Fiji with the family, or Bali AGAIN.

I just went to Indo with the family. When staying in Bali, we opted for Komune Keramas, Umadewi (Medewi) and Ulu Surf Villas.

Komune had the best setup for families and has Keramas directly out front. It's so easy to duck out for a quick one, or head out before everyone wakes up.

Umadewi was much nicer than expected and cheaper than the others. The food was good. The wave is slow but can be very fun.

Ulu Surf Villas was sublime but very expensive. The food is unreal. Temples is right out front so you can duck out first thing in the morning for an uncrowded surf, before anyone manages to walk or paddle up from Racetracks.

Having the break out front makes a world of difference if you only have small windows to surf.

@goofyfoot , don’t know if you have posted anywhere else yet , I know you said you just arrived back in oz and I look forward to reading of your experience when you have the time .

Supafreak wrote:

@goofyfoot , don’t know if you have posted anywhere else yet , I know you said you just arrived back in oz and I look forward to reading of your experience when you have the time .

Hey supa, had an epic time in Fiji.
It was more of a family trip than a surf trip so I only had 4 surfs in 10 days.
I’ve got kids similar age to Aaron above and I’d go to Fiji over Indo for a family holiday easily.
The people are super friendly, love the kids and it’s just such a nice all round vibe over there. It’s clean, great food, lots of fresh fruit and juices. Easy flight.
The temperature was perfect, my kids were out all day swimming and playing and it was never that hot where you worried about them.
I find in Indo sometimes I can’t be fkd doing much in the hottest part of the day but Fiji was perfect.
Epic snorkelling out on the reefs and even just off your door step on the drop offs into the channels.

Indo I think is a bit dirtier, maybe a bit more unhygienic. More chance of getting dodgy food and getting crook. Which for me I’m not fussed about but more thinking of little kids there.

Where I stayed was about a 15 minute boat ride out to Restaurants, Cloudbreak etc. It was about a 4 hour turnaround by the time you got back to the island, so I didn’t push the surfing too much with the wife. The surf was busy. But I’m sure you’d get quiet moments.
I really can’t fault it.
A wave out the front would be good just to duck out for a one hour paddle then back with the fam, but it wasn’t that much of an issue.
Already looking forward to another trip there one day.

Thanks for replying, I’ve always wanted to go. Hygiene is definitely a worry in indo , especially if you have young children .

Mum lived in Fiji but ive never been so cant comment on that.

Only really go to Bali for a few days at a start or end of an indo trip, but having a young family now Bali is just like kids heaven so much to do with them.

Went to Bali Zoo last trip well worth doing with the kids.

My boy was stoked on the tigers

I've wondered about the Bali zoo.. is it good for kids? I was worried there might be some not-so-great enclosures?

basesix wrote:

I've wondered about the Bali zoo.. is it good for kids? I was worried there might be some not-so-great enclosures?

Nah its pretty much western standard nothing dodgy heaps of room for them to move and hide etc, I think we got lucky with this tiger being so close and there wasnt that many people as borders hadnt been open too long and was still real quite in Bali streets etc

Zoo in KL is a bit more old school, but kind of good as get to hold all these animals with no charges etc but yeah maybe not so good for animals.

Edit: Maybe only elephants are old school not the enclosure but focus on riding them or hold the snakes or parrot whole photo thing, but other than that very spacious well maintained and presented etc

nice, good to have a review.. I figured bali zoo could go either way, lot of bored 20-year lease people living there who are alert to any modern causes

goofyfoot][quote=Supafreak wrote:

@goofyfoot , don’t know if you have posted anywhere else yet , I know you said you just arrived back in oz and I look forward to reading of your experience when you have the time .

What do they sting you for a boat out to the surf?

VicRhino][quote=goofyfoot wrote:

Supafreak wrote:

@goofyfoot , don’t know if you have posted anywhere else yet , I know you said you just arrived back in oz and I look forward to reading of your experience when you have the time .

What do they sting you for a boat out to the surf?

Hundred bucks

goofyfoot wrote:

VicRhino wrote:

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What do they sting you for a boat out to the surf?

Hundred bucks

You had me thinking about going there until that.....

Not too bad really…. Better than Tulla Tub

Blackers yeah got to factor that into it unfortunately.

Farrrkn hell.

southernraw wrote:

Farrrkn hell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdJeNpAn2P8
What an absolute tragedy.

Such a evil drug . Let’s hope Fiji can band together and turn this around .

Hope so Supa. One of the happiest and most generous peoples on the planet. Can't believe how quickly it's swept through there. Wasn't a trace of it 6 years ago when i lived there.