then if it rained... then the driver must still pay him, or can just cancel him one day?
anyway... i still have not found a good driver yet...
The driver yet to reply u? aiyo....
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The driver yet to reply u? aiyo....
desertstrike
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yah...
but the driver u gave me is which one ar?
i sent out a few, none reply yet... this monring i sent out another one... not sure whether is the one u recommend...
desertstrike
Senior Member
ok guys, i have this temp itinerary:
1. reach Bali ard 9pm, will check in hotel at ubud
2. 8am move out from hotel
3. 8.30am reach tegalalang rice terrace
4. 10am depart rice terrace and proceed to kintamali
5. reach kinatamli ard 11am? (will it be too late for photogrpahy or go somewhere else, then come back another day 6am to see sunrise)?
the rest of the destination will be after settle this, haha, anyone pls comment, thanks!
1. reach Bali ard 9pm, will check in hotel at ubud
2. 8am move out from hotel
3. 8.30am reach tegalalang rice terrace
4. 10am depart rice terrace and proceed to kintamali
5. reach kinatamli ard 11am? (will it be too late for photogrpahy or go somewhere else, then come back another day 6am to see sunrise)?
the rest of the destination will be after settle this, haha, anyone pls comment, thanks!
Andrew Tan
New Member
Hi Friend, just spoke to the driver. He said your date of travel was for 23rd March. Maybe it's another email but he will reply you today. As for the Hotel, you can call my friend direct +65 97684494. He & his wife works in Singapore. His name is Dewa Negara and speaks & write English so no problem with communication. Believe they also can arrange transport but I have never used his transport before so I can comment. However, for my name sake he'll try to do his best. Please do not expect too much from the hotel. TV no programs and Breakfast very simple. Please bargain as much as possible for the room rates.
I think your itinerary is OK. As for Tirta Empul Temple, the best time to go is when hundreds of Hindu devotees goes there for cleansing. It's like 1st or 15th of our chinese calenders where you see hundreds of people at Quan Yim Temple. So this may upset you plan.
I also see you left out Jimbaran & Uluwatu Cliff. Jimbaran you go early morning when all the fishing boats starts to come in. You can take pictures of woman carrying pails of fishes on their heads, fishermans mending the nets and bringing up their boat to the land. The boats are very colorful. You can enjoy good seafood at Jimbaran Beach.
Uluwatu Cliff very nice scenery and the sunset is beautiful. However, you have to be careful of the monkeys. The are trainned by locals to snatch spectacles, small cameras, handphones, hairbands. You'll get them back if you give them $$$ and they recognise by color. You throw bananas to exchange they will ignore you. So nothing of those must be insight, must be totally hidden. Of course you hold on to your cameras and handphones securely. At night they have this traditional dance - warrior in tradition clothings dancing around fire.
As for sunset, to me the best is at Tanah Lot and Uluwatu Cliff. At Uluwatu you can take it from two different sides.
I think your itinerary is OK. As for Tirta Empul Temple, the best time to go is when hundreds of Hindu devotees goes there for cleansing. It's like 1st or 15th of our chinese calenders where you see hundreds of people at Quan Yim Temple. So this may upset you plan.
I also see you left out Jimbaran & Uluwatu Cliff. Jimbaran you go early morning when all the fishing boats starts to come in. You can take pictures of woman carrying pails of fishes on their heads, fishermans mending the nets and bringing up their boat to the land. The boats are very colorful. You can enjoy good seafood at Jimbaran Beach.
Uluwatu Cliff very nice scenery and the sunset is beautiful. However, you have to be careful of the monkeys. The are trainned by locals to snatch spectacles, small cameras, handphones, hairbands. You'll get them back if you give them $$$ and they recognise by color. You throw bananas to exchange they will ignore you. So nothing of those must be insight, must be totally hidden. Of course you hold on to your cameras and handphones securely. At night they have this traditional dance - warrior in tradition clothings dancing around fire.
As for sunset, to me the best is at Tanah Lot and Uluwatu Cliff. At Uluwatu you can take it from two different sides.
desertstrike
Senior Member
hi andrew, thank you so much!
er... actually i shortlisted all the places that i wanna visit, can u roughly tell me how much time i should spend there?
Day 1 (reach ard 9pm)
- check in hotel @ ubud
Day 2 (base @ ubud)
1. Ubud (morning) (9-3pm) (ubud palace, Goa Gajah, Tirta Empul, Pura Kehan)
2. Tegalalang rice terrace (1hour?) (reach there ard 4pm, possible?)
3. Gunung Agung (1hour?)
4. kinamani (sunset) then base there
Day 3
5. kintamani (sunrise) (set off at 5am?) (5am -> 10am?) (then go back hotel rest and for lunch since it is just nearby)
6. Munduk waterfall (2 hour)
7. Jatiluwih (1 hour)
8. go back resort at Kinamani to play canoeing etc etc
day 4
9. Lake bratan (depart at 7am, hopefully reach there at 8am, then from 8am till 10am) (2hour?)
10. Lake Buyan (10.30 - 12.30) (lunch)
11. Lake tamblingan (2-3, 1 hour?)
12. jimbaran (2hour) (dinner) (base @ kuta)
day 5
13. jimbaran (early morning for fishing boat)
14. sanur
15. nusa dua
16. lunch
17. uluwatu
day 6
basically rest in villa, and explore kuta and tanah lot
day 7
rest in villa, until check out, flight at 10pm, maybe can explore a bit of other places also then airport
please comment on the time allocated to these spots, and whether the distance and travelling time can make it or not thanks!
er... actually i shortlisted all the places that i wanna visit, can u roughly tell me how much time i should spend there?
