A full-day car rental with driver — airport pickup through to the Mt. Batur hotel drop-off — became the group's real education in Southeast Asian price negotiation: an opening quote of 1,100,000 IDR/day for the six-person group, worked down toward 600,000 IDR in real time, in a language none of them really spoke.
An active volcano in central Bali, popular for sunrise trekking — the hotel drop-off arranged as part of this trip's car rental suggests a base near the volcano itself, a common setup for anyone planning an early climb.
Bali's cultural center, surrounded by the Tegalalang and Jatiluwih rice terraces — a natural stop for a family group looking for a gentler pace after volcano trekking and temple-hopping elsewhere on the island.