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Bali's Best Kept Secrets

Escape the crowds and uncover Bali’s best-kept secrets—find hidden routes, meet local heroes, and see Bali's soul.

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Love letters from our guests

4.9

2,239 reviews

An absolute highlight of our trip! We were lucky and had the walk to ourselves. Our driver Yosi and guide Wi were both extremely lovely and shared so many great stories and interesting knowledge. The view from the rim was incredible even on our cloudy morning and we loved getting to take the boat across the lake. Definitely worth the early rise (3am for us in Ubud so not too bad) and we got back with so much day left to spend.

Jack

Booked: Bali's Best Kept Secret: Unique Mt Batur Trek and Lake Batur Boat Ride

A beautiful getaway in a stunning lush green setting. The temple is remarkable, vast with water running throughout. Putu with Ayu and Agung were warm and welcoming hosts to guide our group through. It was wonderful to experience Balinese culture and spirituality in this way. Learned how to make canang sari and the story behind them, how the flowers are arranged etc. Putu guided us through a meditation sitting amongst the beauty of the temple, feeling so grateful for the space and nature around. Then we were guided into the pools and through the holy water purification ceremony under the waterfalls, followed by a prayer and finished with some delicious Balinese food to share and reflect on the experience. Thank you to Putu and team, it was an eye opening and deeply rewarding experience

Elizabeth

Booked: Balinese Melukat | A Soul Purification Ceremony

One of our favorite activities in Bali! We highly recommend as a way to learn about the spirituality of Bali with teenagers. If we had know how wonderful it was we would have booked a healing as well.

Helena

Booked: Make Canang Sari with a Balinese Family in Ubud

Bring Back the Light was one of the most special experiences of our trip. Wayan Wardika shared his beautiful firefly conservation work with such passion and generosity, and his family then prepared one of the best meals we had during our travels. Every part of the evening felt thoughtful, authentic, and deeply connected to nature and local life. After dark, seeing the fireflies glowing was magical and unforgettable. Wayan is a truly warm and genuine host, and the experience felt intimate, meaningful, and full of heart. Our son and his friend loved it too, making it a wonderful experience for families and teenagers. Highly recommended.

Rochelle

Booked: Bring Back the Light | Firefly Safari with Conservationist

Up close and personal to see Firefly conservation with detailed explanation on the 2 types of fireflies. Good for kids to learn about science in a mini open air lab. Personal tour meant we took it at our own pace to walk around the organic garden picking our herbs for making dinner. It’s a real Kampong experience seeing the farmer’s animals and at night seeing the fireflies in the rice fields. The food was hands down fantastic, we were so full! We enjoyed the hands-on cooking with Krishna and his family. Bought their organic soap and wished we had gotten more. Glad there was an option for transport!

Phing

Booked: Bring Back the Light | Firefly Safari with Conservationist

We loved their commitment to influencing their local community to switch to organic farming and the research to increase the firefly population. We learned all about fireflies and after dusk we got to see them in their natural environment. Magical! We got to help cook a beautiful traditional dinner that was amazingly delicious. Everything felt honest and genuine. We recommend this visit to everyone!

Karolina with family

Booked: Bring Back the Light | Firefly Safari with Conservationist

The experience was perfect from start to finish ! Putu & Agung were amazing at guiding us through each stage of the ceremony, just beautiful people. I pre booked & there was only 2 of us doing the purification ceremony so it was very intimate (no instagram crew) Putu & Agung even prepared a little picnic of local fruit & snacks so it was a perfect finish to a blissful experience!! This is a must do activity away from the intense crowds at other temples 5/5 🌟s

Tracey Wilson

Booked: Balinese Melukat | A Soul Purification Ceremony

Bali's Best Kept Secrets FAQs

Hello! I have some free days in Bali and there are several of your offered activities I’d love to partake in but not sure the best order to do them or if we could come up with a custom package? I’m traveling solo so I don’t mind joining other groups if already going but I’d love to do the following activities (in order of priority): pura mengening, mt agung sunrise trek, Bali Beans coffee tour, hot springs, and possibly the camping with mt batur and spiritual healer. I’ll be coming from Krambitan Sept 5 and need to be at the airport Sept 12. I also plan to spend 2-3 days in Amed and 2-3 days in Ubud. What do you think my best options would be?

Lindsey, 15 Dec 2025

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Hi, please send me information/costs for a daytrip in Bali to Munduk

Kevin Kong , 15 Dec 2025

Hi Kevin, Thanks for reaching out! For a great day trip to Munduk, I recommend checking out our Munduk: Ancient Jungle Trekking and Remote Waterfalls Adventure. You can find more details and pricing by following this link (https://www.seeksophie.com/experiences/bali-full-day-jungle-trekking-and-canoeing-in-tamblingan-lake-banyumala-waterfalls-bali-munduk-o035r874z9). The price will depend on the number of participants, so you can input the number of guests and select your desired date to see the price. Let me know if you need any help with the booking or have any other questions!

Hi, I am staying in Ubud with my family. Do you have any activity suitable for my children 2.5 and 7 years old. Kindly confirm.Thanks a lot

Christa, 15 Dec 2025

Hi Christa, Thanks for reaching out! 😊 You can explore a variety of child-friendly experiences suitable for your little ones here: https://www.seeksophie.com/search?price_order=recommended&child_age%5B%5D=0_3&record_id=237&record_type=Collection However, if you have another specific experience in mind, let us know! We’re happy to provide flexibility and check with our host to see if it can be arranged. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

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