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[kittybride]

Hi ladies,

Any1 of you been to Bali for a short getaway either wif frenz or hubby?
can suggest the honeymooners' *must do, must see, must try* list? :)

[bumblebee]

Hi kittybride

there's a promotion now with air asia at hard rock bali, slightly over RM1K for 3D2N only leh.... i think tt's pretty cheap!

[stpeiyee]

dat's dirt cheap leh..... i asked during NATAS fair, go Bali for 2 persons cost at least SGD1k for both of us!

[bumblebee]

somemore hard rock leh....

oh i forgot to mention it's for 2 pax!!

[nanako128]

kittybride,
I booked the bali trip 4D3N through goholiday ( air asia) and will stay in the Vira Bali hotel (saw tons of compliments from the traveller on this hotel). THe package inclusive bfast for two which cost me around RM2010. Besides, hotel offer a free spa if u stay up to 2nites. I have DIY my tour itenary in Bali and contacted one of the guy in Bali to bring me around. He charged me USD45/day( Toyota kijang) with no limitation on the duration. if u rent a car with the driver, they wil charge USD45 - USD60 ( based on the type of car) with the duration of 8 hours.
This guywill also in charge for my dolphin tour which cost me USD10. So i booked another hotel in Lovina for the purpose of the dolphin tour.
Hope the information above will help. If you want more information, please send me an email. :)

[nanako128]

Kittybride,
I forgotten to mention that Hard Rock Hotel in Bali not that "good" as what you think. My colleagues told me the only good thing about this hotel is the swimming pool only ..
1st Day –
- will be check in to the hotel around 2-3pm. After check in , visit Tanah Lot coastal temples. After that go to Jimbaran bay having sunset seafood.

2nd day – Kintamani Volcano tour
- stop at Batubulan and celuk, Mas for the handicraft and museum then Ubud. On the way back stop at Tampaksiring visit Goa Gajah.

3rd and 4th day– ( two choices , either water rafting or north bali tour which include the dolphins tour)
- Bedugul tour and stay overnite at one of the resort in Livona Beach , morning go out to sea to see the dolphins and then pack and back to kuta which will by pass Pupuan, Banjar. Arrive at Kuta at noon

I didn't choose water rafting as we have this in M'sia. Don't go to Monkey Forest and the monkey are very fierce there and nothing to see beside monkey. Taman AYun is not a recommended place to go also.

[fusionista]

There are dolphins in Bali? You mean in natural habitat or in captive?

[bumblebee]

nanako

thanks for letting us know bout hard rock, i was gonna book already. it's still a good price though...

a good friend of mine who's really picky stayed at hard rock with her hubby 2 years ago and they enjoyed the place. no bad comments from her surprisingly. i saw photos of the rooms too. maybe tt time still maintain stds lor <_<

Well, one of the nicer ones at bali that is recommended is fourseasons. i saw the photos. me likey!!

[kittybride]

hi nanako,

thks so much for the detailed iti, almost covered all the nice places to visit!
Your package sounds like a great deal! when is ur departure date?
is the package still available coz we thkg of going on 9Jan.
maybe u can also share wif me ur experience if u go earlier.. and also recommend the tour guide if he's good! :)

[nanako128]

Hi Fusionista,
Yes, there are dolphins in Bali and according to my colleague, it's natural habitat.

Hi Bumblebee,
At first i also want to book Hard Rock, but heard some bad comments on it from my friends. So i just change my mind and found this hotel Vira Bali. U know that singaporean ppl are kinda picky rite.. haha but this hotel surprisingly received tons of compliments from singaporean. So i just go for it! The best hotels are located at Nusa Dua, maybe u can check it out before u book for it.

Hi Kittybride,
I

[nanako128]

Hi Kittybride,
I am going on 21/2/07, i am not sure whether the package is available or not. Maybe you can try it out at , i just checked it out ur travel date is cheaper compare with mine...

