Bali Holiday Secrets

Simple booking process and driver contacted me a couple of days before via WhatsApp to check timings. He was very prompt and confirmed the itinerary before we left the hotel. We saw some amazing waterfalls and temples. If you want to explore the island a bit, this is a great way to do so

Our Ubud day tour was wonderful. Ketut, our artful driver was prompt and professional, with a friendly manner. He is a great ambassador for Bali and added good local knowledge about things opening up after Covid. Michael's website was a great guide and very helpful for first time bali visitors. Highly recommended.

The information on this site and the effortless ease of interaction make this a definite 5 star rating. Our first time in Bali experience was very good. We engaged a driver for a day, and Ketut was exemplary. Artful driving, great updates about constantly changing conditions coming out of the Covid recession as well as local knowledge and genuine friendliness made our day a breeze. He was punctual, had a spacious, clean air-conditioned car, supplied us with water and even tied our sarongs correctly for a temple visit. He was a true ambassador for Balinese cultures. Highly recommended.

Very good rates for one-way transfers and full-day drivers (10-12 hours), often much better pricing than your fancy hotel will offer you. My driver was smart and kind and the car was nice, cool, and comfy. I'm so glad I used Michael's network of the best drivers! And it's a wonderful bonus that you can pay with a credit card too. :)

Can’t thank you enough for arranging our airport pick up.
From start to finish everything was perfect, frictionless.
All the tips on getting though the airport, getting a SIM card, using the airport ATMs and most of all, Wayan our driver and all the communication before and during was great.Very nice aircon car. Nice polite knowledgeable driver.
The best airport pickup experience.
We even got to do the hotel minibar bypass stop at a great supermarket recommended by Wayan 😛
Thanks again.
Definitely recommend this service.

The professionalism of the staff and ease of booking through Bali Holiday Secrets made the start of our holiday simple and stress free. The detailed information provided by email alongside clear communication resulted in a seem-less airport pick up (despite me mixing up the date!). Really impressed with the drivers. 10/10 would recommend.

I had two full days with Ketut as my private driver. It was a great experience, Ketut spoke good English and was helpful and flexible with the itinerary. His car was clean and comfortable with good AC. It was all at a good value price, overall I'd highly recommend this service. Thanks!

Thanks for all your recommendations Michael. We haven't just followed your guides on money and booked a tour through you but we just booked 2 of the restaurants on this list to treat ourselves while here in Bali. Thanks.

I’m sending this to all my friends. You are better than our travel agent back at home Michael. Thank you so much for listing all the attractions and making the guide map. Seriously we had no idea where some of these were so for a planning tool it's awesome!!! We picked out 4 days worth of day tours and made a list of which attractions to see on each day and it made it sooo easy. Thank you so much.

Gede was our driver for the day and was incredibly helpful, kind and friendly. He was happy to go along with our intended schedule and we made adjustments with traffic and timings as the day went on. Nothing was a problem for him. A great experience booking through Michael’s website and would definitely recommend it. 👍🏻👍🏻

Truly amazing!
Thank you Michael for providing such an amazing service and advice. The driver you reserved for us (Putu) is truly amazing! He took great care of us on all the days we booked and took us to places we never even knew about!! He was really cool about waiting for us when we went over time at some places and clearly knows all your secret trails. We had such a wonderful time and was the highlight of our trip to Bali. We are already booking our next trip!!!

Great confidence builder!
I was always too scared to get taxis until now. Been here a few times but just reading this everything makes sense. I now take a private driver for longer trips and make sure the meter is on in a bluebird taxi on shorter trips before letting him get going. And I always tip the Grab guys to make up for the dirt cheap price!

Thanks Micheal! My boyfriend and I have been ticking off as many waterfalls on your list as possible and absolutely having a ball in Bali!! Your drivers are the best and they think the world of you. We love Dewa Booking another one tomorrow. Big thank you from Christina and Marcus!!

Hi Michael. Love your writing and how practical you explain everything. Especially the locations of the best ATMS in Seminyak. Really gives us the confidence to use them because we have heard many horror stories from friends who had their card skimmed.

All we want on a holiday is for things to go smoothly and that's exactly what I experienced with this service! Great communication, easy process, no drama! Bali Holiday Secrets is a go-to for me now. All the info and access I need to have an awesome holiday on my favorite island! Thanks for the great driving service. See you again soon!

The best travel advice about money ever! I went to Bali last year and had my card swallowed and now I know why!! About to go on my second trip with the girls and you have the best travel advice about money ever!! I always thought some of those ATMs were dodgy but now I know it's ok to get money from the airport or from one at a bank.

The perfect start to our holiday!! We were so thankful we planned ahead and booked your driver. Immigration took ages and we were hot and sweaty and the kids were getting tired when we got through, so it was such a welcome relief that we saw Putu exactly where you instructed us to meet him. So many taxi drivers yelling for our attention!!! If we didn't have your advice arriving would have been a disaster. Thank you so much Michael. You're the best!!!

Hi Michael, I just wanted to thank you for the taxi service and very detailed instructions regarding the airport. My flight was one of two international flights that landed earlier today but I still took your advice and ran through the airport like a bat out of hell! There’s that initial series of checks for your covid related docs, then paying for the visa, then immigration and then customs. As long as you have your docs in order it’s pretty straightforward, but it’s a slow process so I’m glad I got ahead of the crowd. It meant that from disembarking the plane through to meeting Dewa, the whole process was just under an hour which was great. Dewa was really lovely so thank you again. I’m going through your website for more travel ideas for once I move on from Canggu. It’s one of the better online resources for a pragmatic look at Bali, what to do and how best to do it, so thank you for that too.

We got picked up by Gede, really nice guy! He was at our service and drove us to the places we wanted to see. When we asked him of places he could recommend he took us to a coffee plantation and a temple. Really nice experiences! Recommending Bali Holiday Secrets, we felt safe, also when we walked around town while our suitcases was in the car. Nice drive with a good and interesting guy, he was nice to talk to!

I booked this service after a previous experience landing in Bali with no transport orgnised. Needless to say landing in a new country after a very long flight from Europe, the last thing you need is to be dealing with a chaotic scene with various people trying to sell you their taxi services. Booking with Bali Holiday Secrets removed all the stress & hassle. Advance Communication by email was excellent. At the airport, the driver was there on time and had a clear sign marked out for me and he was very professional and friendly. A much more pleasant experience using Bali Holiday Secrets and I will be using this service. Highly recommended