Ngurah Rai to close on Nyepi Day

Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika sent a letter to four ministers regarding the one-day closure of the Ngurah Rai International Airport, in addition to four ports in Bali, in observance of Nyepi Day which will fall next month.

The airport and four ports, Gilimanuk, Padangbai, Celukan Bawang Port and Benoa, are scheduled to stop operations for 24 hours starting at 6:00 a.m on Saturday, March 5, which is the day Nyepi falls on.

The Head of the Bali Transportation and Information Technology Agency, I Made Santha, advised all tour operators to inform tourists about the condition.

“Local and foreign tour operators who handle tourists heading to Bali are requested to give an explanation on the meaning of the holy Nyepi Day so that no misunderstanding occurs,” he said, as reported by kompas.com.

Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, is held in observance of the Saka New Year.