巴厘之旅--行程與資訊分享篇 Trip to Bali -- Itinerary and Info Sharing

This was my 2nd family trip 2009 after 14 years time.
I merely remember the 1st trip was to Pangkor Island (Perak) in the year of 1995.

My 4D3N itinerary as follow:
Day1: Arrival in Ngurah Rai Airport--> Check in hotel-->Sleep (Due to heavy rain, nowhere for hang out).

Day2: Barong Dance-->Pura Taman Ayun, Mengwi--> Pura (Temple) Ulun Danu, LakeBratan,Bedugul-->lunch at strawberry farm-->Jatiluwih-->Pura Tanah Lot

Day3: Kintamani-->Tegallalang-->lunch at Ubud-->Sanur-->Dreamsland-->Pura Luhur Uluwatu

Day4: Sukawati(shopping)-->Kuta town-->Home sweet home


Some Info for Sharing only:
Visa: Malaysian can stay in Bali for 30days without applying VISA.

Drinking water: Tap water in the hotel is not consumable, you should get bottled water from the grocery stores nearby, such as "Mini" or "Circle-K" (similar to 7-11). Oh ya, I noticed that the prices of goods in "Circle-K" are commonly cheaper than "Mini".

Taxi: Some taxi drivers will try to negotiate a flat fee but it is better get to taxi using meter, such as BlueBird. As if you need to take taxi from the airport, get those available in the airport compound, not outside the airport.

Money matters: It is advisable that you change enough Indonesia Rupiah notes before departing to Bali. The exchange rate in Bali is pretty low, and always go for authorized money exchangers. You may use your (major international) credit card too (1% fee is chargable per overseas transaction by your credit card service provider, haha!). Cash is most welcomed in most places (^_^).

Homework before travelling: You may do some homeworks before getting there. You may find many logs in Malaysia Chinese Cari Forum. Plenty bloggers shared their experiences in Bali too. I personally found that most logs in the forum are more suitable for our references, they're either budgeted trip or moderate $$ trip. If you are looking for luxury trip (in terms of hotel/food and beverage, etc), you may refer to logs posted by taiwanese bloggers (no offense ya!).

Shopping: You may do shopping in department stores (such as Matahari & Discovery Kartika in Kuta) or art markets (such as Ubud market, Kuta Square Art Market, Sukawati Art Market), or Gevana Handicraft Centre (with GST tax).

Bargaining during shopping: Except for department stores and upmarket shops, most shops and hawkers do not have fixed prices and usually offer you over-rated price. So, you must bargain and cut off 40%~50% to get a good price. Learn the prices of goods (such as souvenirs)elsewhere (such as Matahari Store, Kuta) before making a purchase.


Some photos for sneak preview, haha :p