Review Author: Isha

Review Date: 07 jul 2026

Review Body: We loved everything about this experience. From great communication as soon as you book the tour to professional drivers and guide. Everyone was just perfect. It was a full moon night and the location is so private, it was just my partner and I alone in that spot with the view of mt batur on one side and mt rijani/sea view on the other. Weather was chilly, unlike Bali. We were picked up on time by our driver Agoez. We enjoyed the moonlit view as well as spectacular sunrise view. Our 2nd driver cum guide, also named Agoez was very friendly and helped take a lot of cool pictures. After sunrise, we met the owners of the property who very kindly got us tea, coffee and breakfast. After this lovely morning, we drove towards the black lava fields. The drive was amazing and so was the lava field. We ended our trip with a cool boat ride on the lake where the boat operator shared a lot of cool stories. We opted for an add on and went to Akasa cafe which had an amazing view of mt batur. All in all, this trip was really memorable and all the people involved were very nice, warm and friendly. We loved this kind-of-a secret tour, just for the two of us! Thanks seek sophie team! Keep up the good work!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Jean

Review Date: 22 dec 2025

Review Body: Absolutely loved every second of the trip! Justin and the team made everything seamless, from picking us up at the hotel to dropping us back at the end. The drive to Kintamani was smooth. Yosi handled the uphill route so well we didn’t feel carsick at all and felt completely safe. Agus was amazing. He took us to a tiny, secluded viewpoint with incredible views of Mount Batur, Mount Abang, and even Mount Rinjani. Even with the clouds, his knowledge about the area’s history, geology, and local life made the experience so enriching. The black lava field was breathtaking, and it was incredible to learn it’s protected as a UNESCO site. Wi, our captain on the lake, shared fascinating insights about local beliefs and how people live sustainably with the land while we cruised past the temple. They also went out of their way to help us get great photos. Absolute professionals, I’d recommend this trip 100%!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Wendy Yu

Review Date: 04 mrt 2025

Review Body: We had a fantastic time in Bali, and a big part of it was thanks to our amazing driver, Justin! 🚗✨ He arranged an unforgettable trip for us, including Manuba Waterfall, Mancingan Rice Terrace, and an incredible jeep ride for sunrise at Mount Batur. 🌄🚙 Justin is not only a safe and reliable driver but also an excellent photographer! 📸 He helped us capture so many beautiful moments that we will cherish forever. His kind and caring nature made our journey even more enjoyable. From perfect trip planning to taking amazing photos, everything was well arranged, making our trip smooth and stress-free. If you're looking for a trustworthy, professional, and friendly driver in Bali, Justin is the one to go with! 💯 Highly recommended! 👍🏼 Thank you again, Justin, for making our trip so special! 🙏🏼😊

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Ken

Review Date: 15 mrt 2026

Review Body: Yosi and Agus were outstanding drivers and guides—punctual pickup from Sabana Ubud at 3:20 AM, confident and safe handling of winding and off-road roads. Their professionalism made the early start feel effortless. What made the tour special was their deep knowledge and engaging stories. Agus shared fascinating details on Mt Batur’s volcanic history, geology, eruptions, and local life, while Yosi added great insights on the drive up—turning it into an educational highlight. The boat tour on Lake Batur was truly unique: learned about local culture, beliefs, sustainable practices, and how communities live around this sacred volcano lake. Cruising past temples with those stories felt authentic and enriching.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Hana

Review Date: 08 apr 2025

Review Body: We had an incredible experience with Bali Yok for the Mount Batur sunrise jeep adventure ! Justin picked up us at our villa on time and had a cultural knowledge of kintamini Yogi , our guide to the mountain , was friendly, and made sure we felt safe and comfortable the whole way. The view was absolutely worth the early wake-up call — watching the sunrise from the mount was magical and something we’ll never forget. And the boat ride was exceptional . We really appreciated the warm and welcoming energy from the team. If you're visiting Bali and want to do something truly special, this is a must-do! Highly recommend booking with Bali Yok — you won’t regret it!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Laura Geraghty

Review Date: 01 dec 2025

Review Body: We absolutely loved our Jeep trip with Seek Sophie!! We had the sunrise spot completely to ourselves, and our Jeep driver, Agus, was super knowledgeable about the area and was so happy to take lot of cool photos of us with the Jeep. The black lava and black sand experience felt like we were on another planet, and it was such a unique experience to see, we loved chatting with the locals as well! Finally we finished with a short boat ride on lake Batur where we got more incredible views and got to see and learn about the Hindu temple on the lake from our boat driver! Thank you Seek Sophie, and Agus for a truly unforgettable experience!!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Kelvin

Review Date: 22 dec 2025

Review Body: Travelled a couple of hours in a spacious and comfortable car to the Kintamani area, then transferred to a jeep for a short ride to a private high ground to wait for the sunrise. Agus, our jeep driver and guide, helped us take beautiful photos and even lent me a tripod to capture a timelapse video of the sunrise. This was followed by a ride through the black lava fields, where he shared extensive knowledge of the area and led us on a walk around the site. The tour was rounded off with a short boat ride on the caldera lake before heading back to Kuta. Thumbs up.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Cecilia

