We used Kadek for six days during our recent trip to Bali. He responded quickly to the initial... read more
We used Kadek for six days during our recent trip to Bali. He responded quickly to the initial... read more
Need a Driver....Kadek is your Man. He is friendly, on time, takes you to great places to visit or... read more
We had a great time with Kadek.
Communication was very good in advance, he answers his Mails quickly and has very good english. He was very punctual as well, when he took us.
We enjoyed the beauty of Bali while we didn’t have to worry for our luggage which we left with him in the car. While driving, he told us many interesting things about Balinese life and culture.
We spontaneously decided to book with him also for our return trip a few days later and he organized one of his partners to take us. Also Komang was a great driver and we can only recommend both of them!
We just spent 4 days in north Bali with Kadek as our driver. He was so helpful - nothing was too much trouble. He has a great car (he cleans it every morning!) which even has screens in the back to keep kids entertained. He was prompt every day and also helped us organise several other activities through his friends and family locally. He has lots of useful info on his website about places you might like to visit too. On one day Radek was not able to drive us himself as there was a Hindu festival but he employs 3 other drivers too so he was able to arrange for one of them to drive us. I would highly recommend Kadek to anyone needing a driver - you will see lots of lovely things but also you will be able to chat to somebody who loves to share his knowledge with you and you will learn so much more about life in Bali that way.
We booked in advance for our holiday in August last year so knew before we left Australia that kadek was unavailable to be our driver but upon investigation I found that others were happy with his back up driver.
I had done a lot of investigation and was very happy to find someone who had car seats and dvd players (just as an emergency back in case the kids got antsy on our long travel days).
Although pick up at the airport went fine, and Ketut spoke English well and drove well there were no car seats for the girls, I thought not a big problem it's only an airport pick up we don't really need them, but confirmed he would have them when we did our big day trip and transfer to Ubud from Legian.
When Ketut arrived for the day trip, there were no car seats and no DVD players. We were told the DVD players were broken so he didn't bring them (I notice on the website these are no longer listed). He never did tell us why there were no car seats. My little one (4 at the time) sat on top of my carry on bag so she could see out the window, not very safe at all. We decided to visit Kintamani and when it came time for lunch we told him we wanted a local warung but he took us to the same yucky buffet place that I had been on my first trip over 20'years ago.
Then on the day we moved from Ubud to Sanur, which was going to be a touring day as well, a different driver arrived, apparently Ketut had a ceremony to attend, but he had next to no English and so we ended up going to Bali Marine & Safari park as we couldn't communicate easily with our driver (turns out he can speak Japanese - if we had know maybe he could have spoken with our miss 6 as that is what she learns at school but it wasn't until we arrived in Sanur that he told us this.
Overall the drivers drove well and I was comfortable with the way they drove but the promised car seats and DVD players (the reasons why I booked with this group of drivers) were not provided and we had trouble communicating our desires to our drivers.
I am sorry I didn't do this review last year and I hope that no-one else has an average experience as we did. I didnt realise how average it was until we arrived this time and used a different driver who has exceeded our expectations. Hopefully from the reviews posted recently that improvements have been made.
We just got back from Bali and had the most amazing driver I had to share it. He has kids seats (Australian approved) which are fitted perfectly, he came 15 mins early to our resort. Then we got into his immaculate car with a huge huge boot and our kids went nuts as there was dvd players in the back of the headrests - perfect for the long drives often in Bali. The car was air conditioned beautifully, and he was super accommodating. We changed our itinerary a couple of times and he stopped for toilets stops for our 2 yr old. He was lovely and helpful with the kids and I have nothing bad at all to say about him - he was amazing. He was so good that we want to book him before we book the flights next time to make sure he is available! His name is Kadek and if you go to Bali, seriously consider contacting him - you'll love that you did! (especially if you have kids and want them in car seats!)
Hello Kirstin and family,
Thank you for your lovely review. I really enjoyed meeting you and having a lot of fun. See you next time. Kadek
We booked through Kadek via email, in advance for one full day tour. Gede picked us up and drove us from Seminyak to Lovina, with many stops along the way (some planned, some impromptu). Car was nice and air conditioned, with fantastic driving and commentary from Gede. We then booked Gede to also take us from Lovina to Ubud, once again with stops on the way, some of which Gede gave us advice on. Gede's knowledge on local attractions and also help with regards to dealing with touts / hawkers, was fantastic! Also saved us from getting 'ripped off' and making our stops more enjoyable, taking photos when we needed to and coming with us to all attractions to mind our bags or help us around the local area. On our final day, we also booked Ketut at late notice (twice) and once again, the service and driving was fantastic. Easy to deal with over email and great value for money.
Hi Adrian,
Gede and Ketut were honoured to drive you and really enjoyed meeting you. They love their job and hope to meet you again.
Kadek introduced us to Gede, for our trip to Bali. We were visiting Bali for the first time and Gede did a fabulous job at driving and showing us around beautiful Bali. Gede is friendly and very approachable and made us feel comfortable during our trip. We would like to return back to Bali for another holiday at some point in the future and would use Gede's services without any hesitation. Thank you Gede for making our trip memorable and thank you Kadek for introducing us to Gede!
Thank you, Gede love his driving and meeting you also. Kadek