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Eat like a true local with the help of a guide to show you around some of their favorite street food spots in Ubud. From Indonesian fried rice to Balinese satay to suckling pig and much more, your tour leader will make sure you leave with a full belly and a fresh appreciation for Balinese cuisine.

Unless you’re an Indonesia veteran, driving in Bali is both stressful and dangerous. So let your professional driver/guide take the strain on this full-day private guided tour. Visit Tanah Lot Temple, Uluwatu Temple, Padang Padang Beach, a coffee plantation, a Balinese warung, and more for the perfect combination of culture and food. Please note: all meals and entrance fees are at your own expense.

Ride off the beaten track during your Bali vacation aboard your own all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Climb onto a quad bike and follow a guide along a challenging track, suitable for all skill levels. Motor past a picturesque landscape of rice fields, bamboo forest, and lush riverside flanked by traditional Balinese villages. Showers, lunch, refreshments, all safety gear, and insurance coverage are included. Enhance your experience by upgrading to add transport or other fun activities such as white-water rafting or Ubud sightseeing.

Explore eastern Bali and see some of its most scenic sights with the help of your own private guide. This tour takes you to temples, a palace, a waterfall, and more, with an English-speaking guide to handle all the driving for you. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy the day.

Pair Lempuyang Temple, home of the Instagram favorite Gates of Heaven, with the Blue Lagoon, offering some of mainland Bali's best snorkeling, on this private door-to-door adventure. Reach the temple in the morning for photos, then snorkel Blue Lagoon and Tanjung Jepun with your very own professional instructor/guide. After, visit a coffee plantation to learn how Balinese people make coffee.

Bali’s spiritual and cultural capital, Ubud is a must-visit for most travelers to Bali. Save time when you book this private express tour which covers the top two temples—Ubud Monkey Forest with its cheeky macaques and Tirta Empul Temple with its sacred springs—and the signature rice terraces. There’s time to explore the town center at your own pace and there may even be time to shop the art villages.

Discover Ubud’s picturesque surroundings on a morning or afternoon electric bicycle tour. On your electric bike, you’ll need to exert only as much effort as you choose to visit the beautiful Tegalalang Rice Terrace and pass local villages cradled by Ubud’s verdant plantations. During intermittent stops, you’ll listen to informative commentary from your guide and enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner before drop-off at your Ubud hotel.

There’s so much to see in Bali that a 2-day tour program isn’t enough. This 5-day package devotes a day to each main area: north, east, west, south, and central. Hit signatures from Ubud to the sunset kecak at Uluwatu Temple then capture photos at sites like Handara Gate and Lempuyang Temple. Each day includes entrance fees, lunch or dinner, and private transfers from most south Bali and Ubud addresses.

Don’t waste your precious vacation time in Bali at a subpar beach. Instead, relax on Nusa Dua, Geger, and Padang Padang Beaches all in the same day on this private full-day tour, direct from your Ubud or south Bali hotel. Once you’ve had your fill of the sea, watch the sunset at Uluwatu Temple followed by a kecak and fire dance performance. Please note: Entrance fees are at your expense.

Watch the sunrise over the Island of the Gods from the top of an active volcano on this rewarding early morning trekking tour. As you reach the summit, you’ll be rewarded with amazing views over caldera lakes, rice terraces, lush jungle, and sleeping villages all the way to the coast. You’ll then enjoy a delicious breakfast cooked on a volcanic vent before returning to your hotel for a well-earned rest.

Even if you don’t have time to stay, see the highlights of Nusa Lembongan island in just a day on this convenient private tour. After private transfers to the shared speedboat, your chauffeur will collect you in Nusa Lembongan, and take you to the Mangrove Forest for a boat trip, then the Yellow Bridge. After a restaurant lunch, visit Dream Beach, Devil’s Tears, and Mahagiri Beach, before returning home.

Get to know the spirit of the Bali countryside during this 10-hour private tour. Get off the beaten path to travel through the jungle and the foothills of Mt Batukaru to reach the Batukaru Temple. Explore the emerald green rice terraces of Pacung and watch the sunset from the oceanside Tanah Lot Temple. This private tour ensures your guide's personalized attention and a flexible itinerary. Buffet lunch and round-trip private transportation from your Bali hotel are included.a

Around sunrise, the wild dolphins near Lovina Beach come out to play. Join them, in a glass-bottom boat, on this private tour—with door-to-door transfers to ensure you sleep in as long as possible. After the dolphins, enjoy breakfast in a local restaurant, then visit Wanagiri Hidden Hills to take selfies on its spectacular swing, high above the lake. Upgrade to add stops at a waterfall and a temple.

