Virgin has day flights (and late flights) in each direction MEL - DPS...seat is poor obviously. There would be an overnight connection at MEL though before getting a CBR flight. At that time of year Qantas typically is operating 737 although I haven't checked if the A330 is sticking on SYD post peak season. Qantas points will get you into Jetstar business as well obviously.
Even with the JQ habit of cancellations?
I'd need ~290,000 VFF points for two of us to do the SIN-MEL leg one way in First (minimum) - well outside my budget
We spend 5 days in Ubud and 6 days in Nusa Dua in late August 2023 With Ubud, you would end up staying in a resort and not really going out too much as the crowds were crazy. You would need to make sure you liked the food at the resort. It was a 3.5 hour drive from the airport at 2.00pm. We preferred Nusa Dua - although people will say its not the real Bali or that it is manufactured/artifical. it is basically a huge row of lovely resorts which you can walk along the beach and never see a road if you don't want to! We found it a refreshing quite change from our previous visits which have been at Seminyak and Canggu. 30m from airport.
www.nandinibali.com
Wow! Longer than I was thinking of, although we arrive at DPS at 10pm. Departing at 3pm though (but its JetStar, with a 70% late record).
This is really a strange one for me. Never really felt like going to Bali, except for a few passing 'wonder ifs', but friends are the key here. I liked their 'remote resort' idea.
Did I ever post what we booked - this, by Luxury Escapes.
Discover Luxury Bali Jungle Resort
A dramatic hideaway nestled in the heart of the Payangan rainforest, Nandini Jungle by Hanging Gardens is a destination that blends with natural surroundings.
Once I get there, I'll hopefully be able to make more sense of the various areas that people speak about; might get the return transfer extended and not go straight to the airport, and maybe I'll do a beach resort next time
It looks wonderful. I think this is the destination rather than try get an appreciation of all that Bali is. We tend to stick to one region only as the traffic is pretty horrific trying to get from one place to another.Wow! Longer than I was thinking of, although we arrive at DPS at 10pm. Departing at 3pm though (but its JetStar, with a 70% late record).
This is really a strange one for me. Never really felt like going to Bali, except for a few passing 'wonder ifs', but friends are the key here. I liked their 'remote resort' idea.
Did I ever post what we booked - this, by Luxury Escapes.
Discover Luxury Bali Jungle Resort
A dramatic hideaway nestled in the heart of the Payangan rainforest, Nandini Jungle by Hanging Gardens is a destination that blends with natural surroundings.
Once I get there, I'll hopefully be able to make more sense of the various areas that people speak about; might get the return transfer extended and not go straight to the airport, and maybe I'll do a beach resort next time
