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Jetstar Bali Sale: Return ex Darwin $149, Perth $215, Adel $297, Cairns $298

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Jetstar has just announced sale fares to Bali (return). Lowest price I've seen from Adelaide in quite a while. Plenty of seats available at time of posting.

Valid for travel (click link for price screenshot):

  • 28/07/15 to 17/09/15, 13/10/15 to 26/11/15 (Perth)
  • 22/04/15 to 24/06/15, 22/07/15 to 16/09/15, 07/10/15 to 10/12/15 (Cairns)
  • 16/03/15 to 18/06/15, 28/07/15 to 17/09/15, 07/10/15 to 24/11/15 (Darwin)
  • 27/03/15 to 31/05/15, 21/07/15 to 10/09/15, 13/10/15 to 26/11/15 (Adelaide)

Deal expires 24/02/15.

Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane are all over $400 so I've left them off this deal.

Booking/service fees don't apply for payments made by POLi, Voucher, Jetstar MasterCard, or Jetstar Platinum MasterCard.

Happy travels :)

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  • +4

    Will be cheaper post the death penalty backlash.

    Just the way it'll be…

    • +1

      Why would there be a backlash for that? There may have been less tourists after what happened with Schapelle Corby, but not a backlash that forces airlines to further discount the fares.

      • -8

        There will be loads of people boycotting Bali atm. The Indonesian government is shooting itself in the food with this staged drama. Where are the lynchpins (the police) getting executed?

        • +10

          There will be loads of people boycotting Bali atm.

          don't be silly. People not intending to traffic drugs will quickly take advantage of any lull in traffic, enough to make it a non-issue even if it did occur.

        • I think you'll find the Indonesian government is shooting people in the heart, not the foot.

        • +17

          "There will be loads of people boycotting Bali atm."

          Like others on here, I doubt that. While I personally hope they don't execute those men, I will not judge Indonesia harshly for doing so. When someone comes here, for example from a country where women are not treated equally in the eyes of the law, we fully expect them to conform with our laws, or face the full-force of the law. Similarly, anyone going to Indonesia knows very well that they are expected to conform to their laws, and these men knew what the potential consequences of not do so were. There is also no question of guilt here, and the magnitude of the crime was of the highest order (i.e. kilos and kilos, not just a little bit).
          Widodo has made it clear that his main reasons behind upholding the penalty relate to not showing preferential treatment to anyone/ any particular country, and perhaps more importantly, that many times more than 2 people die every day in Indonesia at the hands of illegal drugs; so drastic action is needed, in an effort to change this.
          To reiterate, I am not pro-death-penalty, and I do hope that somehow these men are spared. But the fact is that Indonesia cannot be judged by our standards (they have an entirely different country to run, with about ten-times the population, and infinitely less per-capita to run it with) or be made out to be doing the wrong thing here, should the death penalty proceed; which I strongly suspect it will. Widodo seems resolute.

        • -4

          @AlexF: Personally was going to go to Bali this year but decided not to because of strange politics. Not that it makes much of a difference. So yeah a few people do base their travel plans on non-issues. South Africa will get my cash in a few weeks.

          Scary shit having a government have the right to end you life.

        • +9

          @anonymous8: and South Africa gets your money….you'll still be murdered but at least not by the government i guess.

        • +1

          @anonymous8:
          I find South Africa much much scarier than Bali, what with the goings on in the townships and Jo'burg.

        • @GnarlyKnuckles:

          All I'm saying is that it's hardly good publicity for Bali. If you think the average Bruce or Kylie will ignore this news I think you're mistaken.

        • -1

          @GnarlyKnuckles:

          "Widodo has made it clear that his main reasons behind upholding the penalty relate to not showing preferential treatment to anyone/ any particular country"

          The issue I have with this is the ridiculous double standards/hipocrisy the country (Government) seems to be upholding…ie. pleading for the lives of convicted Indonesian criminals in foreign countries, yet remaining so strict on the execution of foreigners at home.

          " that many times more than 2 people die every day in Indonesia at the hands of illegal drugs; so drastic action is needed, in an effort to change this."

          It's been proven time and time again that the execution of drug smugglers does NOT deter drug use/trafficking in any way (ref.http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/12/10/death-penalty-does-not-deter-drug-traffickers.html), so your argument here is void.

          Anyway, Widodo needs to wake up and stop acting like a child. I for one welcome the #boycottbali campaign and hope our Government goes as far as employing some sanctions.

