Uluwatu Sunset Kecak Fire Dance Show, Bali Temple, Include Dinner

Picked up directly from Resort which was great. Guide explained and showed us the temple then stood inline for us to collect our tickets. Show was great however the venue people literally packed in way more people than it could hold hence leaving no access walkways if anyone needed to go to the toilet or in case of an emergency which needs to be addressed. Costumes and dancers telling the story were very colourful.

First, the driver and the tour guide were both Great! BUT the sunset dinner was absolutely horrible, and I believe it was planned! I don’t know if it was planned by the owner or the restaurant. Here’s why: 1. The lobster was super dry and you had to scrape it from the shell with your fork, which was a daunting and extremely messy task to say the least. 2. The fish was EXTREMELY boney. When I say extremely I mean it was the worst fish I have EVER been served in a restaurant, and there was virtually no meat!! I grew up poor and I am not fancy. I am a working class guy, so don’t think this comes from a place of arrogance. I just have never been served such a horrible meal in a restaurant! Never! 3. THERE’S NO WAY that restaurant serves anything like the food they gave us to local people!!! NO WAY or they would be out of business. They chose to give us what appeared to be overcooked boney scraps because either the tour company gave them a spending limit or the restaurant did it behind the tour company’s back. I personally believe it’s the former. I can’t imagine any business would serve that crap to customers! However, I still gave the server a really good tip. Again, the driver and the tour guide were great, but the dinner was an absolute rip off. If you are looking for a good dinning experience, I would avoid this tour with this company. I’ve been on food tours in multiple cities in the United States, Mexico, Malaysia, and Costa Rica. This was the absolute worst food I’ve ever had! Buyer Beware!

The dance was very entertaining and unique. I was with my friend and his wife. The show was very beautiful and my guide was able to teach me many things about the Indonesian culture. Dance was like nothing I have ever seen before and I highly recommend this for people that want to learn about cultures around the world.

It was such a cultural rich experience. Me and my family went this summer and our driver was so informative about the dance and the culture around it. Highly recommended for people wanting to learn about the culture of Indonesia.

This was one of the highlights of our holiday. It was a wonderful and unique cultural experience and definitely worth doing. We booked our tour through eOasia, our friendly driver Bagus shared lots of great information about Bali and helped us take some photos to help capture the memories. The traditional dance combined with the sunset was breathtaking, and it was great to witness and be immersed in such a rich cultural story. We ended the experience with a beautiful seafood dinner on the beach. Highly recommend!

This was a FANTASTIC trip! Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave in depth explanations for everything that we saw throughout our tour. The temple and kecak dance were beautiful and fascinating and then the dinner afterwards was so delicious and was right on the beach! We had no complaints and would highly recommend this tour!

This tour was terrible and boring. The only thing we like was the view of the cliff besides the food on the beach.

Was our last night in Bali and was an amazing way to spend it. We were picked up on time by our tour guide and due to the traffc being not to busy we went to the coffee plantation, where our guide told us all about the different coffees and teas, we had a tasting of them all and was the best tea and coffee I've ever had- ended up buying 4 packets to take home! After that we were driven to the temple. During the drive our guide told us all there is to know about Balinese culture, ceremonies and food. Was so knowledgable. Once at the temple the guide insisted on taking photos of my partner and I which was a very thoughtful gesture. As for the temple, it has AMAZING views, breath-taking. We were warned in advance about the monkeys stealing things but we didn't see that many but be cautious as have heard they do steal phones and bags. The keyak show was very entertaining, did not expect it to be so funny- was very humorous. Be warned, it is very hot and you sit on hot cement cramped next to people. If you do not arrive on time you will have to sit on the floor so something to be aware of. After the show we were driven to Jimbaran Bay for dinner on the beach, was a beautiful set up with candles and the seafood dinner was so tasty and VERY generous servings! Some of the best seafood Ive eaten, and for the price you pay its very good value for money. The highlight of the whole tour would be our tour guide- his name was Made Oka Darpa, so if you're fortunate to have him then you're in for an amazing night. He was accommodating, friendly, knowledge and professional. Will be sure to use the tour group again when we return to Bali. Was the best way to end our trip, so thank you for the fond memories Tour East Bali.

