An afternoon Quading it in the Bali outback

We took off from Vision Villas and after getting lost a few times eventually got to where we the team at Quad Biking Bali have their adventure centre.  What should have taken just over an hour took us two and a half (At least our driver now knows how to get there ;-) Thanks Bauana.

We have 5 of us, Roz, Tyler, Luke (Luke’s friend) and me, so 3 Quads please. Roz and I are on one, Luke and his friend and Tyler out solo.

All driver get a chance to get to know the bikes and we buzzed around their track a few times before loading up our passengers and heading out. We let the buggies go first and we follow in suite. (Oh yes, the buggies looked really cool fun too… Next time I’m giving them a whirl)

We head out through some back roads and off into some really hilly areas. It’s definitely off road, no cars here. We drop down into canyons and blast up the other side of the banks, it’s a scream (well that’s what Roz was doing ;-)

In fact, I have no idea how she is staying on as she is clicking away on the camera, some of the shots are just stunning, how does she do it, I have no idea.

I have to say, after racing motor-cross for 15 years, this is still really fun for an adrenalin junking like me. I’d never actually taken a 4 wheeler out before so it was a little weird getting my weight in the right place to slide it through corners and stuff, but after a while it’s all starting to fall into place.

Tyler, a veteran on Quads is going off, 2 wheels through corners and blasting up and down through the mud and dirt. Oh that reminds me, a definite MUST for Quading are glasses or if you’re super well prepared, bring goggles, that way you don’t get a bunch of dust in your eyes. And that reminds me, you must have closed shoes and a good idea would be some water.

We stop a few times along the way to take in the scenery, interact with the locals and after an hour or so we get to the half way mark. Here you can order drinks and the team buzz off to the local shop to grab what you want. Another reminder to bring a little extra cash for that of course.

After having a little fun a games, Tyler finding a tree to climb and Luke and his mate having a coconut race, we head back out and off towards the club house. The guys in the buggies seem to be have a ball too, one of them spinning our through the real loose rocky corner (amateur). We get back after about 2 hours to some lunch and drinks, all part of the package. It’s late afternoon by now and it’s getting a little chili. Mmm, that’s a good tip, take either a vest under your shirt (don’t wear white unless you don’t mind mud stains) or a thin light style tracksuit top. If you really don’t like the cold then bring the bottoms too..

Great photos, very friendly staff, good food, nice facilities, well organized and heaps of fun for someone who is a motor head. Don’t get me wrong, no matter if you’ve ever ridden or not, you can get on to this thing and steer it around. They are all automatic, simple and relatively safe.

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I give it:

Off the richter scale: 6 (as an indication to thrill seekers)
Value for money: 7 ($88 for a solo on a bike and $128 for a double)
Scenery: 7
Cultural: 5 (We went through a few villages
Family: 8 (Absolutely, especially if you do the buggies too)