Friday, August 24, 2012

Adventure in Bali Island August 2012

In August 2012, i decided to take a break and go for a vacation. I choose Bali as my destination and spent 8  days and 7 night in the beautiful island.

I went together with my colleague and adventurous friend, Ler which makes the trip all the more exiting and fun. We planned our trip carefully to ensure we are able to cover major tourist attractions and enjoy the trip at the same time. We spent less time travelling and more time creating memories....:)

Our itinerary for the trip is as follows :

Day 1 ~ 15 August 2012
0935hrs - Depart from LCCT, Kuala Lumpur
1230hrs - Touched down at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar.
1400hrs - Check in to Everyday Smart Hotel , Kuta
1500hrs - Late lunch at Gloria Food Court, Kuta Central Park
1600hrs - Visit Pura Tanah Lot
1930hrs - Dinner at Made's Warung, Kuta Beach Street ( Jalan Pantai Kuta )
2130hrs - Return to hotel and rest

Day 2 ~ 16 August 2012
0900hrs - Breakfast at Mbok Limbok ( Opposite Hotel)
1000hrs - Board Sabergita Bus to Nusa Dua
1100hrs - Arrived at Nusa Dua and Tanjung Benua
1200hrs - Visit Turtle Island
1300hrs - Return to Tanjung Benua from Turtle Island
1400hrs - Visit Pura Luhur Uluwatu
1700hrs - Visit Garuda Wisnu Kencana ( GWK)
1800hrs - Watch Kecak Dance
2000hrs - Dinner at Kuta Square
2100hrs - Return to hotel and rest

Day 3 ~ 17 August 2012
0900hrs - Check out from Everyday Smart Hotel and picked up by Driver ( Tommy)
1000hrs - Visit Celuk ( Balinese Silver Work) , Mas ( Finest Wood Carvings) and Ubud ( Oil Paintings)
1100hrs - Visit Sukawati Art Market
1300hrs - Lunch at Babi Guling Ibu Oka, Ubud
1400hrs - Visit Tegenungan Waterfall
1500hrs - Visit Goa Gajah
1630hrs - Visit Pura Siatri ( Ubud Palace)
1700hrs - Check in to Rahayu Bungolow , Ubud and rest
1830hrs - Dinner at Bebek Bengil (Dirty Duck Cafe), Ubud

Day 4 ~ 18 August 2012
0800hrs - Breakfast at Rahayu Bungalow, Ubud
0830hrs - Check out of Rahayu Bungalow, Ubud
0930hrs - Watch Barong Dance, Batubulan
1100hrs - Visit Tegallalang Rice Terrace
1130hrs - Visit Pura Gunung Kawi Sebatu, Tegallalang ( obyek Wisata - Tourism Sights)
1200hrs - Pura Tirtha Empul, Tampak Siring
1300hrs - Visit Sai Land Coffee Farm and taste 'Luwak' Coffee'
1430hrs - Buffet Lunch at Grand Puncak Sari Restaurant, Kintamani overlooking Mount and Lake Batur
1700hrs - Witness Hari Raya Eve Celebration and Parade , Singarajah
1800hrs - Check in to Lovina Guest House , Lovina
1900hrs - Sign up Tour Package for Dolpin watching in Lovina and Snorkeling in Pemuteran
2000hrs - Free and Easy

Day 5 ~ 19 August 2012
0500hrs - Prepare for Dolphin Watching
0530hrs - Arrive at Lovina Beach and head towards the Indian Ocean in chartered boats
0645hrs - Watch Dolphins Jumping
0800hrs - Check-out of Lovina Guest House, Lovina
0830hrs - Ckeck Snorkeling Gear
0930hrs - Arrive at Lalang Harbour ( Labuhan Lalang)
1000hrs - depart for Menjangan Island
1030hrs - Snokeling around Menjangan Island ( Part 1)
1200hrs - Simple pre-pack lunch at Menjangan Island
1300hrs - Snokeling around Menjangan Island ( Part 2)
1500hrs - Return to Lalang Harbour
1600hrs - check-in to Badini Bungalow , Pemuteran
1700hrs - Visit Pura Pulaki, Seririt
1730hrs - Early dinner along Gili Manuk - Seririt Highway ( Jalan Raya Gili Manuk - Seririt)
1800hrs - Free and Easy

Day 6 ~ 20 August 2012
0700hrs - Simple morning breakfast and check-out from Badini Bungalow , Pemuteran
0800hrs - Visit Banjaran Hot Spring
0900hrs - Visit Munduk Waterfall
1200hrs - Visit Twin Lake ( Buyan Lake and Tamblingan Lake)
1300hrs - Lunch at Warung Kopi  Hotel Hexon
1400hrs - Visit Pura Ulu Danu, Lake Beratan
1730hrs - check-in Pancung Indah Hotel, Bedugul
1930hrs - Dinner at Pancung Indah Hotel
2000hrs - Free and Easy

Day 7 ~ 21 August 2012
0500hrs - Star Photography
0600hrs - View sunrise from hotel
0800hrs - Morning breakfast at hotel
0900hrs - Visit Candi Kuning Market
1200hrs - Check-out return to Kuta
1300hrs - Lunch ( Babi Guling) at Cafe on the way to Kuta
1400hrs - Visit Alas Kedaton
1600hrs - Visit Pura Taman Ayun
1800hrs - Check-in to The Royal Eighteen Resort and Spa
1830hrs - Free and Easy

Day 8 ~ 22 August 2012
0700hrs - Buffet breakfast at hotel
0930hrs - Visit Krisna Sovenier and Gift Shopping Center
1200hrs - Check-out of The Royal Eighteen Resort and Spa
1300hrs - Lunch at Bamboo Corner, Poppies Lane ( Jalan Poppies)
1400hrs - Free and Easy
1800hrs - Board taxi to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar
1930hrs - Check-in luggage
2130hrs - Sayonara Bali......

Although our trip was planned in detail ( with recommendations from friends and relatives) , there are some things we had overlooked.

a) Entrance tickets
We presume the entrance tickets to be reasonably priced ( info from relatives and friends). However, we were unaware that the ticket pricing has increase tremendously starting from 1 Jan 2012.












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