セルカン・バワン日帰りツアー：バリ島北部ハイライト（オールインクルーシブ）

The weather was against us as it was very rainy and foggy/cloudy in the mountains. Our driver/guide, Hendri Gunawan, was very congenial as well as flexible. He was able to make changes in our itinerary based on the weather and our interests. The rain was so heavy that we couldn’t really tour the first temple we went to as the canoes weren’t going out due to the weather. The Pura Ulun Danu Beratan temple and its gardens were a definite highlight. The Banyumala waterfall was spectacular and well worth a visit. We also very much enjoyed our Balinese lunch at De Kaffie. We highly recommend this tour and hope you are lucky enough to have Hendri as your guide.

We selected the waterfall and beaches tour which also stopped at the twin lakes and an exotic fruit stall. There was basically nothing wrong with the taxi or the young driver (Hita) or stops en route. The waterfalls were particularly good (lots of steps) and scenic but the problem was the absolute lack of communication. We had a guide who could not speak English so we weren't able to find out anything about this area of Bali or ask any questions. We didn't know how long we had at the beach so we assumed it was ok to eat and walk around. Also as the lake view couldn't be seen (poor weather) so it would have been nice to have suggested an alternative stop but no communication made this excursion difficult. The excursion was much shorter than advertised with lots of driving and no info on what we were seeing.

Our guide communicated with us via what's up. He had a delay out of his control, a tree was down for pick up. He walked the waterfall with us and the water temple and took some of the best photos of our trip. I had even mentioned I wanted him to go on the rest of our cruise with us to take pictures for us! We did cut out some things from our experience, because we had been out all day the day before. Our guide was very flexible and aimed to please. The lunch spot was delicious!!!

The weather was against us as it was very rainy and foggy/cloudy in the mountains. Hendri was very congenial as well as flexible. He was able to make changes in our itinerary based on the weather and our interests. The rain was so heavy that we couldn’t really tour the first temple we went to as the canoes weren’t going out due to the weather. The Pura Ulun Danu Beratan temple and its gardens were a definite highlight. The Banyumala waterfall was spectacular and well worth a visit. We also very much enjoyed our Balinese lunch at De Kaffie. We highly recommend this tour and hope you are lucky enough to have Hendri as your guide.

Bonbon was the best guide. Great tour sharing many sights. One of our favorite excursions on our trip. Highly recommend.

Lovely driver, very friendly and helpful. Tour different to what we booked but weather did not help.

We were very fortunate to have Adi as our private driver and tour guide. Arrived at the cruise terminal facing a day with torrential rain. Adi was able to plan the hours we had available to see such beautiful sites, inspite of the rain. Magical Ulun Danu Beratan floating temple. Famous Luwak Coffee. Authentic Balinese home cooked food. Dense rice fields. Even monkeys along the road. Thanks Adi for making our day unforgettable!

+5

Our guide Budi was fantastic but he was up against terrible weather conditions to get around our selected destinations . In the end after a wonderful trip to the Buddhist Monastery be elected to return to the ship.

ARDITA was a fabulous and informative guide with a great sense of humour. Celukan Bwang was beautiful and we enjoyed the hot springs.

After a rough start with the tour guide arriving late, then his car wouldn’t start and he wanted us to wait until a friend would come to fix it, but instead we asked for a new driver. He obliged and set us up with an independent taxi driver, Astika who took us around the island. As the weather was very rainy we couldn’t see many of the itinerary spots, but he tried to give us a memorable experience anyway. There is a lot of driving involved and we spent many hours in the car and only stopped at a coffee plantation, the Brahma Buddhist temple and another temple, all of which were lovely. As the weather began to improve, our driver offered to stop at a lunch spot or at the hot springs, but after our late start in the morning, we were ready to head back to the ship. I do recommend Astika as a driver as he drove safely, had a reliable car, and shared much about his culture and life and in northern Bali. Unfortunately, he didn’t accompany us into the temples so we didn’t glean any additional information on our stops. Nor did we have a way to contact him, so when we finished our tours, we had to just hope we could find him. This was only really problematic at the Hindu temple, but getting his coordinates ahead of time would have been very smart on our part. This review does not reflect what Saka Bali Putu Tours is able to provide, as that wasn’t possible, but that alone may speak volumes! I am actually grateful that the original driver’s car broke down in the parking lot. Reliable vehicles are mandatory for the travel distance and I would truly hate to be stuck hours away from the port with unreliable transportation. Thank you to Astika for filling in so admirably, for being so kind and for sharing his life so willingly.