I'm Andrew — Indonesian, based on Kuta Beach. I help travellers skip the tourist traps and the tourist prices, because I know Kuta and I speak Indonesian.
I came to Bali to surf — and ended up making it home. These days I'm based on Kuta Beach, where I run a little spot called Ride The Tide Bar and spend my mornings in the water before the crowds arrive.
Along the way I got to know the people who actually make a Bali trip good: the surf instructors with real patience, the tattoo artists who keep things clean, the boat captains you can trust, the warungs the locals actually eat at. When friends visited, I'd line it all up for them — and somewhere in there it became what I do.
I'm not a big agency. It's just me — Andrew — on WhatsApp, arranging your day the way I'd plan it for a mate flying in.
Not a call-centre tour desk. Real local knowledge, the language to use it, and vendors I've personally tested.
Only operators I know personally — fair local prices, and they look after you.
Kuta villa owners who don't list online — you pay 10–15% less, no platform fee.
Clean studios, patient instructors, no rip-offs — every referral personally vetted.
Dawn surf, warung breakfast, the market, sunset at my bar — the day a local would plan.
Batur, Komodo, Padar, Pink Beach — I coordinate it all, you just show up.
I'm not a faceless website — I'm on Kuta Beach most days, behind the bar at Ride The Tide. Come say hi, or check the real Google reviews of the spot I run.
Real Google rating for the bar I run on Kuta Beach · 6 ratings
My fee covers planning, coordination and being there — not the activity costs themselves. You pay operators directly, at the fair local price. No hidden fees, no commissions added on top.
Yes. My fee is for planning, coordinating and being with you. The activity costs (surf lesson, tattoo, boat tickets) go directly to the operators — at the fair local price.
No — it's per plan, not per person. Whether you're travelling solo or with friends, it's one flat fee for the full custom plan.
Yes. I'll send you the outline first. You pay only after you're happy with the plan.
You can. But the best operators aren't always the ones online, and not everyone gives foreigners the fair price. I only use operators I trust — the difference usually covers my fee.
I lock the price before I send you in. If anyone tries to charge you more than the agreed rate, message me right away — I'll sort it out in Indonesian.
ATM bank transfer in IDR, credit card via PayPal, or crypto (USDT / USDC) — whatever's easiest for you.