In Reply to: The "Best" driver??? posted by barnaby on Monday, 19. September 2005 at 07:14 Bali Time:
Made Wira Sanjaya (Made). His cellphone number is 081-3387-63718 and his email is madebagus2002@yahoo.com. He is a young guy, about would be 24 years old this month, but has impressed us with his excellent driving and brilliant english. (He texts in better English than I do in Indonesian!) He is based in Seminyak but will drive you anywhere in Bali. He loves driving to Ubud, and as his family is in Singaraja up near Lovina he is always glad to drive there as he can call in and see his family when he is finished for the day. He does not mind a myriad of questions about lifestyle and culture and will let you choose where you want to go. We have never experienced him taking us to places he would get a kick-back (like some of the other drivers do). Perhaps this is because we pay him a reasonable fee. Generally a whole day's outing is about 300,000 during peak season, but you could negotiate 250,000 in quieter times. We have often tipped him over this negotiated amount, though, as he is well worth it!