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We went to many places and our personal tour guide, Roby, was incredibly flexible and kind and patient. He was excellent and provided additional historical context to each place. He made sure we were safe and well taken care of at all times! We had a wonderful Balinese lunch and experienced so much in a single day. It was our favorite day of our trip!

We had already been traveling for about two weeks in Malaysia and other parts of Bali, so we wanted a flexible, go at your own pace tour rather than a pre-planned tour of Ubud. I arranged a private, customized full-day tour of Ubud thru Bali 4U Tours, all via WhatsApp. They explained that my original list of sights which included Tirta Gangga and Lempuyang Temple were 2-2.5 hours away and would need a day to themselves. Texting back and forth with them helped me narrow down a suitable one-day itinerary. When booking a customized tour, just be aware upon checkout whether your price includes entrance fees and other extras so you are prepared with cash if they are not and you have to pay upon entry. Our driver and English speaking guide, Oka picked us up at our Westin Ubud hotel at 9:30am; --he was fantastic! Very upbeat, proud of his Balinese culture, highly respectful of their customs and land, and knowledgable of all the sights. We visited Tirta Empul and participated in the water purification ceremony which my son, husband and I felt was the highlight of our trip. We then went to the Permulan Coffee Plantation to experience various complimentary Balinese teas and coffees including Kopi Luwak (at an extra fee). Next we toured the Gunung Kawi Temple. Knowing I was interested in souvenir shopping, Oka brought us to the Krisna market where the locals shop. Since prices were fixed, it was nice not to have to haggle like we did at the Guwang Market. Our last stop was the Tegenungan Waterfall which we just saw from a top lookout point. Some people walk further down and go into the water but we did not. By the end of the day we were tired and decided not to visit the Tegalalang Rice Terrace, which was the last sight for the day on our itinerary list. We had visited one in Vietnam so didn't feel we were missing much. Most of the other tours build in lunch, but we knew we would be too full from the large breakfast buffet we had at our hotel before starting our tour, so we skipped that. We were highly satisfied with our tour and guide and would recommend this tour to all.

Amazing day with Ade! He is an amazing tour guide. It was so nice getting to know him. We started at Uluwatu Temple, then went and saw how they make silver and then the wood carvings. We also went to a temple and waterfall before ending at the rice fields. It was a great day! Highly recommend him to anyone looking to see Bali!