Best Wildlife and Waterfall Day Trips in Indonesia — Our Top 15

1.Ubud: Waterfall, Rice Terraces & Monkey Forest Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,894 reviews · 8 hours · from $23Our pick

Spend eight hours exploring Ubud with an English-speaking guide such as Agung, Merta, or Wayan. Visit Tegenungan Waterfall, Tirta Empul, Tegalalang, Mas Village, the Monkey Forest, Ubud Palace, and a coffee plantation, with private and small-group options available.

“our guide Putra was absolutely amazing, 100% knowledgeable, friendly, professional and loves his job! He made our trip, and we would definitely recommend him to anyone!”

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2.Ubud: Full-Day Rice Terrace, Monkey Forest & Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,634 reviews · 9 hours · from $23Top rated

Spend nine hours with a private English-speaking driver-guide such as Sija, Uncle Wayan, or Made Budi. Visit Ubud’s monkey sanctuary, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Tirta Empul, Segara Windhu Coffee Plantation, and Tibumana Waterfall, with hotel pickup and a flexible pace.

“We booked a tour with Sija! He was super amazing and friendly. Definitely recommend him, learned many new things and visited amazing places!! He even gave us umbrellas when rain suddenly came, and was very flexible with the plan so we had time to see everything and try different activities.”

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4.Bali: Swing with Falls, Rice Terrace, & Monkey Forest Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 509 reviews · 1 - 7 hours · from $15Best value

Build your Ubud day around a jungle swing, rice terraces, waterfall, Penglipuran Village, or Monkey Forest. Guides such as Gus, Febri, Yoga, and Jojo are praised for local insight and excellent photos. Hotel pickup, coffee tasting, massage, and temple visits can be added.

“Amazing day with our guide Jojo. Loved every minute. The swing was the best bit!”

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5.Ubud Tour with Monkey Forest Waterfalls Temples and More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 495 reviews · from $30

Spend 8 to 10 hours exploring Ubud by private car with hotel pickup. Visit the Sacred Monkey Forest, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Tirta Empul, a Bali Swing, D Alas Warung, and Tegenungan Waterfall. Guides such as Dika, Made, Juli, and Karyana can tailor the day to your interests.

“We had an amazing day exploring Ubud, all thanks to our fantastic driver and guide, Mr. Sutha. From the moment we were picked up, everything was smooth, professional, and welcoming. He was punctual, knowledgeable, and extremely cRead more”

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7.Tetebatu Walking Tour – Rice Terraces, Waterfall & Monkey Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 349 reviews · from $68

Spend 7 to 8 hours walking through Tetebatu with a private local guide, seeing rice terraces, two waterfalls, Sasak homes, and black and gray monkeys. Guides such as Danny, Eddie, and Jonny explain local life, while lunch, coffee, water, and hotel transfers are included.

“Our walking tour to Tetebatu was excellent, our driver Sem was perfect, picked up us on time, he's friendly and attentive to small details. The guide Jonny explained everything to us, we enjoyed seeing the coffee processing place, the coconut Read more”

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8.Tanah Lot Tour with Ubud Monkey Forest, Rice Terraces, and Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 273 reviews · from $67

Spend 8 to 10 hours with a private driver visiting Tanah Lot, Tegenungan Waterfall, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, and Ubud Monkey Forest. Guides such as Kody, Aldo, Dika, and Nyoman have been praised for patience, photo help, and flexibility. Craft villages and coffee tasting add cultural stops, though traffic can cut into sightseeing time.

“Our driver, Ockta, was very helpful in showing us around different areas of Ubud. We saw a lot of things and he helped us take photos! very accommodating to what we found interesting and it was so fun! definitely recommend!”

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9.Bali: Saraswati Temple, Monkey Forest, Ubud Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 263 reviews · 8 hours · from $34

Spend eight hours exploring Bali with a local guide such as Gusde, Dewa, or Tirta. Visit Tegenungan Waterfall, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Saraswati Temple, Ubud Palace, the market, Monkey Forest, and a coffee plantation, with private and small-group options.

