Ubud Tour: Monkey Forest, Rice Terrace, Temple & Waterfall
Walk through a forest of 700 monkeys, then stand in a rice terrace that stretches to the horizon.
This eight to ten-hour private tour of Ubud covers four major stops: the Sacred Monkey Forest with over 700 long-tailed macaques, Mas Village's wood carving and jewelry workshops, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Tirta Empul Temple with its famous purification spring, and Ulu Petanu waterfall. Your English-speaking driver picks you up at your hotel and handles all transport. You choose whether to add entrance fees at checkout. The remaining time in the total duration is spent traveling between sites.
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2 optionsStep-by-step itinerary
Explore Ubud's nature and culture
- Meet driver at hotel lobby
- Visit monkey forest with macaques
- Explore art village galleries
- See Tegalalang rice terrace views
- Visit Tirta Empul temple
- Witness Ulu Petanu waterfall
- Return to accommodation
- Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary 1h
- Mas Village 1h
- Tegalalang Rice Terrace 1h
- Tirta Empul Temple 1h
What’s included
- Air-conditioned vehicle with parking fees.
- private English-speaking driver.
- hotel pickup and drop-off.
- entrance fees to all four sites (if you choose the option that includes them at checkout).
- access to the monkey forest pathways, Mas Village workshops, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Tirta Empul Temple, and Ulu Petanu waterfall.
- Every day 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00
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Spend eight to ten hours with a private driver exploring Ubud's monkey forest, rice terraces, and temples, including hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide.
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The experience
Eight to ten hours means you move through several distinct landscapes in a single day. Your driver collects you from the hotel lobby and takes you first to the Sacred Monkey Forest, where over 700 long-tailed macaques inhabit well-maintained pathways that wind past ancient temples, old banyan trees, and streams. The forest is dense enough that you move through it on foot, not rushed through it. The monkeys are there, and the temples are there, and the paths let you see both. After that, you walk through Mas Village, an art district where woodcarvers, jewelers working in gold and silver, and painters work in open studios you can enter and watch.
Tegalalang Rice Terrace comes next, and this is the stop most people come for. The terraces drop away in front of you in stepped green rows, and the scale of it, the way it fills your view, is the reason the itinerary includes time to stand there and photograph it. You're looking at the landscape local farmers work in daily, not a display. From there, you move to Tirta Empul Temple, which is built around a holy spring. Balinese Hindus come here for ritual purification, and the temple itself sits on the water. The final stop is Ulu Petanu waterfall, where you can get into the water before your driver takes you back to your accommodation.
The air-conditioned vehicle is included, as are parking fees. You can choose to add all entrance fees at checkout, or handle them separately: food is available to purchase along the way. An English-speaking driver guides the whole route, so you're not navigating between stops or wondering what you're looking at. You're moving through the day with someone who knows the sites and the timing.
Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 10).
What is the Sacred Monkey Forest like when you get there?
The Sacred Monkey Forest is home to over 700 long-tailed macaque monkeys living among well-maintained pathways, ancient temples, old banyan trees, and streams. You walk through the forest on your own pace, encountering both the monkeys and the temple structures built into the landscape.
Can I swim or get in the water at any of the stops?
Yes, at Ulu Petanu waterfall, the final stop on the tour, you can get into the crystal-clear water before returning to your hotel. Bring a change of dry clothes if you plan to swim, as towels are not provided.
What does Tegalalang Rice Terrace actually look like?
Tegalalang Rice Terrace is one of Bali's most photographed landscapes: stepped green rows of rice paddies that drop away in panoramic views. You stand looking out across the terraces where local farmers work their daily activities, and the scale of it is designed for photographs.
Is entrance to all the sites included, or do I pay separately?
You choose at checkout: one option includes all entrance fees, and the other excludes them so you can pay at each site. Either way, your driver handles the stops and the timing.
How much of the eight to ten hours is actually spent driving versus at the sites?
The remaining time of the total duration is allotted for transportation between the four main stops. The rest of the day is spent at the monkey forest, Mas Village, the rice terrace, Tirta Empul Temple, and the waterfall.
Do I need to arrange my own way to the first stop, or does the driver pick me up?
Your driver picks you up at your hotel lobby, so transport to the first site is included. The entire route is covered by the private vehicle.
Operated by Bali Mandala Tours. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Ubud Tour: Monkey Forest, Rice Terrace, Temple & Waterfall
8h–10h · EN · at your hotel
from US$ 28 per person
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