Flight Information
Depart - AK 900 Tue, 9 January 2007 (KUL - DPS) 10:25 - 13:25
Return - AK 905 Fri, 12 January 2007 (DPS - KUL) 20:10 - 23:10

Hotel Information
Hotel - The Vira Bali Hotel
Jl Kartika Plaza No 127 ,
Bali Denpasar,
80363 Indonesia

Room Type - Superior - AirAsia Anniversary


Package Price RM 1,217.98
Taxes/Fees RM 350.00
Total Amount RM 1,567.98



Fast fast.. grab for it.. hehe
If you want the contact of the guy for the local tour. Let me know :)

[kittybride]

nanako,

thks for sharing the info, you are so helpful!!! *muak* :)
ok, let me go home n digest and 'spoon-feed' the info to my FH.
if all ok, i shall go ahead and book it... but hor, i'll be traveling from Senai... will see how it goes lah, hopefully still go special fare or something.
will PM you should i need the local tour guide's contact.
thank you once again! :)

[yoyo]

hihi...nanako..

wat a coincidence....i will going on the same day as u with bf, sis's family ler...not honeymoon lo..hehe :P
will be back on 24/2/07..

how about u?

not yet do much survey lo.. ;)

nanako128, on Dec 12 2006, 05:25 PM, said:

Hi Kittybride,
I am going on 21/2/07, i am not sure whether the package is available or not. Maybe you can try it out at , i just checked it out ur travel date is cheaper compare with mine...

Flight Information
Depart - AK 900 Tue, 9 January 2007 (KUL - DPS) 10:25 - 13:25
Return - AK 905 Fri, 12 January 2007 (DPS - KUL) 20:10 - 23:10

Hotel Information
Hotel - The Vira Bali Hotel
Jl Kartika Plaza No 127 ,
Bali Denpasar,
80363 Indonesia

Room Type - Superior - AirAsia Anniversary


Package Price RM 1,217.98
Taxes/Fees RM 350.00
Total Amount RM 1,567.98



Fast fast.. grab for it.. hehe
If you want the contact of the guy for the local tour. Let me know :)

[nanako128]

KittyBride,
You are most welcome! Brain Wash ur hubby as well with all the info that u have ...haha

Yoyo,
Wow, what a coincidence! So what time is ur flight on 21/2/07? My Mom in law asked us to cancel our trip to Bali and follow her and her relatives to Taiwan.. <_< noway as i tempted to go there long time back. :P
Maybe i will bump into you ...hehe ;)

here it goes my flight details
Departure - 21 February 2007 (KUL - DPS) AK 900 10:25 - 13:25
Return - 24 February 2007 (DPS - KUL) AK 905 20:10 - 23:10

[yoyo]

OMG...Nanako..

is the same depart time and return also same ler...

both of u go honeymoon right?

we a lot of people ler... total 6 adult & 3 children lo... :P

I bought the ticket when got the RM49.99 fare lo..how about urs?

Total for 9 Guests
Fare price 899.82 MYR
Taxes 1,377.00 MYR
Total price 2,276.82 MYR

[nanako128]

yoyo.. aiyo.... can't believe that we are going into the same flight! We are not going there for honeymoon, booked this trip as it's pretty cheap and we tempted to go there long time back.
wow... RM2k++ for 9 pax , that's pretty cheap. I booked through the goholiday and that time there wasn't any promotion on the fare. Few weeks after that, air asia launch a promotion :(
So which hotel u will be staying in?

[yoyo]

yalo..nanako..the world is so small ler...hahah :P :P

i booked Kuta Lagoon thru travel agent that i used when went to Chiangmai lo...
is a 3 star hotel niah lo... :P

Included with it is..

5 Day 4 Night Bali Free & Easy
~ Rtn a/port transfer
~ 4 nites accom wz daily abf
~ Halfday Tanah Lot with Jimbaran Seafood dinner

[athena]

for those planning to go jimbaran for their seafood dinner, i guess, you don't really hv to do that...the seafood is really nothing to shout about...plus it's dem expensive!!!

do try their local food such as bakso and soto....the best i've ever taken !!

[yoyo]

hihi anthena...

for my package the Jimbaran seafood is included liao lo... ;)

coz at 1st the travel agent wanna gv us free for 2h SPA each person but hor coz got 3 children n is kinda of waste n dunno how is then when if 6 of us go for SPA...so we decided get another alternative that is the Jimbaran Seafood lo..
no choice liao coz juz hv 2 option... if dun1 both then wasted ma..right? :P

[bride2be]

i juz came back from honeymoon in Bali.. 5D4N, about RM2K per person..
it's a honeymoon package, ie the local tour is oni the 2 of us, the tour guide with the driver.
package include 1 night in Lembongan Island Coconut Beach Resort. I would recommend this island trip.. we had lotsa fun here!
the resort has a slight feel of santorini island, oso got 2 infinity pools. But dont expect 5star hotel facilitis.
2 nights in Athena Garden Villa, privatte villa with private pool & outdoor bath. Facilities is good
1 night in Adhi Dharma Resort, place is nice... but facilities noy very good. doesnt reli matter coz we were there for less than 12 hours.
we din reli go tour around bali... oni place we went was Tanah Lot! don't miss out this place.
the tour guide brought us to a place for dinner (paid on our own) I think it's called River Seafood Restaurant.. chinese seafood. the best i've tasted in bali.

