07 Dec 2022
Dewa was our guide, and was simply wonderful. Very, very lovely, helpful, informative and understanding of the dynamics of a family with teenagers on an adventure! We were greeted in our hotel, and from that point felt completely at ease. We left the hotel and headed towards the ATV quad biking. Highly recommend doing this first up in the morning to avoid the heat and the afternoon rain storms. Dewa was lovely in helping us to navigate setting up for the quad bikes. We have 2 teenagers and a 12 year old - of which none of us had quad biked before. Having now experienced it, for other families - would very much recommend being VERY direct with your ATV guide regarding your level of experience and expectations. It was challenging, and our younger teens found it particularly challenging to control the bikes (the course is tough and is definitely an 11/10 for Adrenalin and challenges!). Strongly recommend bringing a spare change of clothes and thongs for the showers as you will get dirty, and do not want to be covered in mud for the rest of the trip. From ATV, heading to al local rice field for a local lunch which was simple and nice. Lunch then followed with a much needed coffee farm tour ( the ‘coffee poo’ farm). We assumed this would be a ‘cheesy’ stop, but it was actually quite cool and the tasting of all the different teas/ coffees was really interesting (we were surprised and the kids loved the lewaks). From there, Dewa then took us to view the volcanos and was great explaining the facts/ history and how to navigate the viewing points. Next was the rice plantation and the ‘swings’. The kids loved the swings ( need to be seen to understood)… and outstanding views. Last stop was Ubud - Crystal Palace and all things Ubud. Ubud is Ubud - very, very busy, lots of different tourists, crazy traffic, markets similar to rest of Bali. The Palace was unique and the architecture very impressive. Was nice to see, and nice for the kids to experience. Trendy little cafes/ bars etc. Dewa was not able to be with us on this part due to chaos of parking, however gave us helpful pointers ahead. Highly, highly recommend this tour. Very much covers most things inland Bali, and is a lovely way to experience it as a family. Highly recommend.