In Reply to: First time to Bali NEXT WEEK!! posted by melnsteve on Tuesday, 28. April 2009 at 12:08 Bali Time:
would have to be for you and your kids would be a bike (mountain bike)day trip. This is a full day out and they pick you up early morning and you travel to Kintamini volcano for early breakfast then you get on your bikes and ride for approx 30 easy kilometres, mostly flat and slightly down hill.
It is a wonderful day and out and very educational in the fact that you get to see the real bali, you ride through villages and the scenery is spectacular. there are stops along the way where the guides will talk to you about the balinese way of life, how they live, their religion etc. At the end you have a wonderful balinese buffet lunch which is another highlight of the daytrip. On the way home you can also visit the monkey forest at Ubud.
We went with Bali Budaya Eco bicylce tours, but there are other companies around that do a similar type tour, but we have done it with them twice and have had a great time. You don't have to be superfit to do it either. A grea way to see the real Bali!! (it only took us 6 trips to Bali before we discovered this tour)
Have a great time and hope you fall in love with Bali like the rest of us!!!
kathy