In Reply to: great info posted by bratz2308d on Monday, 23. April 2007 at 12:06 Bali Time:
my kids love the beach. Trips to geger beach, dreamland beach, legian or double six were all great. We take boogie boards, but you can also hire them at beach. My kids love a massage, so they usually get a half hour massage for 30,000 rupiah, while at the beach. We buy fruit cut up by the beach sellers and it is a great morning or afternoon.
At geger there is a guy running a glass bottom boat, this is fun. Also my husband is a surfer so when the guys with the boats take him out to drop off or pick up they will take the kids for a joy ride on the boat, they love it.
Shopping in Discovery Mall is easy. Air conditioning is the key. Usually kids love the surf shops and then we would all go to Black Canyon and have an iced coffee or iced chocolate for the kids. But you are right, short trips are best. Night time is also good to shop on streets as is cooler. I would limit shoping trips to 1 hour and nobody gets too irritable.
The bird park is beautiful and a great day out. Have done this twice and it is very impressive. Only 40 mins in car from Kuta. Of course Waterbom is a must do, we usually go twice.
They would enjoy a Kecak dance, these are available to attend everywhere, ask around.
If you eat out sometimes its good to pick somewhere on the beach where kids can wander down after the meal and play a little, or go to somewhere with a pool table such as All Stars or Billys (there are many other places too) they can play pool and you can enjoy your food.
Have a great time!