Ubud Rafting on the Ayung River: Level 2-3 Rapids
You're paddling the whole way: the guide navigates, you work the current.
Ubud river rafting on the Ayung River is a 3-hour activity where you paddle through level 2-3 rapids with a professional guide, helmet, life jacket and all safety gear included. Hotel pickup runs from 7:30 to 8:30 depending on where you stay. You arrive at the put-in by 9:30, brief, and hit the water by 10:00. A mid-trip photo stop and lunch afterward round out the morning, with return to your hotel by 3:00 PM. You choose whether to add private hotel transfer, or pair the rafting with an ATV ride on the same day.
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What’s included
- Professional river guide in English.
- helmet and life jacket.
- towels and shower facilities.
- lunch after the paddle.
- air-conditioned vehicle for the drive to the put-in.
- changing room and toilet facilities.
- insurance (ages 9–65).
- private hotel transfer if you select the Ubud Area option.
Times
- Every day 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00
Before you book
Operated by Bali Rafting Oragnizer
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The experience
If you land in Ubud with a free morning or want to skip the usual temple circuit, rafting the Ayung gives you something to do with your hands and your legs. The river runs level 2-3 rapids, not extreme, but real enough that you're paddling, not floating. A professional guide leads the boat and calls the strokes. You and the other paddlers work the current together. The whole thing takes three hours from the moment you push off the bank.
Pickup happens early (between 7:30 and 8:30 depending on your hotel location), and the drive to the starting point takes about an hour in an air-conditioned vehicle. Once you arrive, a short briefing covers paddle technique and safety, then you suit up with helmet and life jacket and launch into the water by 10:00. Around the middle of the run, the guide pulls over for a break so you can catch your breath and take photos. Lunch waits for you back at the base after you paddle out. You're back at your hotel by 3:00 PM, with time to shower and change in the facilities on-site before you leave.
The Ayung is the most popular rafting river in Bali, and Ubud Ayung Rafting runs the standard route. If you want the transfer included, pick the Ubud Area option. If you're arranging your own ride to the put-in, the without-transfer version costs less. You can also add a tandem or single ATV ride to the same booking and spend the afternoon on two different rivers: the Ayung by water and the back roads by bike.
Is this one for you?Book this if you're in Ubud for a morning and want to be in the water instead of walking around town: the early pickup and fixed 3-hour window fit a half-day slot without eating the whole day. If you're staying outside the Ubud area, the transfer-free option lets you arrange your own ride and save the cost.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 12 years). Children under 6 can't be included in the booking.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. No refund if you cancel.
What's the difference between the rafting options with and without hotel transfer?
The Ubud Area option includes pickup from your hotel between 7:30 and 8:30 AM. The without-transfer option means you arrange your own ride to the starting point and meet the guide there. Both include the same rafting, guide, gear, lunch and shower facilities.
How challenging is the Ayung River for someone who's never rafted before?
The Ayung runs level 2-3 rapids, which means real whitewater but not extreme. The guide handles navigation and calls the strokes. You paddle and follow instructions. No prior experience is required, and the operator rates it suitable for all fitness levels.
What happens during the mid-trip photo stop?
Around the middle of the rafting route, the guide pulls the boat over so you can rest, catch your breath and take photos of the river and the scenery. It's a natural break before the second half of the paddle.
What should I bring or wear for the rafting?
Wear clothes you don't mind getting wet and bring a change of clothes for after. Helmet and life jacket are provided. Towels and changing room facilities are on-site, so you can shower and change before heading back to your hotel.
Ubud Rafting on the Ayung River: Level 2-3 Rapids
3h · EN
from US$ 30 per person
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