In Reply to: First time traveller to Bali posted by IanDurrant on Thursday, 25. May 2006 at 20:51 Bali Time:
While a driver is one option we always choose the self drive option. We find that this way you can go where you want to go, its fun getting lost occasionally and you get to see more of the countryside. Drivers do at times take you to the places where they get kick backs etc. The first time we visited Bali we hired one for 5 days and drove around the Island, First headed for Medowi, then to Lovina, then to Amed and finished with 2 nights in Ubud. It was a great experience and we had some great fun on the road.