WanderlustNZ
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- Oct 13, 2012
is it possible to fly over to aus and then take another low-cost airline up to your destination? i'm not from aus, so pardon me answering here, but i am living in KL and so have been around the area. most islands in malaysia wouldn't be recommended because it's right in the middle of the rainy season. one note about phuket is that almost all of the excursions you'd want to do (elephants, islands, etc.), the tour companies almost always include picking you up from your hotel/resort in the price (and returning you afterwards). that made it so extremely convenient up there. i haven't been to bali, but everyone i know who has been loves it. i think you can pretty much get the all-inclusive resort experience anywhere, so you should really look at what other activities you can do in the area you choose.
Thanks so much for your input.
I checked out some flight prices for Sep school holidays next year (obviously Xmas has not been released yet) and saw that Qantas has really cheap flights for getting to Singapore if we went via Aus. It was a special, and I'm not holding my breath that such a special will be available for Xmas, but it's good to know that there may be cheaper options if I keep an eye out.