Friday, 30 June 2023

Eat, Pray, Love Bali Here I come

With Movement Control Order (MCO) due to Covid 19 pandemic over for quite some time, and with the new domestic helper on board,  my husband has been numerous times telling me to arrange travel and I have been procrastinating!

Since RCI has this unit in Avani Seminyak, here we go again to Bali for 2nd time for 4 nights stay.  The last was most more than 10 years ago when my two boys are still studying in primary or high school.





Bali Itinerary 22- 26 May 2023

Day 1 22 May Mon
5.30am leave fr home
6.15am Reach Putrajaya Sentral Park & Ride 
6.22am 20 mins KLIA Transit journey depart to KLIA2
8.30am Boarding time
9.00am Via Air Asia X D7 798 ETA 1200 hrs

I have arranged via whatapps for 1 pm Bluebird Group Meter Taxi +6281994999123 pick up estimate IDR75k - IDR100k at Denpasar Airport Departure Hall level 2/parking area. Estimate about 30mins to Seminyak. If I book private car, it will cost IDR200 - 250K. I have paid IDR100k for this transfer to hotel. Basically saving of IDR100k. The driver Bambang Hermawan is from Jawa working in Bali.  Bluebird taxi uses meter all times.  He can be reached at +62 813 3813 3488 though he is not good in English, we have no problem as we can converse in Bahasa Indonesia.

Taxi tips
Take the elevator, located on the left after the first convenience store past the telecom booths to the 3rd floor where departures are dropping off other tourists.

You can often wave down a Bluebird Taxi (the only kind you should ever use) and get him to take you to your destination using the meter.

5pm Bluebird taxi pick from hotel to kedonganan traditional fish market/jimbaran fish market and for Jimbaran Sunset View Seafood dinner, approximately 45 mins away.  We had dinner at Kampoeng Seafood Restaurant accompanied by beautiful sunset view.

Day 2 23 May Tues 
We took hotel shuttle to Seminyak beach, approximately 5 mins away, had a stroll and breakfast there.  This beach is suitable for surfing.  We then slowly walk back to hotel, about 15 minutes walk. In the afternoon, we went for light meal at Hibiscus about 5 minutes walk from hotel.  

At 4 pm our Bluebird taxi driver came to pick us  as we intend to be at Bali Safari and Marine Park, Gianyar by 5 pm to exchange our ticket which I have purchased online prior to the trip. If you walk in, it will be IDR1m for night safari whereas we paid IDR880K per person, a 12% discount.
 
It was a satisfying unforgettable experience of a night time adventure in the wilderness.

A specially designed caged tram will take you on a journey where you will get to witness and hand-feed animals at a close range!  Then indulge in BBQ buffet dinner, follow by Fire Show. By time you finish will be around 8.30 - 9pm. Program details:

Walking Safari
Welcome Drink
Night Safari Journey (1x)
Dinner
The Rhythm of African Fire Dance Show
Animal Encounter

 For the Night Safari Program:

The counter is open from 5pm
Activities start at 6pm
Last walking safari program at 7.15pm
The counter closes at 8pm
The program ends around 9pm
 
Then we whatapps our Bluebird taxi driver to fetch us back to hotel.  His home is nearby about 15 minutes away.

Day 3 24 May Wed 
Pre-arranged via whatapps with Nyoman Go Wisata Nusa Penida +62 822-9854-8647 at agreed price of IDR1.9m for 2 pax for Package D.

6am pick up from hotel 30 - 40 mins journey
Speed boat at Sanur port to Nusa Penida, approximate 45 mins. Last boat back 4.30pm. 
 
Package D 
Tree hse (we didnt manage this as the way down is too long and with lots uneven steps)
Diamond beach
Thousand island
Kelingking
Paluang Cliff (if got time) - we skipped this
Angel bilabong
Broken beach

The weather was hot, lots of walking to the beautiful sceneries.

Inclusions 🏖️🏖️
▪️Return Hotel transfers with private car
▪️Return Fastboat ( Go and Return )
▪️Mineral water on Arrival
▪️Lunch ( Indonesian food)
▪️Private Car for the Tour
▪️Entrances ticket 
▪️Parking fee
▪️Retribution to Goverment
 
We reached Sanur Port earlier than we thought and the driver who picked us this morning came to fetch us back to hotel.  We had a good rest and late dinner at Hibiscus Restaurant since is just walking distance.

Day 4 25 May Thurs 
Pre arranged with Made Bedu, D'Bali Private Driver +62 812-3767-4240 at agreed price of IDR1.6m for 2 pax

3am pick up. Journey 2 hrs
Jeep Mt Batur Sunrise Tour
+Tengalalang Rice Terrace include IDR50k x 2 entrance fee

Mount Batur Jeep Sunrise:
Price IDR 1.6 Million All included, 1 Jeep fit up to 3 people.
* Hotel transfer (Private) Seminyak
* Mineral Water on the Car
* Jeep Sunrise
* Small breakfast
* Insurance 
* Black Lava after Jeep Sunrise

On the way back to hotel visit Tengalalang Rice Terrace (inclusive entrance fee for 2).  Then we have our own lunch at Resto Teba Sari not far from Tengalalang Rice Terrace.  We were then transferred back to hotel.
 
Our driver, Made is always cheerful, something that I admired even though the journey is long. 

For Dinner, we walked to Resto Kendi Kuning, about 5 minutes from hotel.  Glad we found this place for our last night in Bali. The lady boss from Melbourne is a friendly person, she is married to Balinese. We loved the food served here.

Day 5 26 May Fri
D7 799 1335/1650 hrs
Be at airport 11.30am
Leave from Avani 10.30am with Bluebird Taxi.

We relaxed at hotel till check out and transfer to airport. We had instant noodle for breakfast as we still can get some meal before boarding at the airport. 
 
For this trip we did something that we have not done before during our first trip.  Love the Jeep Sunrise, experienced the animals close encounter, seeing the undisturbed island of Nusa Penida. A good though short trip to rejuvenate, bringing home lasting memories.


Jimbaran Beach Sunset

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