Uluwatu is one of the wonders of nature and a must see. The sunset on the cliff is one image that remains with many a visitor forever. The mixture of color in the sky as the sun dips over the ocean is a scene I carry in my minds eye forever.

I was pickup on time .i was told since I was single there was no one else we could stop at coffee plantation first. Really wonderful show. Great dinner with seafood

The advert is very misleading; where do I start ? The driver was reckless and nearly got us killed twice on the road. They refused to provide the dinner at Jimbaran Bay saying "that's not included in the offer"; and also having the audacity to make us pay for our own tickets for to enter Uluwatu AND for the Kecak dance !!! The "private tour" is composed of one guy following you around to take pictures, and has nothing to share about the history or culture. Total rip-off, STAY AWAY !

My wife and I took this tour last Saturday evening when in Bali. Tour East provided a private air-conditioned car, with driver and tour guide, Windra. The car was very clean and in excellent condition. They picked us up from our hotel in Nusa Dua around 3:30pm and then drove us to Uluwatu first, where we had chance to look around the 11th century temple, walk along the cliff tops admiring the stunning views and then watch the famous (and very entertaining) Kecak Show whilst enjoying the stunning backdrop of the sunset. Windra came us a very detailed explanation of the importance of the Hindu temple and many aspects of the Hindu faith, which were very interesting. After the show they then took us to Jimbaran Bay, where we enjoyed a lovely seafood meal on the beach, before dropping us back to our hotel around 10:30pm. The whole evening cost us 900,000 Rupiah each (approx £46) which, considering this was private transportation, driver, guide, included the admission fees for the temple and the Kecak Show, plus all food for the beach bbq, we thought was terrific value. We would highly recommend this trip - see a sample of our photos as an example of what you'll enjoy. The only downside for us was a very long wait for the show to start and feeling very cramped in the outdoor amphitheater. Make sure you take some water to the show with you as it got very hot whilst waiting in the Bali sunshine.

The culture show was so-so. They packed as many tourists as possible. People sat even on the floor because so crowded. There are fake security guys out there. Watch out for it. They looked for single attractive girl/woman and do selected search through their purse and backpack. Seafood dinner by the beach was excellent. Food is excellent. Even local music band going around table to table singing songs. You have to pay them. If you paid them too little, they'll tell you.

<p>This tour was good! Totally worth the views of the cliff and the amazing photo opportunities. There was a lot of extra time hanging around before heading into the show. I had gone to Bali during the rainy season so we didn't get to see the beautiful sunsets, but this night was rather clear, no clouds, and I walked away from the show to see the sunset. The show is interesting, it tells a story and you have a handout in English explaining the show. After the show you can take pictures with the cast members. The dinner was a massive seafood dinner on the beach. It was really nice change of pace. I believe all we paid extra was for alcoholic drinks.</p>

<p>This tour is pretty much as advertised.<br/> Gave it only a 3 star because the Kecak Show is a somewhat boring 60 minutes of native dancers saying kecak over and over while about 600 visitors are crammed into tight concrete stadium type seats. 20 minutes would have been enough.<br/> The views from the Uluwatu Cliff location are awesome. We didn't have much of a sunset that night.<br/> Then its about an hour drive to the seafood dinner on the beach at Jimbaran Bay. It was a small local restaurant with folding tables and chairs actually on the beach. The dinner was a mixture of shrimp, lobster and fish fillet. Ok, but nothing remarkable.<br/> While the tour is listed as a 3pm pick up time which it was and a 4 hour duration which would put it at 7pm back at the hotel, we didn't get to dinner until about 8pm and then back to the hotel about 9:30....important information for those who have alternative plans.</p>

<p>My overall rating is only 2 star as the temple and show were quite different to what I was expecting. The cliff views were spectacular and the highlight of the night. The show was very cultural, but not my cup of tea, and was too long. The seafood dinner at Jimbaran should have been the highlight of the night with the beautiful beach location of the restaurant. When we were told what we were getting we were very happy but we were disappointed with the food being overcooked and smothered in spicy sauces which was not to our liking.</p>

<p>Worst tour ever! Driver of hell. Almost had 2 accidents. Drive into onxoming traffic almost had head on with amother car. Drove almost a lady with 3 children a baby off her bike. Will defnitelly not recommend this tour unless want to end up in hospital. Very dissapointed! Driver irritated whole trip</p>