“Agus was a fantastic driver and guide. Saraswati temple and Monkey Forest was great.”

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10.Bali ATV Quad Adventure – Ubud Monkey Forest and Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 261 reviews · from $47

Spend about 10 hours exploring Ubud by private car and ATV. Ride for two hours through jungle, rice paddies, mud, and steep tracks, then clean up with a shower and buffet lunch. Guides such as Adi, Denny, Win, and Ketut are known for adding local insight and taking useful photos.

“We had an amazing tour with DENNY!! He was very friendly took the time to talk to us about Bali culture. Really enjoyed the monkey forest took amazing photos of us which was good seeing as we’re in a couple and it’s hard to get photos together. went out the way and took us to a coffee plantation which was amazing gave us time and space to look around. Didn’t rush us. The monkey forest was our highlight off the day!”

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11.Ubud Tour with Swing, Temple, Monkey Forest, and Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 224 reviews · from $83

Spend 8 to 10 hours with a private English-speaking driver visiting Ubud’s rice terraces, monkey forest, waterfall, Batuan Temple, coffee and tea stop, and Happy Swing Bali. Drivers such as Oka, Agus, Pong, and Amporna also help with photos and schedule changes.

“Such a fun filled cultural day. We enjoyed the coffee and tea stop. Loved visiting and feeding the monkeys. The swing photos over the rice field were amazing. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable.”

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12.Bali: Leke-Leke Waterfall, Monkey Forest & Jungle Swing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 204 reviews · 10 hours · from $36

Travel from your hotel to Leke Leke Waterfall, Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest, and a Tegallalang jungle swing. Guides such as Sumadi, Tarisa, Gus, and Adiari are known for local insight, careful driving, and helpful photos. Expect walking, stairs, heat, and a full day on the road.

“The tour was amazing! My favourite was the Monkey Forest, the monkeys were so cute! our guide was also amazing! Widi made sure we were comfortable and he was extremely knowledgeable about everything I had to ask! I would recommend this day trip to everyone!”

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13.Ubud Day Tour: Sacred Monkey Forest, Tegenungan Waterfall, Rice Terrace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 190 reviews · from $24

Spend 8 to 10 hours in a private air-conditioned car with an English-speaking driver such as Mr Merry or Nova. Visit the Sacred Monkey Forest, Tegenungan Waterfall, Elephant Cave, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Ubud Market, and Ubud Palace. Entrance fees may require an upgrade.

“Honestly wish we hadn’t wasted our time with this tour. The driver was nice enough but he just drove us to 4 places and didn’t actually give us a tour. Didn’t explain anything about anywhere we went and when we asked questions about the Read more”

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14.Ubud: Monkey Forest, Temple, Rice Terraces, Hidden Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 185 reviews · from $29

See Ubud’s playful macaques, walk the Tegallalang terraces, visit Tirta Empul, swim at Ulu Petanu Waterfall, and taste Balinese coffee. English-speaking guides such as Bayu, Dama, Nyoman, and Santanu add local context and can help with photos.

“Communication with Bayu was very easy, he is a very friendly and knowledgeable guide from Bali who we can wholeheartedly recommend. He took into account the weather conditions and made our experience very memorable, despite heavy rain. We would definitely join him on another tour.”

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15.Tetebatu: Rice Fields, Waterfall, & Monkey Forest Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 170 reviews · from $66

Spend about six hours walking through Tetebatu’s rice terraces, villages, waterfalls, and Mount Rinjani forest. Your English-speaking local guide may be Eddy, Adi, Jalal, or Dani, while a driver such as Kiki or Jamil handles the road journey. Expect coffee, coconut oil, spices, lunch at your own cost, and time with local families.

“If you want to see the local life of Lombok and get in touch with locals, than this is your tour. Eddie, our guide, and Sam, our driver, did everything to give us the best experience. It was such an interesting tour, we had a lot of fun and really enjoyed this trip. It started raining heavily In the afternoon, so unfortunately, there was no time to buy some Chilis from the locals. If I go to back to Lombok, I'll book this tour again. Highly recommended”

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