SOBEK Cycling report

In April 4th, 2009, I tried Batur Cycling! I’m interested in SOBEK Cycling because I heard that they have morning tea and lunch, and we can stop by many villages during cycling. I have to leave 7:30 am in the morning and I thought it’s early time, but the tour starts with the morning tea with great view that makes me happy to wake up early ♪


Cycling tour starts from the morning tea of the famous Lakeview Restaurant in Kintamani. I arrive at there 9:00 am, I’m the first arrive applicant! When I get off the shuttle car, I can feel cool wind. Here is the summer resort in Bali!!

It’s big restaurant. I try the morning tea. We can eat pancake and fruit as much as we want, so I kept thinking about pancake since last night!	There are 3 or 4 kinds of fruit, and banana and chocolate pancake. The pancake in this restaurant is really good!! I already ate breakfast, but I finished 4 pieces of pancakes.(/^▽^)/

What’s a beautiful lake view!!! This is the fourth time visiting in Kintamani, but I couldn’t see such a great view before. I usually visit here around noon, so it’s foggy… It’s really awesome to have morning tea with this lake view!

Guide is introduced in this restaurant. Today’s guide is 14 years working in SOBEK, Hiro! Wow, he has same name as out company… I feel some kind of fate.	When all applicants arrive, we move to the starting point for 15 min. by car. There are different sizes of helmets.


Guide chooses bikes that fit our height, and adjusts chair. Wear the globe and helmet, let’s go! We can bring back the synthetic leather globe with SOBEK logo as a souvenir. This time, I have 2 Australian family and 2 Japanese guys as my team, so 5 of us ♪

Just after starting, we come into the dumping road! There are small and big gravels and we go down for a while. As Hiro told me, I use both brakes and ride a bike slowly… Maybe, I didn’t ride a bike for 5 years! I was wondering that if I can still ride it, but my body remembers how to ride it.

Good view 1: The bamboo forest in Panengpapan village There are many kinds of bamboo in Bali, and the use are different as for food or as for furniture. It’s refined bamboo forest.

Good view 2: The fruit farm in Panengpapan village There are coffee beans of Bali coffee, cacao seeds, pepper seeds, papaya, and durian, etc. We can see the special products in the higher land village.

Good view 3: Pura Jagasari in Manukaya village	Like a tourist, take picture! The helmet looks good on me…

Children in Manukaya village. It’s just about the time to finish school! They wave their hands and say hello to us!（＾＾）

Good view 4: Manukaya Village Rice Terrace. Over the green rice field, we can see the wide tropical jungle… Do not forget to take pictures; you might just stack on the great view. ♪

We pass busy road, Tampaksiring. It’s busy road but just 2 lines normal roadway. It’s no problem if we just watch out the motorbike. It’s calm down slope, so easy!	Good view 5: Balinese House in Sanding village. Balinese house is arranged rooms for parents’ room and kitchen, etc! Please ask about the detail to guide.ヽ(‘ ∇‘ )ノ
	Typical domestic animals in Bali are cow, pig and chicken!!All of them are raised in this house. By the way, beef and pork are high lank food, so people cannot eat in daily life. I also buy Nasi Campur in warung everyday, but I cannot buy beef stew because it’s expensive… I only buy soup.

This is rice before threshing, wide spreading on the road! Cars run it over… but maybe, no problem.	These clothes are not throwing away, but dry!! It’s ordinary view in Bali.

12:30 pm, we arrive at Pengukur Temple in Pejeng village. 2 hours fry away to enjoy cycling!	We leave bicycle and helmet, refresh with cool-towel, and go to the restaurant by the shuttle car.

In 15 min., we arrive at PAWITRA SARI Restaurant. It’s cozy restaurant in the rice field.	Go into the restaurant, it’s broad site! I take the seat in Bale over by the fountain.

Rice terrace view!!

Enjoy buffet lunch with cool Ubud wind. When the number of applicants is small, they serve set menu, but Hiro said that usually they have buffet lunch.
Today, it was the first time cycling for me. Moreover, I didn’t ride on the bicycle for 5 years so I was little bit nervous… If I explain about SOBEK cycling, they offer complete support and all-route is downhill beginner’s course, so I could enjoy a lot! First of all, the view of morning tea is really breathtaking fascinate view!! Even only this time, I thought “I’m so happy to come here today…” And, the route is downhill slope all the way! The first half way is bumping road as broken concrete, so bicycle is also jumping. Sometimes, I felt danger, but ride on your own pace. You have to use brakes and keep grabbing them as your hands hart. Additionally, we stop by many places, stop once in 10 to 15 min. each, so we can take a break and drink water. Moreover, the escort car is always beside us for just in case! If you fall down or too tired to ride a bicycle, the car rescues you! It’s international company, SOBEK! In conclusion, Batur Cycling is the course of great service and good meals. I recommend it for aged-people and small kids, people who are not confident to physical strength, and people who like activity but don’t want to be too tired! Well, I want to eat the pancake again!! ※This report was written based on the information　when　the time of visiting. Course menu and schedule might be changed without notice. In addition, the report contains individual opinion and impression, however,　these are not applied for all people. Please read it just for your reference. Thank you.

★PT・HIROchan

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