Review Date: 06 mrt 2025

Review Body: This jeep sunrise is simply amazing, and was the best thing to do in Ubud. The scenery is epi and totally worth the early wakeup. We feel totally safe with Justin and his team , even though we ride in the dark at 3am and without a male traveller. There are many options from other companies but we trust Justin and his team as they are professional and put safety first. Dont miss it in Ubud! also the team went extra miles to take good picture and video for us to capture the beautiful moment.. almost like a private photography !!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Gary

Review Date: 10 jul 2025

Review Body: Big shoutout to the team. Justin was great and patient in explaining the itinerary and catering to our changes. Yosi being a great driver to pick-up and drop us off at our hotel. As well as Tapa who expertly handled the jeep and took great pictures of us! Unfortunately luck wasn't on our side as we didn't catch the sunrise due to the bad weather but we had fun with the once in a lifetime experience. Highly recommend to book with them

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Charmine Tan

Review Date: 10 dec 2025

Review Body: We had such an amazing experience! We've been to Bali countless times but this is our first time at Mt Batur and our drivers, Yosi and Agus, were brilliant guides, sharing the beautiful area with us. Brekkie was simple and kept us warm in the cool weather. The mother/daughter duo who delivered the breakfast were a joy to be with! And the boat ride! And the lava sand. All SO GOOD.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Suzon Lam

Review Date: 12 feb 2025

Review Body: Great Tour with a great team! Thanks Justin & Yogi for make this happen for our Family. We are a small family with 3 children and they bring two fancy Jeep to explore the mountain. Take the best spot for the pictures and videos. Yogi also find us the quite area for sunrise spot to make sure we can enjoy the best time in the mountain with our family in peace.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: HWu

Review Date: 15 dec 2025

Review Body: Unique sunrise viewing point with views of both lake batur, mt agung/batuk/abang and the sea! Black lava rock and sand jeep ride was fun..with easy climb to superior sighting angle. Our Jeep driver, Agus, paid attention to take many lovely photos for us.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Emily Coe

Review Date: 12 feb 2025

Review Body: Thank you Justin for organizing. We have been having a great day with Yogik, Wi and Lita! Yogik takes a great video and pictures for us, also find the best spot and quiet place in the mountain to make sure we have the best time to enjoy the sunrise.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Jerry Tey

Review Date: 07 feb 2025

Review Body: Great hospitality from Yogi and his wife. Both them are very responsible and friendly. We have had places that we wanted to visit personally, they took extra time to brought us there without any extra charges

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Amanda

Review Date: 25 aug 2025

Review Body: Our guide Agus took many beautiful photos at mt batur and black lava sand. Kintamani is a wonderful place for nature scenary. A must visit for bali tourist.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Esther

Review Date: 07 feb 2025

Review Body: Good experience, he is very friendly and can take very nice photos .

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Richard

Review Date: 12 apr 2025

Review Body: Very nice guy

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Jasper Davy

Review Date: 29 jun 2024

Review Body: We were picked up from our hotel at 6am by Justin who was very friendly and helpful. After a beautiful boat ride to Nusa Penida we met our guide Ran who was excellent, giving us lots of information about the island and each place we stopped at. He answered all our questions and took lots of pictures and videos for us! The seaweed plantation was an awesome and unique experience, being able to get hands on and see how the process was done was great fun. We then went to Atuha and Diamond beach, both are only accessible by a long staircase which was very doable. We went half way down to diamond beach for photos and then took some time to chill at the beautiful and relaxing Atuha beach. Lastly we went to a Temple, we didn’t really know what to expect but it turned out to be a big highlight of our trip. As we went up a few steps and into a small prayer area, we were then brought to a hole in the corner which we crawled through. This brought us to a massive cave filled with incense and lit up by small lights giving the place a very magical feel, it was incredible! We were then dropped off at our booked accommodation where we watched the sunset over the sea perfect end to a great day! Our second day was equally as magical. We requested to visit Kelingking beach in the early morning at 6am, rather than the afternoon, as we hoped it would be less busy. We were right! We practically had the place to ourselves and the morning light was beautiful. The climb down to the beach is pretty treacherous in some areas but totally worth it! After Kelingking beach, we went to Broken beach and Angel Billabong (they’re in the same area) which were very busy at 10:30am. The look out spots were very beautiful and great photo opportunities but expect queues to take your picture. We were also able to see Manta Rays at Broken beach which was very cool. We ended the day with a fabulous snorkel trip. Ran made sure the whole process at the snorkel place was smooth and easy for us after we had changed the time and even stayed while we snorkled to look after our bags, a very kind gesture. The snorkling was fantastic! We saw Manat Rays at Manta Bay which was incredible and loads of exotic fish and coral. An excellent way to end our trip in Nusa Penida. Ran then helped us get to the harbour in order to catch our boat back to Bali so everything was nice and straight forward. Overall, it was a great tour around a beautiful island hosted by a lovely guide, we would highly recommend. Thank you for a great trip!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Helen Hunt

