In Roman age, people have tourism travel because of practical needs, hungering curiosity and the religious impulse, so in Hindu era in the Archipelago / Indonesia especially in Bali there were also occurred due to encouragement because of religious travel.

Travel Rsi Markandiya about eight centuries from Java to Bali, has been traveling with keagaman missions. Similarly Kuturan professor who developed the concept of Tri Sakti in Bali came about a century later Dang Hyang Nirartha 11 (Pedanda Wawu Rawuh Sakti) in the 16th century came to Bali as a religious mission with emphasis on the concept of Ceremonies.

International tour in Bali has been started in the early 20th century that Bali where previously found by the Dutch in 1579 ie by the expedition (Cornellis de Houtman) in its journey around the world to look for spices and arrived in Indonesia.

From that mission Java sail to the East and from a distance saw an island that merimbun. He thinks the island produces spices. After they landed, they found no spices.

Only a life with a culture that is very unique in their view, was never found in other places they visited during the round the world, nature is very beautiful and has a magnet / special charms. By the inhabitants of this island called Bali. This is what they report to the King of the Netherlands at that time.

Later in the year 1920 start of European tourists visiting Bali. This happened thanks to the Dutch trading ships of KPM (Koninklijke Paketcart Maatsckapy) who in his search for spices in Indonesia and also so that these ships had passengers in their trip to Indonesia and Bali introduced in Europe as (the Island of God).