Bane the main driver was wonderfully helpful;...
Indonesia
|
Jun 18 - Jun 27, 2024
Bane the main driver was wonderfully helpful; we appreciated his smiles and cultural insights. He taught us a few Balinese phrases. Sunrise at Mt Batur was great- really helpful and frendly guide for the hike. The coral off Nusa Penida was great, as well as turtles at Gilli Meno. The home was so beautiful as were the cultural insights that came with cooking class.
Hotel Reviews
Convenient quiet beautiful friendly place with nice amenities
Private and quiet with pool and very good breakfast. Lovely stone outdoor shower. And private deck. Across from ocean and convenient walking to pier, sunset, restaurants. Snorkel boat and guide came to us.
Great view from hilltop over beach. Nicely shaded and quiet. Nice pool. Beautiful architecturally interesting private villas. Nice beds and A/C. Doors in the room are somewhat awkward. Nice upscale restaurant with good service and good food.
Activity Reviews
![Experience Ubud VW Safari Car Tour](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/trip_plan/days/photos/609cbdcedc4c6b26142341dd7dfbaf8ea106e0f8/medium-03150bb9088a7ef54b7187c3ae32d273.jpg)
![Ride around Ubud with an e-bike](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/b57278edc28dd080ed7b783fc0bcb61d4a6080d1/medium-edf51bd64d10d2d3a96162be4f99bf19.jpg)
Friendly guide/ staff were very helpful in getting newbie ebikers started and in guiding the group thru traffic. Path in the rice patties is somewhat narrow and bumpy. They helped explain Hinduism/ Village Temples/ process to cremation while stopping by a local ceremony.
![Experience Balinese Cooking Class](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/8a9a881d61eefd7663f05e45600bbfc2f80bd920/medium-31a8642e21555133c960ab24ba3dc4fd.jpg)
Beautiful home/ courtyard/ gardens with insights into Balinese family life. Well- appointed outdoor kitchen with friendly private instructor that uses some traditional Balinese technique/ tools. Wonderful traditional feast. Provided copy of recipes.
![Sunrise trek to Mount Batur](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/trip_plan/days/photos/2ca181301c5186066f7652fa107da6320b045584/medium-242d5d1926f722769445705a5e5b19a9.jpg)
Great smiling guide who was helpful in setting our pace. Saw the nearly full moon en route. Appreciated his hand up when it was steep at the end. Could see the next mountain and Beautiful working farms near base.
![Gili Islands Snorkeling](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/f4b488d583d68b219399cfbb9dd9c47e9ecdc63a/medium-8a3aa89101a113e26c0e25d2087305db.jpg)
Appreciated the private boat and friendly guide. Saw several large turtles. Did run into some sea nettles and some motionsckness personally
![Pura Luhur Uluwatu and Ketcak Show](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/b41ebe1490aa30bd9182945cd1e76835a3b70565/medium-758b2bdc68f6f68737116f69877e5be5.jpg)
Nice views. Very crowded and hot, and hard to get tickets for show at sunset. Somewhat aggressive monkeys compared to the Ubud Monkey Forest.
![Experience Nusa Penida snorkeling- Manta Point + Mangrove tour](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/trip_plan/days/photos/a169d44b9c923971f07e68f126895f3fbf6846c9/medium-90877a51ba35061c4b3b68988c6040de.jpg)
Very private snorkeling with spectacular live coral and multitude of fish; guide was great. Not crowded. Nusa Penida people at first glance didnt seem quite as friendly or interested in tourists. We didnt do mangrove trees, and they let us flex this portion to get lunch and return to Bali sooner. Driver -slight language barrier and not very friendly.
![Ana](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/users/profile_photos/ed071374a9762e28950bb943b8e4792e28358df1/original-31c3893d518690cf05d3e15c618f9bd5.jpg)
Hello dear May,
Thank you so much for your wonderful feeback! I’ll make sure to pass it to the driver as well!
Hoping to welcome you again to this part of the world and wishing you all the best!
Ana