Bali 'mistake' that saw tourist kicked out of the country
A tourist who ignored official advice not to climb a sacred mountain in Bali has been deported from the holiday island.
Only known by his initials BG, the Norwegian was caught hiking on Mount Agung without a guide.
Rules for climbing the active volcano state that visitors must have a guide. BG was caught on February 15 and was kicked out of the country five days later.
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A tourist was kicked out of Bali for climbing Mount Agung. Getty
The Head of Singaraja Immigration Office, Hendra Setiawan, said the tourist had been warned not to hike the trail alone.
"The foreign citizen was secured by the Singaraja Immigration enforcement officers based on a report from the local authorities," reported the Bali Sun.
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"After receiving the report, we immediately sent a team to the location and secured the foreigner concerned for further questioning at the office."
He is the second foreign traveller in two months to be kicked out for a solo hike on the mountain after a German citizen was also caught in January.
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Rules for climbing the active volcano state that visitors must have a guide. Getty
It followed the death of a South Korean tourist at the start of the year, who climbed the mountain on his own and went missing on January 1. He was found a day later at the bottom of a ravine.
Mount Agung made headlines in 2023 when a Russian tourist was deported and banned from re-entering Bali for six months after he posted an image of himself with his trousers down on top of it.
He was part of a group of seven who climbed the volcano without permission.
In 2022, a wellness guru and actor from Canada had to make a tearful apology after a video of his naked haka on top of another sacred mountain fell foul of authorities.
Jeffrey Craigen sparked outrage following footage of his performance on Mount Batur, a volcano that is considered holy by many Balinese.
This story was originally published by Stuff and has been reproduced here with permission.
