Top Ubud Private Sightseeing Tours

Esa had a wonderful, air conditioned, roomy car. Very good English. We especially enjoyed the visit to the Monkey Forest and temple. It was convenient that Esa arranged the admission to all the places he took us to. We would use him again. Maybe tomorrow!

If you’re looking for an authentic, unforgettable experience in Ubud, this private Balinese cooking class at Putu’s home is an absolute must. From the very beginning, Putu went above and beyond—she and her husband personally picked us up from our hotel, making us feel welcomed right away. When we arrived at her family home, it felt like stepping into the heart of Balinese culture. Putu took the time to walk us through her home, explaining her family temple, traditions, and daily customs in a way that was both fascinating and deeply personal. One of the highlights was touring her garden, where she grows many of the ingredients used in the class. It was incredible to see everything so fresh and organic—truly farm-to-table at its finest. We were even treated to a refreshing coconut drink, freshly harvested right from her own tree! The cooking class itself was hands-on, fun, and incredibly informative. Putu guided us step by step as we prepared six authentic Balinese dishes, thoughtfully adjusting each recipe to match our spice tolerance. From chopping and slicing to learning traditional techniques, she made everything approachable and enjoyable. After cooking, we sat down to enjoy the delicious meal we had created together—and it was absolutely amazing. Every dish was bursting with flavor, made even more special by the experience behind it. Putu is truly one of the sweetest and most hospitable hosts you could ever meet. Her warmth, knowledge, and passion for sharing her culture made this experience far more than just a cooking class—it was a genuine cultural immersion. Highly, highly recommend—this was easily one of the best experiences of our trip!

I booked this workshop as a surprise for my mum and dad, who were visiting Bali with me. I wanted to choose something that felt traditional and creative, but also practical and immersive after having a few very busy days. This traditional batik workshop gave us the chance to learn a generations-old Indonesian art form step by step. We sketched a design, traced it in hot wax, and painted it with beautiful natural dyes. It was calm, focused and very enjoyable and was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon.

We had a beautiful day driving to East Bali. Sakha our driver made the early morning 2 hour drive to Gate of Heaven very pleasant. He gave us a lot of information about the island and took us through beautiful not so busy roads. We really enjoyed his company and appreciated him showing us that part of Bali!

Dedek is a highly competent driver. He negotiated both the heavy traffic and wet mountain roads brilliantly and was courteous of animals on the road (there were many). When the wet weather came in later in the day and changed my plans, Dedek suggested excellent alternatives. Dedek carries my highest recommendation! Thank you!

A bright and early, amazing experience, that was seamless and beautiful. Our tour operator driver Wijayan was timely and friendly with excellent communication picking us up from our hotel in Ubud. He went over and above, adding hot springs for us and gave a great suggestion to visit the coffee plantation too - which was is a must thing to add on for coffee lovers. Dira was our jeep driver, the only woman driver on the day, and she was excellent, smooth, energetic and helpful. gave us plenty of time and followed our special asks for photos.

Awesome tour... great experiences from the wood carvings, temple, Jungle Swing, waterfall and then delicious lunch. But the day was made perfect by Bagus, our driver.. he was superb... on time, friendly, knowledgeable and a great driver too!! Loved the day, book this tour and ask for Bagus.

What a great ride! We went through a small village, back roads and along dirt tracks through the rice fields. Everywhere you looked was picturesque and I kept wanting to stop to take a picture. There are some rougher single track places so if you’re not used to riding on those, it might be a bit intimidating but overall it was an easy ride, almost downhill the entire way. They gave us breakfast and lunch and a stop at a coffee plantation. I do have to warn people NOT to try or buy the famous Luwak/civet coffee as the treatment of the civets in captivity is known to be cruel and inhumane. Not all places treat these animals poorly but you can’t tell who does and who doesn’t and you can’t tell what’s real or fake and you can’t tell if it’s wild or captive civets that are used to produce the coffee so best just to avoid all of it. The plantation tells you they collect wild civet feces to produce their coffee but there’s no way they can go around in the forests to collect enough coffee from wild cover feces to make their coffee so just avoid it.