        • @afacetodiefor:
          Your entire post is void, because it is not based on facts. The one "source" you cite is a newspaper article, which is heavy on baseless statements/conjecture masquerading as fact, but contains no actual facts. A couple (of many such) examples:

          "These numbers suggest that while the death penalty is continuously imposed and executions are carried out, the crime of drug trafficking shows no sign of abating. It seems obvious that the death penalty does not deter drug traffickers."
          Erm… no, it doesn't; the second sentence is not a logical conclusion that can be drawn from the first.

          "This indicates that they may not be afraid of the penalty because they can bribe prison officials and other law enforcers. Hence, the argument that death penalty carries a deterrence effect is implausible."
          Same problem of complete lack of logic here. One statement that may apply to some people is used to 'justify' a sweeping assertion that the deterrence effect is implausible.

          I am interested in your statement (unfortunately again not accompanied by any facts):
          "…pleading for the lives of convicted Indonesian criminals in foreign countries"
          Are you talking about drug mules? Political prisoners? Or what? Please do elaborate, if you actually have any facts. I'm not interested in emotive newspaper stories plucked from the wider milieu.

        • @GnarlyKnuckles:

          Lel…..

          If you're calling me out on not citing every one of my sentences then I guess your entire post is void too and we are just stating different opinions, although, I think I'd have more validity even with the sources I've cited.

          Newspapers cite specific sources which have conducted the research, so approaching this with the attitude "I'm not interested in emotive newspaper stories" just makes you sound ignorant.

          Crime and Deterrent -
          -http://theconversation.com/indonesia-uses-faulty-stats-on-drug-crisis-to-justify-death-penalty-36512
          -http://www.smh.com.au/world/does-the-death-penalty-deter-drug-smugglers-20150123-12wby2.html
          -http://www.globalindonesianvoices.com/11172/bali-is-becoming-a-drug-trafficking-haven/
          -http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/31/misguided-drug-laws.html
          -http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts/the-death-penalty-and-deterrence (while this looks at a different crime I think the premise remains the same across the board ie. capital punishment =/= lower rates of crime x.
          -http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2015/02/17/why-executions-wont-win-indonesias-drug-war/

          "I am interested in your statement (unfortunately again not accompanied by any facts):
          '…pleading for the lives of convicted Indonesian criminals in foreign countries'
          Are you talking about drug mules? Political prisoners? Or what? Please do elaborate, if you actually have any facts."

          Why does the crime matter? Capital punishment serves no benefit to the community, serves no justice nor does it cull the increase in crime rates, irrespective of the crime.

          From what I've read, Widodo likes to argue that these Indonesian criminals sentenced to death overseas are "generally domestic workers who have responded to situations of abuse - and in some cases sexual assault by murdering their employers - are in a different category to drug offenders. The common view in Indonesia is that drug offenders should be considered mass murderers and are in a separate category with terrorists."
          -http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4173028.htm

          What kind of childish and degenerate logic is that? Are tobacco company executives also mass murders? Are liquor company executives also mass murderers? (hint: yes) Why are they not executed?…

          I'm not here to do research for you, but here's a starting point if you still want to remain ignorant www.lmgtfy.com

        • @afacetodiefor:
          So I ask you to cite some real sources (hint: peer-reviewed studies) to justify what you are preaching, and you instead refer to a bunch more subjective articles from the popular media.
          Then you call me ignorant. Chuckle.
          As I suspected, the citizens you are referring to which Indonesia wants spared the death penalty were themselves victims of crime; a far cry from drug traffickers. But evidently that simple logic is beyond you, as you refer to it as 'childish and degenerate'.
          I never asked you to 'do research for me'; I assumed you had already done some real research, and that that was what your opinions were based on. Evidently that is not the case. Your opinions on this are clearly based foremost on your emotions/personal preferences, and secondarily on a select group newspaper articles and the like, which you clearly selectively sought out because they supported your preconceived notions of what you think should be the case.

        • @GnarlyKnuckles:

          Lel

          -Thinks facts are only facts if cited from peer reviewed journals.
          -Ignores statistics on captal punishment =/= lower prevalence of crime.
          -Confirmed clown/10.

        • @afacetodiefor:
          Far out man, you just dig yourself in deeper and deeper, don't you? Have you not heard the phrase about it being better to remain silent and be presumed a fool, than to spout foolish crap and actually prove it?

          "Thinks facts are only facts if cited from peer reviewed journals."

          I never said that.

          "Ignores statistics on captal punishment =/= lower prevalence of crime."

