What could we do in Bali? What we planned to do in Bali? It will properly give you a different answer all together. For our instance, the original plan before we came to Bali was to stay mostly around Kuta, relax soaking under the sun, having numerous massage sessions during our four-day-stay in Bali, perhaps maybe do a little sightseeing and shopping. But I realized I was wrong when I found out what we could actually do in Bali was much, much more than what I could imagine! So, we decided to change our initial planning. The first day was nothing special, with most of the time wasted in our traveling. In order to catch up some time losses, we swore to maximize our time on day two!
In fact we had made up our mind on day one to arrange some day tour travel around Bali. We checked out lots of brochures, local travel booths, and, thanks to Johnny from Kuta Seaview Cottage, we had an arranged cab with a driver for us! It was relatively cheap for a full day tour inclusive of taxi, driver/tour guide, and petrol. We let him know the places to cover, and he drove us there with his Toyota Kijang (or better known as Unser in Malaysia), with only two of us. Travel tip number one: if possible, always travel during off-peak season so you can have better bargaining power.
On the morning of day two, we had our wonderful buffet breakfast at Kuta Seaview Cottage (it came with our accomodation package) and started our immaculate journey at 8:30a.m. Well, roads in Bali are mostly trunk roads. You need to be very skillful and familiar to drive around there and need to watch out for other drivers on the road going the opposite direction. Travel tip number two: never bother driving yourself here. You will get lost immediately!
As a summary, these are the tourist spots that we dropped by within one day:
Morning session—Batubulan to enjoy Barong Dance show, Wood Carving Centre in Mas to appreciate the carving skill of Balinese, Celuk for traditional gold and silversmiths that you can buy some bracelets from if you like, Ubud for home paintings, which have some beautiful abstracts, and Goa Gajah for the Elephant cave temple.
Afternoon session—Kintamani for the wonderful active volcano view and our hillside lunch, Sebatu holy spring water temple, where you can take a bath in underground spring water, Wanarawana monkey forest, Ubud again to hunt for souvenirs, and the Tanah Lot temple for the sunset (but we missed it again, thanks to the shopping session ).
Evening session—Fresh barbeque seafood dinner at Jimbaran seashore, where you can pick your own fresh seafood, and then back to Kuta.
Our bodies were almost exhausted after the whole day out, but our moods were still high, though. When we got back to our cottage, we quickly refreshed ourselves with a hot shower, dressed up smartly, and headed down straight to the Hard Rock Cafe in a clubbing mood for the ladie’s night every Thursday. The night’s prime time at the Hard Rock Cafe was after midnight with “buy one, get one free” promotions and a pop Filipino band’s first quality live show. Dance, drink, and laugh—no drugs please! We wrapped up our second day in Bali unconsciously in bed.
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