Monday 11 January 2016

[BALI BLOG 2015] Day 2: Campuhan Ridge Walk, Bali Botanica Day Spa & Cafe Wayan !

PART 2 :

This morning we woke up really early for our trek at Campuhan Ridge Walk ! 

We left after having breakfast at the hotel and the hotel was very nice to have a free area shuttle .. so we got them to drop us off at outside of Warwick Ibah Hotel !

I came across this place while doing research on TripAdvisor and wow , the pictures are beautiful and I guess this place is gonna be much better in real life !

& boy it was .... AMAZING ! (& HOT!!)

We reached about 8am and it was already so hot ... the sun was awesome though .. Gotta have daily dose of sun and greens :)

1) Starting our journey right outside of WARWICK IBAH HOTEL  ! The entrance of the ridge walk is just beside the hotel , there is a slope downwards ....


After walking down the slope, we saw that there was a beautiful temple at the back and these few steps ! Follow the steps and the sign to reach Campuhan Ridge ...


Walked along the walls of the temple and it was so beautiful ... Everything seems so surreal with the gorgeous weather and Balinese architecture !


Yes we reached the start of the walk ! This is where lush greenery and the sound of nature is .... Hahaha.. there were a lot of insects noises but not much mosquitos ... It's just the sound they were making ... 



Stunning views !



Sooooo beautifullll






Can you believe it's already so glaring hot at 8.30am ?! Hahaha..



We walked and walked to hunt for a place called KARSA KAFE , apparently everyone says that you must reach this Cafe to show that it's the midpoint of the walk ! 

Research told us that it would take 15mins from the start of the walk... but NO WAY ... It was about 25mins.. and we did not walk slowly !!!! HAHAA

We passed by so many small art shops/galleries along the way to Karsa Kafe .. and these are opened by the artists themselves ! They painted all the paintings they were selling at their shop ! And it was  A LOT of paintings ... 

We went in one of them and bought some small paintings , about bigger than A5 size but smaller than A4... Oil on Canvas and only SGD 5.. DAMM CHEAP .. The paintings damm nice too !!!! The kind lady told us that she sells them for 2X the price to the art galleries in Ubud City Centre and they will mark up further.. So want to buy cheap, good, real paintings, please come here !


Yay we finally reached Karsa Kafe at the end of the video... hahaha...

Took some pictures at the rice fields beside the Kafe .. IDK why but rice fields make you so relaxed... 





Started to walk back to where we started (retrace our route) back to the Warwick Ibah Hotel as I've planned Spa Session at the Bali Botanica Spa ! The whole walk took about 1.5 hours for us , we did not finish the walk...But we covered the key points ! Hahaha...

Oh I decided to try this spa after checking out it's website and IT IS WHAT SPA DREAMS ARE MADE OF :D

Chickens along the way ...


The Spa Driver picked us up right outside Warwick Ibah Hotel and whisked us away to Spa Paradise.. 

BALI BOTANICA DAY SPA (about 10min drive from Camphuhan Ridge Walk) , they have free pickup and droopy service to nearby locations!! 


I highly recommend that you make reservations way in advance because it's always fully booked ! 

They are very responsive and helpful communicating through email and always willing to answer my many questions.. hahaha..

1) Affordable
2) Beautiful
3) Skillful
4) Responsive and Friendly
5) SO DAMMN GOOD


They have a lovely garden compound and after filling up the spa form and choosing our packages, we were led to the back to have our treatments ... The lady who went through the types of treatments with us spoke fluent English and was soo nice .. Everyone is so nice in Bali .. Haha..


We both took this treatment : Mandi Lulur 

1 Hour Massage 
30 Min Body Scrub
20min Floral Bath 
Total 1hr 50min 

Mandi Lulur - Floral Bath

Full body - 1 hour and 50 minutes

17th century Javanese royal treatment.
A signature herbal massage, followed by spice scrub (turmeric, sandal wood and rice powder) exfoliation with yogurt for moisturizer and a fragrant blossom bath!
*Extracted from Bali Botanica Website

Guess how much ????


ONLY RP 200,000 
SGD 20 

I couldn't believe the quality for this price at first ! See to believe.. Really.. Hahaha..

Maybe that's why its so popular !!!

When we walked into the treatment room, we were already blown away..



The facing is to the outside greenery, it's a mini valley.. can hear the sound of nature, and the gorgeous greenery !! Wow.. 


THIS IS LIFE (Dipping in rose petals, looking at the greenery scenery with a cup of hot ginger tea) I could do this forever ! Nothing else comes close.. 1001% RELAX


Thank you Bali Botanica for pampering us and we will definitely be BACK !!!!


The Spa Driver once again very kindly dropped us at Cafe Wayan , where we planned to have our lunch here.. We did tip him .. Actually we were very generous in tipping while we were in Bali .. At first we did not know why they were so touched and happy when we gave them a SGD5 equivalent, but after that realised that actually it is quite a lot for them .. so that felt nice :)

Video on Cafe Wayan below ! This was actually taken when we were about to leave the place.. hahaha...


LUNCH AT CAFE WAYAN !

Beyond Expectations, once again. Our first trip to Bali keeps blowing us away ! 

This is a gorgeous cafe/restaurant with garden grounds of its own. And the gardens are so beautiful !


Well I went to walk around the compound and we decided to sit in the pavilion .. 



Time for Food !!!


Nasi Goreng and Nasi Campur ??!
In any ways, the food was SOOO GOOD... Indonesia food at its best.. IDK if I sound exaggerated but I really felt it was soo nice ..





DO NOT FORGET TO TRY THEIR DESSERTS -
Repeat after me .... 

As this place is called CAFE WAYAN AND BAKERY , it definitely lived up to its name.. the strawberry cheesecake was beyond expectations and certainly nicer than Secret Recipe , thanks to the jelly layer on top !!

We had dragonfruit ice-cream and also Lemongrass ice-cream.. so exotic.. its home made by them !

WOW !



Just washing my hands at the tap... Elephant tap.. Haha..


Outside of the Cafe




HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CAFE... They also organise Cooking Classes as well.. Apparently this Cafe has been established for many years and it is a family business.. 

It is also very well known in Ubud as once we told the driver [Cafe Wayan] he said it is a good choice. Haha.. BONUS: The whole meal came up to be about SGD 15 per pax only ?!!!! Ambience win... Hehee...

After this lunch, we headed back to our hotel , checked out and made our way to our next destination, AYANA RESORT ... My only regret is staying in Ubud for only ONE DAY ... One day NOT ENOUGH .. T_T ... I will be back Ubud !!!!!!!!!

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