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Half-day tour in Ubud, taking in F7Gp+Pm6, Tirta Empul and Gunung Kawi Temple. Run by Bali Gateway, booked direct rather than through a reseller.
Highlights
- F7GP+PM6
- Tirta Empul
- Gunung Kawi Temple
- Pemulan Bali Coffee Plantation
- Runs 6 hours
- Hotel Pickup: Enjoy convenient hotel pickup from your accommodation in Ubud or nearby areas
Ubud Traditional Balinese Purification: Key Facts
| Price | From $36.5 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
Full description
This is a 6-hour experience from Ubud, built around F7GP+PM6, Tirta Empul and Gunung Kawi Temple. It is run by Bali Gateway, an operator we book with directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can hold your place with them before we treat your booking as final.
Tirta Empul is a water temple on the Pakerisan river at Tampaksiring, founded in 962 AD around a spring the Balinese hold sacred. The purification ritual, melukat, means entering the pool and moving from spout to spout under the water in order; two of the spouts are reserved for funeral rites and are not used, and a guide will show you which. Sarongs are provided at the entrance, and you will want a change of clothes for afterwards. The temple is busiest with local worshippers around full moon and on Balinese holy days, which is worth knowing rather than avoiding. The presidential palace built by Sukarno in the 1950s stands on the hill directly above the springs.
The price covers Hotel Pickup: Enjoy convenient hotel pickup from your, Guided Visits: Explore iconic sites such as Goa Gajah, Transportation: Relax in comfortable transportation to and and parking fee. It does not cover Admission fees for attractions and activities, Meals: While some refreshments are provided during the tour, Personal Expenses: Any personal purchases and Optional Activities: Any optional activities or experiences, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price.
Payangan. We need at least one day's notice, and we confirm the date with Bali Gateway before treating your booking as final. If they cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Pickup location
Payangan
F7GP+PM6
Visit (1.5 hours)
Tirta Empul
Visit (2.5 hours)
Gunung Kawi Temple
Visit (1 hour)
Pemulan Bali Coffee Plantation
Break time, Visit (1 hour)
Arrive back at
Payangan
Detailed Itinerary
Pickup location: Payangan
F7GP+PM6: Visit (1.5 hours)
Tirta Empul: Visit (2.5 hours)
Gunung Kawi Temple: Visit (1 hour)
Pemulan Bali Coffee Plantation: Break time, Visit (1 hour)
Arrive back at: Payangan
Includes
- Hotel Pickup: Enjoy convenient hotel pickup from your accommodation in Ubud or nearby areas.
- Guided Visits: Explore iconic sites such as Goa Gajah, Gunung Kawi Temple, and Tirta Empul with knowledgeable driver.
- Transportation: Relax in comfortable transportation to and from the tour destinations.
- parking fee
Excludes
- Admission fees for attractions and activities.
- Meals: While some refreshments are provided during the tour, meals are not included. Participants will need to pay for their own lunches and dinners.
- Personal Expenses: Any personal purchases, souvenirs, or additional snacks are not included in the tour price.
- Optional Activities: Any optional activities or experiences not specified in the tour itinerary may require an additional cost.
Important information
Meeting point
Payangan
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
We had such a great experience with our guide, Wayan Sana! He was really helpful and friendly throughout the tour. He even offered to carry our bags and helped us take lots of nice photos. The car ride was super fun thanks to his energy and way of hyping things up. We especially enjoyed the purification tour, it was such a memorable experience. He’s also very knowledgeable and shared so much about the culture and the stories behind the places we visited. Really made the whole trip extra enjoyable!
Great tour by an amazing driver, Dewa. He was able to cater to our needs when we changed our minds. He protected us from being tricked into buying a sarong when we didn’t need to. We needed a hotel transfer and Dewa helped us with that without delay. A fantastic experience overall
Today we did the traditional Balinese purification tour with our guide Made, and it was an incredible experience!! We started the day at Goa Gajah temple, and then joined the purification ritual at Tirta Empul. We were very lucky because it coincided with a local ceremony, which made the experience even more immersive. In the afternoon we visited the rice terraces and absolutely loved it. Our guide Made was fantastic, super friendly, knowledgeable, and he explained the history, traditions, and culture in such a meaningful way. Thanks to him, we felt truly immersed in Balinese culture. We highl
It was so nice tempel’s so beutiful, and a so good expirience to se and here more about the bali culture and their religon. Our guide J or Jack was so nice and helpful, we will record him to all, his laugh was amazing.
Wayan was a great tour guide. Very informative and showed up everything we wanted to see. Also great music choice
We had an amazing time with our guide Wayan Sana! The water purification was an amazing experience and I highly recommend!
Great day and Wayan our guide was incredibly friendly and went the extra mile, taking us to the rice fields after which was a really great experience for us both. It was very factual and also a great day
Our Guide Wayan Sana was super friendly. He told us a lot about the history of the different temple. Bring us to a nice coffee place, answered to all our to all your questions about the culture and recommend us a really nice restaurant to finish our day. We were really happy with him
One word : amazing ! The excursions were fantastic and the purification ceremony is a must do : unforgettable experience ! But most of all: we have had the chance to have the loveliest and a top professional guide who has taken good care of us, and even more. It was a busy and special day today ( full moon) and Wayan Sana has stayed with us the whole day. Many thanks again ! We will never forget you Wayan. Essia
Guide was super friendly, it was a lovely day and I recommend 100% this tour
The tour was very interesting and the ceremony was amazing. Jack was a great guide and we would recommend the tour ans him very much :)
Thoroughly enjoyed! Our driver Gede Jonny ensured the day ran seamlessly & was a highlight. With exc comn he was prompt, friendly & his personality & professionalism immed’ly put us at ease. Gede is an experienced & safe driver. His car was super clean & he provided us bott’d H2O. He gave us info along the journey & pointed out important landmarks & explained their significance. He guided us to obtain sarongs & locker key. The water purification involved walking waist high into water so we chose to change into bathers & use the c/room & locker to store our bags. Gede prov’d a full guided tour