On 15th Sept:
AA flight delayed :(
We actually bought 3.50pm flight but it delayed till 4.50pm. So, we reached Denpasar, Bali Airport @ about 9.25pm.
posing while waiting
Met my lovely cousin sis at Bali Airport (since we took different flight, haha). Our driver came and fetched us from Airport to Fatyogi Cottages at Poppies Lane 1. After checking in our stuffs in the hotel room, went out to have our simple dinner.
We were too hungry to walk around so we just had our dinner @ Bali Agung Restaurant, right in front of the hotel. The food was nice and we could feel the Balinese taste, yummy!! :P
see, yummy not?? hehe
me and cousin sis
alled up our driver (Pak Gede) and arranged for Kintamani tour before going to bed.
–The End of our 1st day-
On 16th Sept:
Pak Gede sent his driver to bring us to Kintamani. His name is Pak Made. Personally I don't think he was really a great driver. He just loved to talk crap and only brought us to expensive places haha. We went to Batubulan, Tohpati and alot of places. We visited wood carving places, batik producing shop, kopi Luwak farm, art & painting shop and Pura Tirta Empul temple. Then we reached Kintamani to have our lunch.
*so many things to buy....
in the car~
We had our lunch for Rp. 88000/person incld. taxes... After Kintamani, we went to Ubud market for some shopping. Wow, we can really bought a lot of stuffs @ Ubud market haha.. All you need is your special bargaining skill! The tour started early morning at 9.00am until 8.00pm.
We paid Rp. 350 000 for the day trip for petrol, supir and transport Daihatsu Xenia. We paid for all the entrance fees and parking fees.
Pura Tirta Empul temple - Rp. 50000, parking Rp. 5000
Kintamani - Rp. 5000, transport Rp. 2000
At night, we had dinner at their local stall. We found a Babi Guling stall nearby our hotel, so we gave it a try.
Babi Guling - Rp. 15000
Frestea - Rp. 3000
Yummy, but a bit spicy for me haha!
Then, walked around at Kuta area... The night life here was really happening. We went for 1 hr body massage @ Soma massage which cost Rp. 85,000…
waiting for our turn
babi guling stall; see the babi head??
–The End of our 2nd day-
On 17th Sept:
We plan to go for a free and easy day, just walked around Kuta area. Visited Hard Rock Bali shop since we have a Hard Rock fan together. Bought quite a lot of stuffs from the shops around Kuta area, bargained for 80%-90% discount.
For reference;
Normal T-shirt: Rp 12000 – 15000
A bit good quality T-shirt: Rp 25000 - Rp 40000
Knitted hat: Rp 30000 (bargained from Rp. 250000)
Small Painting with frame: Rp. 35000 - Rp 45000 (bargained for quite long to get that price)
Wood carving Mask: Rp. 20000 - Rp 25000
Rangga (Barong mask): Rp 20000 - Rp 25000
Bali Ashtray: Rp 25000
Bali Keychains (colorful type): Rp 10000 (for a pack of 5)
After that, we went to Kuta Beach for sun-bathing. Pretty hot on that day and had sun-burnt.. Yucks!! Henna temporary tattoo for only Rp 20000..
sun-bathing.. hehe
In the evening, we went to Tanah Lot for sunset view, but unfortunately we can't really had a nice sunset view. Just walked around the sunset area. We saw a sign stated "Holy Snake". If you want to see the so-called "Holy Snake", you need to give some donations. We saw a guy wanted to look at the snake and gave a donation of Rp 1000. He was scolded a guy who was taking care of the donations. Haha, so funny. Donations but Angry if pay less. Why don't they just specify the amount to pay? :P
Took lots of pictures at Tanah Lot, bought some sea shells. You can get one palm size shell for Rp 18000 - Rp 25000. About 7.30pm, we went back to our hotel. Walked around Kuta area and had Bakso Sapi and Lalapan as our dinner. Yummy!! We need to wait for about 15minutes to get our food. Really lots of ppl Q'ing at the stall.
