Two days in Bali is one cheap, local base, not a tour of the island. Bali is a province of Indonesia, not a country of its own, and this plan keeps you in Ubud both nights: a free ridge walk, a warung lunch, the rice terraces and a low-key village dance on Day 1, then a full day south to Uluwatu’s cliff temple and its sunset Kecak on Day 2. Even a scooter-and-warung budget still carries two fixed costs before you count a single meal: Indonesia’s Rp 500,000 paid visa on arrival and the separate Rp 150,000 tourist levy.

Three days in Bali is still one region, not a lap of the island. This plan keeps the same Ubud-and-Uluwatu spine as the 2-day version - free walks, warungs, one big temple day - then adds a third day: a driver-led loop north to Ulun Danu Beratan, a cheap-entry waterfall, and Tanah Lot at sunset. Want more days? The 6-day version extends south to the coast and works in an overnight on Nusa Penida rather than a rushed day trip.

Six days in Bali covers the cheap Ubud-and-south core from the shorter versions of this trip, then adds a full Nusa Penida day and two budget nights further east, in Sidemen or Amed rather than the resort strip. Bali is an island and a province of Indonesia, not a country of its own, and even a warung-and-homestay budget carries two fixed costs before day one starts: Indonesia’s Rp 500,000 paid visa on arrival and the separate Rp 150,000 tourist levy.

Bali is an island and a province of Indonesia, not a country of its own, and two of its costs apply to every visitor regardless of budget: the IDR 150,000 tourist levy, paid to the province through the Love Bali portal, and a paid Visa on Arrival or e-VoA running roughly IDR 500,000. Neither is a free entry stamp, and neither is the same fee as the other. Past that floor, Bali is genuinely cheap to explore day to day.