We had a brilliant day with a fantastic tour guide, Risma.Risma spoke fluent English and had extensive knowledge, managing to answer all questions we asked. He took us to some great spots and we never felt any time pressure at all, even stopping to go to a coffee shop when we requested and taking so many photos at the swing park, Aloha. We finished off with a fabulous late lunch at d’Alas Warung, chosen by our guide. The views from lunch were incredible and the restaurant even had a beautiful infinity pool.All in all a great day, 100% worth the money. We would definitely recommend the customised tour and Risma to anybody visiting Ubud.

This is advertised as a tour for cruise ship passengers, but I was able to book it anyway and arrange pick up at our Ubud homestay. Prior to the trip, Wayan and I had a good discussion about the various places that I was looking to see on the tour and we were able to work out a good customized tour easily.Rus picked us up nice and early and we had a great day going to the Elephant Cave, up to Bedugul to see the beautiful Ulun Danu Beratan temple, over to the Jatuwileh Rice Terraces, and then finally Pura Luhur Batukaru temple. A tropical rainstorm came in towards the end of our Jatuwileh trek, but Rus was prepared with umbrellas for the two of us and himself. He was patient, accommodating, and made the trip fun. Terima kasih Rus!

We always research private tours and drivers when we are going on a cruise. We don't like the ship offered tours and excursions as they are crowded and expensive. We came across Hire Bali Driver via Trip Adviser reviews and emailed them about a customised day tour. Excellent communication and touring information was offered and we booked a tour that included Port pick up and drop off, all entrance fees, a buffet lunch and a busy day of sightseeing visiting the rice terraces combined with a Luwak coffee experience, seeing the volcano at Mt Batur with a buffet lunch stop, and the Kehen temple complex. We avoided the main tourist crowds and a very enjoyable day was had. Our driver was extremely informative and courteous and come highly recommended. The local experience and negating of the traffic was awesome and we felt safe at all times. We arrived back at the port at the designated time and never worried once about meeting timeframes. We paid US$50 per head all inclusive paid on the day at the end of the tour - the corresponding ship tour was A$150pp! We would much rather give a nice tip to the driver than line the purses of the cruise companies. We have done private shore tours over 90% of the time over the past 15 years and have always had a great result. Hire Bali Driver / Wayan phone number is +62 81933 116036