In Reply to: Book in Bali.... posted by wyloona on Monday, 15. November 2004 at 14:31 Bali Time:
from ubud for the day for 170,000 rp.(picked him from the side of the road LOL) He took us (hubby and I) to the elephant park,the bird park,the reptile park, the monkey park and to tannalot (sp?) temple. He waited in the van for us at each place and waved frantically if we couldn't see where he had parked. From memory I think we paid 155,000 rp entry for the 2 of us into the elephant park, we didn't bother with a ride. It was fantastic u get to feed them,get up close and hug them :) they have a beaut show daily and the restaurant is quite cheap, 115,000 for a lovely big salad with chicken,cheese,ham and egg, a massive double hamburger, lge bintang and a cocktail.
The bird park was US$9 per adult and had the best collection of cockatoos I have seen LOL, the rainforest areas are well worth it, u get up close and personal with some pretty exotic birdlife.
Tannalot was 3300 per adult and we paid 1000 for parking. Personally I think it was better in the daylight rather than waiting for the sunset view. We were taken into the cave underneath and blessed, it was worth all those steps down. Our driver then took us back to our motel in Kuta.
Make sure its the elephant park near Ubud you go to as the other one is extremely expensive and not worth the effort.
The drive was great but be prepared, the roads are narrow and windey and there is HEAPS of traffic. I have navigated for my hubby in rallies so maybe I'm not the best judge LOL
Karen.