Rukmana Bali Tour · south Bali
Rukmana Bali Tour sends a driver-guide with a private car to the Monkey Forest, Tegenungan, Goa Gajah, Tegallalang and the Ubud art market. Pick it if price comes first: it has the lowest from-price of any tour on this site, and you still get a car to yourselves.
Two options: Transport Only and Inclusive without Lunch. The $24 from-price is the Transport Only rate for the largest group, the cheapest way onto this list. A couple pays more each, and the inclusive option costs more. Viator's itinerary labels every stop "free admission". That's a booking-system label, not a free ticket: on Transport Only you pay each gate yourself.
Those gates: IDR 130,000 at the Monkey Forest, IDR 30,000 at Tegenungan, IDR 50,000 at Goa Gajah (sarong included) and IDR 15,000 to 20,000 at Tegallalang. About IDR 230,000, or $14, per adult. Lunch is extra on both options. Do the sum for your group, put it next to the inclusive price on Viator, and book whichever comes out lower.
The day runs Monkey Forest, Tegenungan, the Elephant Cave at Goa Gajah, Tegallalang, the art market and Ubud Palace, with an hour at most stops. Ubud Palace gets one listed minute, so treat it as a photo from the street. With 206 reviews this is a small outfit next to the big names. Most reviews praise drivers by name; one older review reports a driver who skipped two stops and forgot the water. Wifi in the car and insurance come with both options.
An hour with the macaques. IDR 130,000 per adult on Transport Only.
The second stop, so you can beat the 11 am rush. One guest counts 160-plus steps down.
The carved cave mouth, the bathing pools and a river path. The sarong comes with the IDR 50,000 ticket.
Terraces and an optional swing. A guest suggests the café here if you want pizza or snacks.
An hour to shop the market, then a quick look at the palace on the way out.
★★★★★It was a long but satisfyingly wonderful day. The rice field was awesome, be prepared to walk down 160+ steps to get close to the waterfall, the recommeded restaurant was great as it had areas we could have done a photoshoot. [...] The art market was a great place to mingle with the locals and bid down on your souveniers and paintings.
★★★★★The sacred monkey forest and the waterfall were great. We chose not to see the rice terrace as it was too much walking. We shopped instead.
★★★★★The sacred monkey forest was the highlight. Our driver was Mr. Mery: friendly, informative, flexible--everything you could ask for. We both have mobility issues, and he was very patient and accommodating. Two thumbs up!
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No. The itinerary says "free admission", but that's a label. The gate costs IDR 30,000 per adult and is covered only on the Inclusive without Lunch option.
The Transport Only option at the largest-group rate: a private car, a driver-guide, water, wifi and insurance. Two travellers pay more each, and gate fees and lunch are extra.
About IDR 460,000 for two adults, or IDR 230,000 each, for the Monkey Forest, Tegenungan, Goa Gajah and Tegallalang. That's roughly $28 on top of the tour price.
8 to 10 hours. A pickup from Kuta or Nusa Dua adds an hour or more each way in traffic.
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