Cultural Tours in Mount Batur: 9 Picked Apart

1.Full Day Kintamani Volcano View and Ubud Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 183 reviews · from $65Our pick

This private 10-hour Bali tour pairs a Barong and Keris dance with Ubud’s Monkey Forest, Tegallalang Rice Terrace, Tirta Empul Temple, Celuk silver village, and a buffet lunch overlooking Mt. Batur. An English-speaking driver such as Teddy, Arsa, Naya, Ayu, or Putu Lencong handles the roads, stops, and local explanations.

“I had amazing two days tour of North and Central Bali with Bali Golden Tour. My tour guide Dirga was amazing, he explained to me everything in details due to which I understood the local culture and traditions more.”

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2.Private Tour to Trunyan Village “Skull Island of Bali”

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $109

Travel from Ubud to Trunyan Village with a private guide such as Widana, Wayan, Putu, or Ketut. Cross Lake Batur to an open cemetery where bodies are placed above ground, then enjoy lunch in Kintamani and coffee at Kumulilir. Expect an eight to ten-hour day, rough roads, flexible sightseeing, and a respectful look at a little-seen side of Bali.

“What a great day! Widana was an excellent guide explained everything to us great tour very informative great English aswell! Private tour not crowded really nice buffet lunch with amazing view 😍”

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3.Trunyan Cemetery, Hot Spring, Penglipuran Village, and Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $87

Spend about 10 hours with a private guide visiting Trunyan Cemetery, a Bali Aga village, Batur Natural Hot Spring, Penglipuran Village, and Tibumana Waterfall. The tour includes hotel pickup from major Bali tourist areas, boat transport, entrance fees, and personal guidance. Guide Mur is praised for clear English and strong attention to safety.

“The best guide on Balinese speaking English fluently explain all talk about the culture bali we recomend him and viator best”

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4.Ubud Village, Waterfall and Kintamani Volcano Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $70

Spend 9 to 10 hours exploring Ubud and Kintamani from Seminyak in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide. Visit Tegenungan Waterfall, Tirta Empul, Tegalalang, the Monkey Forest, Ubud Palace, and the art market, with coffee tasting and an optional Indonesian buffet lunch overlooking Lake Batur.

“We had a personalised tour. Our tour guide was happy to change up our itinerary which included a fresh durian tasting experience from a roadside seller.”

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5.Full Day – Ubud Art Village and Mount Batur Kintamani with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $61

This private 10 to 11-hour tour from Seminyak pairs Ubud’s craft villages, Batuan Temple, Monkey Forest, and Tegalalang with a Mount Batur lunch view, coffee tasting, and Tegenungan Waterfall. Your driver-guide may be Pakis, Pakki, Manu, or another team member. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, lunch, water, and temple sarong are included.

“We were assigned our tour guide the previous evening and we left our tour up to him! You can plan with them to wherever you want to go but since we were open to anything we let him take us around.”

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6.Full-Day Ubud Village including Mt Batur Tirta Empul and Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $78

From Nusa Dua, your English-speaking guide takes you through Bali’s craft villages, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, a Mt Batur lunch stop, Tirta Empul Temple, and Tegenungan Waterfall. Guides including Kana, Davy, Putu, Edy, and Dedy have tailored visits, answered questions, and helped with family photos. Lunch is extra.

“This tour was the best of our whole two weeks in Bali. I would highly recommend this tour guid. We were taken to local art and jewellery work shop. Then we visited a traditional village which was very interesting and a coffee plantation . We also visited Tirta Empul Holy Water Temple and a waterfall. However the best part of the day was visiting a local school.”

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7.Mount Batur Sunrise Jeep & Cleansing Ritual at Tirta Empul Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $55Best value

Ride a private 4x4 toward Mount Batur before dawn, watch sunrise over Lake Batur and nearby peaks, enjoy breakfast, visit Tirta Empul Temple, and relax at Batur’s natural hot springs. Pickup, fees, towels, lockers, and a professional driver are included. Ask if Abdi is your guide.

“It was a very nice excursion where we could see a lot. Our guide, Abdi, took very good care of us and told us a lot about the different places. Highly recommended”

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8.Full Day Kintamani Volcano View and Ancient Penglipuran Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $95

This private 8 to 9-hour trip from Seminyak combines Goa Gajah, Tirta Empul’s holy spring, Mount Batur and Lake Batur views, Indonesian lunch, a Bali coffee plantation, and Penglipuran Village. Your driver-guide may be Arta, Satya, Dirga, or Wayan Mo, with hotel pickup and vegetarian food available.

“This day tour was a very pleasant experience - all the places we visited were enjoyable and interesting and our driver Satya was very friendly, gracious and knowledgeable. He was also very timely at pickup at hotel and when we were ready to depart for the next stop. The last stop at the volcano lookout was beautiful and the lunch was excellent.”

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9.Full Day Kintamani and Penglipuran Village Private Chartered Car Tour from Bali

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews

Spend about nine hours with driver-guide Gusti in a private car for up to five people. The route links Barong dance, batik and silver workshops, Batuan Temple, Mount Batur, Penglipuran Village, and more. Lunch and entry fees cost extra, but the flexible format lets you shape the day around culture, scenery, and local life.

“Gusti is full of knowledge and we had a wonderful time. Seeing the traditional village was fascinating.”

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