Take the hassle out of planning your own day of highlights: Visit Bali’s must-see spots on this private door-to-door tour. See spectacular temples framed by lakes and water gardens, journey through natural scenery, and admire the less-visited Leke Leke Waterfall. Stroll through a bustling fruit market and the Jatiluwih rice terraces, then witness the sunset over Tanah Lot Temple on this spectacular tour. Optional lunch is available to enhance your experience.

One of the best ways to experience a place is through its cuisine. You’ll get the chance to learn about Balinese culture and tradition during this fun cooking class in a Balinese home. Balinese food is unique, and very different from other Indonesian and Asian cuisines. Learn why, and get the chance to practice the techniques you’ll need to recreate Balinese dishes at home. You’ll also visit a local market and rice fields for a whole sightseeing experience.

Explore the beauty of Ubud and make memories to last a lifetime with the help of your very own guide and chauffeur on this private tour through the countryside. See monkey forests, markets, UNESCO-listed rice terraces, volcanos, coffee plantations, jungle swings, and much, much more. Enjoy a stress-free private driving experience without the need to arrange transfers.

Visit Bali’s ancient temples and terraced rice fields on a full-day private door-to-door tour through the island’s most remarkable places. See the 11th-century shrines at Gunung Kawi (Mt. Kawi), and choose to join a ritual purification at Tirta Empul Temple. Enjoy lunch at a jungle restaurant, stroll in a lush rice paddy, and spot the long-tailed macaques in Ubud Monkey Forest before returning to your accommodation.

Make the most of a day in the Ubud area on a private full-day tour. As well as visiting highlights within town, such as the Monkey Forest, you’ll also get out into the countryside to the Tegalalang Rice Terraces, the Tirta Empul Temple, and elsewhere. Save yourself the hassle of haggling with taxi drivers or getting tired cycling.

Uluwatu boasts some of Bali’s most beautiful sunset views and this tour takes you to one of the best spots. With a private guide, head to the Uluwatu Temple for a panoramic view of the sunset. Then, watch a Kecak and fire cultural performance before heading to a local restaurant for a delicious seafood dinner.

Eschew the dangers of self-driving Bali on a private door-to-door tour with your own personal driver/guide. You’ll visit four of Ubud’s top waterfalls: roaring Tegenungan Waterfall, tumbling Kanto Lampo Waterfall, Tukad Cepung Waterfall, known for the light effects its waters create, and Tibumana Waterfall. Book a transport-only tour or upgrade to include entrance fees.

The Gates of Heaven at Lempuyang Temple are one of Bali’s most-Instagrammed sights—with lines to match. Get there in good time for pictures without the risk of self-driving in the dark when you join this private tour with hotel pickup from Ubud and much of south Bali. After the gates, visit Tirta Gangga Water Garden and Tukad Cepung Waterfall, known for the light that shines between its cliffs.

When you’ve had enough of temples and beaches, an off-road adventure by all-terrain vehicle (ATV or quad bike) is one of Bali’s top adrenaline activities. This one follows the Kuber Bali Adventure route, featuring a long tunnel, a waterfall, rivers, and more. Choose between a solo or a tandem ride and upgrade to add transfers: You can even throw in a rafting trip for an extra hit of adrenaline.

Soak up magical volcano vistas and learn about Javanese life, coffee, and food on this 3-day tour from Bali to the Ijen Crater and Mt. Bromo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your package includes everything you need: basic accommodation, entrance fees, most meals, a 4WD tour of Bromo, a guided hike to the Ijen Crater complete with respirator mask, and round-trip transfers from a central Seminyak location.

Spare yourself the stress and risk of self-driving Bali on this private door-to-door tour. Soak in volcanic hot springs, enjoy lunch with a view of the Batur volcano, tour a coffee plantation, and see four key highlights of Ubud: Tegenungan Waterfall, Elephant Cave, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, and the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary.