Bali Tour Guide

Gitgit waterfall is located in north Bali. Gitgit is the name of the village, since the waterfall is located in this village, that's why it is called Gitgit waterfall. I guess. There are more than one waterfall in Gitgit. Maybe there are three. I chose the oldest one, because the path to the waterfall is quite well maintained. For those who loves adventures, you may chose the other waterfalls. The path to the waterfal is about 350 meters long. And before you say it is not that far, remember the path is not flat, but it is up and down with stairs here and there. So, for those who don't visit gym regularly, it is quite a struggle.   This is Jerlyn, from Singapore. She said that Niagara waterfall is much bigger than Gitgit waterfal. Well, I am speechless. Never been to Niagara waterfall.   The photo of sign board that says Welcome to Gitgit Waterfall. If you don't see any waterfall in this photo, it's because it's not there.  You need to start...

Just nearly six in the morning, I arrived in the beach of Lovina at North Bali. I have drove for about 2,5 hours from Kuta, Ghanna Inn, to pick up my clients to go see dolphins. The road to Lovina is quiet since the locals were still asleep. But there are some tourists cars arriving bringing tourist who will see dolphins. MOst of them are Asian tourists. I met the local fisherman, Gobang, whom I contacted earlier. He would take my clients, Shafinaz, Afif, Syafiq, Diana, and Nadia (ops, maybe I dont remember their names now) on a boat ride into the sea. As we arrived there, many people queued for toilet. There was only one public toilet just behind a restaurant located near the beach. Cost was 2000 rupiah to go to toilet. As the clock struck six o'clock they were ready to sail. I have done the dolphin sighting in the past. So, I did not do it this time. About 2 hours later, they came back. "Did you see any dolphins?" I asked. "yes, we did. We saw a ...

It's been a long time since I have last written any post in this blog. The touring business had not been very good with me. Too many competition on the internet.  And I have been busy venturing other things. So,  here is a post about my clients from Malaysia. I took them to popular places around Bali. We went to Kintamani, to see the beautiful view of mount Batur, tasting the luwal coffee, watching the kecak dance and going on water sports. For water sports, they did the parasailing, the underwater walking, and riding jet skis. Here are some photos.

Hari itu, kebahagiaan Gondappa tak dapat dilukiskan dengan kata-kata karena pertama kali ia bisa melihat anaknya mampu bertahan hidup sampai merayakan hari ulang tahunnya yang kelima. Sebagai ucap syukur, Gondappa melakukan handwalk (berjalan dengan kedua tangannya dengan posisi kepala di bawah dan kaki di atas) dari rumahnya di Desa Thesgora ke kuil setempat. Tahukah anda bahwa dua juta anak meninggal setiap tahun tanpa bisa merayakan hari ulang tahun kelima akibat diare dan Pneumonia? Penyebabnya karena kuranganya pengetahuan dan kesadaran akan pentingnya kebersihan, seperti mencuci tangan dengan sabun. Kegiatan sederhana hanya dengan mencuci tangan tangan dengan sabun mampu mengurangi resiko diare sampai 42-47%, tetapi hanya 2% ibu-ibu yang tinggal di desa Thesgora membiasakan anak-anaknya mencuci tangan untuk menjaga kesehatan. Menurut Badan Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) di Indonesia sendiri, 100.000 anak Indonesia meninggal tiap tahunnya karena terjangkit diare. Padahal resiko ini da...

So, you think you have visited all the places in Bali? Okay, let uslook at the map of Bali map again, and your adventure will continue at Lovina beach. But what is it like there and what will you do there.? Lovina is  a beach located in north Bali. It has far less visitors than that of Kuta beach but it has its own uniqe beauty. The main access of Lovina beach is called Bina ria where you will see a statue of dolphins. The statue indicates that this black sandy beach has its own attraction, dolphin watching. If you want to see dolphins, you must come early in the morning to the beach. You will start going with local fisherman at six o'clock. Then you will engage on a voyage around the beach looking at the dolphins hoping on the sea. The dolphins are quite fast that it is not easy to take photo of them. And the fact that it is early in the morning make the lighting not so suitable for photography. You will end up getting blurry photos. As the sun comes out, the light will aid your p...

It was a drive from Ubud on Eka homestay at Sriwedari road, Evelyn and Khem were my clients. We were about to encounter the road with the worst traffic in Bali, with lots of 10 wheelers passing by, reckless drivers, one or two who would end up in the ravine or river by the streets with the all the wheels facing up. I drove them to Balian beach, the so called surf beach, where there are many farms and where there are more cows than people. Both these ladies, in their early thirties, were so kind and and down to earth. Treating me as friends, they begin to tell stories about themselves. Khem worked for the series US "Survivor" with two Australians friends who work for the same series. They said they were in logistic and designing challenges for the twenty participants for the Survivor series. As for Evelyn, she is on self discovery. It may sound like a "cliche", she commented, but she has visited some countries before Bali to find herself. "My visit to Bali wa...

So, you want to know the cheapest way from Sanur to Nusa Dua? And you want a good quality transport too? Well, although the saying "cheap but good" will arouse enough scepticism for some of you, but hold on. I will tell you this, instead of paying taxi fare of Rp 100,000 or around USD 12, you can pay only Rp 3500 or just USD 4. Are you interested? Introducing The Trans Sarbagita The Trans Sarbagita transport connect villages or towns along the main street called By pass Ngurah Rai. Some of these villages are Batubulan, Sanur, Nusa Dua, and Kuta. The transport is very reliable and comfortable since it operates every day. And it is very easy to spot one of the transport vehicle. It is a big air conditioned bus with 40 seats. The bus is blue in colour with yellow stripes. But it has the words " The Trans Sarbagita" painted on its body. If you are in Sanur, just head to the main street of Bypass Ngurah Rai, look for the bus stop area (halte bus) and wait for the ...