Oka, a Wonderful Guide
When I travel, I prefer to plan my adventures. The use of tour agencies and guides is not usually part of those plans. I am glad I made an exception with Bali. Agung Oka Semarabawa or Oka for short was the individual who met me at the airport and the one I hired to provide a full-day tour of the island. One of the best decisions of my trip! Many of the experiences I had and the observations I was able to make regarding Bali are due to Oka and his driver who, upon hearing my interests, developed an individualized tour plan. His knowledge of the Island and the culture and his willingness to share and help made for a wonderful experience. I really felt that I made a new friend. If you plan to go to Bali, please be sure to ask for this young man as your guide. You will not be disappointed
Agung Oka Semarabawa
When I scheduled my housing for Bali and Singapore, I used the Internet and came across a firm, Pacific World which serves as the booking agent for http://www.directrooms.com. (This firm provides reservation service for most major hotels throughout the Orient.) It was through this firm that I obtained discounted rates for the Bali Hilton and the Singapore Hilton, both outstanding properties. In Bali, Oka was the guide that met me and provided transportation to the hotel. If you are planning to travel in that part of the world, I highly recommend Direct Rooms and Pacific World. They handle your hotel reservations, pickup and return to the airport and will provide custom group or individual tours, all at an extremely reasonable rate. You receive a confirmation voucher via email which you present upon check-in. Once again, if you go to Bali and use Pacific World Bali, be sure to ask for Oka. Oh yes, tell him that Bob sent you.

Oka and Pacific World Bali: Phone: (62361) 282474 FAX: (62361) 282469 Email: balifit@pacificworld.com A note of caution: This information was written in 2001 and may be dated.