert Card prior to arrival, which can only be done after the pre-flight Covid test.

The customs declaration form must also be completed before arrival.

Vaccination status checks, Covid tests and travel insurance are some of the many rules international travellers now face in Bali.

Travellers over 12 must be vaccinated and are required to take a PCR test within 48 hours of their flight. 

Tourists are then required to take another PCR test upon arrival and isolate until they get a negative result. 

Travellers must get PCR tests prior to their flight and again upon arrival in Bali (pictured)

Vaccinated travellers don’t have to quarantine but visas are required, which can cost just $47 and be bought at the airport, as they were before Covid.

Travellers are urged to double check their passports for possible damage.

Sydneysider Bronte Gossling was hoping to be among one of the first Australians to arrive in the Bali last Monday.

But she was denied by airline staff at Melbourne Airport who advised she would be unable to board the Jetstar flight due to ‘a little bit of water damage’ on the photo page of her passport.

Nicole Shiraz is currently holidaying in Bali with her partner. former NRL star Corey Norman