Posted by Paul on Wednesday, 21. October 1998 at 13:37 Bali Time:
In Reply to: Bali to Java??? posted by Tina on Wednesday, 21. October 1998 at 04:48 Bali Time:
Hi Tina !
If you are going to Bali for 12 days of which you intend to spend 2 or 3 in Lombok at the Gili islands, then that will only leave you 9 or 10 days in Bali. I suggest that in itself is not enough time to get a rea feel for Bali as it is. Sure you can go to Java but unless you fly the effort by car and ferry to get to somewhere worthwile will result in you ending up spending a lot of time in a vehicle and boats and with only a very scant postcard view of BOTH Bali and Java.
For example it is the best part of 3 1/2 hours to Gilamanuk where the ferry leaves for Ketapang where you would have the same drive again to get to Surabaya and when you got there you would wonder why you even left in the first place. So I suggest if you go to Lombok for 2 days and then another 2 days for R & R then that will leave you with 8 days in Bali. That will be enought to get a rough idea of what Bali is about.
So stay put and concentrate on Bali and Lombok.
I hope this has helped, really is not worth it!
Regards
PAUL