All in Bali! How cheap to rest on the island

Remember the heroine of "Eat Pray Love"? The final point of her journey was just Bali island. Why? On this island you can find the very harmony which she was looking. It is very easy to do when you round a pleasant atmosphere, endless rice fields and the ocean. And yes, you can easily follow the advice Ketut Liyera (Ketut Liyer) «Smile even gras."

Sounds nice, is not it? But most are thinking: "All of this, of course, great, but how many will have to pay for harmony? How much will cost me a trip to Bali? "

Bali, I lived for two months. I dreamed about it for several years. It was the highest goal in two years. And now I am writing this article with a smile on his face. Bali greatly changed me and forced to reconsider my life.

In this article I will share my life hacking, which greatly help to save and organize your trip correctly.

tickets

It was because of expensive tickets Bali is not as accessible as

Thailand. Cost - from 80 000 rubles for two round-trip. Save very simple. Subscribe to our newsletter or Skyscanner Aviasales. One day two in the morning I received a notification that the sale is open to Asia with 50% discount.

Visa

If you are traveling to Bali in less than a month, put a visa for free at the airport. If more than a month, then $ 35 per person. Renewals for the next month will cost 35 dollars, too.

Accommodation

There are two options: the hotel or the local housing. Ie Booking or Airbnb. I'm all hands for the second option. Firstly, if you are traveling for three weeks or more, you can safely ask for a discount of 30-40%. Second, communication with local oh how you can help. They will show you all the shops where you can buy cheap products, talk about the reach of a simple tourist. How would insidiously sounds, make friends with the local is very profitable!

The cost of living depends on the area and comfort. The first month we lived near the ocean, and rented a room in the villa for 10 000 rubles.

In the second month, we moved to the center of the island and rented an entire floor for 11 000 rubles. We had a view of the jungle and rice fields, a swimming pool and a cafe downstairs, where we take everything at local prices.

Single-storey villa can be rented for 20 thousand rubles.

Getting around the island

Getting around can be a huge hole in your budget. Save very simple: pre-download the Uber app, GrabTaxi or cheapest option GO-JEK (bike). The cost is 5-6 times lower than just a taxi. To register you may need Indonesian number. SIM-card can be bought at the airport, the cost - about 150-300 rubles.

Once mastered on the island, you can rent a bike or a car. Rent for a month is more favorable, even if you plan to stay only for 18 days. The cost of renting per month - 650 thousand rupees (3250 rubles), and for three weeks - 850 000 rupees (4250 rubles). Surrender possible in advance, no one will not tell you.

The car rent for 500 rubles per day. It is necessary to have international law.

Food

Cheaper to eat at Warung. This cafe, where to eat local. No inflated tourist prices. The average cost of fried rice with seasonings and chicken - 50-70 rubles. Fresh juice - 35-60 rubles.

Shopping and Souvenir

Bargain! To tremble at the knees bargain! Here you will have to face discrimination: the prices for white inflate by 5-10 times. A typical conversation in the market:

— I like that glasses. How much? - I love these glasses. How much are?

— Only for you 200 000 rup. - Only for you 200,000 rupees (1 000).

— What? It's expensive. I can give you 30,000 rup. - What? It is expensive. I can give you 30,000 rupees (150 rubles).

— No, give more. - No more.

— I'm sorry. It's expensive. Bye. - Sorry, it's expensive. Goodbye.

— Okay. Okay. 30 000. - Good. Good. 30 000.

Tours

Guided tour - 50-100 dollars. In fact, except for guide and transfer you do not get anything. Life hacking is simple: you go into Google, read the history of this place and go there. Sometimes even cheaper to get a taxi than take a guided tour.

thoughts

That's really unexpected item in this list. Bali size reduction. Three times a day, the Balinese make offerings to the spirits. Can you believe you can not, but everything that happens in your head turns.

"Pf - you're thinking. - I want tomorrow 100 thousand. Just".

We thought the same way. And once such a wish. Believe it or not, but in the morning to the card came to the sum of 160 000 rubles. Mistranslation. Unfortunately, the money was frozen and could not take advantage of them.

Conclusion: correctly articulate desires and follow what is going on in your head.

Total

To sum up, in the month we spent 30 000-33 000 rubles for two. This is including food, accommodation, bike, gasoline and other expenses. But it is worth noting that we do not show off and not live in poverty. Cross.

My personal advice: Do not go less than a month. It seems that it is very much to do and so there is nothing. But this is not true. I lived here for two months, and it is very little. Tourist Region (Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, Nusa Dua) ​​is very similar to other resort areas. But as soon as you go away from there, you will find yourself in a completely different world.

With travel, life becomes much more interesting, there is a thirst for life. The thirst for real emotion, when you can raise your hands high on speed and catch air streams to see deserted beaches, located in the same forest with monkeys that and try anything to steal.

The thirst to know, to see something new. Thirst admire nature. And soak it all in like a sponge. There is internal energy, which really starts to bubble. None of the seminar will not.

I hope my article was helpful for you.