We had an amazing time on this private Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking and Rice Terrace tour — an experience made even better thanks to our fantastic driver, guide, and photographer, Adi. He was truly multitalented: warm, helpful, always on time, and knowledgeable. Not only did he answer all of our extra questions about Balinese culture, but he also took some stunning photos of us at the rice terraces. His friendly and talkative nature made the long day feel easy and enjoyable.
Everything about the tour was smoothly organized and well planned — minus the Ubud traffic, but hey, what can you do there! The trek up Mount Batur was a definite highlight. Our mountain guide was kind, attentive, and made sure we felt safe, especially during the dark early hours of the hike. He shared fascinating insights about Bali, along with some personal stories (wishing him all the best as a dad to two baby boys!). He even sang and played a guitar! We were lucky to catch a few breathtaking minutes of sunrise after a rainy and grey start — and he captured those moments with some truly great photos.
Highly recommended if you're looking for a memorable and well-supported adventure in Bali!
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Nicola_B
August 23, 2024 · via Viator
Absolutely Amazing Experience!
Sari was our guide for the day. She was fantastic soo friendly and fun. Very knowledgeable. Great guide climbing up and down Mount Batur. We felt well looked after. The highlight was the sunrise we had a clear morning but it does get quite cool and breezy at the summit so take some warm clothes. Amazing tour and guide.
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sonalp700
August 22, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Mount Batur and rice fields
We spent the day trekking for the sunrise mount batur. The experience was amazing and views stunning. This was followed up by a trip to the rice fields which was great to see (how rice is planted and made) not to mention the famous swing everyone posts on Instagram! Thank you Aris for a amazing day! He was super helpful and friendly and ensured the whole experience flowed seamlessly. Thank you to our mountain guide Yulan for getting us up and down the mountain in one piece!
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Tamarabending
August 14, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Absolutely fantastic day 🌺
Fantastic tour, we were a group of 9 friends and they catered for everyone. They picked us up from our Villa in Seminyak (after they drove from Ubud) at 2am, we’re so lovely and dropped us off where we had some yummy banana pancakes and tea. The hike was amazing and well worth it! It was actually very fun walking in the dark and the sunrise was absolutely gorgeous 🌺
After our walk down we drove for an hour to the rice fields and spent some time walking around, enjoying the views 🌴🍚
We then drive to a lovely cat poo coffee shop and enjoyed a great selection for local teas, coffee and hot chocolate, as well as a little tour.
At the end of the day, our two lovely drivers dropped us off at our villa.
Big thank you to these boys for driving us all day, all the best, we loved spending the day with you ❤️
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sheenal730
July 13, 2024 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing view!
The sunrise trek was amazing. Gusti drove us nice and early (2am) and our walking guide was very polite and knowledgeable. At the top, we had hot drinks and some breakfast which was great. Our guide also took very nice photos for us. Highly recommend :)
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Expedition753701
October 24, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Private tour to Mt Batur
Alit was a fantastic driver and guide . He was on time at 2:00 am for early pickup. After our nocturnal drive with nice chitchat with our Ubud expert we met our hike guide, Adi. Thankfully Adi gave us frontal lights to follow him during our 2 hours hike up to the crater. Then it was magical: we just watched the sun rose while eating our breakfast well prepared by Adi. Thanks to our guide we had a perfect spot for the best sunrise shooting.
Alit was super accommodating as we changed our pick up point , half way back instead of down to the hill.
This change gave us plenty more time to enjoy Tegalalang rice terrace . Alit was a great guide as we stopped for more pictures on our way and at the rice terrace, he helped us to find the best option for the magical swing moment.
When we arrived back to the hotel we were glowing of happiness thanks to Alit and Adi who made everything possible in a very safe and well organized cultural Ubud experience .
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rosevS4789LU
October 23, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Best experience ever
It was amazing. We had an amazing tour guide, Aris, very much recommended! He was patient, helpful and fun, and made this trip a memorable experience. Thank you for everything
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katiah532
September 6, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Mount Batur
Very beautiful sunrise at Mount Batur. The effort is worth it. Thanks to our driver Aris who was very kind and pleasantly flexible.
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monicacE1627XI
May 24, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Worth it !!
We booked this tour last minute and definitely worth it!
It is a wonderful experience, hard and early wake up but we were so happy along the way.
Thanks to Gusti and his team for making this possible and so professional
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Tsyverson3
May 17, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
Great experience, book with this company!
Book with this company! Like another reviewer, I did this as a solo traveler. My guide, Buda, was incredible. I'm not a highly experienced hiker but I'm somewhat fit, run often and this was not a difficult hike for me. Buda recognized this early on and we took several shortcuts that allowed us to reach the summit much quicker. There are A LOT of other people doing this trek. A good guide will make all the difference.
On the flip side, if you are not very fit, your guide will adjust accordingly, offer you breaks, help you along the way and give you as much time as you need.
My driver, Ketut, was fantastic! He was on time, well prepared and is a great navigator. We got stuck in some Bali traffic but, knowing the island so well, he turned down a different road, went completely around the traffic and saved us a lot of time. He was also just a really great guy in general and I would not hesitate to book another tour with him!