In Reply to: Fair driver rate? posted by Freesia on Friday, 22. April 2005 at 15:06 Bali Time:
Just a driver, or a guide and driver ?
There is a big difference -
If you have just a driver, he will need to concentrate on where he is going and the traffic. So if you just want to get from A to B, then just a driver would be ok.
If you want to experience Bali, be able to ask questions as your going and get FULL attention, then you should arrange to have a driver and a guide ... and to add to this a REGISTERED guide (through the Bali Tourism Authority). This way they can concentrate on YOU, the customer and tell you about the things you are seeing as they pass buy. A registered guide has to have a min level of experience with regards to history, culture and language.
Have seen / heard horror stories .. rip off etc. I hate this happening to people in Bali - spoils their perception of the place and gives Bali a bad name.
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Regards, Louise & Geoff