Planning a trip there was quite a experience as I’ve already detailed here. But after much research, we finally had a plan for Bali and I want to share the detailed itinerary so you don’t have to go through the drill. We were traveling on budget – not the usual honeymoon splurge – so using the services of an agent was not going to help. I still checked with a couple and on hearing my budget (more on this here), they said I should look at another place as the airfares itself very quite expensive for Bali. But I was determined to work something out.
Day 1:Water sports
- Marine sport activities at Tanjung Benoa
Day 2: Head North (East route)
- Goa Gajah Temple
- Ubud art village (drive-by)
- Monkey Forest (skip)
- Coffee plantation & tasting
- Tegalalang rice terrace (drive-by)
- Kintamani: View of Mt.Batur & Batur lake
- Singaraja beach (sunset)
Day 3: Back to Kuta (West route)
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Ulun Danu temple Dolphin tour (missed due to bad weather)
- Gitgit Water Fall
- Lovina (black sand) beach
- Strawberry field (drive-by)
- Jati Luwih Rice Terrace (drive-by)
- Wanasari Butterfly Park (skipped)
- Pura Taman Ayun
- Ulun Danu Temple
- Tanah Lot temple (sunset)
Day 4: Shopping
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Tanah Lot Temple Serangan Island Turtle Conservation Centre (skipped)
- Denpasar market
- Denpasar freedom monument
- Sukawati market (skipped)
- Sanur beach
- DFS Galleria (drive-by)
- Spa
Day 5: South Bali
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Padang Padang Padang Padang beach
- Pura Uluwatu Temple (skipped)
- Tirtha Bali Chapel
- Jimbaran Bay (drive-by, much hyped for sea food dinner)
- Kuta Galleria, Kuta Discovery Mall (lunch)
Note that this is the actual itinerary with some places skipped and others we just drove by: here is a page on our Bali experience. You can also squeeze this into 4 days, by covering South Bali post water sports. I’ve written a post on our Bali experience and another post around the airlines, transit airport, hotels we stayed and the budget here. If I can be any help in customizing this further, feel free to write to me.
This is post #1 of the Bali vacation series: Itinerary | Experience | FAQs
Hey, this was helpful. Could you give an idea of the expenses incurred fr this itinerary? Would you be able to share some of the hotels we could consider? I would be travelling in end of Feb, 2014.
Hi, it was about 70K per head.
– More about costs here: http://www.prasadgupte.com/blog/bali-budget-hotels-car-rental-tips/
– Links to hotels we booked here: http://www.prasadgupte.com/blog/bali-5-day-vacation-experience/
Have a nice trip!
hey hi! when did u guys travel? I am planning to travel in December. Any tips on the whether front?
hi Prasad,
i want to know about transit visa for Malaysia. i want to book my ticket from Mumbai to Bali and all flights for Bali have via Kuala lampur. so i am confused that do i need Malaysia visa if my booking is under SINGLE PNR.
please help me.
thnaks
Well planned itinerary. I really recommend to book a package tour for first time travelers to Bali. We booked our itinerary via The Seven Holiday and must say we had great time and saved some money too)