          I don't know what gave you that idea.

          Your last post reveals you to be someone with only a very childlike understanding of the concept of research and the facts derived from it. You have retaliated by somewhat bizarrely pretending I said things that I didn't, then ridiculing those things, 'hating the man not the player', rather than actually trying to offer any meaningful reason for the beliefs you've cavalierly espoused as though they were proven fact.

          Perhaps we can resume this discussion after you've learned some basics about empirical research, objectivity, statistical validity, impartiality etc.; i.e. the central tenets of real research?
          Until then, best you just stick to your newspapers, and leave the actual thinking to others.
          Happy learning!

        • -1

          @GnarlyKnuckles:

          Oh bubbba you are awfully adorable! Yet, I do hope for your offspring's sake you're trolling…or at the very least have some sort of reasonable excuse for coming off as really stupid (maybe down syndrome?)

          You've brought nothing to the table but a closed mind and an ignorance that shines brighter than your IQ "wahhhhhhh wahhhhhhh your research is not based on Journal articles written in Arial, size 11, right-aligned and from the Harvard Business School. Wahhhhh, it's not real research, wahhhhhh I'm going to ignore everything you've posted until I see the above wahhhhh".

          So I guess all your posts are irrelevant/void because you are not citing at least 2 empirical research papers - sorry, only then can we resume, until then happy trolling kiddo!

        • @afacetodiefor:
          LOL… There you go again, making stuff up and then bagging out the stuff you just made up. Essentially 'arguing with yourself'… really odd. Needless to say, your last rant is yet more proof of my previous assessments (and your demonstrations) of your profound naivety.
          Clearly I can rest my case. Or should I say your case? It was you who hammered in most of the nails, after all!

  • +1

    No love for Melb :(

  • Good deal, $300 return to Bali is amazing especially when it's so cheap once you're there

    • +2

      It's not really that cheap. Hotels, drivers and food all starts to add up. and if you go to the trendy bars you might as well be in Australia with the prices they charge.

      • +3

        Spot on! Go to Cambodia or Vietnam if you want a cheaper experience :)

        • +1

          What if you want cheaper prices, rather than cheaper experiences?

      • +1

        just back from bali (thanx to Jetstar deal less than $200 return). have to agree that price in bali is not that cheap. kuta sellers try to sell the famous bintang shirt for $8 up to $15, which will cost you in Bangkok or Saigon for less than $5, even $2 in Cambodia. ubud area is not that cheap anymore as well.

        upper class resto/clothing stores can charge about similar price in here because they use USD rate, instead of IDR.

        be mindful, as foreigner they will charge us different admission fees than the local, just like in Thailand. this is legal. however in some area the corrupted police or local official will charge extra above the official price. it's only idr 5K/ 50c or perhaps 20K/ $2, but still it's a corruption!!

        if you want to rent a car for a day (petrol and driver included) it costs $50. rent a motorbike/scooter around $5 to $10.

  • +13

    I just got back from Bali last week after the previous Jetstar sale (return from SYD for $116). I find it a bit over rated. Nothing much to do besides over priced tours (everything priced in USD). I prefer cities where I can freely explore by public transport like Bangkok and Singapore.

    Anyway, here's an Ozbargain thread for Bali travel tips.

    • Reading through that, I am astounded that you can buy a police escort. What's it cost? :)

    • I enjoyed Bali when I went a few years ago. Approx $35 a day for your own personal driver to take you out to see the sights for a whole day is pretty good value. $5 for a main meal at a 'posh' restaurant but then again I didn't stay in a place that was too touristy.

  • Plus $60 for bags.

    • +1

      Ozbargain tip: pay $31 for 25kg for ONE person only instead of $30 each for two.

      25kg shared is plenty for a male/female couple. 15kg female + 10kg male.

      • +1

        My parents do this but sadly they end up arguing about it.

        • +17

          Are you George Costanza?

  • Hmm the direct flight to Cairns leaves at 2:25 am and only a few times each week.

    • +8

      Perfect ozbargain flight. No hotel reqd!!

      • Also the flight out arrives at 1 am.

        • +1

          They were clearly thinking about us on this deal, how thoughtful

  • Any cheap trips to Darwin? ;)

    • +1

      Jump out on the way to Bali?

    • Darwin? Whats happening that youd want to fly there willingly? Depending where you live. Find a cheap tiger or virgin flight on the same route around the same time and get jetstar to price beat. Eg brisbane to darwin there is a tiger flight that does the same route an hour after jetstar

  • $ 450.00 return from melbourne.. not bad.. planning trip in march end

  • Going Bali for 3 days in March. Does anyone have any must see/do recommendations ?

