In Reply to: Nusa Pineda - Day Trips? posted by Kirsten on Wednesday, 21. April 1999 at 08:39 Bali Time:
PENIDA IS NOT WORTH SEEING. THE LOCALS ARE NOT TOO COOL NEITHER. LEMBOGAN IS WORTH SEEING AND IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN ''BALI'' TO VISIT. FERRIES LEAVE FROM SANUR AT 7.30AM EVERYDAY FOR THE 90 MINUTE CROSSING. PRICES 22000 RP'S P/PERSON. HERE YOU CAN SNORKLE, FISH,SURF, COVER THE ENTIRE ISLAND ON MOUNTAINBIKES AND GO TO PLACES LIKE MUSHROOM BEACH ETC FOR A DAY. THE BEST ACCOMO IS ''BUNGALOW NO.7'' PRICES FROM 25OOO TO 65000 RP'S. RUN BY FAMILY. OWNER'S NAME IS ''MADE''.
BEST ADVICE FOR 10 DAY HOLIDAY IF YOU WANT TO GET SOME COLOUR AND EXPERIENCE SOME CULTURE. ON LANDING GO STRAIGHT TO SANUR FROM AIRPORT 15-20 MINUTES RIDE BY TAXI (CHEAP). STAY OVER IN A PLACE ON THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE FERRY DEPARTURE AREA AND LEAVE NEXT MORNING. NB NB NB KUTA IS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND DEPRESSES 98% OF ALL ARIVEES. IT IS DIRTY, KUTA BEACH IS A TOILET AND EVERYTHING IS TWICE AS EXPENSIVE.
SPEND 4 NIGHTS ON LEMBOGAN, RETURN MORNING FERRY TO SANUR AND TAKE TAXI TO UBUD. GO TO MONKEY FORREST OR HANOMAHN STREET AND FIND GOOD ACCOMODATION (''KUNANG-KUNANG BUNGALOWS ON HANOMAHN IS PRETTY AND CHEAP AND CENTRAL. NB NB NB DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE ANY WORLD CLASS BEACHES ON BALI, THEY ARE ALL C+ . EXPERIENCE SOME REAL ISLAND STYLING AND FOR THE MOST INTELECTUALLY VIBRANT AREAGO TO UBUD. TEN DAYS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR YOU TO EXPERIENCE BALI. GOOD LUCK