Day 1 (reach ard 9pm)
- check in hotel @ ubud
Day 2 (base @ ubud)
1. Ubud (morning) (9-3pm) (ubud palace, Goa Gajah, Tirta Empul, Pura Kehan)
2. Tegalalang rice terrace (1hour?) (reach there ard 4pm, possible?)
3. Gunung Agung (1hour?)
4. kinamani (sunset) then base there
Day 3
5. kintamani (sunrise) (set off at 5am?) (5am -> 10am?) (then go back hotel rest and for lunch since it is just nearby)
6. Munduk waterfall (2 hour)
7. Jatiluwih (1 hour)
8. go back resort at Kinamani to play canoeing etc etc
day 4
9. Lake bratan (depart at 7am, hopefully reach there at 8am, then from 8am till 10am) (2hour?)
10. Lake Buyan (10.30 - 12.30) (lunch)
11. Lake tamblingan (2-3, 1 hour?)
12. jimbaran (2hour) (dinner) (base @ kuta)
day 5
13. jimbaran (early morning for fishing boat)
14. sanur
15. nusa dua
16. lunch
17. uluwatu
day 6
basically rest in villa, and explore kuta and tanah lot
day 7
rest in villa, until check out, flight at 10pm, maybe can explore a bit of other places also then airport
please comment on the time allocated to these spots, and whether the distance and travelling time can make it or not thanks!
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ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
Seems like your itinerary causes you to spend a lot of time travelling to a place then back again to your base. To me that's a bit inefficient.
I would rather keep moving in one direction, so as not to keep back-tracking.
Am not familiar with all the places you mentioned, though I would have to say that for Day 3, you stated Jatiluwih, which is a pretty long drive from Kintamani area. Then you're going back to Kintamani after that...
I would rather keep moving in one direction, so as not to keep back-tracking.
Am not familiar with all the places you mentioned, though I would have to say that for Day 3, you stated Jatiluwih, which is a pretty long drive from Kintamani area. Then you're going back to Kintamani after that...
desertstrike
Senior Member
ok, i will think about that again
anyway, what are the time allocated to each location, are those time allocated good enough?
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
again, i'm not familiar with all the places (kintamani, munduk waterfall, etc), so I can't comment on all.
Jatiluwih can spend about an hour or so there. Sounds all right. But the nice part is located off the main road between Kuta and Lovina. To turn off that road and travel to the nice part, then back out again to the main road (same spot), is about 2 hours or so I reckon.
Jatiluwih can spend about an hour or so there. Sounds all right. But the nice part is located off the main road between Kuta and Lovina. To turn off that road and travel to the nice part, then back out again to the main road (same spot), is about 2 hours or so I reckon.
desertstrike
Senior Member
Hmmm... Ok jatiluwih 1 hour. Wat about the rest? And wats the name of the nice spot u mention?
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
jatiluwih lor....
I think you don't get my point...
jatiluwih is an entire area/region.
The driver took us to one place (within Jatiluwih) where the place 'opens up' and you see lots of nice terraces all around. I saw many photogs there. I think that's the favourite spot. To get to this spot from the main road turn-off, and back to the same spot on the main road, takes about 2+ hours for the round trip. Add the 1 hour you'll spend photographing, and that makes it 3-4 hours detour.
I covered all this in the thread which I had linked to you. I'm just repeating myself here...
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Andrew Tan
New Member
I'll talk to my friend Dewa, he is a Balinese. He knows the places very well and can provide quite accurate information and get back to you. We see each other every Tues for Badminton. I'll print out your itinerary and get his opinion.
desertstrike
Senior Member
thank you so much andrew!!!
desertstrike
Senior Member
oh, maybe i miss this part... i think i will go see the thread again, thanks!
desertstrike
Senior Member
anybody climb Mount Batur for sunrise & Gunung Agung for sunset b4? will die of fatigue? haha
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
on the same day???
I think agung is super high leh... and not easily accessible. Batur I think you can travel by vehicle quite close by. It's not like Mt Kinabalu.
But Agung... :sweat:
desertstrike
Senior Member
on the same day???
I think agung is super high leh... and not easily accessible. Batur I think you can travel by vehicle quite close by. It's not like Mt Kinabalu.
But Agung... :sweat:
ok, then i think i spilt, both these places need a guide?
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
dunno about that.
I heard that Batur is 'controlled' by local guides, who demand that you engage one (of course must pay sufficient $$) to bring you to the peak/summit.
Perhaps someone in the know can shed some light on this.
desertstrike
Senior Member
okie, by the way, anybody stay in good villas in kuta/seminyak area?
got private pool that kind de...
any to recommend?
got private pool that kind de...
any to recommend?
Bro, google "bali private villa". I booked mine at BNG villa, quite a cheap deal.
desertstrike
Senior Member
okie, will check it out, thanks!
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