    • +19

      Drug mule

    • Not really, Bali is pretty underwhelming. Get out to the gili islands if you can, otherwise there are some awesome hikes around the volcanos up in the north of the island, but they are really tough going with the humidity and heat (also quite hard to get to and are often 2+ day hikes).

      • +1

        Completely disagree. Bali is a great holiday if you want to lay by a pool and go out for dinner and drinks at night. It's not really a sight seeing holiday don't go there expecting that but if you want to relax it's perfect.

        • Go to Phuket or Krabi if you want to do that.

        • +1

          "It's not really a sight seeing holiday… (etc.)"

          May I ask if you were adventurous enough to actually leave Kuta?

          Your statement suggests not. Bali offers a great diversity of natural wonders, art, culture (old and new), etc., which can all be experienced on a lean budget if you care to put in even a little effort.

    • +2

      White water Rafting & Quad bike tours.

      • "White water Rafting & Quad bike tours."

        Also smoking/hot volcanoes as old as time ('real' ones, not just long-dormant mountains like we have here) that you can climb to the still-smoking crater of, ornate temples that are hundreds of years old, awesome coastlines and all that goes with them, relatively sparsely populated/beautiful mountainous regions you can explore relatively unimpeded (on a cheaply-hired moto or car, using heavily subsidised petrol all the while)… and more. So … I'm not sure where Mr mac is coming from re "… not really a sight seeing holiday".

    • +4

      Check out Tree Top adventure park in Bedugul, its about an 2 hour drive from Kuta so you get to see a bit of the island (mostly mountain ranges). Its in the Botanic Gardens so you can make it a day trip as well :)

      • +1

        Surf beach down to the south, mountains to the north. Sex drugs and rock and roll in the middle. What more could one ask for?

    • Go out to these small island called Nusa Kambangan - will be plenty to see

  • -1

    i thought we were boycotting Indonesia?
    -#keephopealive #istandformercy #Chan #Sukumaran

    • +10

      Bali is a cheap destination for Bogans on a beer diet. It be hard to boycott

    • +1

      lets boycotting and save the drug smuggler so the heroin can be spread accross Australia, doesnt matter how many aussie will addicted to that sh*t, now we need to save that 2 aussie heroes..

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2869230/Bali-Nine-ri…

      • -2

        Smoking is addictive and proven to kill - are you going to suggest the world executes corporate executives that import/export their tobacco internationally too? By the same token should we execute all the executives of the Liquor corporations because alcohol is yet again another major killer (think 1 punch kills, drink driving, domestic violence etc). There is a bigger issue at hand here and I'm positive if these drugs were made legal and regulated as Alcohol and Tobacco are, we wouldn't even be here arguing.

        • +2

          Are you crazy compare cigarette and heroin???

          Lots of aussie family ruin because of heroin and i didnt see a single family ruin because of cigarettes, i hope one day one of your family members need to deal with heroin and from tthere you will know what is heroin and what is cigarette

        • @andyken:

          "Lots of aussie family ruin because of heroin and i didnt see a single family ruin because of cigarettes"

          How about lung cancer, diabetes (and its many complications), heart disease just for starters as things that can bring ruin to a family when the bread winner dies an early death?

          Heroin can bring immediate ruin to a family but cigarettes are a slow burner.

        • @Cluster:

          my mum die from lung cancer, she never smoke her entire life, on other hand my granpha smoke his entire life when he was 12 and he died in 95.

          Lots of people who got diabetes never smoke and yet got diabetic, same like heart disease too. you cant blamed entirely on cigarette, maybe their lifestyle?. that is why there is DEATH PENALTY across nation if you smuggler HEROIN not cigarette

        • @Cluster:

          These two drug runners held no regards for the misery their "Merchandise of Death" would bring to other fellow Australians and their families, so why should we care about their welfare??? They shall receive what they so truly deserve.

          These two adults and seasoned drug runners knew the price to be paid if they were to be caught red-handed in Indonesia. If they were caught in Australia, they would be out in three years courtesy of a soft lame judiciary, and enjoying the monetary fruits of their labour while others (the consumers of their merchandise & their families) will be in misery. So, why must Australia risk everything just to save two "evil drug runners"???

        • -1

          @andyken:

          my mum die from lung cancer, she never smoke her entire life, on other hand my granpha smoke his entire life when he was 12 and he died in 95.