[athena]

yoyo, on Dec 13 2006, 05:54 PM, said:

hihi anthena...

for my package the Jimbaran seafood is included liao lo... ;)

coz at 1st the travel agent wanna gv us free for 2h SPA each person but hor coz got 3 children n is kinda of waste n dunno how is then when if 6 of us go for SPA...so we decided get another alternative that is the Jimbaran Seafood lo..
no choice liao coz juz hv 2 option... if dun1 both then wasted ma..right? :P

well if it's included then no choice...:)


but the spa there is a MUST do!!! fabulous experience...

[nanako128]

Athena,
So other that Bakso and Soto , is there any place that we can have a romantic dinner? One of my colleague just came back from Bali. She told me Jimbaran Sunset seafood dinner is a must go , environment is nice.
I watched the Amazing Race Asia and came to know about Bakso. Bowl of noodle with some local recipe source and kinda famous in Indonesia. I think i really have to give it a try. Thanks!

[athena]

i do agree with ur colleague that the sunset is fabulous...but then again..that's just the settings lor....the food is not nice..perhaps it is just me...food quality must come first...then only enhanced by nice settings...

i heard from a schoolmate of mine..kintamani is fabulous too..;)

[aprilger]

Hi

Me and my husband just came back from bali last week. I agreed tat jimbaran is a very romantic place for dinner, but the food there is so so. Heard that Sharkey's seafood is not bad. (din try there as the seafood dinner is arranged by the tour agency.

We spend 5 days 4 nites in Bali of which 3 nites in kuta and 1 nite in tanjong benoa. I will recommend u all to stay in tanjong benoa as it is a quieter place than kuta. Tanjong benoa is a nice place for couples and families to rest and relax. At the beach there, u can catch the sunset.

I will suggest that u all plan your own route and ask the driver to bring u there. Coz the driver will normally bring u to their friend's shops to push u to do some shopping. During our trip, we already know where we wanna go so we just hired a driver and ask him to drive us to the places. We started off at 8am and ended the day at 6pm and it cost us bout 350000RP. If u want his contacts, do drop me a msg.

In bali, there is alot of places to do shopping. If u r staying in Kuta, there is an art market. Just remember to bargain and bargain. Another place to shop for is sukawati, i think its about 30 mins drive from kuta and things can be cheaper there.

For food, i will highly recommend u to eat roast pig there. Its very nice. Its at Ubud and the shop name is IBU OKA. Its a popular place as many tourists go there. :P

Aprilger

[nanako128]

Aprilger,
Can i have the contact of the guy that u mentioned ? 350000IDR which is equavalent to 137 MYR but if i want the driver stay up to 8-9pm, then how much is the additional rate? The one that i have contacted charge me 45USD/day with no time limit. DO u think it's worth as i haven't confirm him..hehe

[aprilger]

Nanako128

This driver cum guide is called Sila, his number is 081 239 161 02, i dunno wat number u have to add if u r calling from malaysia. His email is yomansila@dps.centrin.net.id

His is a quiet and friendly man. My husband and i like his service as he is not too "talkative" like other guides. So it depends on ur preference.

For him, his service also no time limit. He actually quote us a higher price but we bargain to 350000... maybe u can bargain lower. Maybe u let him know the duration u wanna hired him, tell him only 2 of u travelling then u can bargain. ( U can let him know that April from spore gave u his contacts.

At the end of the trip, my husband gave him 30000 extra i think coz of his good service. We end off the day by asking him to drop us at an restuarant for dinner.

We hired him to bring us to Sukawati, kintamani, ubud, spa in ubud, kuta.

[nanako128]

aprilger,
Thanks! i have dropped him an email and hopefully he will revert back by today. Btw, what type of car he is driving?
Mind to share those photos that u have taken in Bali?

[aprilger]

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View from the hotel we r staying

Sorry i forgot wat car he is driving...

[nanako128]

aprilger,
nice pic! The hotel look so romantic with the beach view.
SIla already replied my email with his photos.. didn't expect that he will send me his photos that he taken with his car also.
Thanks for everything!

[fusionista]

OMG I love this pic, aprilger! I love those pools that seem to suddenly drop off into the sky... Just mesmerizing!