In Reply to: More detail posted by BaliVirgin on Monday, 11. April 2005 at 18:43 Bali Time:
We have sons 12 & 16.
1.3 Island Ocean Rafting with Bali Hai is every bit as good as the brochure. Most post that it is cheaper to buy in Aus before you go. Another company, ?Island Explorer, have started one of these as well and its much cheaper (buy in Bali), but I don't know if you get to see the spectacular Nusa Penida cliffs.
2.White water rafting with Sobek, Bali Adventure Tours (BAT) and Bali International Rafting have all had good reports. Ayung river has lots more steps going down to river than Telaga Waja. TW also has more exciting rapids but still safe.
3.Quad Bike tours look really neat - baliquad.com
4.Downhill cycling or trekking with Sobek or BAT.
5.Elephant park with elephant rides. Fail to see the attraction myself but lots of others RAVE about it.
6.For the adrenaline junkie their is tandem/solo paragliding off cliffs of Uluwatu with BAT!!
There is other sightseeing but those are the action ones I've been able to track down, and in order of priority for me.
Bali Hai, Sobek, Bali Adventure Tours, Bali International Rafting and baliquad are all sites with more info for you. Also lots of posts in the archives re these activities. It is really worthwhile getting a few different opinions, and you'll still learn something.
Have fun deciding
Vicki