          Cool story bro. Your mother and grandfather are very fortunate - rare cases if anything. You would be ignorant to believe smoking does not directly lead to lung cancer, or drinking to other health problems. There are a plethora of scholarly research articles that link the two directly. I'd suggest visiting - www.lmgtfy.com

          These two drug runners held no regards for the misery their "Merchandise of Death"

          So naive. So ignorant. So dumb.

          You do realise Heroin has been used in medicine and even in WW2 by front line troops, bombers etc with no health consequences….The problem which you seem to be missing or avoiding is the fact that drug is not properly controlled and regulated (like tobacco and alcohol). Hence, why it's left to the backyard cooks to make dodgy and potentially lethal batches.

          They shall receive what they so truly deserve.

          Why do they DESERVE to die when like i've mentioned before, smoking and alcohol kill many more people every day…you make no logical sense…

          So, why must Australia risk everything just to save two "evil drug runners"???

          What exactly is Australia risking lol?

        • +1

          @afacetodiefor: What exactly is Australia risking lol??

          Australia risking his relationship with Indonesian for 2 so called hero? you are so funny lol.

          Ask farmer about it. not to mention they will let all asylum seeker swamp here?? yeah so right, we are not risking anything LOL

        • @andyken:

          Wow.

    • +1

      Not to be rude but #hashtags don't work on this site yet. Just putting it out there.

      • And may it never be so …

    • +1

      "we"??? who are "we"??? don't bring me into your claim:) just back from bali

      • put that comment up in jest. come back there's a mini thread on it & completely off topic!

    • hastagsdontworkhere

  • Me and the Mrs got $480 return in October from Perth, thanks TA.

  • C'mon…Let's visit the bali nine…lol

  • I bought a ticket just 3 days ago to Bali and now it's 50$ cheaper, I feel it's not fair. Any ideas?

    • +2

      In these situations I usually take advice from movie legends:

      "so what I am going to do is piss and moan like an impotent jerk, and then bend over and take it up the tailpipe!" Jim Cary "Liar Liar"

      Works for me.

  • Web site keeps crashing for me after all details are entered and you are forces to start again.

    edit - but was ok on third attempts.

    • Third time's a charm/ third time lucky… so it really IS true.

  • +1

    Last month Indonesia executed 6 people, including 5 foreigners.

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-18/indonesia-executes-six…

    These people were from Brazil, Netherlands, Vietnam, Malawi and Nigeria. Are people calling for a boycott of Bali holidays simply because the two people due to be executed this month are Australians?

    How many Australians who oppose the death penalty campaigned against the death penalty when someone deeply unpopular was put in front of the firing squad?

    http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2012/10/11/factbox-bali-b…

    Three 'Bali bombers' were executed in November 2008.

    • +2

      State-sanctioned murder is still murder and thus not OK in my opinion. It's more about revenge than punishment and we should be above that by now, as a species and civilization.

      • -1

        we protest when govt official eat our tax money, but not complaining when the criminal get free lunch, even breakfast and dinner. btw our leader, usa still sanction death penalty.

        • I'm aware of that, and I disagree with it equally so.

        • @GregRust: so you must be against abortion. how about terrorist? let them live in prison for life or perhaps release them after 10 years?

        • @brongz:

          I have no issue with these two being incarcerated. They deserve to be so. But no one has the right to take the life of a person, except a person themselves. No individual nor government should be allowed to terminate someones life.

    • so 1 of them was Indonesian, not all are foreigners.

  • Do you know how many people die in Bali just from road accidents? Way more than a few that deserve it in prison.

  • -2

    YUK ! Jetstar - no Thank you.

    As for Bali - we love it & will be returning this year. These people from " The Bali 9 " should have thought of the consequences when they committed their horrendous crime - no use crying "Boo-Hoo" & asking for leniency after their act of drug trafficking when they already knew what punishment they could expect if caught.

    • people don't realise that our federal police informed Indonesian authority about these guys wanted to smuggle drugs. so why don't we stop them boarding the plane and catch them here? ask ourself and think again.

  • Can't remember this mount of uproar when Singapore hung
    another Aussie drug trafficker in 2005.

    These 2 had made the Bali/Aussie drug run before, they knew what would happen if caught.

    Got the Cairns/Bali flights booked.

    • You don't remember it when Van Nguyen was hanged? It was all over the news for months, quite large protests were organised…

      • and we keep coming to Singapore:)

        • I've been there 4 times in the last 12 months, beautiful place! I just watch what I carry.

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