<p>Really enjoyed this tour!! Food was great. Tour guide was friendly, just too invasive of our private pace.</p>

<p>The host was friendly/on time for pick up. However,This activity took several hours longer than advertised. The romantic dinner for 2 was actually a group dinner with strangers ... not so romantic. The lobster dinner seemed as if it was cooked several hours before and drinks/sodas not included.</p>

<p>My husband and I booked this tour on our actual anniversary date for our 2 years, mostly because of the beach side dinner at the end of the tour. Our guides one driver and one tour guide were nice and did have issues with English, but we got through and communicated fairly successfully when we had questions. Walking up to the temple, you do see some monkeys, they mostly mind their own business unless you have an obnoxious tourist egging them on unfortunately there were many that day. Anyway, it's a bit of walk up along some stones steps, but once you get up there, the view is spectacular and the guides will help you with taking some very good pics. It does get crowded so if you're claustrophobic, please keep that in mind. Also, please note you are only allowed to see the surrounding areas of the temple, you can't actually step foot onto the temple itself, as that is closed off, but still worth the trip for the view. We were then escorted to the arena where the Kecak show was to start. Please note to bring a hat as you are there during sunset and it can get quite warm. They do pack that arena with as many people as possible, to the point of suffocation in my opinion. we were packed in there like sardines, that was a downside for us. It made it very uncomfortable at times. The show is quite long and your butt may get a bit numb since the seating is on concrete, so be prepared for that. Towards the end of the show, they do ask for some audience participation, which was pretty funny. Again, if you're claustrophobic, this tour may not be for you. We ended the night at Jimbaran beach at a pre-selected seafood restaurant, which is about 1 hour away yes, 1 hour. The food was pretty decent and you can't beat the views of the beach, though it was already dark, just hearing and smelling the ocean air was nice, with the sand under your feet and candlelit dinner...pretty romantic I would say. All i all, besides the few things I pointed out, I would book this tour.</p>

<p>This was a really great time, Visit the temple, see the monkeys, see the show and then dinner on the beach! Just note that if you are a little claustrophobic, they pack you in there pretty tight for the Kecak Show. And it is just concrete seats so after a while your backside may go numb. Just an FYI. Also understand that pretty much all of the food that you are going to get in Bali will be seafood. but good fresh seafood</p>

<p>Misleading; you can't get very close to the temple, you get stuck in the amphitheater in the blazing sun waiting for the show which drags on for far too long. The food was the best part but unless you love stage show type performances this trip is far too expensive compared to others around Bali.</p>

<p>The Uluwatu night cliff scene was like a sunset everywhere. Beautiful but not unique.<br/> The Kecak show was long - it seemed so long. Thank goodness there was a printed page to give us an idea of what was going on on stage. The guys that sang for the whole show were amazing and had endurance.<br/> The seafood dinner was the saviour of this trip. A large platter each of various types of fish had me struggling to finish. Very good.</p>

<p>The Uluwatu temple is beautiful, the dance fire is really, really great, and the seafood...oh my, delicious!!! <br/> Great experience!</p>

<p>While the Uluwatu cliffs were great the organising company allowed a 7th passenger despite 6 being the max. This meant a family night had an unexpected pax. Further this person wasn't at pickup and half way there we had to return to pickup point. Very unprofessional and uncomfortable situation</p>

<p>Loved this! Got picked up from our hotel in late afternoon, so got to Uluwatu with plenty of sunlight to see the beautiful cliffs down to the ocean, monkeys, all the tourists in sarongs, and wonderful walk all the way up to the top of the hill to the temple! Toured the temple grounds with our fantastic guide, Wiyasa. Then took our seats in the outdoor amphitheater to await the show and watch the sunset. Loved the Kecak show, the men chanting, the beautiful costumes, and the story that is depicted is so many Balinese sculptures and art. After the wonderful show, we went to the beach dinner. Toes in the sand, candles on the tables, we were treated to seafood platters and rice and fruit. Very nice, and a terrific setting. Fantastic 3-in-1 tour temple/show/dinner!! Highly recommend it!!</p>

