Five fun family activities with the kids in Bali

Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by admin in Bali

Bali is a perfect destination for families and you will always feel that your kids are welcome everywhere by the locals. But if you want to spoil them or just fancy doing something special as a group, then you cannot beat our list of fun family activities in Bali courtesy of Bali with Kids – a new dedicated guidebook with over 300 kid-friendly places and activities for families. You’ve got to love their motto: “Happy Kids Make Happy Parents.”

Bali Treetop Adventure Park and the Botanical Gardens of Bedugul

Bali Treetop Adventure Park, Bedugul Botanical Gardens, Candikuning.
Tel: +62 361 8520680
Bali Tree Top Adventure Park is one of the most popular activities for kids in Bali and they all absolutely love it. Swinging and flying high between trees is open to all from 4 years old to over 70! In total they offer 65 challenges for all levels and ages: suspended bridges, spider nets, Tarzan jumps, flying-fox, flying swings and it is fun for everyone. They have 6 color-coded circuits according to the level of difficulty: Squirrel Yellow, Squirrel Green, Discovery, Dancing with Trees, Emotion and Adrenalin. They range from an easy and short yellow circuit for the youngest kids to a black adrenaline circuit with 20 meters high breathtaking jumps. You can combine a trip to Tree Top Adventure Park with a boat ride in beautiful Lake Bratan. Apart from the traditional boats, it is now also possible to jetski or do parasailing.

Bali Fun World – Sukawati

Bali Fun World, Jl. Lettu I Wayan Sutha II, Batuan, Sukawati, Gianyar.
Tel: +62 361 294 924 or +62 81 2286 0760
This is the biggest indoor playground in Indonesia with 2000m2 filled with attractive and safe equipment that kids absolutely love. Kids can have fun all day at the various stations such as the 9m climbing wall, the slides, the labyrinth, the ball pool, the inflatable sumo costumes for wrestling and more. It is common to see parents and grand parents having lots of fun there too. In the area reserved for younger kids, they have mini slides, a trampoline, swings, an obstacle course, a bouncy castle, rocking animals, mini cars and bikes and other soft play toys. The older kids can enjoy the gladiator fight, the rodeo bull ride, the giant boxing, the bungee-trampolines, the basketball hoops and the air hockey tables. This outing can be combined with a trip to Sukawati market.

Bali Bird Park and Reptile Park – Batubulan

Bali Bird Park, Jl. Serma Cok Ngurah Gambir, Batubulan, Gianyar.
Tel: +62 361 299352 Email: sales@bali-bird-park.com
The birds at Bali Bird Park invariably amaze the children with their shape, colors and curious behaviors. The park is set in beautiful and very well maintained gardens. They have gathered over 1000 birds from all over the archipelago but also from other continents and the park has small information signs in English. Birds of paradise, cockatoos and many more will fascinate children. Don’t miss the fantastic Javanese Hawk and Serpent Eagles. Your kids will laugh at the naughty pelicans pinching their feeder’s bottom if they don’t get fed as much as they would like. Enquire about bird feeding sessions and the free flight bird shows. Does your child like creepy monsters? Then don’t miss The Reptile Park, right by the Bali Bird Park. Visitors can not only view lizards, snakes and other scaly creatures, but hold them as well! A visit to the bird park can be combined with a trip to Ubud.

Trekking with Jean of the Jungle

Jean de la Jungle, Tel: +62 81805680662
Email: jeandelajungle@yahoo.fr
This amazing man can take families and kids into the heart of the jungle or into the unknown countryside for an unforgettable adventure. His passions are to walk and run in natural surroundings and understand the real Bali, the land and its people.  His treks are physical, full of discovery and fun but he wants them to be educational too. A trek starts at 7 am, you get picked up by car from your hotel or villa and lasts for 2 to 6 hours, depending on your chosen itinerary and physical ability. On the way you will have time to enjoy and absorb the magnificent countryside, see valleys, jungle, rice fields, rivers, villages and even a bridge that leads to nowhere!  Kids particularly love rice fields, crossing rivers, the mud and seeing and learning about jungle animals. He has carefully designed 15 treks comprising 3 levels of difficulty and he can help you choose the most suitable for your family. The “Wet Monkey” trek is a kids’ favourite.

The King’s Swimming Pool – Tirta Gangga

Tirta Gangga, Amlapura, Karangasem. Tel: +62 81558001934
Email: info@hoteltirtangga.com
On the East Coast of Bali, Tirta Gangga is a palace, home to the swimming pool of the kings. The setting is beautiful and a series of ponds abound with huge koi fish. Kids love jumping on the stepping-stones across the pond in between the statues. Two large swimming pools with fresh spring water are wonderful to swim in under an enormous sacred Banyan tree. The water, straight from the slopes of Mt Agung, is cold and refreshing. Close by is the Tirta Ayu restaurant overlooking where you can enjoy delicious Balinese specialties.  At the back of the restaurant was once the king’s residence but has now become an attractive hotel where they sometimes celebrate weddings.

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