White Water Rafting and ATV in Bali: Rivers, Combos and Prices (2026)

This page covers rafting, ATV and quad bikes, the jungle swings and paragliding, the land and river side of Bali adventure. For bungee, skydiving, diving and every other adventure sport, see our full guide to adventure sports in Bali.

Activity prices on this page were checked by our Bali desk on 3 November 2026 against operator price lists and the reseller rates on our Bali activities and tickets page, converted at about IDR 190 to Rs 1.

Key takeaways

• Book the rafting and ATV combo rather than two separate trips. It saves one long drive and about Rs 800 to Rs 3,500 per head against booking the two separately.

• Pick the Ayung for kids, parents and nervous swimmers. Pick the Telaga Waja if everyone in the raft is at least 6 or 7 (the age depends on the operator) and wants bigger rapids.

• Ride tandem if you have never driven off-road or your child is under 12. Most parks will not let under-12s ride solo, and some set the bar at 15.

• Go any month for rafting. Expect faster water and deep ATV mud from November to March, and gentler water from April to October.

• Pay the Bali tourist levy (IDR 150,000, about Rs 800) yourself, ideally online on the Love Bali portal before you land. No operator collects it, and none should add it to your activity bill.

White water rafting and ATV in Bali: prices in Rs at a glance

Every price below is per person, for 2026, in the price band that most travellers actually pay once hotel pickup is included. Walk-in rates at the river or the ATV gate can be lower, and the big-brand list prices higher. The next section explains why.

The Batur trek has its own page with the route, the entrance fee and the jeep alternative: Mount Batur trekking.

Why the same combo costs Rs 4,500 or Rs 7,600

The raft, the river and the ATV can be identical. What changes the bill is who sells it to you, how many of you share a car and a bike, and how long the ATV track is.

Who sells it to you

Our desk found one Ayung departure listed at IDR 1,200,000 per foreign adult on the operator's own price sheet, quoted at IDR 990,000 on the same operator's booking page, and sold by its partner agency at IDR 440,000 for a group of two to five. Walk in at a smaller rafting base with your own driver and you can raft the Ayung from about IDR 250,000 (Rs 1,300). Online travel agencies sit in the middle and make it easier to change the date. A Bali package from India folds the activity into one quote, so you are not comparing ten WhatsApp chats in a currency you don't think in.

Solo, tandem or group

A solo rider pays for a whole bike, a whole car seat and a whole guide. One East Bali operator's 2026 sheet shows exactly that. A private combo is IDR 1,450,000 for one person, IDR 1,000,000 each for two and IDR 875,000 each for five or more. That is Rs 7,600 against Rs 4,600 for the same day.

Which tier you book

Combo sellers now sell three grades of the same day.

Hidden costs to ask about

• A pickup surcharge for Nusa Dua, Uluwatu or Canggu. The "free pickup zone" is usually Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Sanur and Ubud.

• The photo package. Rafting bases photograph every raft from the bank and sell the set when you come off the river.

• The single-rider surcharge, and the upgrade to a 350cc bike or the cave track.

• Tips for your river guide and ATV guide (IDR 50,000 to 100,000 each is the usual range).

• Lockers at a few walk-in bases. Most combo bases include a locker, towel and shower.

When an operator calls off a trip for high water, it should offer you another date. Read the date-change terms on your voucher before you pay.

Ayung vs Telaga Waja vs Melangit: which river to raft

Choose the Ayung if anyone in your group is under 10, over 60 or a weak swimmer, or if you are staying in Ubud. Choose the Telaga Waja if you want the bigger thrill and don't mind a longer drive.

Ayung River rafting

The Ayung is the river most people mean when they say "rafting in Bali". It cuts a green gorge just west of Ubud, past rice terraces, small waterfalls and carvings on the rock walls, and the rapids are steady Class II to III. A raft carries four to six guests and one guide, and you paddle about 2 hours over 10 to 12 km. The long-running Ayung bases include Sobek, Mason Adventures (formerly Bali Adventure Tours) and Pertiwi, and smaller village bases sell walk-in trips on the same water.

The catch is the stairs. Several bases on the Kedewatan and Bongkasa side drop you into the gorge down a few hundred steps, and you climb back out at the end. If anyone has bad knees, ask your agent for a base that advertises a short walk or no uphill climb at the finish. A few do, and it changes the day for grandparents. Our family guide to places to visit near Ayung River rafting covers what to pair it with.

