The 15 Best Hikes & Treks from Kuta

1.Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking Private Tour with Breakfast and Hotel Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 885 reviews · from $49Our pick

Leave your Ubud or south Bali accommodation in a private car, then climb Mount Batur with a guide, headlamp, and trekking poles. You set the walking pace, watch daybreak from the summit, and eat breakfast with hot drinks before descending. Guides named Tana, Jata, Oman, Don, and Komang Ras have led this trek.

“Great experience. Our guide was Tana and I couldnt recommend him more. Good fun and professional. Provided motivation when I found myself struggling, always helpful and keeping us safe. Made the experience even better!”

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2.Private Tour Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking and Natural Hot Spring

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 431 reviews · from $63

Leave south Bali around 1:00 to 3:00 am for a private, guided Mount Batur climb, reaching the 1,717-meter peak around sunrise. Breakfast is served on the mountain, then you can choose a shorter or longer walk around the crater before soaking at Batur Natural Hot Spring. A guide named Oman has been praised for his care, though guide assignments may vary.

“Amazing experience! Definitely need some level of fitness because it’s challenging in parts! Our guides were phenomenal, let us move at a pace that was comfortable and coaxed us through the hardest parts. Would absolutely recommend!!”

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3.Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking and Rice Terrace Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · from $80

Set out around 2:45 a.m. with a small group and a Balinese guide for a strenuous climb to Mount Batur’s crater rim. Watch the sunrise over volcanic craters and black lava fields, with breakfast and a hot drink included. Choose a pickup option that adds hotel transport and a Tegalalang Rice Terrace stop, or consider a private tour with a hot springs visit.

“We had a great experience at Mount Batur with our amazing guide Katut for the trek. and our driver Senegal who was very friendly and gave us great explanations about the history of Ubud !”

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4.All Inclusive Sekumpul Waterfall Trekking , Handara Gate & Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $68

Set out from south Bali at 8:00 am in a private, air-conditioned car with a driver or guide. Visit Handara Gate and Ulun Danu Beratan Temple, then spend about three hours exploring Sekumpul Waterfall with a local guide. The price includes entry fees, a local lunch, bottled water and coconut water. One driver named Okta has led this route, though assignments may vary.

“Wonderful experience! Driver was perfect and accommodating. Our journey to Sekumpul Waterfall was a highlight. Our guide to the waterfall was there every step of the way to make sure we were safe during the trek and that we had plenty Read more”

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5.Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking Open Trip All-Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · from $22Best value

Join a small open-trip group for an early Mount Batur ascent with a local guide, summit breakfast and hot drinks, a walk around the crater, and a coffee plantation stop. Pickup is around 1:30 to 2:30 a.m. Optional round-trip hotel transfers are available from Ubud, Kuta, Canggu and Seminyak.

“Tindih Was a great tour guide, 10/10 for his happiness and information. He was very attentive and helpful, we got up with plenty of time for brekkie, he took some great pictures for us, very happy with our guide. Climb was a little harder than expected, you needed a reasonaRead more”

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6.Mount Batur Volcano – Sunrise Trekking with White Water Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $90

Leave Kuta around 1:30am for a guided climb up Mount Batur, breakfast at the summit, and a sunrise over Lake Batur. Then take on Class II and III rapids on the Ayung River, with instruction and equipment provided. Hotel transport, meals, and a coffee plantation stop are included. Driver Asta is named in a guest account; the hiking guide’s name is not provided.

“This was the best part of my trip to Bali. I booked this trip wondering if the early morning and length would be too much. When I woke up my husband at 1am he wasn't feeling well and wanted to cancel and it ended up being the best part of Read more”

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7.Mount Batur Sunrise Trek With All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $34

Start around 3:00 am with hotel pickup and a small snack, then hike Mount Batur with an English-speaking guide. Reach the summit around sunrise for eggs, fruit, sandwiches, and hot drinks. Guides such as Wayan, Kutut Karma, and Denis are praised for steady encouragement and taking photos. The group is capped at 15, and the uphill track can be sandy and demanding.

“Its one of the best experience we had with Jero trekking. All credit goes to Wayan who was our guide. He is a wonderful person to go with on Mount Batur. He guided us at each and every step and made our trekking so memorable. He is one of the fun loving person to bRead more”

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8.All inclusive Bali Sekumpul Waterfalls Trekking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $90

Leave your Kuta-area hotel at 7:00 am for the long drive to Lemukih, then ride by motorbike to the trekking start. With an English-speaking guide, you’ll walk to Sekumpul and Fiji waterfalls, with time for swimming and the supervised water slide and jumping point. Lunch, bottled water, transport, and waterfall admission are included.

