In Reply to: Budget for family of 5 posted by Ella_Grace on Sunday, 22. July 2012 at 09:01 Bali Time:
Lunch/ dinners at small beach places best for all as kids can play on sand. maybe $25 meal including drinks. I'm a mean mum and allowed 1 soft drink a day then water. Keep away from main road shops! Ice-cream magnum $1 each icypole much less. Car and driver hire $25-40 half/full day tour if you want to go to eg monkey forest and Ubud. Safari park etc overrated and expensive (yes I know I'll get flamed got that!) can find cheaper fun things to do with kids. I suggest you give each kid daily budget $2?$5? Let them chose coke OR ice-cream OR trinkets and learn value of money. Helps heaps with " I want..." all day.
Buy there some beach balls and let them find local pals on sand.
Great idea to have shop-up at hardies for snacks to keep in hotel room.
Have a great time.