r/BaliTravelTips

Hi Everyone.

I'm FIFO male 35, week on week off, I'm looking to move to bali on my weeks off. So 6 nights at a time, flying out of Perth.

Yes I know 2/2 is better suited. But I dont want to be away at work for two weeks at at time after years of 2/1. I dont have it in me! id rather travel like this.

Im looking for recommendations or advice on private monthly or 6 monthly or yearly rentals.

My price range for hotel accommodation is between $600 and $800 for 6 nights. So $1200 $1600 a month. So paying this or less to have a base would be ideal.

Can anyone recommend a good agent or tell me what I'd get for this amount or less a month,

I dont need to be right in the touristy spots. Im happy to travel by scooter for a nicer place.

Any comments or advice would be great.

Thank you

How is the weather in the first half of November?

Is 2/3 weeks in Ubud too long? I’m looking to do 1/2 weeks in a nice hostel in the centre..then a week in a nice resort/hotel for the last week. This will be over Christmas and new year, I understand it’ll be rainy season.

I just want to meet some people, go on some excursions then have a suuuuper slow relaxing week. Not bothered about going out and partying for this trip.

Going solo before I head to Aus on my whv, lil anxious about travelling to too many spots. Have done plenty of solo trips but not in Asia, first trip wobbles!

So, I was wondering if it’s really worth going to Bali, Lombok and Komodo in mid November. I know you can never predict weather and it’s supposed to be rainy season but i am weighting out the chances of weather getting in the way (especially for Gili islands and Komodo where most of it would be beaches and snorkelling).
Would be great to hear everyone’s experience with these locations around November. Thanks

Is it also possible to stay at a different hotel and visit events like pubcrawls in a hostel without staying there?

Hi! We’ll be staying in Ubud soon and I’m trying to figure out whether we actually need to prebook private drivers or if scheduling through Grab would be reliable.
We have two early morning trips.

Ubud to Sanur Harbour: We would need to leave around 5:30 or 6:00 AM to catch a fast boat to Nusa Penida. Grab is currently showing around $15 USD and allows me to schedule the ride in advance.

Ubud to Sekumpul Waterfall: We want to leave around 4:00 AM. It’s roughly a 2 hour drive and Grab is currently showing around $35 USD one way.

Has anyone actually scheduled a Grab this early from Ubud, especially for a longer trip like Ubud to Sekumpul? Did a driver accept ahead of time and actually show up?

For Sekumpul, would you recommend using a private full day driver instead so they can wait for us and bring us back to Ubud later that day? Or is it realistic to use Grab there and arrange another ride back?

I don’t mind paying more for a private driver if it’s genuinely more reliable or convenient. I’m mainly trying to figure out if it’s necessary or if I’m overcomplicating transportation.
Thank you!