East Bali tour: Tukad Cepung, Besakih Temple, Lempuyang Gate

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Duration10h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

A hidden waterfall, a royal water garden, and the Gate to Heaven in one day

A private guided tour of East Bali visiting Tukad Cepung Waterfall, Besakih Temple, Tirta Gangga water garden and Lempuyang Temple's famous gate, with hotel pickup and an English-speaking driver. The Premium All Inclusive option includes entrance tickets to all four sites; the Essential Sightseeing option covers pickup and the guide only, with tickets purchased separately. The full day runs about 10 hours from your hotel.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore East Bali's Nature and Temples

Walk to Tukad Cepung Waterfall inside cave
Visit Besakih Temple complex
Optional lunch at Lereng Agung Restaurant
Tour Tirta Gangga Water Garden
Visit Lempuyang Temple Gate to Heaven

The Experience

The tour starts at your hotel lobby with pickup across the Ubud, Seminyak, Kuta, Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Canggu, Sanur, Gianyar and East Bali areas. Your English-speaking driver handles the route, which means you avoid the confusion of Bali's traffic and the logistics of finding each site on your own. The first stop is Tukad Cepung Waterfall, located about 45 minutes from Tibumana—a waterfall you cannot see from any distance because it sits inside a cave. Getting there means walking through jungle and along the river between high rocks until the waterfall appears at the end. The walk is the point: you are not standing at a viewpoint, you are moving through the landscape to reach it.

From there you move to Besakih Temple, Bali's main place of worship since the 15th century. The complex holds twenty-two temples set on parallel ridges, built to express the Balinese belief of Tri Hita Kirana—the balance between man, God and nature. An optional lunch stop at Lereng Agung Restaurant overlooks Mount Agung and rice terraces, with Indonesian buffet, Western à la carte, vegetarian and Halal options available (lunch is separate from the tour price). Tirta Gangga comes next, a former royal palace built in 1946 by the Royal Family of Karangasem, sitting in calm surroundings near Abang village. The final stop is Lempuyang Temple's Gate to Heaven, facing Bali's active Agung volcano and overlooking the Selat Bali Ocean—the view from the gate is why the site became famous on Instagram. The return journey takes about 45 minutes.

The Premium All Inclusive option includes entrance tickets to Tukad Cepung, Besakih Temple, Tirta Gangga and Lempuyang, plus mineral water and insurance. The Essential Sightseeing option covers pickup, the guide and transportation only—you buy tickets at each site. Both options include a professional English-speaking guide and air-conditioned private transport. If you book a 3-day tour, you get a free one-way airport transfer.

What’s included

Private air-conditioned transportation with an English-speaking guide.
hotel pickup and drop-off across all surrounding areas.
entrance tickets to Tukad Cepung Waterfall, Besakih Temple, Tirta Gangga and Lempuyang Temple (Premium All Inclusive option only).
mineral water.
insurance.
and if you book a 3-day tour, a free one-way airport transfer.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Seminyak Tour Driver Bali

Is this one for you?Choose Premium All Inclusive if you want all entrance tickets covered upfront and nothing to arrange at each stop; pick Essential Sightseeing if you prefer to buy tickets as you go and save on the tour price. Either way, the private transport and English-speaking driver mean you navigate East Bali's sites without deciphering the roads yourself.