Telaga Waja rafting

The Telaga Waja runs off Mount Agung's slopes through Karangasem in East Bali. It is the longer, wilder trip, 14 to 17 km and 2.5 to 3 hours, with continuous rapids up to Class IV and a 4-metre drop over a weir that the guide talks you through on the bank first. The good news for tired legs is the walk in, about 2 minutes. The bad news is the road, about 59 km from Kuta, so leave early. Operators take rafters from 6 or 7, but the harder rapids suit teenagers and adults better, so check the age on the voucher before you book with children.

Melangit rafting

The Melangit, rafted from Bakas village in Klungkung, east of Ubud, is the quiet third option. It sees fewer rafts than the Ayung, the walk to the water is about 5 minutes, and online prices start around IDR 300,000. It is worth asking about if the Ayung bases are booked out in July and August.

Near Tampaksiring, the Pakerisan is run as river tubing (one person per inflatable tube) rather than raft trips. It is a gentler float for a free afternoon, not a substitute for the Ayung.

ATV and quad bike rides in Bali: which track to choose

An ATV ride in Bali is 1 to 2 hours on a four-wheel quad bike, following a guide in single file through jungle, mud, rice fields and shallow rivers in the hills north of Ubud. You do not need a licence or any off-road experience. Every park starts with a 10 to 15 minute briefing and a practice loop. The ride runs in wet weather as well as dry, and you can sit out if the track looks too much on the day.

Single or tandem

A single bike is yours alone. A tandem has a driver and a passenger on one bike and costs less per head. Couples who have never ridden often start tandem and wish they had gone solo by the second hour, so if one of you is confident, take two singles. Children under 12 ride as passengers with an adult at almost every park.

250cc or 350cc

The standard bike is 250cc. Some parks offer 350cc for about IDR 200,000 more, which adds power on hills, not speed on the trail.

What to wear on the ATV

Clothes you will throw away or wash twice, closed shoes or the park's rubber boots, and nothing in your pockets. Parks give you a helmet, boots and often overalls. The mud does not come out of white.

The rafting and ATV combo day, hour by hour

A rafting and ATV combo with an Ayung base fills one day. Expect to be collected at 7:30 or 8 am from Kuta or Seminyak and dropped back between 5 and 6 pm. Some operators raft first and ride after lunch. The shape of the day is the same.

For a Telaga Waja combo, add 30 to 45 minutes each way. Pickup moves to about 7 am and you are back around 6:30 pm. Some operators run the ATV near Sidemen, others ride you in the Ubud hills and then drive 41 km east to the river.

From Nusa Dua or Uluwatu, add about 30 minutes each way to the times above (45 km from Nusa Dua to Kedewatan). From Ubud, the base is 10 to 25 minutes away and you can sleep in till 8.

Want a third activity? The busiest "triple" pairs ATV and rafting with a swing in the Bongkasa valley, which sits between the two bases. It makes a long day. Most families are happier doing the swing on another morning.

What's included, and what isn't

Age, weight and safety rules

Rafting operators in Bali take children from 5, 6 or 7 depending on the base and the river, and most cap the age at 65. Solo ATV riders must be 12 at most parks and 15 or 16 at a few, and younger children ride as passengers. Rival sites contradict each other on these numbers because each one quotes its own park, so the table shows the range and the rule of thumb.

Before you hand over money, check that:

1. The voucher names the actual operator, not only the agent.

2. Rafting comes with a helmet and a life jacket that fastens at the chest and crotch, and every raft has a trained guide.

3. The river base has a safety kayaker or a rescue line on the harder sections.

4. The ATV briefing includes a practice loop before you leave the base.

5. The insurance on the voucher covers the activity you are doing that day.

6. For paragliding, your pilot can show a current FASI (Indonesia's aero sport federation) licence.

7. Anyone pregnant, or with heart, back or neck problems, has told the operator. Most will refuse rafting and ATV on medical grounds.

8. You know what happens on a flood day. Good operators call off or shorten the river section after heavy rain upstream.

Rafting is fine for non-swimmers. You wear a life jacket the whole time, the guide steers, and the briefing covers what to do if you fall in (lie on your back, feet first, and hold the paddle up). Tell your guide you can't swim before you get in.

Best time for rafting and ATV in Bali

Both run all year. The season changes how they feel, not whether they happen.

Morning trips beat afternoon ones in the wet season, because the heavy rain usually comes after 2 pm. On Nyepi, the Balinese day of silence, the whole island and the airport shut for 24 hours. For month-by-month weather, see our guide to the best time to visit Bali.

Add a swing or paragliding?

