Monday, December 27, 2010

A Tourism Brand called Bali

Bali...here we go. Most people would do the other way round. Bali first and then Bandung for shopping. Bali is a short hop, takes over an hour to reach, in what could be the busiest time of the year on the island.

Bali is probably the most famous tropical island in the world. Most Europeans, Aussies, Japanese and Koreans know or heard about Bali. It has grown into a real beach hot spot that the number of tourists have grown year after year. Last year alone over two million landed at the airport. And there are now over 30,000 hotel rooms available.

We are staying at a villa, a different concept of a holiday stay compare to the traditional hotel room or apartment.

Here one could rent a multi-bedroom villa equipped with its own pool, kitchen, a cook, wifi and so on. The price is quite variable, from those that are comparable to hotel to ones that are quite luxurious. Our place is called the Bali Dream Villa.

In Bali, we opted for van rental complete with the driver. One could get this on arrival at the airport and the van/driver is at your disposal all day long. For us it costs 350,000 rupiah which is about B$55 for 10 hours including driver and fuel - that is ridiculously a very good deal!

By the way, most villas provide free pick-up from airport (if you informed them early) as well as sending you off for the return trip.

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