Ubud Half Day Private Tour: Rice Terrace, Waterfall & Temple

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1/27

Duration6h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Rice terraces sunrise, temple ritual, waterfall mist, and Ubud artisans' workshops tour in one car

A private half-day guided tour of Ubud covers Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Tirta Empul Temple, Tegenungan Waterfall and local artisan studios, with a professional English-speaking guide, private air-conditioned transport and hotel pickup included. The tour runs six hours and includes complimentary Balinese coffee and tea at a jungle plantation garden; lunch at a local warung is an optional add-on. Two purchase options let you choose between essential sightseeing or premium all-inclusive entry to all attractions.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ubud highlights and cultural tour

Visit Tegalalang Rice Terrace
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant
Participate in cleansing ritual at Tirta Empul Temple
Relax with tea and coffee in local garden
Visit Tegenungan Waterfall for photos

The Experience

Your guide picks you up from your hotel and drives you north to Tegalalang Rice Terrace, where the rice grows in emerald ridges that UNESCO recognized as a world heritage site. You walk the terraces with your guide, frame photographs, and have the option to swing out over the valley on a jungle swing if you want the adrenaline rush. The guide stays with you the whole time—not just dropping you off—so you get the story of how the rice grows and why the terraces are built this way.

From there you head to Tirta Empul Temple, where you can take part in a cleansing ritual in the holy water pools at the temple's center. Your guide walks you through the ritual and explains which waters are used for blessing and which are left untouched. Then you stop at a local resident's garden full of tropical plants and flowers, where you sit on the terrace and drink complimentary Balinese coffee and tea while the mist settles around you. The garden is hidden enough that it feels like a discovery rather than a scheduled stop.

You visit Ubud's artisan workshops where you watch wood carvers and silversmiths at work—not a demonstration, but the actual craftspeople making the pieces you see in the shops. Then you head south to Tegenungan Waterfall, where the water falls into a pool you can photograph and the mist cools the air. Lunch at a local warung with authentic Balinese dishes (crispy duck or vegetarian options) is available as an add-on. Your guide drives you back to your hotel by early afternoon, and the whole day fits into a half-day window because the private car and fixed itinerary keep the timing tight.

What’s included

Private air-conditioned transport with a professional English-speaking guide who also drives.
hotel pickup and drop-off across all of Bali.
complimentary Balinese coffee and tea at the plantation garden.
entrance tickets to all attractions (Premium All Inclusive option only).
travel insurance.
a complimentary water bottle.
lunch at a local warung with crispy duck or vegetarian options (optional add-on).

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessible

Operated by Seminyak Tour Driver Bali

Is this one for you?Book the Premium All Inclusive option if you want entrance fees settled before the day starts, so you move through each stop without pausing to buy tickets. The Essential Sightseeing option works if you're comfortable paying entry fees as you go and want to keep the upfront cost lower. Either way, the private car and fixed itinerary mean the six hours stay on schedule—no waiting for a group to assemble or for transport to fill up.