What detail! Thanks so much Gary, it's really hard to find non bs youtubers.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy making videos and helping people by providing honest, accurate information. I really want you to get the best Bali experience possible.

Quick and concise, exactly what I need. Thanks for putting everything together in a video, Gary!

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

You are welcome hope the video prepares you well for your arrival to Bali🙂

Great Vlog Gary! lots of information for newbies going to Bali

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks

Thanks Gary great video 😊 your best 1 so far I think , lots of information

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks🙂

Thank you Gary. What a wonderful service to us tourists you are providing. Excellent information.👏👏

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I am happy to help in every way I can. I want everyone to have a great Bali experience.

Great detail! Thank you mate

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

You're so welcome🙂

another great video. full of good info.thanks so much.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks🙂

New subscriber here. Thank you for a very informative video. Will be in Bali next month. Definitely I will follow this video 😊❤

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Hope the video helps make your arrival to Bali a better experience

Than you so much Gary!! Extremely helpful

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome, hope you have a wonderful Bali holiday

The closest hotel for tourists when arriving in Bali is the Harris Hotel, enough to stay 1 night as a transit hotel, or you can also stay for a long time during your holiday in Bali, because it is close to Kuta beach... btw, the internet provider is very helpful for tourists... Thanks Gary.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Thanks joe for your additional information🙂

Excellent info Gary👍

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks

Thanks a lot, Gary. Most useful info

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

You are welcome🙂

Great Job putting together a very comprehensive and extensive vlog. Very useful information for first time travellers. All the transportation suggestions are accurate too as i have tried a few of them and also research them. Well done for all the work put in. Cheers

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Glad that you find the information in the video useful🙂

Excellent information!

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Glad you find the information useful🙂

Thanks for Sharing Gary.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome🙂

Thanks again Gary. Perfect video. Arrived on Saturday solo and knew exactly where to go with no issues. Car park at airport was at a standstill. If I hadn’t walked to the Harris hotel I think I might still be there. 🤪

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

Yes people don't understand this even if they take taxi from airport long time to get out is as quick to walk to Harris hotel use application taxi and save money🙂

Banger 🎉 nice one Gary 👍🏼

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks🙂

Thank You Very much for your information 🙏

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome🙂

This video really useful, thank you so much.

@balibygary9718

6 күн бұрын

You are welcome🙂

Thanks Gary, this is really useful ☺️

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome🙂

Thank you sir for the info!

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

You are welcome🙂

Very helpful info ……thank you Gary 🤗

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks hope the information provided in the video helps prepare people for their arrival in Bali🙂

@Lynette4227

2 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 Thanks to you I knew exactly where to go to pay the tax……..I’ve read that not all are doing the right thing though 🤔

Gary you are Bali man👍🏻✨✨✨ thank you 😊

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks🙂

Took your advice and walked out to the Harris hotel. Grab guy showed up in a minute and we were on our way in no time. Cheers for the great advice.

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it worked out. I use this method personally myself🙂

Very useful information...

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

I hope you do a departure one. I needed help last time

Awesome presentations very informative.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you find the information in the video useful🙂

Awesome bro. We'll be there on the 4th of April. Staying in kuta. Catch up for couple of cold ones bro

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks🙂. Hope the information provided is useful

Great information Gary , thats me sorted for when we arrive.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Glad you find the information useful🙂

@philhollinshead9143

3 ай бұрын

Was initially going to go to departures to get my taxi and get e sim from Airalo , but cheaper to buy sim in airport and my taxi now from booth opposite go jek office . 👍👍👍

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

@@philhollinshead9143 i don't recommend anybody to take a taxi from departures as there are to many rogue taxi drivers, think of your safety and have piece of mind by using one of the taxi providers inside the airport or if you want the cheapest option walk to the Harris hotel and use go or grab application taxi. Go and grab are what I use personally from the Harris hotel but I never have to much heavy luggage. 12 years i have lived in Bali I have come in and out of the airport many times I know all the options. There is even a bus service from the airport but it is a bit complicated. Taxi prices have actually come down in price since my 2023 version of this video. Transparancy , Peace of mind & safety grab & go car are by far the best choice.

@philhollinshead9143

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Gary , will be with my other half who's mid 60s both with suitcases and not the fittest otherwise would walk to Harris . £20 to Ubud seems fair price .

Awesome video! Thank you so much! We land at midnight. Do you know if any of the money changers and sim card stores will be opened that late?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Sim card stores are certainly open and i think money changers also.

