Bali Kintamani Volcano, Ubud and Barong Dance Full-Day Tour

Bali, Indonesia

The perfect introduction to Bali's fascinating culture and handicrafts, picturesque rice paddy fields, traditional villages and a spectacular lake and volcano. Your journey takes you to Batubulan, known for its stone carving and ornate temples, here you will see the exciting Barong Dance. A traditional dance that portrays the eternal struggle between good and evil, the religious and the profane and with a dramatic ending.

Continue on through the woodcarving village of Mas. Watch artisans chipping intricate designs from wood blocks. Then visit the fantastic 11th century Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) before moving into the cool mountains of Kintamani. View Mount Batur an active volcano with its ribbons of black lava running down its peak to the valley below. Beside lies the shimmering lake of Batur.

Enjoy lunch in a restaurant providing wonderful views (lunch is at own expense). On the return back you will stop at the Holy springs which are believed to have magic curative powers. Visit Ubud the artistic heart of Bali and Celuk the gold and silver making center on route.

USD $45.00

Review by: Frederick E S	January 2012
Great day tour offering a varity of sites and thing to experience. Our guide (Mr Oka) was very friendly and did well to explain things along the way. Some of the stops were at various handicraft shops but we did not feel pressured what so ever by our guide or the folks at the shops to buy anything. The trip was well worth it and I'd recommend it to anyone that has a day to spend exploring Bali.

Review by: Shalend P	January 2012
The trip was unbelieveable. The guide we had was amazing as he told us all about the culture and did a few other stops for us and made the experience of a new culture and country very satisfying. The trip was worth every cent. Thanks VIATOR once again

Review by: Lee-Anne H	October 2011
So much seen in one day!! We had a fantastic guide who was friendly, informative and flexible, offering us options that we might be interested in along the way. Beautiful scenery. Well worth it!!

Review by: -wL-	September 2011
The tour guide was very courteous and friendly - from Tour East. We started the tour with the Barong Dance and then made our way through the different craft villages (Batubulan, Cerluk, Mas). I was a little worried that there would be pressure to buy some handicrafts at the various stops but there was little to no pressure. We were only a group of two people so we were in-and-out in 10 mins each time (which meant more time for the rest of the tour). Kintamani was really cool and I would have loved to trek around for a bit but it was really just a quick photo op and then move on. Lunch was a buffet with a great view of the Volcano. In retrospect, we shouldn't have spent that much time eating - food was fine and they have vegetarian options as well. We stopped off at a few temples and spots to view the terraced rice paddies - very cool. The tour actually lasted longer than 8-hours for us and they were really nice to accomodate some our of asks to spend more time in Ubud. Again, suspect because it was just the two of us and we sped through some of the other parts of the tour. I booked a subsequent tour with Tour East - Bali As You Please - $125 USD for 8-hours/vehicle (for 4-6 passengers and comes with tour guide and driver - great deal too if you have more friends!)

Review by: Lina G	August 2011
It was OK. My highlights was the coffee plantage with the tasting of different teas and coffees. The Barong dance is really nice, too. But unfortunately is the bigger part of the tour just driving to local shops where they try to sell you stuff. That wasn't so nice... We just drove through Ubud... I had hoped to see the monkey forest, but we didnt...

Review by: Shyn-Li T	June 2011
Enjoyed the day trip thoroughly! Lake Kintamani was beautiful as was the view of Mt Batur from a distance. The guide, Darta, is refreshingly polite and highly professional. Will definitely recommend friends and family to go on tours with Darta as their guide!

Review by: Geoff L	February 2011
Covered more than ten tourist sites. A good day out.

Review by: Debra P	January 2011
It was a great trip and the tour was just the best. The guide was very friendly and informative and even went out of his way to get some Panadol when I had a headache. I would reccomend this trip to all .

Review by: Katie O	November 2010
Fantastic trip. The guide was very good although, too many craft stops along the way where you can feel very pressured to buy something at every stop!

