Customized Bali Shore Excursion

Great experience and driver was very skillful and on time, went to see the temple, rice terraces, coffee plantation and waterfalls.

I am sorry but I did not note the name of the driver of our tour. He was very quiet but nice. He drove safely. Upon picking us up, he did not have our name on a board, and we walked around to find him. We also had 2 other couples on our tour that I recruited from Cruise critic. I did not know their last name and apparently on the board, the driver had their last name (which I did not know). Somehow, with that debacle we got together. The car was comfortable with enough room for everyone and then some. We stopped at a batik sore (which I loved). That was the highlight of our trip to Bali. I ran out of time to purchase a bunch more of batik cotton fabric and ended up with only 2 meters. We stopped at a temple where the 2 couples with us went to investigate. We stayed behind as we had just come from another tour in Bangkok and visited a multitude of temples. No one wanted anything to eat although our driver asked numerous times. The rice terraces were awesome. The waterfall to this really nice too. I would definitely recommend anyone to this Viator tour of Bali. It was full of culture and scenery. Thank our driver for his professionalism and care and safety of us. He could have spoken more to us though, i.e. where we were going and maybe what to expect. That and the debacle of finding him was the only negative things I can say. Otherwise, it was great!

Kantun was a great guide. Very personable and knowledgeable.He selected different places for us to visit. He either walked us through each stop or dropped us off and was there to pick us up. He took us to a great place for an authentic Bali lunch. Though traffic was heavy he covered a lot of distance and got us back to ship in time. It was extremely hot and humid during the day and his air conditioning worked great in his car!

Dekwi, our driver and tour guide was absolutely amazing! He knew all the best routes to get through traffic and show us some of the unique and amazing culture around Bali. He was happy customize our trip any way we wanted and offered really great advise for places we were curious to We asked about the unique coffee from the civet called Lusaka , Dekwi knew of a cute local place to take us to enjoy a cup and some local cuisine. We were greeted on a cute path in a garden of trees & plants (vanilla, cinnamon, cacao & lemongrass) Our guide pulled leaves off the the trees & plants for us to smell the delicious flavors. We learned how the coffee was harvested which was very interesting. We enjoyed a cup before returning to our car. He also escorted us to some temples we had inquired about. He did just drop us, he actually escorted us and showed us the best places for photos as well as explaining some of the history and significance of each. Fantastic! Dekwi even went further than that, he extended our tour so he could take us to the Kecak Fire Dance that we had tickets for that night. He escorted us through grounds, again showing us great photo ops and answering all of our questions about their culture and celebrations that were taking place a couple of days later. He also kept us from having our phones, jewelry, etc. stolen by the monkeys. We watch several people lose their phones, water bottles and even glasses right off their faces. We also watched as security negotiated with the monkeys to get them back. Dekwi would warn us if he noticed them watching us when we were taking a photo and told us what to avoid to protect ourselves. He escorted us to exchange our voucher for tickets and then directly to the theater. He also met us after as we were making our way to the exit to escort us back to the car. We felt completely safe as he drove us through the chaotic dance of driving with thousands of scooters and motorcycles weaving all around you! I would NOT recommend trying to drive here on your own. We have driven ourselves in NY, USA and the narrow roads in Ireland and we would not even consider it here in Bali. It is something only years of experience could prepare you for. I would highly recommend requesting him personally when you come to Bali. He will make your visit so much better. Thanks Dekwi!!

We visited several interesting locations throughout the tour guide Putra was very knowledgeable he was the perfect driver we really enjoyed his company and the all the locations visited