Exploring Western Part of Bali

"The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page". 

(St Augustine) 

After posting the article about my trip from years ago, this time I'll share my latest trip to Western part of Bali Island. That place is  well-known as Menjangan Island, a small island in West Bali National Park. I have planned to visit this place long time ago with my great travel partners (hubby and my Nduk Kecil), but we haven't found the right time to get there. Once we had a long holiday we decided to take a trip to East Java (I'm gonna share this one too as soon as possible). 

We visited Menjangan Island on Eidul Adha day, we had no plan to go somewhere. But the previous day my hubby called me and asked me, "Do you agree if we go to Menjangan tomorrow after Eid prayer?" well it was just a rhetorical question, crystal clearly my answer would always be YES if it's about traveling, hehee... Actually it was my hubby's co-workers' idea, he asked some of the employees and I had no idea why my hubby asked me to join them. Later, I remembered it was my hubby's birthday. I swear I never forget about it but I didn't know how could I forget it this year? 

On the D day, we went to the city park to join the prayer but unfortunately we were late and we couldn't join the prayer *sigh*. We went home, had our breakfast and waited for the confirmation from hubby's co-workers. It has already 10 am when my hubby said he'd better to take a nap, well I had nothing to say. I hadn't prepared anything though. Then the message we were waiting for finally arrived. So I packed the bags and left. 

It took more or less 2 hours to reach the area of Menjangan, and it was too windy there. After taking care of the boat fee, snorkeling equipment, local guide and ticket, we crossed the sea for about 30 minutes and arrived in the snorkeling spot. The view was really good, we also had passed Pasir Putih beach (this one could be the spot to enjoy the beach for those who didn't visit Menjangan Island) and I could see the Menjangan Island from a distance. I even could see some Menjangan (a kind of deer) from the island near the snorkeling spot. The men jumped into the water to enjoy the view under the surface, but I just sat on the boat because I had to take care of my daughter. Hopefully we could visit this place again when she could join the snorkeling. And the worst part began, the boat was shaken by the wave and I began to get seasick. All I could do was lying down and hoping the men could end the snorkeling as soon as possible. Fortunately my hubby was always be ready to take care of our cutie pie. My suffering from seasick ended as soon as we continued the trip to reach the island. Oh, Thank God my vacation could be saved... 

In Menjangan Island we could enjoy the white sand beach and watched many fishes under the quay. The fishes were so beautiful and colorful, my Nduk Kecil and I were so happy and mesmerized  /^_^/

We left the island at 5 pm, and we continued to enjoy the sunset of Western Bali in Bali Tower Bistro. It was just 10 minutes to get there. And that place was really cool and great, but I was told that to enjoy the sunset or the view there we have to order the menu. And the price is a 'lil bit too much (it costed Idr. 50k for a medium glass of smoothies) wow! But I think it's worth it, the place was good, cozy and nice even the toilet was really clean and smelled good. 

To get the best view we had to go to the tower. It was really high and I wasn't dare to be there too long. Moreover my daughter was too excited and jumped here and there. I wonder how she wasn't afraid at all? 

Little Explorer 

We were finally back to Singaraja after dark and got there around 9 pm. It was a long,  tiring day but we were satisfied. So the best part of that day was: my Nduk Kecil was really happy and enjoyed the trip, and the worst part was: she started having fever when we arrived home (T_T). As I said before, this trip was unplanned so I didn't have time to search the reference about the destination. It was too windy especially when we were on the boat for more than an hour, and I didn't bring her jacket. I just covered her with a cloth and my scarf. 

But hey, even though she had fever she couldn't stop to talk about the boat, the sea, the deer and the fishes until the following day! She was happy and excited when talking about it. So I guess the fever was just the "price" to get the precious experience, hehee... That is why I am so glad to have great traveling partners like my daughter and my hubby. Stay healthy and I love you. Oh, happy birthday my hubby. God is really cool and kind, even though I forgot but we could celebrate it together in a good place :) 

PS: here is the price to rent the boat, snorkeling equipment and local guide. FYI. 
Local Ticket: IDR. 30.000/ person
Insurance: IDR. 4.000/ person
Boat: IDR. 525.000/ pack
Local Guide: IDR. 250.000/ pack
Snorkeling Equipment: IDR. 40.000/ set
Rescue: IDR. 5.000/ pack
Parking and Shower: IDR.  5.000/ pack

Note:
✔ For diving max. 6 persons (6 hours) 
✔ For snorkeling max. 10 persons (4 hours)
✔ For 3 times diving max. 4 persons 
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Menjangan Island, August 22nd 2018