ead as I didn’t want to land in confusion there. CURRENCY: Make sure you carry Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) from India as most of the restaurants in Indonesia accept only RUPIA not Rupees. Few accept USD but conversion rate in restaurants or shops is not fair. If you don’t get Rupiah then take US Dollars. In Indonesia, USD has the least exchange commission less than 0.05%. Were as for Indian Rupee conversion, the commission is more than 30%. Say for example 1 USD = 13570 IDR. If you take $1 you get 13470 IDR. 100IDR will be commission. But for Indian rupee 1INR=212 IDR whereas when you convert you get 1INR=150 IDR. The commission is 60 IDR. Think logically here. On the other hand, you will find Forex shops in every corner. So, no worries. Converting the INR to USD and converting back the USD to INR after the trip will bring the conversion commission to almost 3.5%. My advice is that you use your Credit/Debit cards whenever it is possible as they only charges 3.5% on foreign currency transactions. Few credit cards charge only 1-2%. Check that with your bank. Remember, don’t exchange in airports as the Forex shops in airports maintain special rates. I observed the same in India, Malaysia and Indonesia. For 1USD they charge 5+INR as commission. Means, you pay 70 INR for 1 USD whereas in any Indian city you pay only 65 INR. In Indonesia, make sure to count your money properly before you accept and do not carry cash in hands anywhere around, use wallet. FLIGHT: I have taken Airasia flight as it is the only service available from Hyderabad, India. I can say it is not a comfortable journey unless you book a flatbed seat or you are less than 5’5” feet. The most ridiculous part is that this airline charges everything including water, which is free in all Indian carriers. So, make sure that you have some money during your journey in both To and Fro Trip that too in local currency. Carry a laptop or mobile loaded with movies as there is no in-flight entertainment. Remember, Airasia charges for anything more than 7Kg cabin baggage per person. So be careful while you book. Make sure you book extra check-in baggage. The funniest part is that they even charge you for allotting seat for your wife adjacent to yours. After travelling in Airasia I felt Indian carriers are much much better. Ha ha.. EXPENDITURE: Travel Toogle booked everything in advance including hotels, cabs, tolls and sightseeing entry fee. The major expenditure for me in Bali is food and shopping. Whatever I liked were expensive and not possible to carry to India by Airasia flight. I took $500 and that was more than sufficient for me for my all Lunch and Dinner, few cab rides to nearby markets, small shopping and few water sport activities that were not included in my itinerary. BEST THINGS I ENJOYED: Undoubtedly Bali is a fantastic place to visit. It is cheap and best for Asia Pacific countries. You can find the best locations in Google. So, I am not elaborating on them. But I am writing down few I liked. Water activities: Don’t hesitate to spend few extra bucks on water activities. You will enjoy them a lot. But at the same time do not forget to bargain in every place that you visit in Bali. Ask for half the price and believe me you will get it for that price including water activities. You will save a lot in water activities as they are the costliest part of your outdoor time. Kintamani: There are few restaurants in Kintamani that has the best Volcano view such as Madhu Sarai. Don’t miss that meal. I loved that part and worth a try. One Indian buffet meal =240000 IDR and one Indonesian Buffet Meal= 187000 IDR. Uluwatu tour with Kedak Dance: Make sure you have a DSLR camera so that you will never miss that Indian Ocean view in Uluwatu. Kecak dance is about the Ramayana. The artists are very engaging. Private Pool Villa: I stayed in Sana Vie Villa. The Villa is so good that I will always miss that privacy, comfort and that pool. It is a brand new, clean, well maintained and affordable Villa. It is 4 kms from Semiyank, the busiest and costliest shopping area in Bali. FOOD AND RESTAURANTS: Prices are twice that of Prices in India. Quality is good but the quantity is half that you get in Indian restaurants. This makes the prices technically 4 times that you find in India. This is true with almost every restaurant in Bali. Carry some Indian snack. You can also find small supermarkets named Alfamart or Indomaret in every locality where you can find some snack. Always buy water from supermarkets or small shops as branded or big restaurants charge 4-5 times more than original price. The best restaurants I visited are 1) Chai Ba. One of the best restaurants I ever dined in my life. We had our Valentine’s Day dinner there. May be you should try if you stay near Semiyank area. It is close by. Ask for spicy chicken wings and the Hulk Smoothie. I loved those. There was also a chef from India. 2) Warung Pappy, a cheap and best restaurant run by a Mallu. He is very friendly and food is good. 3) Ganesa, a good Indian restaurant with friendly staff. 4) Madur Sarai in Kintamani with Volcano view. Food is more Indonesian but the view is fantastic. Like I said above you will remember it forever. CAB: Our cab was booked by Travel Toogle. So I did not spend a single penny on cab other than last day tip to the driver. Cab will play a good role in your trip so choose wisely. Drivers know where you can find the cheaper shopping options. My Diver was Mr.Wayan (Mobile: +62 813-3797-9449). He is pretty cool and friendly man. His Toyota Avanza (smaller version of Innova) is clean. He is professional, respects his job and drives very carefully. He was also our official photographer. I strongly recommend him. You can ask your travel agent for him or you can make a whatsapp call to him if you are booking trip on your own. TRAVEL TOOGLE: Last but not least, Anjali from Travel Toogle planned and co-ordinated so good that I didn’t have to call them, not even once during my trip. Both the hotels were nice. Everything was smooth like butter and moved according the itinerary. That was undoubtedly a fantastic job. I strongly recommend Travel Toogle to everyone who visits Bali. Thank you Travel Toogle for such a wonderful planning and such a beautiful trip. TRAVEL TRIANGLE: Faruque was responsive when I needed a help with Forex, even at night 9:30pm. I appreciate that. Hope best part is yet to come to Travel Triangle.

