Hey Guys!!!
So, are you planning a trip to Bali? Then you have come to the right place.
Let the Travelling Duo guide you though our own experience of the beautiful Bali.
First things First !!!
How did we get there?
Well, we boarded our flights from Mumbai. The airlines was Malindo airlines. Yeah, we know, even we hadn't heard of them before. They are a collaboration between the Malaysian and Indonesian airlines and offered the cheapest rates on the travel portals. And, of course the transit was at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was a long lay-over, 9 hrs from here and 20 hrs while returning back. But the travel lovers as we are, we were not discouraged by the long lay-overs but were excited as we saw that as an opportunity to explore the capital city of Malaysia.
Visa -
We are Indian citizens, and Indonesia offers visa-free entry for tourist purposes to Indian nationals for 30 days. So, for Bali, visa was not an issue for us.
But as we planned to explore KL as well on the transit, we had to apply for Malaysia tourist visa.
We were not sure if a transit visa is needed for Malaysia if someone doesn't want to leave the airport on their transit, but based on experience, it seemed that the transit visa is not needed.
Exploring Bali
We have to admit that we used to think that Bali is a city of Indonesia, but infact it is a province and its capital is Depansar. The international airport is Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar International Airport, and is located 13 km south of Denpasar.
First day at Bali
We travelled in April 2016 and it was quite hot in Bali. So, on our first day, we lazed around quite a bit in the morning. Our hotel was in the popular area of Kuta, and if you want to enjoy the night life in Bali, this is the place. The street had a series of Night clubs and at night time this was surely the coolest place to be at.
So, back to the first day, as it was already afternoon, we decided to visit the famous temples of Bali.
Bali is full of temples, in fact our taxi driver told us that 81% of the population in Bali is Hindu, though apart from Bali, the rest of Indonesia has predominantly Muslim population.
There are quite a number of very famous temples in Bali, but we decided to visit just a few of them.
The ones we were keen on were - The temple on the lake and the temple near the sea and the temple at the cliff.
So, for our first day we short listed on the Taman Ayun temple(mistakenly thought this was the one on the lake - it actually is Beratan temple) and Tanha Lot - this is the one near the sea.
We know you are already starting to feel bored reading this long narrative, so we have decided to regrab your attention by posting some wonderful photographs of these beautiful places -
Taman Ayun
Tanha Lot -
The tourists flock here to see the sunset. Its an amazingly beautiful temple near the sea.
Hope you guys are enjoying this so far. Lets keep exploring this place in the Part 2 of this post.
Till then, Keep travelling!!!
So, are you planning a trip to Bali? Then you have come to the right place.
Let the Travelling Duo guide you though our own experience of the beautiful Bali.
First things First !!!
How did we get there?
Well, we boarded our flights from Mumbai. The airlines was Malindo airlines. Yeah, we know, even we hadn't heard of them before. They are a collaboration between the Malaysian and Indonesian airlines and offered the cheapest rates on the travel portals. And, of course the transit was at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was a long lay-over, 9 hrs from here and 20 hrs while returning back. But the travel lovers as we are, we were not discouraged by the long lay-overs but were excited as we saw that as an opportunity to explore the capital city of Malaysia.
Visa -
We are Indian citizens, and Indonesia offers visa-free entry for tourist purposes to Indian nationals for 30 days. So, for Bali, visa was not an issue for us.
But as we planned to explore KL as well on the transit, we had to apply for Malaysia tourist visa.
We were not sure if a transit visa is needed for Malaysia if someone doesn't want to leave the airport on their transit, but based on experience, it seemed that the transit visa is not needed.
Exploring Bali
We have to admit that we used to think that Bali is a city of Indonesia, but infact it is a province and its capital is Depansar. The international airport is Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar International Airport, and is located 13 km south of Denpasar.
First day at Bali
We travelled in April 2016 and it was quite hot in Bali. So, on our first day, we lazed around quite a bit in the morning. Our hotel was in the popular area of Kuta, and if you want to enjoy the night life in Bali, this is the place. The street had a series of Night clubs and at night time this was surely the coolest place to be at.
So, back to the first day, as it was already afternoon, we decided to visit the famous temples of Bali.
Bali is full of temples, in fact our taxi driver told us that 81% of the population in Bali is Hindu, though apart from Bali, the rest of Indonesia has predominantly Muslim population.
There are quite a number of very famous temples in Bali, but we decided to visit just a few of them.
The ones we were keen on were - The temple on the lake and the temple near the sea and the temple at the cliff.
So, for our first day we short listed on the Taman Ayun temple(mistakenly thought this was the one on the lake - it actually is Beratan temple) and Tanha Lot - this is the one near the sea.
We know you are already starting to feel bored reading this long narrative, so we have decided to regrab your attention by posting some wonderful photographs of these beautiful places -
Taman Ayun
Tanha Lot -
The tourists flock here to see the sunset. Its an amazingly beautiful temple near the sea.
Hope you guys are enjoying this so far. Lets keep exploring this place in the Part 2 of this post.
Till then, Keep travelling!!!
Stumbled upon your blog. I have also visited Bali last year and it is a beautiful place. Great writing. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback.
DeleteBali is beautiful.
ReplyDeletehi! a duo is planning for a bali trip this coming june. We would like to ask for the details of your itinerary. any suggestions? like any contacts for drivers? coz it seems prices are outdated already. thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteHi,
Deletewe would propose this itinerary - 1 day -Temples - Ulun Danu Beratan temple, Taman Ayun, Tanha Lot , 2 day - Kintamani Volcano , Besaikh temple , Ubud , 3 day - Watersports, Uluwatu temple and Jimbaran Sea food dinner. Also, on the way to one of these places, do go for Bali coffee tasting.
Taxis - We contacted a company called 'Kintamani transport'. They offerred good rates. They have a whatsapp number on their site through which you can easily talk to them. Below is their website link.
http://www.kintamanitransport.com/
Please let us know if you have any further queries. And we hope the duo enjoys their trip!!!