Bali 6D5N Itinerary

Bali offers too much excitement and I could only choose the most-people-travelled out of numerous interesting places for our first BaLi ViSiT. Armed with latest edition of Lonely Planet (published Mar 2011) and forums & blogs research, I proposed a fully packed exploration journey and Nusa Lembongan was part of my wanted plan...

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14 April 3pm
Arrival - Check in Tune Hotel, Legian - Tanah Lot - Tune Hotel.

15 April 8.30am
Sukawati - Check in Tegal Sari - Lunch - Taman Ayun Temple - Jatiluwih - Danau Buyun & Tamblingan - Pura Ulun Danu Bratan - Candi Kuning Market - Dinner - Tegal Sari.

16 April 5.30am
Kintamani - Breakfast at Grand Puncak Sari - Pura Titra Empul - Gunung Kawi - Tegallalang Rice Field - Lunch at Nuri's Warung - Ubud Palace & Ubud Market - SPA - Tegal Sari.

17 April 8.30am
Sanur - Nusa Lembongan by boat - Check in No.7 Bungalow - Lunch - Circling around the island - Snorkelling - Sunset viewing at Jungut Batu - Dinner - No. 7 Bungalow

18 April 8.00am
Nusa Lembongan - Sanur by boat - Check in Bali Sorgawi - Tanjung Benoa Beach - Lunch - Nusa Dua - Blue Point Villa - Padang Padang Beach - Uluwatu - Sunset dinner at Jimbaran - Bali Sorgawi

19 April 8.00am
Kuta beach - Airport

However, like Chinese saying - plans can't beat changes. Plan does change.

The plan first changed when I realised the most frustrated thing for the month was there one day before the trip. During THAT period, women are not allowed to enter their temple and SPA is almost impossible besides massage. For these 2 reasons, I decided to twist the plan a bit.

After arriving in Ubud, we all deeply fell in love to Ubud and hence we decided to stay one more night at Ubud and just relax throughout the trip.. The most enjoyable day were the day girls become Tai Tai (rich women) where we just kept shopping - spa - eat and sleep while guys were delighted by the Telaga Waja rafting journey.

THE ACTUAL ITINERARY - BALI EXPLORATION TRIP 14-19 APRIL - 6 PAX

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14 April, 3pm.

Arrival - Tea break at Sederhana, Kuta - Tanah Lot - Check in Tune Hotel - Late dinner at Zanzibar, Legian Beach.

15 April, 9.30am.
Water activities at Tanjung Benoa Beach - Lunch at Bumbu Bali - Nusa Dua Beach - Bali Collection - Uluwatu - Blue Point Villa - Dinner at Jimbaran - Check in Tegal Sari.

16 April, 5.00am.
Kintamani Sunrise - Breakfast at Lakeview hotel - Pura Titra Empul - Rice field - Tegallalang - Lunch at Nuri's Warung - SPA at Venezia - Dinner at Bebek Bengil.

17 April, 8.15am.
(Girls: Sukawati - SPA at Bikuyuyung; Guys: Water Rafting at Telaga Waja) - Lunch with Pizza Bagus Delivery - Rest at hotel - Dinner at Satri's Warung - Shop at Ubud center.

18 April, 8.15am.
Kintamani - Coffee Plantation - Tanah Merah Rice Field - Lunch at Pacung - Candi Kuning Market - Pura Ulun Danu Bratan - Check in Bali Sorgawi - Shop at Matahari, Kuta - Dinner at Murni's Warung.

19 April, 8.15am.
Kuta Beach - Departure to Singapore.


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You may realise that we went to Kintamani 2 times. On 3rd day, we left the comfy bed at 4.30am and departed at 5am for the sake of beautiful sunrise at Kintamani but it turned out to be cloudy... Therefore, we went for 2nd time on 5th day. Lucky, Kintamani showed us the real him on our 2nd attempt...

We took out nusa lembongan and added water rafting which was a perfect choice...

Overall, we did enjoy and relax to MAX =D

Preview of Bali Trip

Let's start off with the Island of Gods - Bali - one of the 10 islands to explore before you die published in Yahoo Travel.

About a year ago, friends knocked me on msn saying AirAsia is having the free seats again! In a group conversation, we decided BALI. AA always kicked off the free seat sales at 12midnight on WEEKDAY! No choice, for a group of budget traveller friends, we stayed awake.

'Bee...Busy' page on AA isn't unfamiliar to many budget travellers. One of my friend has faster network and she managed to get in and checked. Deal, we decided to go BALI tentatively from 14-19 April. Wished to make it on Good Friday so no need to take long annual leave but the free seats only available on a week before Good Friday...

After few trials, we failed to book the ticket and most of us went to sleep after 1.30-2am. X8 stayed awake and he managed to book 6 tickets at only SGD45.50 for both ways!! **HAPPY**

Scene changes fast...time flies...about half a year before the trip....

We started to draft the plan and I volunteered to be the organiser cause I like to plan travel itinerary so I could take charge of the trip - I know what exactly worth spending, I know where i have been to, I know where serves the best cuisine...

Long long time ago, uncle ong has promised to bring me to BALI so I did many homework before... The most value hotel in Bali is TEGAL SARI in Ubud. No.1 in tripadvisor!! It has to be booked and fully paid at least half a year ago to ensure you have the desire room! I quickly wrote email to TG and Moo also tried his luck by writing to them... Lucky, we managed to book 2 double and 1 twin room. Is TG really good? I will reveal in later entry...

Ding Ding Dong Dong.. created a facebook discussion thread with friends, agreed on the route, sent emails for accommodation request, booked room & driver etc...

Through the extensive research, I have a much broader idea how attractive BALI is... 6 days aren't enough to explore the spiritual island...

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog! We have just returned from the island of Gods - Bali and hence I have created our blog's bannner with this green field photo taken in Bali which I love so much! Let's begin our stories telling...

Mr. Ong and I will be the authors for this blog. We love travelling, we love life and we need a space to store our travel and love journey stories. When we grow old, we can flip over the stories written and share with our children...

We are both working adults, we need to work 8-6 from Monday to Friday. To earn for a life, we dont really do much travelling together.. Let me count, where we have been to together so far - Krabi, Tioman island, Cameron Highland, Hong Kong and the most recent trip to Bali last week. Do i miss out any trip?

Next trip booked will be Yogyakarta @ Indonesia in November. Again, Airasia 0 air ticket. I'm currently so tempted to go Taiwan which is just mentioned by my uncle Ong. His brother is going to graduate in Taiwan in June and his uni is subsidizing foreign graduates' family to witness the graduation ceremony, only 5000 taiwan dollar needed - inclusive of accommodation, dining, sightseeing and etc. Just fork out money for air ticket, good deal isn't it?

Well, I can't ask for annual leave anymore as i have been travelling and taking leave quite frequent this year.

Feb - taken 4 days for CNY, 4 days for Kota Kinabalu trip;
Apr- 4 days for Bali trip;
May - 1 day for balik kampung trip;
Sept - 1 day for balik kampung trip;
Nov - 2 days for Yogyakarata trip

Work hard and then save hard for our coming trips.... Cheers.

With love,