The Bali Swing and the jungle swings

The original Bali Swing is in Bongkasa Pertiwi, on the Ayung valley rim about 15 km from Ubud and 31 km from Seminyak, and its tallest swing is billed at about 78 metres above the jungle. A full pass with all the swings and lunch costs roughly IDR 650,000 to 680,000 (about Rs 3,400 to Rs 3,600). A cheaper entry covers the photo nests but no swing rides. The roadside swings near Tegallalang start from about IDR 150,000 (Rs 800) for one or two rides.

Go early. The light is softer before 10 am, the queues are shorter and the valley is still misty. The flowing "flying dress" is a paid rental at most swings. Because the original swing is in the same valley as the Ayung bases, it is the easiest third activity to bolt onto a combo day.

Paragliding in Bali

Bali's tandem paragliding is on the limestone cliffs of the Bukit Peninsula, mostly at Timbis in Kutuh, about 11 km from Nusa Dua and 25 km from Seminyak. You launch from the clifftop, fly 10 to 15 minutes with a pilot over Pandawa and Timbis beaches, and land on the sand. Flights run in the dry-season trade winds, roughly April to October, between noon and 5 pm, and cost about IDR 850,000 to 1,800,000 (Rs 4,500 to Rs 9,500) depending on flight time and whether hotel transfer is included.

Two things to know. In July 2025 two licensed South Korean pilots flying solo died after a failed landing near Tanah Barak in Kutuh. And in December 2025 Badung's regional council paused flying at one Kutuh site over incomplete permits. Book through an operator who names the site and the pilot in writing, and check the site is flying the week you arrive.

Other land adventures near Ubud and the Bukit

These have their own TravelTriangle guides. Each is a one-line pointer here so you can plan the rest of the week.

• Mount Batur sunrise trek. A 2 am start and about two hours up to 1,717 m for sunrise over Lake Batur. Route, fee and jeep option on our Mount Batur trekking page.

• Mount Agung. At 3,031 m it is Bali's highest peak and a hard night climb, only for regular trekkers, with a licensed guide. It closes for temple ceremonies.

• Kintamani downhill cycling. A van takes you up to the crater rim and you freewheel down through villages and rice fields towards Ubud.

• Canyoning in the gorges of Central and North Bali. See canyoning in Bali.

• Hiking and jungle treks. See our Bali hiking tours guide.

• Skydiving. Bali has no permanent tandem drop zone, so jumps are run as trips from elsewhere in Indonesia. See skydiving in Bali for the options.

• Kayaking on Bali's lakes and coast. See kayaking in Bali.

• On the water. Jet skis and parasailing at Tanjung Benoa are on our water sports in Bali guide and the Bali water sports tab. Diving is on scuba diving in Bali.

For a day around Ubud after the river, our list of things to do in Ubud picks up where this page stops.

Notes for Indian travellers

Food at the base

The rafting lunch is an Indonesian buffet of rice, noodles, vegetables, tempeh and tofu, often with chicken satay. Vegetarians eat well. Jain meals (no onion, garlic or root vegetables) need asking for when you book and are not guaranteed, so carry a backup snack.

Paying for extras

Combo vouchers are prepaid. Carry IDR 300,000 to 500,000 in cash for tips, photos, drinks and a locker. Indian UPI apps do not yet pay at Bali QR counters, so do not rely on them.

Travel insurance

Many Indian travel insurance policies exclude adventure or "hazardous" sports unless you add cover. Search your policy wording for rafting, quad bikes and paragliding before you fly. The operator's activity insurance covers the activity only, with low limits.

Visa and the Bali levy

Indian passport holders pay for a Visa on Arrival or e-VoA, plus the IDR 150,000 Bali levy. Our Bali visa guide for Indians has the current steps.

Timing your flights

Most flights from India land in Bali in the afternoon or late evening. Leave the combo for your second or third day, not the morning after a red-eye.

Build it into a Bali adventure trip

All four of our adventure-ready Bali packages can carry a rafting or ATV day, and two have rafting in the base itinerary. Our agents can swap in the Telaga Waja, add an ATV ride or slot the swing into a free day.

• Exhilarating Bali Tour (5N/6D): river rafting and the Kintamani volcano view on one day, a water-sports day on another.

• Supreme Bali Tour (6N/7D): Ayung rafting at Payangan with Kintamani and Tegallalang, a pool villa in Seminyak and two free days for an ATV ride.

• Bali Package with Nusa Penida (5N/6D): the island day, plus a free day that suits an ATV ride or the swing.

• Adventure Bali Honeymoon (4N/5D): water sports from Nusa Dua and Kintamani, with a tandem ATV as the easiest add-on for couples.

Compare every itinerary on our Bali adventure tour packages page, or start from the Bali travel guide hub.

Edited by TravelTriangle