:: Bali Tropical Paradise Tour and Travel ::

Introduction

Bali on the map seems such a small island. Indeed it covers a small area of just 5,620 square kilometers, and is one of the smallest islands in the Indonesian archipelago. How ever, it is a great mistake to think that you can see all of Bali in a couple of days. Apart from a stunning range of scenery that varies every few kilometers and maze of crises-crossing roads to explore there are thousands of places of interest to discover, and a culture and lifestyle full of exciting events to witness. “Hello ! Hello” Hands wave and ready smiles flash as curious pedestrians leave it to the last exasperated beep of the horn to adroitly step off the main thoroughfare. Double and triple rows of immaculate school children riding abreast on bicycles, the odd regiment of ducks marching field wards in military precision, even religious processions that stretch for miles, all common road hazards in Bali, not to mention those lazy, indolent gods that seem to think the main street is for sunning. Bali’s roads seem to have asurprise around every corner, and when touring you are bound to be entertained by visual feast : picturesque vignettes of local life are interspersed with stunning views of natural scenery that change with a rapidity astounding for such a small island. The side the road us sports ground marching arena, local market, meeting place and in general the hub of communal activity. Routes generally pass through the main streets of villages and towns. Rice and sweet potatoes are. Spread out on the verge to dry in the sun. Rows of cocks in baskets are lovingly set out for a daily sunning. Towering offerings are borne gracefully temple wards, balanced on the heads of brightly dressed women. Your destination may be volcano, temple, palace, dance performance or craft center. Or a number of these combined to make up an exciting half-day or full-day tour. Bali is crisscrossed by a maze of inter-connecting routes that range form modern highways to narrow roller-coaster routes and unsealed back-country paths passable only by motorbike or jeep. A good map is invaluable tool, whether on tour or venturing out unescorted. The best and busiest roads connect Denpasar with the main towns and tourist resorts. Tour buses and taxis generally limit themselves to these routes, and travel agents can arrange hire of more adventurous explorers Public transport is definitely recommended only for those who have mastered a little of the language and are prepared to put up with local conditions. Public vehicles are generally loaded to full capacity, and follow unpredictable schedules making a journey of any length a test of patience and endurance for the unanimated. The two main public bus stations in Denpasar, Kreneng, serving the east and central parts of the island, and Ubung, serving west Bali, offer a choice of local and inter-island buses speeding horn-harping minibuses called “colts” persons plus innumerable shopping baskets livestock and various market-bound goods squeezed into every possible space. For shorter distance, novelty rides there is always the dokar pony-cart that will that you at a sedate pace along local roads and thoroughfares. Even getting lost in Bali can be fun! The island is too small to be lost for long and every turn in the road promises the unexpected. Hiking is another experience altogether Paths should be worked out well in advance and an experienced tour guide is needed, as the best routes follow the natural terrain, passing cross – country follow the natural terrain, passing cross-country thorough terraced rice fields, traversing gorges to isolated villages where the local people can be seen at their at daily work. For those who love the sea Bali has an off shore playground comparable to none. Scuba diving and snorkeling tours are available with a number of tour agencies to the many and varied dive sites which have been carefully selected for their special attributes. Sailing tours on local outrigger sailboats can be arranged departing form Sanur, Benoa Harbour and Nusa Dua, as well as on the north coast, and keen fishermen can arrange the hire of equipment. Besides lounging under the palm trees and sipping delectable tropical cocktails as your hotel bar, recovering from pre-holiday pressures and jet-lag, there is a whole new world discover in Bali. So much to see in fact that advance planning is well advised.

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10 Allee des Mimosas
92 150 Suresnes/Paris
France

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This letter will serve as a reference for Gede Sukayarsa whom we have met in September 1998 as a guide, touring north west of Bali and whose services we used again in September 1999.
Gede has proven himself a dependable, dedicated guide who is both organized, conscientious and courteous and we did not hesitate to call on him again for our holiday the next year. Indeed, we found him always eager to make the best arrangements to suit our wishes and time constraints and, above all, he added friendship to our holiday which is a most valuable ingredient for tourists who find themselves so far away from their own country. The excellent relationship we developed through meeting him is one that we will not forget to the extent that whenever possible, we recommended Gede to our friends over here who wanted to discover Bali.
I would like to record also that Gede's language skills are much appreciated as he is comfortable dealing with tourists using English and speaks the language extremely well.
For all these reasons, I would like to enthusiastically recommend Gede Sukayarsa in the capacity of a touring guide or for any other jobs in the tourist industry.

Huguette Luciani

Clients Ponnet Serge - Our comments on the travel to Bali en Lombok

Dear all,
Please find our comments on the travel in Bali island.
First of a11, we want to thank Gde and Nyoman (our best tour guide I ever had and good driver) who have accompanied us during our visits in Bali, They were very nice persons, who did their best to make our trip as pleasant as possible
We will keep very good memories of Gde and Nyoman , who let us enjoy of local Balinese life (local villages, local diners, ...).

Best regards

Serge and Isabelle

Egissiðu 101,107 Reykjavik.
ICELAND

To All…..
I am very glad and very happy to have GDE…..as our tour planner and tour guide too. He is very experience and know a lots about bali culture so make me feel had been to bali many time, learn many thing from gde.
I came to bali for first time on 1999 and used gde as our tour guide and my second time on 2002 we used Gde again as our tour guide and become very good friend now…..we always keep in contact by phone or letter.
We Recommend gde as the best and profesional tour guide I ever had…. So don’t hesitated to ask gde service…..

Best regards

Bjarni jonsson ( Painter )

Dear reader.
I am Angela from Australia, we found Gde to be an excellent tour guide. He was very friendly and knew alots about Bali. His english was also very good.Gde was such a good tour guide that we booked three tours with him in the 10 days we were in Bali. We felt comfortable with him, and we learn a lot about bali’s culture and history.Gde made our stay in Bali a very memorable one, and we hope to go to bali again.

Angela weler and Ben Jenkin

South Australia



Cooking & stay with local people in my village	check in Ubud Hotel	Tedy-girl with her mum & gde - tanah lot tours
Ginny USA	Marion & Ginny USA	Melbourne/Australia

Notice From Gde : I have plenty of email, letter, photos, recommendation from all of my guests came from deferent country which is impossible to post it all here in my website.