Bali Ubud: ATV Jungle Ride, Waterfall & Dutch Tunnel Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.96 (215 reviews) 97% rated it 5 stars

Free cancellationTravelers' pick

1/19

Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 30

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Atv quad biking in bali’s lush ubud jungle tunnels waterfalls rice fields with pickup

You’ll ride an ATV quad bike through Bali’s wild Ubud jungle with a local guide, splash beneath a forest waterfall, and rumble through a Dutch-era tunnel—all with hotel pickup and lunch included. Expect muddy boots, laughter echoing off cave walls, and views you might still think about days later.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Jungle ATV adventure in Ubud

Get briefing on ATV riding
Wear safety equipment
Ride ATV through rice fields
Drive through long tunnel and caves
Pass cascading waterfalls
Explore river and jungle terrain
Ride under waterfall in forest
Complete 1.5-hour ATV trek

The Experience

I’ll be honest—I almost bailed when I saw the boots they handed me. They looked like something out of a fisherman’s shed, not what I pictured for my “Bali adventure.” But our guide, Wayan, just grinned and said, “You’ll thank me later.” He was right. The first five minutes on the ATV were all nerves and jerky steering (my partner yelled “brake!” more than once), but as soon as we hit the rice paddies outside Ubud, it felt like the island opened up. There was this thick smell of wet earth after last night’s rain, and the engines made everything else fade out for a bit.

We followed Wayan single-file into what looked like a crack in the hillside—turns out it’s an old Dutch tunnel from colonial times. It was pitch black except for our headlights bouncing off the damp stone. My hands were shaking (from excitement or nerves? not sure), but I could hear Wayan humming some pop song ahead of us. The echo made it sound almost eerie. Then suddenly we burst out into sunlight again and there it was—a waterfall just pouring over the trail. We actually rode straight under it. Cold water everywhere, soaked through my shirt, but I couldn’t stop laughing. Someone behind us whooped so loud it startled a flock of birds.

The mud was real—like, caked-up-your-legs real—but nobody cared by then. We zigzagged through bamboo groves and across this long stretch of rice fields that shimmered in the afternoon heat. At one point I tried to ask Wayan how to say “mud” in Balinese; he laughed and said something that sounded impossible to repeat (I probably butchered it). After about ninety minutes we were back at base camp, dripping and grinning like kids. Lunch was egg sandwiches—simple but honestly tasted amazing after all that adrenaline.

What’s included

Your day includes private hotel pickup if selected, all equipment like boots and helmets, a professional local guide throughout your jungle trek near Ubud, changing rooms with showers for cleanup after you get muddy, insurance coverage during your adventure, plus a simple lunch—usually egg sandwiches—and even a welcome drink when you arrive at Kuber Bali.

Good to know

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

Operated by Bali Quad Biking