Ubud Day Tour: Monkey Forest, Rice Terraces & Waterfall

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Duration8h–10h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · MS +1

PickupAt your hotel

Nine hours, five major stops, one driver who knows where to linger

A private 9-hour guided tour of Ubud covers the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Tegenungan Waterfall, Batuan Temple, and art villages, with hotel pickup and drop-off included. Entry fees are included in one option; the other lets you choose. The driver speaks English and also serves as your guide. You get an hour of free time in Ubud's center to explore the palace, market, or temple on your own terms. The itinerary can shift if weather or traffic demands it, and the jungle swing at Tegalalang is available for an extra cost on site.

8h–10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Ubud's cultural and natural highlights

Visit Art Villages for crafts
Tour Batuan Temple
Admire Tegenungan Waterfall
Walk Tegalalang Rice Terrace
Explore Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary
Enjoy free time in Ubud Center

The Experience

Your day starts with hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle and heads first to the art villages—Celuk and others—where you can stop to watch silversmiths, woodcarvers, or painters at work, or skip them entirely if the itinerary needs to move. From there you visit Batuan Temple, a 10th-century site carved with guardian statues and intricate stone work, where you'll see daily offerings and get a sense of how the temple still functions as a place of worship, not just a ruin.

Tegenungan Waterfall comes next, surrounded by jungle thick enough that the spray and mist stay cool even in midday heat. The trails around it let you walk closer or stay back for photos—there's no fixed time, so you move at your own pace. Then you drive to Tegalalang Rice Terrace, where the paddies drop away in layers down the hillside. Most people walk the pathways between the terraces; if you want the jungle swing (a rope swing that hangs over the valley), you can buy a ticket on site for around 200,000 IDR per person.

The Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary is the stop most people remember. Hundreds of long-tailed macaques live in the reserve alongside temple ruins and shaded pathways. They're used to visitors but still wild—the guide will tell you how to move around them safely. After that, you get a full hour free in Ubud's center. Most people head to the Ubud Palace to see the royal family's former residence and its carved pavilions, or to the Art Market to buy textiles and crafts, or to Saraswati Temple. Your driver waits and then takes you back to your hotel.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from select areas.
private air-conditioned vehicle.
English-speaking driver-guide.
bottled water.
traditional sarong for temple entry.
entrance fees to Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Batuan Temple, Tegenungan Waterfall, and Tegalalang Rice Terrace (in the fees-included option).
one hour of free time in Ubud center to explore independently.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for heart conditions

Operated by Bali 4U Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to see Ubud's main sites without renting a car or navigating between them yourself—the driver handles the route and timing, and you don't have to decide what to do next. It also works well if you prefer to move at a relaxed pace and have the option to linger at any stop or swap attractions if something catches your interest more.