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Hi all. Need some suggestions for planning Bali with some friends. I've googled reviews, blogs, youtube and even scanned through edmw but nth better than asking for the recommendations of MCFers, it's easier to digest. I've narrowed down to Ubud or Seminyak. I'm on the fence regarding these two locations. Ubud Further from the airport around 1 hr 20 mins by car Closer to nature Mount Batur Sunrise Hike (1 day tour with hotel pickup) Monkey Forest Seems closer to Bali Swing for phototaking Seminyak Closer to the airport around 30 mins by car Seems like a more upmarket beach location but without being too over the top like Kuta Closer to restaurants, shops, bars (Potato Head) No hotel pickup for Mount Batur Hike? Ideally it'll be great if we could fit in these two locations. Maybe 2D in Ubud, 3D in Seminyak or the other way round. Anyone done that before? Feasible or too exhausting and time consuming? Activities we're planning to do other than the ones on top includes a cooking class, river rafting, some water sports, snorkeling, and maybe just people watch at the bars. Transportation wise, other than a taxi from the airport to our hotel, we're cool with either renting a car (but I've heard about the jam), renting motorcycles, or even just leaving all the driving to the taxi driver. Heard places like Ubud does not allow the usage of Grab? Also, those who did the Mount Batur hike, what's the difficulty level? 💀 Welcome all suggestions, recommendations. Thanks in advance!