“Would definitely recommend this trip. Bobby the driver was punctual to pick us up from the hotel and more than happy to accommodate any stops we wanted. The ride on the motorbikes to the start of the trail was so much fun! The trekkinRead more”

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9.Bali day trip : Batur Sunrise Hike and Hot Spring All inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $97

Leave Kuta at 1:30 am for a guided Mount Batur sunrise hike, summit breakfast cooked with volcanic steam, and a soak at Batur Natural Hot Spring. Private transport, entry fees, a flashlight, bottled water, and lunch are included. Guides named for this experience include Esa, Ravi, Bobbi, Komang, Bobby, and Rafi, though your guide may differ.

“Ravi is an awesome tour guide and driver, perfect English and such a lovely honest Balinese man. Thank you for all you help while I was in Bali 😁”

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10.Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking With Guide & Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $35

This roughly 10-hour private Mount Batur outing includes pickup, an early-morning guided climb, summit breakfast, and a coffee plantation stop. Guides named in past outings include Eka, Komang, Gede, Sana, and Warsana. Expect a 2 to 3 a.m. pickup and a moderate uphill trek, with lunch not included.

“everything was perfect from pick up service to trekking and breakfast to get back from there. Our guide Gede is a very sweet person. on the way back, we also had a relaxing hot spring bath. Stop by the coffee plantation and have suckling pig for lunch, thank you Krisnabalitrekking”

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11.Amazing Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking and Hot Spring

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $30

Join Bali Trip Adventure for a shared pre-dawn climb of sacred, active Mount Batur, rising to 1,717 meters. A trekking guide leads the roughly two-hour ascent, with sunrise views and a breakfast described as cooked using volcanic steam. Pickup is offered from Nusa Dua and other Bali resort areas. The hot spring named in the tour title is not explained in the available details.

“Magical. Unique. Amazing sunrise - the trek is good exercise. Beautiful views and very rewarding when reaching the sunmit”

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12.Adventures Tour : Bali Hidden Canyon Trekking – Beji Guwang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $50

Set out from your Bali hotel at 8:15 am for a roughly 10-hour day with Beji Guwang’s shallow-river canyon trek, Tegenungan Waterfall, Goa Gajah and Gunung Kawi. The group is capped at five. Bring water shoes for the wet, rocky canyon; guides named for this trip include Capung and Yogi.

“A great day worth every penny! Km Sedana Artur made the day memoriable by guiding us through the day, and also let us to form the day as we wished. A great combination of adventure, water and temples. The hidden canyon trekking was incredible - it's a must. Many thanks to our trekking guide Capung who made it into a fun and safe adventure. Recommended!”

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13.Best of Bali Water Temple and UNISCO Rice Terrace Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $32

Spend about 10 hours visiting Taman Ayun, Ulun Danu Beratan, Jatiluwih and Tanah Lot in a private vehicle with hotel pickup, bottled water, included admission and lunch at Jatiluwih. The day ends at Tanah Lot for sunset. A past tour was driven by Made Surya, who explained Balinese culture and helped take photos.

“Made Surya was my driver for this tour. He was safe and patient. He explained Balinese culture along the way. The stops were perfect and he captured photos for me as well.”

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14.Bali Mount Batur Sunrise Hike and Natural Hot Spring

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $23

Set out before dawn from Kuta, Ubud, Seminyak, Legian, or Nusa Dua for a guided Mount Batur hike, a simple summit breakfast, lakeside hot springs, and a coffee plantation stop. Guides such as Eka, Abdi, and Komang have led this trip, though your guide may differ. Private transport and a guide for your group are included.

“This was an amazing experience. my guide EKA, was very knowledgeable and helpful along the way , setting a pace that was comfortable for me. I took about 3 hours to reach the top, for a breath taking view and monkeys!!!!!! the driver KadeRead more”

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15.Mount Ijen Crater Trekking Tour from Bali

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $153

Leave South Bali at 5 pm for an overnight ferry-and-trek trip to Mount Ijen in East Java. A local guide leads the predawn climb, with a chance to see blue fire, meet sulphur miners and view the crater’s acid lake. The tour includes a light breakfast, lunch and hotel transfers, but the strenuous trek and long journey demand good fitness.

“I would recommend this tour. The volcano is incredible but it isn't for everyone. Its a tough climb overnight and journey from Bali is pretty long. The driver were very courteous and the tour guide was pretty average. There was a wait in a building/house that was unexpected, we had to wait until fellow travelers arrived so we'd leave as a group.”

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