Ubud Full Day Tour

Nyoman was very helpful and made our day trips very memorable. He knows all of the best places to go and especially restaurants with western food which are not in the main hubs like Kuta, Seminyak and Canggu.

Nyoman took us on a a half day tour to Ubud, taking in the scenery, rice field /terrace, we visited a temple and taste tested coffee and tea at a coffee plantation. He was very reliable, informative and a great safe driver. We had a great time and was very impressed with Nyoman. He also arranged transport & seafood dinner for Jimbaran Bay which was amazing, the restaurant recommendation was a real winner.
Nyoman also transported us to the airport for our return flight, I can highly recommend Nyoman for Bali.

This was my second experience with "Subadi Nyoman - Bali Day Tours". I brought my sister along for a day trip out to Ubud to see the Rice Terrace, arts and batik markets around the area. Organised the day before via facebook messaging, I have to say Nyomans response time is flawless! Always willing & able to help with anything we asked for, he was our guy.

Wayan was our driver for the day, he collected us on time with a great big smile! :) Aircon' van for our pleasure as it can get very humid in the wet season. Off we went on our adventure, first stop was a local barong dance (traditional dance of a lion like mythical creature who is the king of good spirits). The next stop was off the regular tourist track as we asked to see more of the Indonesian life/people... We stopped on the side of the road to chat with some of the locals who were just waiting around. We were informed they were waiting for a sand truck to arrive. On a good day they could earn 10AUD unloading the heavy sandbags - this amount was split between all the people. If the sand truck did not arrive however, they would not be buying the staple food items the families needed to survive on.

Further up the road we were introduced to the local arts & craft people who were very friendly, cheeky and extremely talented in their crafts. On to a beautiful local gallery, where we were lead through rooms with walls full of local handmade paintings.

Next stop a local temple (that is said to have up to 500 local families to help maintain the grounds & statues etc) We were informed that we must always wear a sarong as a show of respect going in to the temple & in return for the sarong a small donation is made. Once we had finished viewing the temple grounds it was off to the Rice Terrace! This was fun as the roads were completely water logged and a lovely storm was brewing but rain couldn't stop us from wanting to see this lush green view... Did not disappoint!

This was an entire day trip, due to the weather we made sure we had a waterproof jacket for exploring, sneakers & plenty of water and snacks if we got hungry. Throughout this trip we did have access to street vendors/cafes and markets for shopping. Cash is probably your best option (in smaller denominations, as you can barter & also safer to carry around).

Nyoman Bali Driver has just won a Trip Advisor - Certificate of Excellence 2016 and it isn't hard to see why. His service - extending to his fleet of ready available, professional & experienced drivers are a pleasure to deal with. Customer service is A+++ and value for money is another A+++

Thank you again for another wonderful experience in this beautiful and generous country!!

Matur suksma.

I am posting this a bit late because my original review for some reason didn't make it on here.

My friend and I visited Ubud for Christmas 2014 & New Years 2015 (a year ago). We had a fantastic time with Nyoman and intercepted him at Ubud Center! He was our local guide for 3 days and was a memorable trip. He was super friendly and took us to a Medicine Man/Healer who isn't cr*p like the one in "Eat, Pray, Love", various rice paddys that had beautiful scenic photography, the region where the volcano is (although we didn't do the actual volcano tour), an awesome coffee plantation (tried the Kopi Luwak coffee too), and a Hindu temple. I like the cultural aspect of the textile place he took us to as well where you can buy local fabrics.

Remember that kindness goes a long way and totally appreciated Nyoman's services. My friend and I bought him every meal when we were on tour. I see so many tourists neglect to offer their guides this gesture. Considering how much driving they need to do, must have enough energy and food/culture bring people together.

Check out my photos on Instagram: @marshaworld

We used Nyoman's service for our airport pickup and a few day tours around Seminyak, Kuta and Ubud! We were fortunate to have Nyoman's cousin Wayan be our driver! What an absolute gentleman! He went out of his way to accommodate us, was very punctual and flexible! He even, during his own time found some products that we couldn't find in the mainstream shops! Not to forget invited us to his lovely home to meet his beautiful children! Wayan is the perfect driver, we felt safe in his care, and his English is great!
On our departure date, Wayan dropped us to the airport and hung around for a bit to ensure our flight was going to leave, and we wouldn't be stranded! (Thanks to the volcano!)
We will definitely use Wayan again!!
Suksma!