Bali Bans 22 Mountains Activities For Bad Behaviour Of Tourists

Bali’s governor has announced a ban on tourist activities in the mountains with ‘immediate effect’ following a rise in incidents of violations of sacred peaks by misbehaving tourists. The government has announced a blanket ban on the 22 mountains including Mount Batur and Mount Agung which are very popular for the activities. The ban comes after groups of foreigners have been deported in the recent months and banned from returning to Indonesia for six months by authorities. Notably, foreign tourists have been regularly found misbehaving and testing the patience of locals. Bali, known as the ‘island of the Gods,’ is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, ranked high on global travel polls.