I went back to Bali in 2022 & 2023, i watched your videos about Bali. Very informative. Thankyou for your effort. I walked to near Haris hotel to get a cab. I paid 100k from there to Denpasar. Walking is no problem.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks for your comment highlighting that the walk is no problem and very easy to follow. Use the gocar & grab apps for transparent & best price to all destinations

Hi Gary! I love your channel and have found it super helpful. I went to the first sim card booth at the airport - the xl axiata one but it expires in 4 days. Do you know how I can get another/ or add time to it? I can't find anything online to help me. THANK YOU!!!!

@balibygary9718

5 күн бұрын

@@chelsealouise2232 just go to indomaret i think you can top it up with credit

@chelsealouise2232

5 күн бұрын

@@balibygary9718 okay thank you!!!

❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

That's a lot of walking on a busy road, among traffic, just to get to Harris Hotel!

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

It's just an option and the road is not so busy. I am just showing all the options so you can choose. 5 minutes walk from carpark to Harris hotel. You will be Waiting in carpark & airport exit gate if you take a taxi inside the airport. Taxi leaving the airport will use bypass ngurah rai that is a very busy road full of traffic. Grab & Go car are the most transparent prices & safest taxi option. I have used the Harris hotel for many years. Taxi prices have come down in price since 2023, so is better now inside the airport.

Gary can u check out prices of tobbacco? Golden virginia. Thank u

Hi Gary, thank you so much for the effort and great informative videos. Is there any chance you could review a place call Nesa Sanur Bali Jalan Danau Tamblingan No. 144, Sanur as we are coming to Bali soon and this place looks good. Looking forward hearing from you. Regards Jorge & Kellie.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I have made a request 2 times already to Nesa the owner said it was ok but never gets back to me to confirm a date. I will send him a request 1 last time. Some hotels do not allow video.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I have sent a message to the owner of Nesa to request permission to make a video again. I await to see if I receive a response.

Hi Gary, We are coming to Bali airport from Komodo (LBJ). We land at 14:55. You think we can make it in time from to airport to Sanur Harbor to catch the last ferry to Nusa Penida at 17:00? 2 hours is cutting it close but what I read from reviews is that the fast boats are common to be delayed. Thanks in advance. Nice informative video!

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

That seems very tight time to collect your baggage then get transport from domestic terminal to Sanur harbour. It is doable if everything goes to schedule and you don't encounter any traffic. Ask your taxi driver to use the toll road (close to airport) and pay the extra so you avoid all the traffic on the bypass ngurah rai.

Another very informative video Gary. Thank you so much- we all appreciate these. Can i ask what is a fully inclusive SIM? Am I correct in saying if you buy data only you can still phone on Whatsapp & Messenger?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Inclusive the data can be used for everything, prices in the airport include registration. Many sim cards from the street are split sim packages between data and apps.

@gowmara

3 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718official telkomsel website says 125k for tourist package but in airport and everywhere they are selling for 250k

Hi Gary. Thanks for the informative video. Have you heard any feedback/comment from travelers about eSim?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Some have asked about esim but I don't really know what this is and what it is used for. I have lived in Bali for 12 years, I have 2 Indonesian phones and use xl and Telkomsel sim cards, i really don't know anything about esim.

@Kembali-1607

3 ай бұрын

Telkomsel sells eSIMs just outside the airport exit but I bought one from Airalo online before I came. The Airalo eSim - there are various combinations of duration and data available - is by Indotel which actually uses the Telkomsel network and is slightly cheaper than the airport option but, more importantly, it avoids getting tangled up amongst the army of eager SIM vendors outside the arrivals area after a long flight. It activated automatically on landing, has worked seamlessly so far and can be topped up online at any time if required.

The fixed price ground transport counter shown in this video (19:51 timestamp of video) here, is that for private taxi or shared vehicle going to the specific zone in the price list per zone?

@balibygary9718

24 күн бұрын

Private taxi

So gary if you have a sim you have used previously when you have been in bali can you just put that back in you phone and top it up when you arrive ?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I am not 100% sure but i do not think so. because sim card data is valid for 30 days.

Hi Gary, I'm heading to Bali in a couple of weeks, I was looking at getting the Visa on arrival before I travel to save queuing. Is there any problems doing this or should I just get/pay for one on arrival ?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I cannot comment on this because my visa is different but everybody stands in the same queue no matter what.

Hello... Your videos are packed with a lot of useful info. I booked Harris Hotel, Kuta Tuban for a night following your tip. Thanks for that 👍 But I have a query as we are going to Bali shortly. It is: Are there POS machines in VoA counters at the airport? Can you pay the VoA fees by credit cards? If yes, any extra charges?

