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Bali island has many shades to offer for tourists, it could be enchanting temples, heavenly beaches, trending Instagram photos or adventure filled of adrenaline rush. After striking out first three activities from my list, I dedicated my half day for river rafting in Ayung river to feel the rush. I booked the tour through Klook and found as worth of every penny. https://www.klook.com/invite/Q161Z?c=INR The tour costed me around 1700 INR(25 USD) which was Inclusive Of: -English speaking professional raft guide -Rafting equipment and safety gear -Buffet lunch -Hot showers, changing rooms, and towels -Air conditioned hotel transfers -Medical insurance provided by operator for participants aged 7 to 65 (up to IDR 500,000,000) We were picked from our hotels at exact time, it took around 30 minutes drive to the operator site - 'Red Paddel'. We were greeted and offered a welcome drink before we packed our extra stuff and keep in the locker faci...

If you are traveling to Bali soon and confused about where to stay, what to explore and where to eat then your search comes to an end by this post: #BaliBible Prelude: I had initial thoughts of booking a rental car from the airport itself to explore the Bali, but it needs an International driving permit so I skipped that from my TODO list instead book a taxi service online KLOOK which gave my cheapest price of Rs. 900 (13 USD) only. I also ensure to book a local SIM to access the internet on the move for GPS, Email and Social media. I book the same from KLOOK and it was around 9 USD.  The driver was waiting right at the arrival gate and was helpful enough to drop to my Villa which was inside a private property off the main road.  Day 1: Check-In + Relax: I booked my Villa (Avillion Cinta Villa) for the first 3 nights at Sanur beach and I was happy that i made the right choice as it had the best facilities and lively neighborhood nearby to eat and roam a...

If you are visiting Bali soon and looking for some relaxing time with fun activity, I would suggest to plan a day out for the Snorkeling trip to 3 islands : Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan. These 3 islands are known as 'Sister Island' and hardly 1 hour from the Bali's pier area. If you are staying in Ubud, then it will take 45-60 minutes of journey form the city to the Pier which is towards Airport or Sanur beach. You can book the trip online to save the money as its cheaper as compared to travel agents or hotel tour desks. https://www.klook.com/invite/Q161Z?c=INR The tour cost aroound 6700 INR per person, which includes free hotel pickup/drop, Lunch, Snorkeling Gear, Speed boat transfer, Coffee/tea at the resort, Towel etc. The boat leave the pie at 10:30AM and you will be requested to collect the Snorkeling gears as per your size. It takes around 45-50 minutes from the pier to the first snorkeling stop known as Crystal Bay, maybe...

Adding to my previous blogs on #ExploingBaliOnScooter, here is more interesting place to visit in Bali. Pura Lempuyang Luhur temple is one of the most Instagramed moment for sure. Its around 2 hours away from the Ubud City Center or even Sanur beach. You can see the amazing view of Mount Agung Volcano from the temple. If you heard the recent news, this is the same volcano which erupted volcanic ashes in the air as high as 2 km causing shut down of the Bali airport for 1 day resulting in cancellation of 400+ flights. I was quite lucky as I had to fly to Bali on Friday night and Airport was shut down on Thursday, I was concerned about missing my flight. Luckily Mount Agung heard my prayers and was relaxed on the Friday which gave a green flag for the Airport to open and I landed in Bali on Saturday morning. yeahh :) I decided to go by 150cc Scoopy and it had its tough time going though up and down the hills. I added a quick stop over near Blue Lagoon beach as ...

I hope you guys have been following the previous blogs on #ExploringBaliOnScooter :) https://kapilricky.blogspot.com/2018/07/exploring-bali-on-scooter-part-1-garuda.html https://kapilricky.blogspot.com/2018/07/i-hope-you-have-got-preview-of-first.html Its time to bring a new experience from the Bali :) This time i choose to ride towards Tegalalang Rice Terrace Or also known as Rice fields.  Its very close to the Ubud City Center with approximate ride of 30-40 minutes. In my previous two rides i rented a 200CC Yamaha N-Max scooter, this time I opted for little cute one known as 'Scoopy' :) . It was powered by 150CC engine only but made sure it didnt struggle going throw curves of Ubud roads, not to mention the fact that it look alike a Vespa sibling ;) #DoYouVespa? Moving on to the next part, the rice fields address shown in the Google Map was not where I wanted to go as the main rice fields are 100 meters ahead of the destination shown...

I hope you have got the preview of first blog here: http://kapilricky.blogspot.com/2018/07/exploring-bali-on-scooter-part-1-garuda.html Keeping the same spirit to explore the Bali, I decided to ride to Tegenungan Watefall after reading a lot of positive review comments online. Bali island is blessed with many tourists attractions and many of attractions are spread around the island. It is very obvious that lot of tourists will be travelling around to gather the memories around the famous places, considering narrow roads and lot of tourists vehicle create traffic jams. One of the best way to escape the traffic and parking problem is to hire a two wheeler and scoot around the island :) I rented a 200CC Automatic Scooter (Yamaha N-Max) in 2,00,000 IDR (around 900RS) for 2 days.           I booked my resort at Sanur Beach, It took around 50 minutes from Sanur to the Tegenungan Watefall. I just followed the Google Map on my Indian Phone equipped w...