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and also want to highlight driver's recklessness while handling the luggage and rash driving.

etter places for our stay and our guide, driver was amazing and of great local help. Highly recommended... Thank you once again for making this trip for us memorable.

at the entire trip was amazing

y is resolved. You can customise your package as per convenience Ms. Tanvi & Mr. Ronak will ensure that they fulfill every single commitment made to you. There are no hidden charges, no fake promises. The local coordination team in Bali is absolutely fantastic. They have a great team of drivers who are very good and helpful. Special mention to Mr. Fadil & Mr. Puttu If you are planning for a trip especially with family then The Travelope is the most reliable and safest option. Our trip of Bali was amazing and memorable. Thanks to Ms. Tanvi & Mr. Ronak from Travelope who was always approachable and prompt in response from the day we made our booking confirmation till the time we landed back.

ce is that Kori Maharani is not that liveable due to presence of plenty of insects. That villa is undoubtedly very beautiful and location is superb but it has too many insects such that we had lizards, big spiders and many worms in our room itself.Otherwise this trip was wonderful and I am looking forward to many more trips in future through Signature Travel excellent trip

Bali As well as Malaysia !!!!!

ocal sight seeing inclusions, type of room etc. But thanks to Rameez we were able to have a good family trip.

ation to sightseeing to watersports to cruise and that fancy dinner date you (roshan) planned for the two of us. Cheers to Roshan and Abhinav and Kudos to Travel triangle for making this one of the most memorable trips of my lifetime. Also thanks to abhinav in helping procure my wife’s shoes which she accidentally left in Nusa penida Absolutely loved the whole bit of it. Cheers and Kudos for the amazing job done guys.

iven. We were in distress when one of our friend fell sick. There was no right help given. Emergency contacts didn’t answer our calls. Our booking with Villa had some facilities mentioned in our package.. but agents in Bali wasn’t communicated about it. Any clarifications we asked wasn’t answered right by agents, which made us discomfort.

f in Sense Sunset Seminyak. Another issue I faced was with driver in Nusa Penida, where he don't know English. Overall a good experience

chose was Signature travels. This was because their follow-up was very good. I was explained each and every activity of itinerary in detail and upto the satisfaction. The payment process was transparent and smooth. Even the commitment to give support throughout the trip was followed which is appreciable. The receiving on arrival at Denpasar airport was good. Though the flight was late for mor than 4 hours, the driver waited for us. He was knowledgeable and well behaved. The driver at Nusa Penida island was also good. Bali is also good destination for short vacation as was ours. Our tour was well designed for 5 nights and six days though I felt that the last day was just a travel and nothing else. However, overall it was worth with price that was quoted. We had opted for standard hotels and they were comfortable. The Surati Boutique hotel was an unique choice. It had separate swimming pool for each cottage. We liked that. Lunch and dinner were not included in the package, but this gave us chance to go for local cuisine which was not so costly. To sum up, the Bali destination is very good as it has very beautiful temples and beaches, food is not costly, and the tour is very economical. I had good experience with Travel Triangle and Signature travels. Thanks.

e was always available on call for the help and provided the right solution at all the time whenever help was needed. Hotels, drivers, cabs/vans all were excellent as per our budget. We did not faced any problem when we were on the tour even this was our first time trip outside india. I wish take a break holidays carry forward these services in future endeavours. Beast wishes for their team. Very thankful