Review by: Sandra B	November 2010
If you are well-off, this is an excellent first tour. If you aren't, do it a bit later in your stay and promise your credit card you will be good. :D As well as the volcano, you are taken to a batik store where you can see batiks being made by hand, then a silversmith, then a wood carving store, all with the most exquisite top quality goods. Remember to bargain; you lose face (and money) if you don't. I was encouraged to bargain by the shop assistants! All my wood was passed by customs, no problems. The volcano was very picturesque, and the restaurant buffet stunningly good at a very low price. The Barong dance was excellent, and the musicians were something to watch - watch the drummer! He takes the lead role in the 'orchestra' and is an absolute virtuoso! Don't expect to be able to follow what is happening in the dance, even with the description they give you, but it's still incredible to see. The guides encourage (but not push) you to buy, they were very pleased to see me come out of every store with a bag. The art gallery IS worth seeing; there are many different artists and styles and you are likely to find something beautiful and affordable. If you can only go on one tour, choose this one.

Review by: Catherine H	October 2010
A very enlightening trip with a very well informed local guide who spoke excellent English. Safe and secure all the way

Review by: Peggy W, Australia	June 2010
Guide was very knowledgeable and charming. Good variety of things to see. We were unable to get to the original dance venue because of time taken on pickups so were instead shown a sort of musical which was good but rather long. It would have been good to see the volcano from the other side of the road but were advised not to because of the intensity of the sellers so photo's had to be taken from the restaurant.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	June 2010
I was really looking forward to visiting Ubud but this was not the case! Ubud is formed of villages, so we toured around the ubud villages but not in the actual Ubud centre, which was not made clear on the itinerary. I had to visit afterwards and Ubud is amazing! Also we visited silver, wood carving, painting "factories". Just a trick to sell stuff for tourist, these visits were pointless. Good parts of the trip were temples. You will be better off getting a driver and traveling where-ever you want to go!

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	April 2010
Very professional and friendly guide, took us to many smaller arts and crafts places along the way. good fun!!

Review by: Howard K. H. W, Malaysia	March 2010
The trip experience was good, however l don't think it worth for the value that we paid. Check with local tour agency. They can offer better rate with the same package. Always thought internet booking is always better rate the ad-hoc rate. Guess l was wrong.

Review by: HOWARD K H W	March 2010
The trip experience was good, however l don't think it worth for the value that we paid. Check with local tour agency. They can offer better rate with the same package. Always thought internet booking is always better rate the ad-hoc rate. Guess l was wrong.

Review by: Nicola S, United Kingdom	February 2010
The wood craft shop was pushy and we felt we were being pressurized into buying. The guy in the shop even had the cheek to ask for a tip for explaining how they made the carvings.

Review by: Joshua Michael M, Australia	December 2009
This tour was good, however too many stops to check out local stores of very little interest. Lunch was not included however. You are given no option but to eat at a particular restaurant, at the volcano summit. Tour guide was very informative and speaks English well.

Review by: Janice K, United Kingdom	October 2009
This tour was excellent! You get to see the real Bali and all of its wonderful art centers. The Tour guide was very informative, and extremely helpful and polite. This was a real cultural trip, and you get to learn about the many talents and crafts of the people. The only downside was the restaurant at Kintamani, there were many flies which was a bit off putting and the locals were very persistent trying to sell their goods. However a visit to the restaurant was optional, but a welcome escape from the heat and the hawkers.

Review by: Gail F, Australia	July 2009
We had an absolutely fantastic time. We saw and experienced the Balinese culture. The Barong Dance was spectacular, and well worth seeing. The view of the volcanoes and lakes and surrounding mountains are breathtaking. Who made it great were the guides. We cannot speak highly enough of them. They were very informative and friendly and took the time to answer all our questions. This trip is well worth doing if you want to see the real Bali.

Review by: Janette B, Australia	June 2009
Asked the driver to just go there and come back as the trip was too long - when you have seen one paddy field you have seen them all. I was back at lunch.

Review by: JANETTE B	June 2009
Asked the driver to just go there and come back as the trip was too long - when you have seen one paddy field you have seen them all. I was back at lunch.

Review by: Jayne K, Australia	March 2009
Probably the best tour, the volcano and lake is an amazing place and great stop for lunch, loved the Barung dance play, lots to see and lots of shopping at batik shop and silver shop and bought a couple of paintings at Ubud on the way home, a very full day indeed. Great guides and driver who made the day very enjoyable.

Review by: Ubin P, Thailand	February 2009
Absolutely loved it, definitely the trip is worth doing for all.

Review by: Richard A, United Kingdom	May 2008
Too many craft stops.

Review by: RICHARD A	May 2008
Too many craft stops.