You are going to Sri Lanka or Bali to absorb the local culture and dive into the local experience. But let’s be honest, short weekend trips to other islands would be such a gem. If you are in Bali, you can easily take a boat to other incredibly beautiful and more deserted islands like Nusa Penida (40 min), Lombok, Gili’s.
Bali to Lombok by Fast Ferry . Let’s start with the most convenient and most chosen means of transport when traveling from Bali to Lombok, which is by booking online for the Fast Boat. Duration: 1.5 – 3.5 hours; Costs: $20 – $45 ; From Bali, you can catch ferries to Lombok from 2 ports: Padang Bai and Serangan. Even today, he says, Lombok’s resort and rental villa sector has less than 10 per cent of the rooms that Bali offers, even though the islands are roughly the same size.Money in Bali. The unit of currency in Indonesia is the rupiah, from the Sanskrit word for wrought silver, rupya. Coins come in denominations of Rp25, 50, 100, and 500. Notes are Rp1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000; the largest denomination is worth about US$10 (£5.90). The rate of exchange is relatively stable.There are plenty of places you can go to on day trips from southern Bali. Here are a few suggestions. 1. Ubud. This is our favorite destination in Bali. Set amidst verdant rice paddies and a lush tropical jungle, Ubud is a small town located in the island’s interior, about an hour and a half north of the airport. . 495 6 252 492 181 480 412 200