Bali Shore Excursion from Benoa Port: Private Tour with 4 Stops

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Duration6h–9h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · JA

PickupAt your hotel

Four stops in one morning: temple, waterfall, rice terraces and a craft village, all timed to fit your port window.

A private shore excursion from Benoa Port covering Batuan Temple, Tegenungan Waterfall, Tegalalang Rice Terraces and Celuk Village, with an English or Japanese-speaking driver, lunch with rice terrace views, and all entry fees included. The tour runs six to nine hours depending on your ship's schedule. Minimum age is 12; the driver meets you at the port with a sign bearing your name and returns you in time for departure.

6h–9h

Step-by-step itinerary

Bali cultural and natural highlights tour

Pick up from Benoa port
Visit Batuan Temple
Explore Tegenungan Waterfall
Tour tropical plantations and coffee tasting
See Tegallalang Rice Terraces
Visit Celuk Village for jewelry
Lunch with rice terrace view
Visit Batik and weaving collection

The Experience

Your driver meets you at the Benoa Port guide area holding a sign with your name, then drives you inland toward Ubud. The route takes in Batuan Temple first—nearly a thousand years old, built in 1020 AD and still the oldest temple on the island, with its distinctive coconut-fiber roof and Balinese stone ornaments. You'll wear a sarong provided for entry, and the driver explains the temple's role as a Puseh temple in the island's spiritual geography.

From there the day moves through natural and cultural stops. Tegenungan Waterfall sits near Ubud with a pool for swimming if you want it. The rice terraces at Tegalalang spread across the valley slopes in the subak system—the traditional Balinese irrigation method—and the roadside location is cool and high enough to see across the whole landscape; this is where most visitors stop to photograph. Between the waterfall and the terraces, you'll visit a plantation showing tropical crops (coffee, cacao, pineapple, durian, jackfruit) where they demonstrate how Balinese coffee is made the traditional way and you can taste it fresh with a view of the river valley below. A swing is there if you want to try it. Lunch comes with a rice terrace view and an Indonesian menu.

The final stop is Celuk Village, an art village known for gold and silver jewelry work, and the tour includes a look at batik collections and hand-woven textiles before the driver returns you to the port. The whole route is in an air-conditioned vehicle, and you get bottled water throughout. Because the tour is private, the timing adjusts to your ship's departure window—the driver knows when you need to be back.

What’s included

Private air-conditioned vehicle with English or Japanese-speaking driver.
pickup at Benoa Port with name sign.
sarong for temple entry.
bottled water throughout the day.
lunch with rice terrace views.
entry fees to all four sites (Batuan Temple, Tegenungan Waterfall, Tegalalang Rice Terraces, Celuk Village).
demonstration of traditional Balinese coffee making with tasting.
all taxes and fees.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Bali Charm

Is this one for you?Book this if your ship's schedule is tight and you need a driver who coordinates your return time rather than following a fixed itinerary—you'll visit four stops (temple, waterfall, rice terraces, craft village) in one morning with timing that flexes around your port departure.