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

Sorry i cannot answer this question as i personally do not use the VOA & therefore have never being to the voa counters. This video is from the arrival hall onwards as filming is not allowed in the immigration area. It used to be payable in USD or idr now I do not know.

@Tourophilia

Ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 It can be paid in USD in cash, I have come to know from another vlogger. The change, if any, is paid in IDR at current exchange rates applicable at the airport. But need to know about the online system. Can you please... please... please get the info & inform your viewers & subscribers (statement in your voice is sufficient) about it in another vlog? Also please do write a teaser about it in the thumbnail of the vlog.

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

@@Tourophilia better you contact what's up bali channel as he specializes in visas. youtube.com/@whatsupbali?si=yxuXqKE66itZQZwh

Hi Garry, I am planning to go to Bali at the end of this month and I will arrive from the domestic terminal while my friends will arrive from the International terminal, can I wait for them at Starbucks which is in the International arrivals hall or do you have any other suggestions considering that I will arrive 5 hours earlier than them, thank you

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

Yes you can walk from the domestic terminal to inrernational terminal and wait at starbucks. Also there are many restaurants and coffee shops at domestic terminal and also on the top floor departures hall of the international terminal. You can use all options. Domestic terminal video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p5dkxNWOYKuso7w.htmlsi=aUg9ARbzBp4POZyy

@Leena-lf4kt

2 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 Thank you for the quick reply Garry, your information was very complete and helped us, Have a good day 👍🙏

Hi Gary & many thanks 4 guide@airport, no. 1! Always a shock when getting off an international flight, now made easy!💜

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

The video shows all options available, helps you decide which is the option that suites you. You choose I am just showing all the options and prices at the airport🙂

Big savings outside of the airport for sure

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Grab & go applications are by far the best method of transport for getting around Bali, Transparant price, cost effective, safe & reliable. I only use these applications and so does everyone else I know that lives here in Bali. They are more expensive to use if using from inside the airport.

@mead6754

3 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 arrive Saturday morning for 2 weeks nearly sure my hotel picks me up

I believe the exchange rate for withdrawing from ATM will be the same for ATMs inside the airport and that in the city. Can you please confirm?

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

I cannot confirm that as each atm machine is provided by different banks at the airport and I do not know the exchange rates as I personally hold an Indonesian bank. I would think that the atm exchange rates are the same in the airport & the city. Bank Charges do apply for atm withdrawls

Using Go or Grab, does money change hands, or is it via the App? Thanks! Great videi😊

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Both options are available you can upload credit on both applications and order without cash. They also accept cash.

@curly_blonde_unicorn7832

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much😊

Do you need to buy a sim? Can you not just switch roaming off and use WiFi where available? We're coming in April for our honeymoon and find this a bit confusing

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I think you can use wifi with your phone but I am not 100% sure on this as I have lived in Bali for 12 years and have an Indonesian sim card and purchased my phones in indonesia. Sim card is really for if you need to use internet access on the move.

May I ask if the line for the VOA payment at the airport is long in general? Thanks

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

I will be coming through Bali International airport on the 29th April therefore I will be able to answer this better after that as my visa is different so I don't really know how the visa on arrival system works. I will advise later.

@user-eo4kp6cq2h

2 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 Thank you so much for your information

I wish you had made a video from the arrivals area to harris hotel directly without stopping anywhere. it would have been a lot easier to understand the route. It's almost impossible to understand what the route to harris hotel is with this video.

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

I think it is very clear and easy to follow as you have to walk all the way through to where all the drivers are waiting to pick people up, then just turn right and walk in a straight line past the grab office on the left, continue straight from grab office through carpark until you reach the road then just follow the video, it's so straightforward to follow.

I actually arrive at 1am ....is anything open at that hour at the airport? Starbucks at least ?

@donaldcastillo2408

3 ай бұрын

so, you do not know 🤔

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Not sure if starbucks at Bali airport is open at your arrival time or not. it says online that it closes at 8pm

@donaldcastillo2408

3 ай бұрын

@balibygary9718 yes, I didn't think it would be , just hoping...thank you for checking ....

I think price shown in telkomsel and xl is data package cost. I think additional we need to pay for activation? So it may be higher than the price shown by them in video

@michellebenjamin992

Ай бұрын

How much extra?

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

the price includes activation

can i get grab/gojek to order me a ride to hotel from the airport, if i dont have the app ? i was going to buy a phone/sim card at the mall instead, then download the app ?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

You can go to the grab or go car lounge and they will order you a taxi but all taxi prices from within the airport will be expensive even grab & go. You must walk to the harris hotel and use the applications or catch a street taxi for the lowest possible price. I do not recommend you catch a street taxi unless you know exactly where you are going and the approximate cost to your destination.

