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Bali: Private Balinese Home, Temple, and Waterfall Tour

By Bali Ninetyfive Experience
Free cancellation available
Price is P 4,358 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Immerse yourself in Balinese culture with a visit to a traditional home
  • Learn about the Sikut Satak measurement system and its spiritual meaning
  • Take part in a water purification ritual at the Tirta Empul Temple
  • Enjoy a refreshing stop at Ulupetanu Waterfall, surrounded by nature
  • Relax with a fresh coconut and a coffee stop to unwind and reflect
Activity location
    • Tirta Empul
    • Bali, Bali, Indonesia
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Tirta Empul
    • Bali, Bali, Indonesia

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Bali: Private Balinese Home, Temple, and Waterfall Tour
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
P 4,358.49 x 1 AdultP 4,358.49

Total
Price is P 4,358.49

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private local driver-guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to an ancient Balinese house
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    Explanation of traditional Sikut Satak measurement system
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to Tirta Empul water temple
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Optional participation in water purification ritual
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Fresh coconut refreshment
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to Ulupetanu Waterfall
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Relaxed coffee stop
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    Personal expenses
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    Meals and additional food outside the included coffee tasting and fresh coconut
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips and gratuities (optional)

What you can expect

Begin your journey with a visit to an ancient Balinese house built using the traditional Sikut Satak measurement system. This is not a museum, but a real family compound that reflects how Balinese people design their homes based on ancient wisdom.

Learn how the Sikut Satak system measures the house according to the physical proportions of the owner’s body, such as the length of the arm, the width of the palm, and natural body ratios. This makes every traditional Balinese house deeply personal, created specifically for the person and family who live inside it.

Inside the compound, learn how family hierarchy and roles are clearly reflected in the layout of the house. A traditional Balinese home is made up of several separate buildings arranged within one enclosed yard. The most sacred area is always placed in the highest and purest direction and is reserved for family temples and ancestral shrines.

Living and sleeping pavilions are arranged according to the roles of parents, children, and elders, while practical areas like the kitchen and entrance are placed in lower zones. This layout defines who belongs in each space and how daily life flows inside the family, teaching order, respect, and balance through architecture itself.

From the ancient home, continue to Tirta Empul, one of Bali’s most important and active water temples. Here you will have the opportunity to take part in a traditional water purification ritual. Participation is optional and always guided in a respectful and comfortable way.

Your guide will explain the meaning behind the ritual, the Balinese belief in cleansing negative energy, and the story of Dewi Sri, the goddess of rice and prosperity, who plays an important role in the spiritual life of farmers and villages across Bali. This moment allows you to witness a living tradition that is still practiced by local people today.

After the water ritual, enjoy a dedicated fresh coconut stop for refreshment. Fresh young coconut water is served as a natural way to cool down, rehydrate, and reset your energy after the sacred water experience. This tropical pause creates a comfortable transition from the spiritual atmosphere to the natural scenery that follows.

Continue to the peaceful atmosphere of Ulupetanu Waterfall. Surrounded by greenery, fresh air, and the sound of flowing water, this visit offers a refreshing nature escape. It is a gentle stop where you can relax, enjoy the cooling environment, and feel the quieter side of Bali away from busy tourist spots.

To close the experience, enjoy a relaxed coffee stop. This final break allows you to unwind, reflect on the journey, and slowly return from the cultural and nature experience to everyday life in a calm and comfortable way.

Location

Activity location
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    • Tirta Empul
    • Bali, Bali, Indonesia
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Tirta Empul
    • Bali, Bali, Indonesia