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Aston100 wrote:

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Aston100 wrote:

Thanks for the report.
What were the names of the places you stayed in Bali? What did they cost, where/how did you book them? how did you get around Bali, what did it cost? did you do any of the swings? any other popular activities? did you stay or visit any of the popular beaches or did you go further north to Amed etc?

I appreciate you’ve made references to the Bali & Lombok master thread, but it would be easier to have it all on this one dedicated trip report, for convenience.
I’m heading there next summer so will be useful for me and no doubt others too.

@Aston100 – we hired a private driver in Bali. He was very good and reasonable rates – airport transfer from DPS to Ubud was IDR 375k (around £25) and for a full day driving he charged IDR 650k. He also helped plan our sightseeing itinerary and booked white water rafting activity for us at a significantly cheaper local rate for us. His name is Wayan Merta and you can Whatsapp him on +62 812 3609749. We went to Real Bali Swing – it is expensive but my daughters loved it and we got some great photos! Other recommended sights near Ubud are the Tegalalang Rice Terrace; Tirta Empul temple and Tegenungan waterfall. Hope that helps.

That is very helpful. I have noted the driver’s number.
Can you remember the cost of the swing, and was that pretty much the going price for all swings, or are some regarded as far better hence costlier?

Thanks.

I just looked back at my itinerary and realised that we went to Aloha Ubud Swing and not Real Bali Swing, because the location fit in better with our plans that day. I think we paid around IDR 400k per person. The photo package was expensive – I think it worked out to almost GBP 100. We had decided we would not buy the photos and just take our own but when we saw their photos we decided to buy them as they were so much better than the ones we took on our phones! Not sure about prices of other swings – I suspect they are all roughly the same price.