going to bali next march for honeymoon. would it be better if hire some guide to help arrange almost everything or do own planning?

i think it is better to have some sort of protection to you and family is always a good thing. we won't know what will happens next, right?

thanks for the info, going at the end of the month with my wife

was thinking about Ubud in my itinerary as well

still planning where to go... beach, temple, paddy fields, volcano (if permitted and got time)

is it recommended to use buses / taxis to move around as no plan to hire a tour guide... or it is better to have a tour guide to move around?

you mean with around 150, they can be guide and driver as well? ya if more people then will be better but only me and wife going...

whatsapp a driver that my friend recommended me and get the following list of programs for 5 days... any bad reviews on those places?

day1 (100k) transport to hotel as will land around 7.30pm

day2 (350k) tanjung benoa - nusa dua beach, waterblow - gwk, cultural park - padang2 beach - blue point - uluwatu - jimbaran dinner - back to hotel

day3 (350k) sukawati - tegallalang, rice terrace - kintamani, volcano and lake batur view - coffee farm - tirta empul temple - dirty duck dinner - back to hotel

day4 (350k) taman ayun - bedugul, ulundanu temple and lake beratan - strawberry farm - tanah lot sunset - back to hotel

day5 (350k) bajra sandy monument - bali museum - agung bali handicraft center - spa - transfer to the airport

This post has been edited by teikboon: Mar 9 2018, 06:57 PM

I'm going next week, max per day 350k... You can refer my itinerary that they planned for me from a few posts back. Will give feedback about the driver once I return to Malaysia...

Yeah, I'm going to bali too this week and booked him as my driver. My itinerary was given by him a few weeks ago...

Hi all, just came back from Bali with wifey on Monday night and here's some short review of the places I went. Price stated in bracket is for one person in rupiah.


Day 1
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arrived at bali airport at night. upon arrival, I messaged Mr Galung and he told me that the driver who supposed to come to fetch us got problem with his car. So he send another guy coming to fetch us. paid 100k for the trip from airport to hotel which is around 3km only. I checked with Grab and seems I can get cheaper price for that same distance.



Day 2
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Had our breakfast at kuta square, eat mcd (walking distance from hotel) and driver came to pick us up from hotel at 8.30 am. Different driver from first night and this one become our driver for the rest of the trip.

first stop - water blow (FOC), nothing much to see except water hitting the cliff. if you got luck with winds, then can see big blow.

went to Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park (100k) Skip this one as nothing much to see except a few big statues and cultural dances. Driver bring us to eat at restaurant for lunch.

Next, we went to Padang padang beach (10k) Quite small beach and if you not going to the water, maybe can skip this one.

Then we went to Uluwatu (30k) Quite nice view with temple near the edge of the cliff. You can see waves, blue ocean and high cliffs. Didn't wait till sunset though

Otw back hotel, driver dropped us to shop a bit in Agung Bali.

Back after that and dinner nearby hotel. 350k for driver.



Day 3
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Start jalan at 8.30 again and sit in vehicle quite long time. Driver dropped us at Sukawati art market and we went to buy some souvenir. You need to bargain a lot as the initial price were quite high.

Next we go to Tirta Empul (15k) temple. You can try dipped into holy water. I didn't try it though.

Then driver brought us to a luwak kopi farm (a lot of similar farm in Bali). There got free testing. You can buy some powder one to bring back home or order extra cups there.

Then we head up to Kintamani area (31k) and buffet lunch (110k) Not delicious at all Perhaps you all can ask driver to bring you all some where else to eat.

Last for the the day, went to Tegallalang (10k) and see rice paddy terrace. Nice view but actually there are a lot of similar terrace view in Bali as I go more places after that.

Back after that and dinner nearby hotel. 350k for driver.



Day 4
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Start jalan at 9 and sit in vehicle quite long time again. Went to Taman Ayun (20k) temple. Just a small temple and nearby got building with Ogok ogok (FOC) for display.

Next we head up to Danau Beratan (50k) and temple. Had lunch at warung nearby after we came out. We decided to skip the strawberry farm though.

Last for the day, went to tanah lot (60k) and no luck that day to cross over to the temple and miss out the sunset again as we arrived quite early and decided to back before 4.30pm

Back after that and dinner nearby hotel. 350k for driver.



Day 5
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Start jalan at 9 and went to Denpasar. Went to Bali museum (50k) and we were accompanied by one guide that explain everything in display. After finished one section of the building, he asked (100k) from us Kinda annoyed with it as driver didn't informed us earlier. Quite informative though the whole visit to the museum.

After come out, we went for a stroll in the taman opposite the museum named Puputan Garden. Got history with it.

Since it is just around noon, we head back to Kuta to by some kek lapis as my wife wished.

After that we had lunch at restaurant named Ayam Tulang Lunak Malioboro.

Next we do some window shopping at Krishna for one hour.

Finally we head to airport to back to bolehland. Paid driver 450k including 100k for tips


Sekian karangan saya

This post has been edited by teikboon: Mar 28 2018, 08:48 PM

I think depend whether you want to go anywhere in Kuta or not. I stayed in Grand Pudjawan... i walked daily to area near Pantai Kuta for dinner and grocery shopping only

Popies lane 2 seems more happening though

not sure about getting drivers on the spot... see whether got others with similar experience or not. Saw a lot of blue bird taxi around though

didn't stay in nusa dua but i think there got nice view of the sea by passing by there last trip

you help him get so many business, next round you ask for discount when got go again yourself

yeah agree, i go 5 days also belum habis explore all places

i also use his service with my trip during my march trip... he assigned a young driver to us. The rate quite cheap and within my budget, that's why i gave him a tip of almost one day rate at the end of my trip because after conversion I think that either the driver or his boss won't earn much as well.

The driver quite silent type thought only talk occasionally.

+ points: the car was comfortable (Avanza) and enough water bottles for us each day, the driver is punctual everyday

+ 1 for lunch at kintamani, rip-off

view yes but food was meh to me that time (buffet style)

Used his co-driver service before. Can't complain with the price though. If i wanna go again, i won't mind paying more for better driver

If convert the daily rate back in myr, i think the driver really earn very little. That's why on last day, i gave extra tips.