Ubud & Mount Batur day trip: Private tour with lunch and temple

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Duration10h

GroupPrivate

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PickupAt your hotel

One day covers five stops across Ubud's rice fields, markets and a volcano with views

A private day trip from your Bali hotel explores Ubud village and Mount Batur volcano over 10 hours, with stops at the monkey forest, rice terraces, traditional market, Ubud Palace, and Tirta Empul Temple. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, as is a buffet lunch at a restaurant overlooking Mount Batur and its crater lake. At Tirta Empul, you can join local people in a holy blessing ritual at the spring-fed temple or simply observe.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Ubud and Mount Batur highlights

Visit Ubud Monkey Forest
Walk to Ubud traditional market
See Ubud Palace architecture
Walk through Tegalalang Rice Terrace
Drive to Mount Batur volcano
Have buffet lunch with volcano view
Stop at herbs and local plantation
Visit Tirta Empul holy spring temple
Join or observe holy blessing ritual

The Experience

The day starts early from your hotel with a drive to Ubud Monkey Forest, a 12.5-hectare reserve where around 700 monkeys move through the trees near the village center. From there, a short walk takes you through the traditional market—where Ubud Palace sits just beyond—and then into the rice terraces at Tegalalang, where the paddies drop away in green steps surrounded by jungle. The landscape here is what most travelers picture when they think of Bali's interior.

By mid-morning you're heading toward Mount Batur. The drive climbs into the highlands, and lunch happens at a traditional restaurant positioned to face the volcano and its crater lake—the buffet spreads across tables with that view as the backdrop. After eating, the route continues past local herb and spice plantations on the way to Tirta Empul Temple, where spring water feeds a series of pools. This is where the day's ritual element arrives: locals perform a holy blessing in the crystal-clear fountain, and you're welcome to join them or watch from the temple grounds. The choice is yours.

Your driver handles all the navigation and timing across the five stops, and the air-conditioned car means the heat between sites stays outside. Bottled water travels with you, and the whole loop—from pickup to drop-off—takes around 10 hours. This is a private tour, so the pace and stops are yours alone.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from your Bali accommodation.
private air-conditioned car and driver.
buffet lunch at Mount Batur with volcano and lake views.
bottled water throughout the day.
all taxes, fees and handling charges.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availableNot for heart conditions

Operated by Hire Bali Driver

Is this one for you?Book this if you're arriving in Bali with a full day free and want to see the main attractions of Ubud and the volcano region without renting a car or piecing together separate transport and entry tickets—the driver handles the route, timing and navigation, so you move through five stops without stopping to plan between them.