Bali holiday trip

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So do you guys have any tips and tricks ?

Also I heard of Bali belly :/

We will be staying at the Legian Paradiso Hotel.
 
Been to Bali.

Great place. Oakley sunglasses and gear are cheap (when on sale). Things are cheaper in Bali than HK (not sure where you are transiting through).

Go to the volcano. If you can, try and do the hike. It's a full day hike but worth it. Do the coffee plantations and try some lewak coffee. Not to my liking but just don't stir the cup....lol. The day we did our volcano tour we stopped along the way at some wood carpentry places and also had a little Dragon show. Stopped at some silver jewelry dealers too.

Food was not that great at most palaces and quite expensive. If you are staying in a resort, get a half or full board. Those cocktails tend to add up.

Weather was good most of the time.

Good place. Nice people.

Enjoy
 
So do you guys have any tips and tricks ?

Also I heard of Bali belly :/

We will be staying at the Legian Paradiso Hotel.

I'm. Going in September for 9 days. Definitely staying in Ubud for 2/3 days then maybe seminyak or Gili air, not sure as yet as well
 
Visiting the hanging gardens of ubud. Has the best infinity pool in the world.
 
Skip Seminyak, tbh. Way too crowded, and can't walk 5 seconds without a billion taxis hooting at you. Not much to do there anyway.

Ubud is nice, less people than Seminyak and some great restaurants (try Bridges or Naughty Nuri's (for great ribs)) - Monkey Forest, Rice Terraces, Elephant Cave Temple, few waterfalls etc.

Uluwatu Sea Temple is pretty cool, but make sure to go early as it gets very busy with tourists.

Another thing, most of the temples are the same, so rather go to 1 or 2 nice ones and don't bother with more than that. Be careful of accidentally stepping on or kicking over people's offerings that they put in front of their houses, restaurants or shops. They can get pretty upset. They put the stupid things everywhere. And don't buy a sarong. If you need one to go into a temple they'll provide one for free. People try to sell them to you outside the temples usually, so just tell them to take a hike.

Sanur has a pretty decent beach for lazing about, with some great restaurants along the beach front.

If you've got time, snorkeling can be great there - check out the Gili Islands day tours.

To avoid Bali belly just drink bottled water. Most hotels/resorts will provide it for free in the mini fridge in your room, and also restock it daily. Usually have to buy it at restaurants, though.

Make sure to keep your aircon running in your room - it's usually running all the time anyway. Be prepared for pretty intense humidity, too. Temperatures aren't so bad, but the humidity makes it feel like an oven.

There's free WiFi everywhere, too. Restaurants, hotels, shops, cafés etc., so don't bother with roaming or getting a pre-paid sim card.

Also, SCOOTERS EVERYWHERE! You can rent one for a day for something like 650k Rupiah, which is ~R670. Not a bad way to get around if you're up for it - their roads are a bit chaotic. Otherwise you can get a driver for around 8 hours for roughly the same price or a little cheaper. If you're in a group it makes sense as you split the cost, and the drivers are quite knowledgeable and can help you get around easy. I've got a good driver's details if you'd like - we used him recently, lives in Denpasar.
 
Leaving on Monday and yeah me and tsume are excited . Holy cow the flight is going to be long .
 
Leaving on Monday and yeah me and tsume are excited . Holy cow the flight is going to be long .

What airline are you flying? Bring back some tips and where you went, I'm going in September
 
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Looks nice, enjoy it. Did you go with someone on the forum or what is a tsume?

Edit: do a lady boy in the bum
 
How did you get across to Gili air from mainland?
 
I just saw this thread.

I will recommend staying in Gili Trawangan for a few days if you want to relax.

We went over for a few days and stayed a week.
 
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