Ellie&co

Ellie&co Explore the best of Bali with our tailored tours! Join us for unforgettable moments in paradise! Ellie&Co specializes in unique and personalized tours in Bali.

From shopping sprees and traditional Melukat ceremonies to wine tastings and sourcing adventures, we offer unique experiences for every traveler. We offer a range of experiences, including shopping tours, traditional Melukat ceremonies, winery tours, and photography tours. Discover the beauty and culture of Bali with our expertly curated itineraries.

None of these will make you fluent.All of them will get you welcomed.That’s the trade worth making.DM ‘words’. We’ll sen...
30/05/2026

None of these will make you fluent.
All of them will get you welcomed.
That’s the trade worth making.
DM ‘words’. We’ll send the list, with how to use each one.

29/05/2026

Twelve hours of shopping is not twice as good as six. It is half as good and twice as tiring. The second half blurs into the first, and the bags get heavier than the haul deserves.

Your taste gets tired before your body does.

After lunch, the eye stops catching what made the first shop worth coming for. The third hour is when women buy the cushion that doesn’t match and the bowl that seemed charming at the time. We’ve seen it enough to stop scheduling it.

Seven hours. Nine shops. One champagne lunch.

We pass shops on the drive home. We don’t add them in. The day was built to end before it should have to.

You arrive back at four with what you came for, and an afternoon you didn’t expect to have.

ellie&co. The shorter day, on purpose. June and July open.

29/05/2026

When you book, please don’t skip the phone or WhatsApp field. It isn’t for marketing. It isn’t shared. We use it for the tour, and only the tour.

Here’s what it actually does.

Your driver messages you the night before to confirm the villa, the pickup time, and any side-gate details maps tend to miss.

If anything shifts on the morning, a road closure, a ceremony, a driver running a few minutes behind, we tell you straight away. Email isn’t fast enough when you’re already at the door.

If the driver can’t find the villa entrance, one quick call solves it. You shouldn’t have to wait in the heat to find out.

And while you’re inside the shops, the number is what keeps the day moving without you needing to think about it.

WhatsApp is preferred because it works across countries. An Australian mobile is fine. If you’d rather a travel companion be the point of contact, just let us know.

It’s a small detail on the form. It’s also the one that makes the day feel handled.

ellie&co. Link in bio.

28/05/2026

You'll walk past these every day you're in Bali.
Most visitors do.
The ones who love the island are the ones who stopped to learn what they were looking at.
That's the difference between visiting Bali and being inside it.
It's also the difference between the trip you tell people about and the trip that stays with you.
DM 'translate'. We'll show you what that looks like in practice.

28/05/2026

We cut the markets. You didn't fly here to haggle in the heat.
We cut the group bus. Forty strangers and a head count is nobody's good afternoon.
We cut every shop that ever disappointed us, the rude owner, the warehouse posing as a boutique, the quality that slipped the week it got popular.
We cut the rushing, too.
What's left: boutiques worth your time, a champagne lunch, and a car that asks nothing of you.
Anyone can add more to a day. The skill is knowing what to take away.
For women who'd rather have one beautiful afternoon than a busy, forgettable one.
ellie&co. Link in bio.

27/05/2026

The seventh isn't a name we put in writing.
Not because it's a secret, but because we want to keep it a secret.
If you want it you'll have to ask.
DM 'shortlist'. We'll tell you.

27/05/2026

There is a particular woman who opens our website, reads to the end, and closes the tab without booking. She does it more than once. I've come to recognise her, and I think I understand her hesitation better than she might expect.
It is rarely about the dates.
She wonders whether she is too old. In my experience it is precisely these women who, at the end of the day, are the most reluctant to go home.
She wonders whether she has left it too late. The linen does not know what year it is. Neither does the lunch, nor the shop owner who will be glad of her company whenever she arrives.
And she wonders whether she will be the only one travelling alone. Most of our guests are. What she may not realise is that arriving alone and spending the day alone are not the same thing, and on this particular day, they have very little to do with each other.
That is the part a website cannot quite say, which is why I am saying it here.
When she is ready, and she is usually closer than she believes, she knows where to find us.
ellie&co. June and July
📸 sixteen miles out

26/05/2026

First, the thing that throws everyone: the notes have a lot of zeros. 100,000 rupiah is about ten dollars. Once that clicks, the rest is easy.
Carry cash. The good boutiques and warungs still run on it.
Use ATMs attached to real banks, inside where you can. Skip the lonely machine down a quiet lane.
Don't change money at the airport. Worst rate you'll see all trip.
Never the street changers with the "no commission" signs. If the rate looks too good, it's the setup.
Tipping isn't expected here. But round up, leave a little. It goes a long way.
The honest truth: Bali is cheap to visit and easy to overspend badly.
The cheap things are everywhere. The good things cost more. Knowing the difference is the whole game.
DM 'money'. We'll save you the guesswork.

26/05/2026

We've never cared much for bargains.
A bargain is a cheap thing you'll replace within the year.
What we look for is different, a beautiful thing that simply costs less where it's made than where it's sold.
No importer. No freight. No showroom in between.
That's the difference.
2026 tours are open. DM 'tour'.

25/05/2026

Heading to Bali? Save this. 🤍

Everything an Aussie needs to get in smoothly, and get around once you're there.

Sort these 3 before you fly:

1. Visa (e-VOA) — Visa-free entry is gone. Apply online before you leave: ~A$50pp, covers 30 days, unlocks the airport e-Gates. You'll need a passport valid 6+ months, a photo, an email, a card, and proof of onward travel. Official site only → evisa.imigrasi.go.id

2. All Indonesia Arrival Card — The one people forget. Customs + health are now one digital form (it's NOT a visa, you need both). Do it within 3 days of arrival for a QR code to scan on landing. Free → allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id

3. Tourist levy — A one-off ~A$15pp. Pay ahead to save time → lovebali.baliprov.go.id

Official sites: Visa → evisa.imigrasi.go.id Arrival card → allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id Levy → lovebali.baliprov.go.id Travel advice → smartraveller.gov.au

Data 📱 An eSIM is easiest, install before you leave, activates when you land. Try Airalo, Holafly or Saily (a few dollars a day). Check your phone is eSIM-ready and unlocked. Prefer a physical SIM? Telkomsel has the best coverage.

Getting around: 🚗 Gojek & Grab — rideshare apps, price upfront, no haggling. Cheapest for short trips. Download both to compare. 🚕 Blue Bird taxis - metered and honest (watch for copycats). Skip the "taxi?" touts at the airport. ✨ Private driver - best for full days and groups. AC car, waits for you, knows the roads. Ideal for temple and shopping days.

Quick verdict: Apps around town, Blue Bird as back-up, a private driver for full days, worth every rupiah.
Rules change often, so check Smartraveller the week before you fly.
Save this & send it to your travel crew. 🤍
ellie&co - guided boutique shopping in Bali. Link in bio when you're ready.

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