Review Date: 10 sep 2024

Review Body: It is hard to know where to start as this experience was absolutely magical. I am reasonably well travelled and it is definitely in my top 3 things i have ever done. I am a 55 year old woman and we were with my young adult children and their friends (6 in total). We were collected by Yosi at 3.10 from our hotel in ubud. He was on time and had communicated with me early that morning so i knew he was on his way. He was a lovely man and drove extremely well (which is absolutely not normal for Bali!). Upon arrival at the lake we met with our guides Wi & Nawa (there was a clean western toilet to use before we started the trek). We then got into the boat and pottered over the lake under the stars. We were able to see the lights on Mount Batur of the jeeps and motorbikes taking people up the mountain for the sunrise. Our ascent was silent (apart from my laboured breathing - it turns out i am not that fit) except when the guides were giving us either encouragement or telling us about the local area. Everyone else climbed quite easily but i did find it hard. The guides were amazing. Nawa took the rest of the party to the top and Wi stayed with me and at times literally pulled me up the mountain whilst never making me feel like an idiot for not finding it easy. Somehow he got me to the top before the sunrise and we were so lucky, clear skies meant the sunrise was spectacular. We had a clear view of 5 volcanos, the lake and the sea. The photos below have no filter but don’t do it justice. It was peaceful and beautiful and we all sat quietly thinking how lucky we were to witness something so astoundingly lovely. Breakfast of fruit, coffee, tea, sandwiches and biscuits were provided as was water (although bring your own too as it is thirsty work climbing up). I honestly can’t find anything even remotely negative to say about either the trek or the guides, who were interesting, kind and funny - and spoke perfect english. We had been so close to booking the standard Mount Batur trek and this was a thousand times better. At twice the price it would have been fantastic value. tips were absolutely not expected but i felt that after hauling me up to the mountain they were deserved!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Judy Kreunen

Review Date: 26 jun 2026

Review Body: This was one of the highlights of my 14 days in Bali. An older, sole female traveller. A seamless car pick up at 03:20. A friendly, safe & knowledgeable driver - Yosi. The magical dark morning boat ride, walking up the Caldera in the dark -with supplied head torch's. (While a bamboo pole is supplied, I brought & used my own walking poles - being older, with bilateral hip replacements I'm very aware of my limitations.) Quiet, peaceful - away from the hordes tramping on Mt Batur, away from the smell of diesel from the jeeps & fumes from the bikes. Bliss. I had a private local guide assigned to me. Wi was very professional, patient, kind & funny. (& don't let the fact that he's wearing thongs fool you 🤣) He can climb that mountain better than you! Once at the top we had a 360 degree view. We were fortunate to arrive to clear skies. We could see the sun coming out of the barley sea, Lombok & the other mountain...whilst Mt Batur summit was in cloud. 👌 A light breakfast of sandwiches, boiled egg & chocolate bar & banana. Plus a Bali coffee (black) or fresh ginger tea (delicious) was made available - prepared by a local villager who lives on the mountain. A 2nd cup is available - for a very small cost, directly to the lady. Delightful boat ride back to our car - seeing the important shrine on the water. Also the local fish farms. I also booked an "add on" Afterwards, I went to the Hot springs to relax. Gorgeous & warm. Great view & time to chill. Towel supplied & locker for your stuff. Change rooms & shower available. From the outset - Justin's communication was fantastic. Any questions I had were answered. All the staff were vigilant to ensure I was safe & felt comfortable. Wi also had some cool photographic tricks up his sleeve which delighted the other party of 3 guests. Joy, care, local knowledge & local employment & beautiful scenery. Challenge yourself. Yes you'll sweat, It's worth it! If your quads & glutes are feeble - I'd highly recommend bringing walking poles. Saves you from slipping, especially on the way down. (it's a mountain & it does have steep sections).

Review rating: 5

Itinerary Day 1

Itinerary Summary: We’ll ride a Jeep touring around magnificent view of Mt. Batur to see the sunrise. Explore Black lava & Black sand of Mt Batur volcano and complete the trip with a chill lake boat ride crossing the volcano lake. :)

Itinerary Description: 2 AM-3 AM: Pick-up from your hotel (exact time depends on the hotel location). 4 AM: Arrival at the Jeep starting point and get ready for the Jeep Tour. Around 5 AM- 6 AM: Reaching the sunrise point for around an hour and settling in for the amazing sunrise views. Enjoying a fresh breakfast with hot drinks provided by your guide. Around 7 AM- 8 AM: Reaching the Black lava & Black Sand of Mt Batur to explore the geosite of the explosion on 1963 and enjoy the magnificent view. 9 AM: A short ride through local farms to reach the lakeside, where a boat will be waiting to take you go around Batur Volcano Lake and visit the Batur Lake Temple. Optional add-on: Visit to Trunyan cemetery with a short detour via boat to get there. Disembarking and having your guide lead you to the ancient magical Trunyan tree and surrounding cemetery to see how the locals bury their dead. Optional add-on: Visit to the coziest hot spring in the Kintamani area, the perfect place to spend the rest of the morning easing the muscles after trekking. 3 PM: Drop-off at your hotel with plenty of memories that will last you a lifetime (exact time depends on the location of your hotel)