@sixhunt

3 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 thanx mate. i wont have a phone until i go to the mall. so looks like i will have to take the $ hit from the airport.

Anyone can you confirm whether telkomsel in airport is going to charge same rate as shown in the price banner they shown in the video? Or they are going to charge additional charge for activation ?

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

price includes activation

One thing that you didn't show Gary, is where to pay the new "I love Bali" tourist tax. Much obliged if you can do that.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I think that is at immigration area I cannot access that area this is the arrivals hall. filming is not allowed in immigration area.

@stephencollicoat1226

3 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 thanks Gary will check it out.

@aussiewoman57

3 ай бұрын

Funny, as people are saying its outside near the transport pick up areas

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

@@aussiewoman57 well i walked through the whole airport arrivals hall on the video i did not see any signs.

@fleursmith5761

3 ай бұрын

I think it is outside across from Klook by what I could see. Wooden setup?

Do they also provide E-sim?

@balibygary9718

17 күн бұрын

I don't know about E-sim sorry

Whether SIM card shop at Bali airport are opened 24*7

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

They are open late

Can you buy Telcomsel with e sim before you arrive?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks for your question. I am not sure about this, I will ask at Telkomsel and let you know in the coming days.

@Kembali-1607

3 ай бұрын

Unfortunately no. In Bali their tourist eSIMs can only be purchased at the Telkomsel booth outside the international arrivals or at the Telkomsel GraPARI outlet in Mall Bali Galeria, Kuta or the main outlet in Renon. You can buy an eSim online before you arrive from the likes of Airalo which is slightly cheaper than in-country and it uses the Telkomsel network anyway but note that the in-country Telkomsel tourist eSIM includes data and telephone whereas the Airalo one is only data. I've currently been using an Airalo eSIM for two weeks as I use WhatsApp for all my comms and it has worked just fine on the rare occasions when free wi-fi wasn't available or was down.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

@@Kembali-1607 many thanks for you help and information to the original question.

@gowmara

3 ай бұрын

@@Kembali-1607whether Telkomsel Esim price is 250k for 25gb. ? Is it worth to buy it or order physical sim through klook which delivers at hotel?

How much is the ATM operator fee among the banks? Which one is the cheapest?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I cannot answer this as I have lived in Bali for 12 years and therefore i only use Indonesian Rupiah. You will get charged from the bank here in Indonesia and also your home country bank. Also please note the maximum withdrawl amount per transaction here is only 1.5-2 million from most atm machines. You have to keep putting your card in the atm machine if you wish to withdraw more money adding further transaction fees. Permata bank has a 3 million per transaction withdrawl amount.

@licungR

3 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 oh I didn't know the limit is that low thank you, that's more important.

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

@@licungR you can keep putting your card in the machine to take more money but you will have another transaction charge

@gowmara

3 ай бұрын

Whether atm every time shows atm charges before withdrawing amount?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

@@gowmara no i don't think so but not 100% sure. There will be charges from your bank and the indonesian bank atm machine

If you think your flight is long then just wait until you have to get out of this airport, everything is horrendously slow.

@balibygary9718

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for adding information about the situation at the airport😁

Anyone know the closest authorized Telkomsel booth other than Discovery near Ramayana hotel Kuta

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

Only 3rd party sellers on the street, discovery mall is telkomsel. Another Telkomsel is also located at mal bali galeria.

@zenrendipity

Ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 Thanks Gary I noticed one near the Hard Rock Cafe (booth) thought they might be authorized booth

How much money do people change?

@balibygary9718

Ай бұрын

I have no idea. I would only change as much as you need for arrival at the airport as the exchange rates are low.

Is it safe come out from airport to Harris hotel at midnight

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

I can say yes to this as i have personally done it but the only problem sometimes will be if you require car taxi you could be waiting a little longer later in the night.

@gowmara

3 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 then I think preferred for me is to catch blue bird taxi at airport drop off location

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

@@gowmara i don't personally recommend that as that is not safe and has unknown costs. It's a toss of a coin getting a good honest driver doing that you have no idea who those drivers are and this is not officially allowed. But all is upto you on what method you use. I am just sharing all options available from the airport and my 12 years of living in Bali knowledge coming in and out of this airport many times. Grab & go application taxis are the only transparent prices and the only companies i and everyone i know here in Bali uses.

@gowmara

3 ай бұрын

@@balibygary9718 can I schedule booking in grab? My hotel is just 1 km away and I am not sure whether grab driver will accept my booking? If km is less then my deny booking

Anyone knows blue bird taxi pickup point outside airport?

@balibygary9718

3 ай бұрын

Bluebird also from harris hotel. They pass that street.