Full-day Ubud Village & Kintamani Batur tour: Private guide

Eight hours across Bali's most photographed landscapes, with a guide who knows where to stop.

A full-day private tour of Ubud Village and Kintamani Batur Volcano with an English-speaking guide, air-conditioned vehicle and hotel pickup. You visit Ubud Palace and its market, walk the Tegalalang Rice Terrace, bathe in the spring pools at Tirta Empul Temple, and view Mount Batur from Penelokan Village. The tour includes a stop at a Balinese coffee farm to taste local coffee and see how it's made.

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Toyota Avanza car tour 08:00 Guide in English Up to 5 per booking Comfortable for up to 5 passengers: The vehicle seats a maximum of 5 passengers, and pickup is included

Toyota Innova car tour 08:00 Guide in English Up to 6 per booking Comfortable for 6 passengers: A larger, more comfortable car with a 2-liter engine seats 6 passengers, and pickup is included

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Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Ubud and Kintamani highlights

• Watch Barong Dance performance
• Visit Tirta Empul Spring Water Temple
• See Mount Batur Volcano view
• Tour Bali Coffee Plantation
• Walk Tegallalang Rice Terraces
• Explore Ubud Market and Palace

Stops and time spent at each 4 stops

1. Tirta Empul Temple 1h
2. Mount Batur 1h
3. Tegalalang Rice Terrace 30m
4. Ubud Palace 1h

What’s included

• Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• English-speaking guide driver.
• hotel pickup.
• parking fees.

Times

• Every day 08:00

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Before you book

Group Private 1 group tour ›

Live guide English Another language? ›

Meeting point and pickup Hotel pickup included.

Book up to 12h before

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Low physical effort Public transport nearby

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The experience

Eight hours is enough to move through Bali's most photographed spots without rushing through them. The day starts at your hotel and moves through the cultural heart of Ubud Village: the palace where the royal family still lives, and the market split into two sections, one selling daily goods and one stocked with handicrafts and textiles. From there the route climbs toward the cooler highlands, passing through Tegalalang Village, where rice terraces drop away in neat green steps and woodcarving shops line the road selling painted pieces in light wood at prices that reward browsing.

Tirta Empul Temple sits in Tampaksiring, built around natural springs that bubble up through black sand into clear pools. The water is part of a Balinese legend about a god's battle with a king, and locals still come to bathe in the ritual called melukat. The route then reaches Penelokan Village in the Kintamani highlands, where Mount Batur rises across the lake: a still-active volcano that last erupted in 1974, leaving black lava visible on its slopes. Restaurants line the crater rim, built specifically for lunch stops with views across the caldera. Before returning to your hotel, the tour includes a coffee farm where you see how Balinese coffee is grown and processed, taste the local brew or ginger tea, and watch the river valley from the plantation.

Your guide speaks English throughout, and the vehicle is air-conditioned. The tour also includes a Barong Dance performance: a traditional play depicting the eternal fight between good and evil spirits, with the Barong (a mythological animal representing protection) and Rangda (a monster) at the center. Parking fees are covered in the price.

Top questions

What is the Barong Dance I'll see on this tour?

The Barong Dance is a traditional Balinese performance that represents an eternal fight between good and evil spirits. The Barong, a mythological animal, symbolizes the good spirit and protector, while Rangda represents evil. Many versions exist (Barong cat, Barong tiger, Barong pig), and locals believe the Barong protects the community.

Can I swim or bathe at Tirta Empul Temple?

Tirta Empul Temple is built around natural springs with special bathing pools. The spring water bubbles up through black sand into clear pools in the inner courtyard, and the site is used for a Balinese ritual bathing called melukat. The temple gets crowded on days when the ritual is performed.

What will I see at Mount Batur?

Mount Batur is a still-active volcano in the Kintamani highlands, visible from Penelokan Village across a lake. The volcano has erupted several times. The 1926 eruption destroyed the nearby village, and the black lava visible on the slopes came from an eruption in 1974. The volcano smokes continuously and is one of the most famous stops for tourists visiting Bali.

What happens at the Balinese coffee farm?

The coffee farm grows several varieties of Balinese coffee, including arabica, robusta and Luwak (civet cat coffee), along with other crops like pineapple, cacao and local snake fruit. You see how the coffee is processed, taste the finished brew or ginger tea, and can buy coffee products and herbal oils directly from the farm.

What will I find at Tegalalang Rice Terrace?

Tegalalang Village is known for its rice terraces dropping down the hillside with coconut trees and a small river valley. The village is also a handicrafts center, and shops along the road sell painted woodcarvings made from light wood at wholesale and retail prices, with colorful designs throughout.