Sept 2023
2 days left! Let’s create memories together in Bali for my 40th birthday.
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I’m so thankful for you. Here’s what to expect.
Sept 2nd
Travel Day
Most of us fly on PR 113 departing LAX on Sept 2nd at 12:50pm. I have contacted the airline with all our info and I’ve managed to sit everyone in the same section. The long leg is 16 hours to Manila, where we have a short lay over of two hours and a second short flight to Bali.
Sept 3rd
Arrive to Bali, Indonesia
Flight PR 537 Philippine Airlines - International Airport - Bali (DPS) Arrives at 23:59 (11:59 pm)
We get picked up at the airport and driven to our twin Villas with infinity pools to chill and acclamate
(These two nights will also be my treat)
I got 2 Villas of 4 rooms each near the airport & beach so we can decompress the night we arrive and the following day. Below you can see some photos of our actual rooms and private pools. All beds are King and we should be super comfortable.
( People like Gokhan, Guillermo and Tomas will still be arriving on the 4th )
Check into Gending Kedis Luxury Villas & Spa Estate
Sept 4th
It’s probably safe to say we’ll be excited but also tired / jet lagged, this place seems really nice to hang by the pools, be lazy, get acclimated, and it’s 11 min walk to the Jimbaran Beach and 15 min walk to the a village called Samasta if we wanna go for a stroll…
Sept 5th
Travel to UBUD
I have arranged transportation to drive us from the hotel to the Villa. This will be around 1h 20mins so it’s a short cute trip into the main land.
Check into Villa Masa!!
This is also my gift to you for coming to celebrate all the way here. So excited for our Indonesian slice of heaven in the town of Ubud. This gorgeous Villa sleeps 20 people, has two pools, stunning views of the jungle, private access to the river and seems pretty magical.
It’s only 10 mins from the center of the town and we will be doing excursions to the waterfalls, monkey sanctuaries and rice fields. Get an idea of what it looks like with the pics bellow.
We will spend the day exploring the grounds, drinking by the pools, going down to the river.
I have also booked massages for all of us.
We will have a welcome BBQ dinner at Sunset
Sept 6th
American Breakfast at the Villa
Full day UBUD Tour
We’ll Start the day with the Elephant Cave, Goa Gajah. The cave was built in the 9th century and the addition of the bathing place. Then, we’ll drive to the north of Ubud to admire the traditional rice terraces in Tegallalang village Next, pay a visit to the monkey forest - home to a healthy population of long-tailed macaques and then drive onwards to Ubud and next visit the local market and Ubud Palace, built in the 16th century, the Palace is nestled in the heart of the small town of Ubud and is still home to the King and Royal family.
Back at home we can chill with drinks for sunset and get high on our beautiful villa!
Sept 7th
Alvaro was born 40 years go. She ready
Chasing Waterfalls Tour
REBIRTH!! WATER!
Because water is purifying and powerful and magical, we gonna visit the three most beautiful waterfalls around Ubud using our own bus, these are Tibumana Waterfall, nestled in the jungle, Tukad Cepung, concealed behind a cave, and Tegenungan Waterfall. Along the way, we gonna have a Balinese lunch at a traditional “warung”
Birthday Dinner
Once we go back to the Villa we will feast on an Indonesian Dinner Celebration where we will all dress in yellow which symbolizes Optimism, Friendship, Creativity, Vitality and all the good things I want to celebrate together.
Sept 8th
American Breakfast at the Villa
White-Water Rafting & Elephant Safari
We will water-raft through the scenery on the quiet stretches of the river as well as some more crazy white-water rapids. We will have a lunch and after, we’ll visit the village of Taro village. The Elephant Safari park has been claimed to be the best elephant park in the world. We gonna stroll through the Elephant Park and surrounding forest on the back of a Sumatran Elephant and hand-feed them
Sept 9th
Breakfast + Check out of Villa Masa
Eco-Resort
Also in UBUD, we will spend two nights at Bambu Indah, where we can hang and relax, continue to explore Ubud, go to markets and be one with the bamboo! Two of us (G&G( will go up north for some romantic couple adventures for these two nights.
We have three different houses in this beautiful environment. Two of them sleep 4 and one sleeps 3 so we can distribute however we like.
See more of the resort HERE
Sept 11-14th
Make our way to Nusa Lembongan
At 10:30 we will get picked up from Eco-Resort Bamboo Indah and take us to the Port, where we will take a 40 min Ferry to the small island of Nusa Lembongan
These few days here will be all about water activities, snorkeling, swimming with manta rays, laying in the sun and a day trip to the bigger island Nusa Penida to do an incredible day hike called T-Rex Cliff overlooking the Kelingking beach
We will all be around the area of Dream Beach and people have decided to either get beach huts or stay in a beach-house Airbnb. We are really close to each other and we’ll be renting scooters and alternate.
Sept 14-20th
Ulluwatu
We will leave Nusa and return to Bali, to the area of Ulluwatu which is on the south-western tip of the Bukit Peninsula of Bali, Indonesia
For the last leg of the trip we will make Ulluwatu our base and explore cliffs, Cave of Pantai Tegal Wangi, Pandang Pandag beach, Kecak Fire dance, sunset point at Ulluwatu Bar, Suluvan beach and many including Savaya Bali Club for night parties or relaxing pool days
Gokhan, Guillermo, Claudio and Gabe will be staying at the Suarga Pandang-Pandang Resort and the remaining 7 are considering the Ulluwatu Surf Villas We still need to book this
Sept 20th
RETURN HOME
Flight PR 537 Philippine Airlines - International Airport - Bali (DPS) Departs at 1am. We arrive to LAX on Sept 20th at 09:50pm
Things to Bring
Some things to consider bringing are:
PASSPORT! Make sure you still have at least 6 months ahead before it expires. No need for Visa
Bali power adaptor. You can get it HERE
No- Jet Lag relief. You can get HERE
Extra luggage for all your purchases you wanna bring back, textiles, beads, jewelry or exotic animals
Soft Duffle bag Vs Hard carry on so it’s easier to move around and carry on the scooters if we need to
Cash (You can request at your bank prior to leaving of withdrawal on ATM’s as you go)
Water Shoes for the snorkeling, rivers, boat, and all other activities
Douche if you planning on having fun with the Australians
