Indonesia · 1-DAY TOURS
A shortlist rather than a catalogue: 15 1-day tours that hold up on price, with the traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit to each.
Review of the Best of Ubud private tour, covering temples, waterfalls, rice terraces, monkeys, transport, guides, value, and practical tips.
“Excellent tour - Tegeg our guide was knowledable, flexible, spoke excellent English- would recommend”
Nusa Penida day-trip review from Ubud covering boats, roads, beaches, guides, lunch, crowds, timing, value, and who should book.
“Communication could have been better as they didn’t respond to our inquiries until late the night before. The day started with a hotel pickup. The driver was friendly but drove dangerously fast on the highway, despite our requests to slow down. Once off the highway, his driving was more reasonable. We waited 50 minutes at the meeting point, though we could have boarded the boat much earlier, wasting valuable time. The boat ride and snorkeling were enjoyable, with the snorkeling being the highlight, though some time was wasted. Lunch was mediocre, and at Angel’s Billabong and Broken Beach, we had only about 5 minutes to explore. The driver rushed people…”
Review of a Nusa Penida day trip from Bali with four snorkel stops, manta rays, Kelingking Beach, lunch, photos, and boat transfers.
“Very experienced crew (our guide was Handsom and a couple of others). Crew is friendly. Always available to answer any questions. Very enthusiastic to make sure way saw the huge manata rays and also turtles. Knowledgable about water conditions and tide. The restaraunt after the tour was very good. The pick up and drop off location was convineant. They also had water and fruits onboard. They had snorkels and life jackets too. The crew catered very well to participants according to their level of comfort / swimming ability in the water. Highly recommended.”
Review of the Mount Bromo sunrise tour from Surabaya or Malang, with private transport, jeep access, crater views, breakfast, costs, and practical tips.
“It was a bit cloudy that day, but the view was still absolutely beautiful. It gets really crowded, but as our guide advised us to leave early, we were on the front row. A must do!”
Review of the 13-hour Bromo sunrise tour from Malang, with seven stops, 4WD transport, practical tips, costs, crowds, and honest drawbacks.
“Beautiful experience and day trip. You can also do stargazing prior the sunrise which was unique.I really recommend it and the tour company did a great job.”
Review of BaliHit’s private Bali day trip with hotel pickup, WiFi, bottled water, and a flexible 8 or 10-hour route.
“We had a prompt pick up at our hotel and off we went on our adventure. We loved Ubud. Our driver, Pandy, provided much information before each stop. We had a delightful sample of Bali through the crafts, animals and food. It was a wonderful first day to acquaint ourselves to this friendly country.”
Nusa Penida day-trip review covering boats, cliff views, lunch, rough roads, timing, guides, crowds, and value from Bali.
“This one day trip it’s what you are looking for. Tour guide at Penida reaching all the spots in perfect timings, and let you enjoyed it at your own peace. It’s a really nice and organized team, Candra and the guys really make our experience a fun, safety and comfortable one to not forget.”
Review of Yogyakarta’s private Borobudur and Prambanan tour, with temple-top access, Mendut, transport, guides, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“The trip was very well organized and all details were taken care of; we had time to explore Borobudur and Prambanan, to have a cup of luwak coffee, to enjoy a good lunch, and to visit a very nice batic shop. The best part of the tour though, was our guide and driver Maxi. He is the kindest person ever, knowledgeable about local culture, and passionate about his job. Highly recommend this tour and particularly our guide MAXI!”
Review of Waterbom Bali in Kuta, with slide highlights, costs, food, timing, safety, cashless tips, and advice on who should book.
“It worked out to be more expensive than paying full price at the door, anybody who’s look long at going just visit Waterbom official website to get an additional 10% off. I was told by Viator customer service their price guaranteed does not include matching discounted price on the office website which is a joke.”
Review of Nusa Penida’s $29 west-coast tour with manta snorkeling, Crystal Bay, Kelingking Beach, transport tips, and honest value advice.
“First half was awesome swimming with mantas, good boat captain and helper ,second part of trip was not so good they take you to a lower quality restaurant with over priced items not good,after that the drive time to each view place is about 45 minutes to 1 hour in a bumpy I mean bumpy car ride going 5 mph and our driver would not put air conditioner on full blast and cold said the car would not run not sure how that out make sense but we were overheated and car sick from the drive to see a 5 min view which was over rated,I would recommend only go…”
Review of Nusa Penida’s east and west coast day tour from Bali, with boat transfers, private car, top viewpoints, costs, and practical tips.
“We were kindly picked up from our hotel in Seminyak and dropped off at the harbour. Our boat was booked for 08:30 however we didn’t leave the harbour until 09:45 (I think we waited for some people). When we arrived on the island, we found our driver who was super friendly and accommodating throughout the day. Unfortunately the day is not what you would assume as described on the online itinerary. We were in the car for most of the day, spending about 10-15 minutes in each of the 5 locations taking photos. It took us almost 2 hours to get to diamond beach due to traffic and the journey.…”
Review of Bali’s Best Day Trip from Ubud, with temples, rice terraces, waterfalls, monkeys, silver crafts, and private hotel transfers.
“Great tour, nice guide, much seen. Temple, Monkey Forest, Rice Terraces, Tengalalang Waterfall etcAuto-translated”
Review of a private Ubud and Mount Batur day trip with monkeys, rice terraces, temples, lunch, hotel transfers, and practical tips.
“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 👍🏻”
Review of Yogyakarta’s Borobudur and Prambanan day trip, with climb-up access, hotel transfers, guides, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Really nice guides and super interesting trip. Absolutely worth it, I would recommend to do this trip”
Review of the Mount Bromo sunrise tour from Surabaya, with private transfers, King Kong Hill, crater views, breakfast, price, and practical tips.
“Alles is naar wens verlopen op tijd opgehaald en een geweldige gezellige gids (Salsa) vrolijk en kon alles goed vertellen aan te raden haar als gids te vragen”
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