Bali travel guide — beaches, food, culture, and where to stay across the island
Bali · 1-DAY TOURS
Between beach mornings and temple sunsets, one good booking makes the day. Here are 15 1-day tours that keep earning their place.
A private 8–9 hour Ubud day tour with Celuk crafts, Batuan temple carvings, Tegenungan waterfall, Tegalalang rice terraces, and Monkey Forest.
“Very interesting experience where you can see the ubud sightseeing and the food of local Bali cuisine. Ardi is a friendly guide too”
Nusa Penida day trip from Ubud with fast boat, private driver-guide, and stops like Kelingking Beach, Broken Beach, Angel’s Billabong.
“We did the snorkeling plus driving tour of Nusa Penida. The driving tour really needs the entire day as the island is much bigger than we thought and the beaches are far away (some can be an hour away). Plus driving from our hotel to the Sa”
Nusa Penida day trip from Bali with fast boat, four snorkel stops for manta rays, GoPro photos, Kelingking views, and lunch.
“Amazing snorkeling and sightseeing experience with our wonderful guides Ariel and Vincent! Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Bali”
Private Bali day trip from Kuta with pickup, A/C, onboard WiFi, and a customizable route across beaches, temples, and culture.
“If you only have a day or two in Bali before you get on the cruise ship, this is the best way to see everything. Our guide was phenomenal. Took us to places that we enjoyed seeing and had a great day with aris”
All-inclusive Nusa Penida day trip from Bali: round-trip transfers, fast boat, English guides, lunch, and iconic cliffs and beaches.
“Our day started off amazing with our driver Wahyu arriving promptly bright early to pick us up. She was so lovely and very informative. Great driver as well, felt very safe the hectic roads. The day trip was awesome. It’s pretty full on and a bi”
Skip the stress at Waterbom Bali in Kuta with a single-day pass, world-class slides, Lazy River time, and cashless food options.
“We arrived at 9.40 am but were greeted with a long queue. This moved pretty quickly though but we still need to queue again despite having a prepaid voucher. Buying this in advance made little difference to getting in and doesn’t even guar”
One day West Nusa Penida from Bali: fast-boat crossing, snorkel three bays for manta rays, then Broken Beach and Kelingking.
“I would highly recommend this activity to everyone!! Snorkelling was so much fun and we were able to see the mantas! The second part of the day was great as well, we got to see the main spots in the island, but what made it special was o”
One day on Nusa Penida from Sanur. Fast boat, private car, and major viewpoints across West and East coasts, plus time to swim.
“The tour was misleading, there is no time to visit all 5 beach’s with the small roads, traffic and bumpy ride. At most you can see 2 beach’s, three maybe. We ended up only swing one beach, and just saw one from a distance, took a photo and left. Wasted a whole day in the car / when we could have just enjoyed a beach day in Bali relaxing.”
A private Ubud day trip with monkey forest, rice terraces, waterfalls, temples, and craft stops, with convenient hotel pickup.
“Our driver Balón was awesome. He adapted to a slower pace with kids as we clearly could not do all 7 stops in 1 day. We went to a smaller monkey Forest where you can walk around with a guide which is less scary for kids especially. I wish we had time to do 1 temple though. Will have to be next time!”
Private day trip from Ubud to Monkey Forest, Tegalalang rice terraces, Mt Batur lunch, Tirta Empul, and Ubud Palace with optional jungle swing.
“The daily tour was simply amazing as well as the tour guide! We visited everything we were planned to and all experience was simply great! The tour guide was perfectly on time, fluent in English and very friendly! Extremely recommend 👍🏻”
Private Bali car transfer with an English-speaking driver in an A/C vehicle. Customize a day from Kuta to temples for $17 pp.
“Yoga was very friendly and helpful. He suggested some places for us to visit and came thru the temples with us, showing us around. We spent a great day with Yoga around the Ubud area and recommend him.”
South Bali scuba day in Tulamben with 3 certified-only sessions at USS Liberty wreck plus coral sites, lunch, and hotel pickup.
“The diving was ok but it is a massive drive from Kuta/Seminyak area so the bulk of the day was spent sitting in traffic doing high speed overtaking and tail gating vehicles while desperatelyneeding to go to the bathroomfor the last hour. It was 13 hours between pick up and drop off. If you want to dive there spend the night. It is an exhausting day trip.”
One-day private West Nusa Penida from Sanur with fast boat, air-conditioned transport, and major cliffs and sea-pool stops for around $41.
“Our driver picked us up on time from our hotel and got us to the port. He helped us gain our tickets at the port also. We arrived in Nusa penida and was greeted by Ben! He was a brilliant tour guide and made our day. Ben explained everythin”
Snorkel three reefs near Lembongan and Penida, add a mangrove kayak, eat a buffet lunch, and get hotel transfers from Bali or Lembongan.
“Quite confusing and stressful experience on Manta Point (too many people on the water rushing and trampling to see the manta. Then it got better on the other two snorkeling spots - still, a bit "everybody jump in the water and we will see”
One day in Nusa Penida from Bali with hotel pickup, fast-boat transfer, an English driver-guide, lunch, tickets, and top beaches like Kelingking.