Bakso Sapi with Rice - Rp. 7500
Soto Sapi with Rice - Rp. 7500
Nasi Lalapan - Rp. 12000
Frestea - Rp. 3000
–The End of our 3rd day-
On 18th Sept:
Booked White water rafting at Telaga Waja River. Pak Gede asked his worker to fetch us at 8.30am from hotel. We managed to get Rp 190000/person for water rafting package. Quite nice but not that adventurous.. Haha. The best part is the 4m jump!! Our rafting guide is nice and always chit-chat with us...
here starts my rafting journey :)
After rafting, had our buffet lunch.. Not bad.. Bought our rafting picture for Rp. 25000. Yah, for memory so we just buy 1 each.
At night, our driver was so nice that he offered to bring us to Jimbaran for dinner without any charges. (Haha, maybe he can get commission from the restaurant?? hmm). He recommended Aroma Restaurant, average price with fresh and nice seafood. We gave it a rating of 4.5/5. For 3 people, we spent about Rp. 724000. Really full to the maximum! We ordered Crabs, squids, fish, prawns, mussels, seafood soup, vege, fruit juices, young coconut, bintang beer.
* with two lengluis :P
* tadaaaa~ our food finished dy...The environment was really nice and cooling! After dinner, went back and sleep peacefully throughout the night... Our driver's name is Gede (but not the boss). It’s a relaxing and romantic place. You must come here with your beloved ones!
–The End of our 4th day-
On 19th Sept:
Pak Gede called to ask what our plan was. We told him that we planned to rent a car to drive from Kuta - Ubud. We planned to rent Suzuki Jimmy from Pak Gede. He charged us for Rp. 100000/day. I think this should be quite a good price as it was a peak season in Bali. Then he offered to have Suzuki Katana with driver and petrol for only Rp. 250000. To save our hassle, we agreed and he gave us Pak Nyoman. Pak Nyoman was seriously friendly and nice. He brought us to Bebek Bengil @ Ubud for lunch.
Bebek Bengil: Rp 72000 (A MUST try food)
After lunch, we went to Bedugul and Candi Kuning Market, art and fruit market. Try Kelinchi (rabbit) satay, taste nice 10 sticks for Rp. 10000. The bought peach and strawberry, 1 box of strawberry costs Rp. 7500 :P
Then we went to a resting area and took some pictures there. We also tried fishing at the lake.. Rp. 5000 unlimited fishing.. Got some tiny little zebra fishes.. Then, we went to Ubud again to buy some carving and paintings. We became better in bargaining with the locals.. :P
For dinner, we went to Naughty Nuri’s for the spare ribs. Taste really nice! Another MUST try food in Bali.
Spare Ribs: Rp. 70000
Fruit juice: Rp 9000
Had a nice and memorable day. Pak Nyoman was good and he always explained to us about Bali culture and the also told us the bombing story. Surprisingly, in the morning he bought newspaper for us to read in the car so that we dont get bored. He also helped us to pay all the parking fees although we should be paying for that. He was really nice and friendly. Highly recommended to everyone.
On 20th Sept:
At first I planned to shop at Sukawati but we were very tired. Moreover, it was a rainy day, so we just spent our last day in Kuta area. Walked around and checked our shopping list! Haha Packed and prepare to go back to Malaysia tomorrow morning @ 6AM!!
It was an exciting trip and everything was great!
My Bali trip expenses:
Flight Ticket: RM145 (return ticket+tax)
Hotel for 3: Rp 1,800,000 (RM 213/person for 6 nights.. guess it was a great deal!)
1st Day (food): Rp 25,000
2nd Day (Kintamani tour): Rp. 542,000 (tour+meal+shopping)
3rd Day (Kuta area + Tanah Lot): Rp. 135,500
4th Day (Water Rafting+Jimbaran+shopping): Rp. 709,000
5th Day (Bedugul+meal+shopping): Rp. 370,500
6th Day (Airport+tax): Rp. 40,000
Total Spent: Rp. 2,422,000 = ~ RM 848.00 (excl. flight)
Total All-in-All: RM993 (incld. Flight ticket for 6 days trip to Bali!)
* Our conversion rate is Rp: 10000 = Rm3.50
More pictures will be uploaded in my FaceBook.. Hehe...
