Governor Outlaws Trekking on 22 Balinese Mountains. Will Sacred Pura Besakih Remain Open to Non-Hindu Visitors.? Bali's Governor, I Wayan Koster, has issued an official order outlawing the climbing of all major mountains in Bali. "Because the mountains have already been granted 'sacred' status (bhisama), we are prohibiting the climbing of the mountains," said Koster while speaking to the head of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA). R. Agus Budi Santosa, in
Another whale was found dead on a Bali beach over the weekend, bringing the number of large sea mammals washing ashore on the island to three this year. Authorities are looking into possible causes of the troubling phenomenon.