Travel questions about Bali?

Hi. I plan to have a vacation in Bali in April. I have a couple of questions. I hope anyone with experience can help me.

1. Which area is good for peace, quiet and relaxation with a good, uncongested strip of beach with not too much partying?

2.What's a reasonably priced resort to stay in? Hopefully with direct access to the beach.

3.How much should I expect to spend per day on food, transportation, sight seeing, a few drinks (budget tours). No shopping.

4. Any norms or no nos I should know about especially when it comes to clothing and etiquette?

5. Can I fly directly to Denpasar from an international inbound destination or do I have to pass by Jakarta?

6. How do I book flights from Jakarta to Denpasar if I'm not based in Indonesia? Online right although I want to get the best rates possible. How much is the average? Do resorts arrange airport transfers?

7. Do I really need the VOA?

I know these are a lot, sorry :). Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!






Answer :
1. Area for peace, quiet and relaxation and beach are two different locations. Ubud, up in the mountains, would be good place for a quiet relaxation and meditation. Nusa Dua, a high end resort area, is much quiter than others and has a bunch of hotels with direct access to the beach. Laguna, Westin and Nusa Dua Beach Hotel share one section of a (kinda) private beach.
2. Depends on your budget, length of stay and if package is available for your country of residence. Some resorts have special price for travellers from certain regions.
3. Taxis aren't too expensive but if you use public transportation (didn't really see much though), it should be negligible. Another option is to rent a scooter or a bicycle.
4. Not much, experience for yourself
5. Depends on where you are located. Check with as many airlines and travel agents as you can.
6. You can book tickets online. Air Asia is one of the budget airlines operating in that region.






Answer :
Further to your question, i try to clarify as follows:
1. The best are for quite, peace, relaxation and un-congested strip of beach with no much of partying is Ubud and Candidasa. If you like stay away from beach, Ubud is suitable to stay but if you like the beach then Candidasa is perfect to stay.
2. you may check it out the price range hotels in both area above as follows:
- Ubud: http://www.balistarisland.com/Bali-Hotel…
- Candidasa: http://www.balistarisland.com/Bali-Hotel…

3. How much should you expect to spend per day on:
- Food: Starting from USD 40 net/person
- Transportation: starting from USD 50 net/car
- Sightseeing: starting from USD 35 net/person
- drinks: it is depend on drink you consume

4. In regard to the norm or etiquette of Bali, it better you check it out at: http://www.balistarisland.com/Bali-Infor…

5. Yes, you can fly to Bali from International inbound due to Bali is completed by International Airport
6. You may check it out the domestic airline like Airasia, Mandala, Garuda and Lion Air. if you got the difficulty to book, may be you can tray to send the email to the local travel agency in Bali who sell the domestic flight at: tiket@balidwipatours.com

7. VOA, is depend on which passport citizen are you coming? so please have a look the citizen who get the VOA facilities and free visa at: http://www.balistarisland.com/Bali-Infor…

hope it could help you