What the budget contains
The Badung regency government plans to put Rp 33.86 billion in 2027 into governance and facilities at tourist attractions, including existing tourism villages. That is 30.2% of the tourism office's spending. Anak Agung Putri Mas Agung, the office head, said so on Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
The money continues the physical upgrade of five villages and attractions started in 2026. The list covers Kapal, Munggu, Bongkasa Pertiwi, Petang and Pangsan villages, plus the Goa Gong waterfall in Sulangai village. These are budget plans, not funds already spent.
Who takes over the assets
The authorities also want to hand the finished assets to the traditional communities known as desa adat. In the office head's words, the aim is to make management more independent. The source gives no handover dates or terms for the communities.
The source does not say what exactly will pass to community control, including upkeep and fees. That is worth checking before any deal near these sites.
Visitor growth
The tourism office cites visit figures for the villages. There were 374,240 visits in 2022 and 959,772 in 2025. From the start of 2026 through July the count reached 568,582, with foreigners making up 54.6%.
At the four main attractions the foreign share reaches 89.5%. The official named the Mekotek ritual, the Sangeh monkey forest, Taman Ayun temple, the Ayung river and the memorial site of I Gusti Ngurah Rai as the main draws.
Uneven distribution
A 2025 evaluation sorted Badung's 18 tourism villages into three advanced, seven developing and eight pioneering ones. Most traffic goes to Munggu, Sangeh and Mengwi. With Bongkasa, Carangsari and Bongkasa Pertiwi, these six villages take 92.1% of all visits. The remaining 12 villages get 7.9%.
To ease the imbalance the authorities rely on regional regulation Perda No. 1 of 2025 and the regency's tourism master plan for 2025-2040. The official said the goal is to spread tourism benefits from the south to the centre and north of the regency.
How to read these numbers
A tourism village in Bali is a settlement where residents and the community together develop local attractions, homestays and guest services. The upgrade budget therefore concerns a whole area rather than a single hotel, including roads, parking, signage and shared spaces.
The visit figures come from the Badung tourism office itself, and the source does not describe how they are counted. Comparing 2022 with 2025 calls for caution, since recording methods may have differed. For the property market these data work as a gauge of interest in an area, not as a measure of demand to buy or rent.
Homestays and length of stay
Homestays operate in nine of the villages. The office says visitors stay in them for one to four days. The official argues this directly raises household income for residents. The source includes no independent income data.
For Badung's rental market this is a sign that some guests choose lodging outside the coastal south. Occupancy conclusions cannot be drawn from these data.