<p>Our driver and guide didn't speak clearly and had some issues with English. They got lost trying to find the location of the other people on the tour and honestly, my husband and I didn't feel safe or comfortable with this driver or guide. Stopped on the way to Uluwatu to take us to a coffee growing farm-this was not part of our paid tour and just a side trip in hopes of us purchasing coffee or tea. Most of us just got several mosquito bites on this side trip. The Uluwatu Cliff is beautiful however, we didn't have time to walk along the cliffs as the guide told us to go sit in the amphitheater to wait for the Kecak show....we had to wait for an hour or more and it was extremely hot. The show was mediocre and lasted over an hour the guide instructed us to leave 10 minutes before the show ended so we could beat the traffic. The Uluwatu cliffs are popular however, you could hardly walk because there were SO many people there. The Hindu temple was closed to any foot traffic so we didn't get to see that. Monkeys very bold and yes, taking items from cars, motorcycles, backpacks, etc. They are very aggressive. Another long drive to the dinner spot. We ate on the beach but it was so dark that we could hardly see our plates. And, we didn't find the restaurant staff to be friendly or the food more than acceptable. It was a very long, disappointing afternoon/evening. We were greatly relieved to finally be back to our hotel.</p>

<p>Honestly, i was very upset with my tour guide, the problem wasn't the tour itself, it was the man named Benny. He picked me up late from the hotel, so this caused a delay in reaching the temple so I did not even look around for 10 minutes and I told him it was absurd not to let me look, he just wanted us to sit on the seats WAAAAY too early before the show started. He was so paranoid that there won't be any seats left, everyone else had an opportunity to get photos of the Uluwatu cliff and this man wouldn't even wait 5 minutes. If he does not like tourists then he shouldn't work. I flew 8000 km to see this place and i was so upset. Plus, when it came to the dinner, he just wanted to get rid of us. He doesn't know how to speak. I had a number of better tours compared to this.</p>

<p>Great Tour<br/> We enjoyed a lot in the Cliff then the local show.<br/> The dinner on the beach was remarkable and it was the best dinner we have .<br/> very romantic and the sea food was incredible.<br/> great experince</p>

<p>Was great night, the show is brillaint, the setting jaw dropping. One tip, get a seat early it fills up fast.</p> <p>The dinner on the beach was great value as well. The seafood was fresh and cooked superbly, and the setting was spot on hearing and watching the small waves crashing on the beach.</p> <p>All in all a great night, the guides and drivers were excellent and I would highly recommend doing the tour.</p>

<p>temple is beautiful and the show is great. good experience to see such tradition still being honored by the people of Bali</p>

<p>A fantastic experience, assisted by fabulous tour operators who were very informative</p>

<p>Tour was okay, the Kezac dance is very immpressive, but many tourist come and go as they wish so its hard to enjoy. Dinner was very good, but our guide and driver were on a big rush so made us leave within 30 minutes or so. Better book a own driver and buy tickets on-side, for better value of money.</p>

<p>Tour guide and driver were very friendly and most accommodating and helpful when I wanted to practice my Bahasa Indonesian. Although we have been to Uluwatu many times, the Kecak dance on sunset was a highlight. Our first time seafood dinner at Jimbaran Bay was ok but from the menu it was clear to see that it is very over priced for what you got . This tour was a good way to find this out and as a result we are not likely to go back on our own . Thanks Tour East, good guides and a well paced tour</p>

<p>The guide was excellent, gave plenty of local insight and took great care of us. Afterwards BBQ seafood dinner was super fresh and eaten right on the beach.</p>

<p>a very beautiful place at top of the hill amazing view.</p>

<p>We took this tour as part of our honeymoon on Bali and we loved it! <br/> The temple and the ocean view are absolutely stunning and worth seeing, even on their own. <br/> And the dance just makes it better. <br/> The dance arena was a bit crowded, but as long as you come cca 30 min early, you should be able to get a seat. It starts out slow which, I guess, was boring for some people because they left early, but STAY UNTIL THE END later it becomes very lively and even involves the audience. The show is unlike anything we have seen so far and my husband is a musician, so he was even more fascinated by it and we are very happy we went to it.</p> <p>The dinner afterwards was good, our first time eating a lobster. :D </p> <p>All-in-all, THE TOUR IS GREAT!</p> <p>Our only regret is that the guide was not very informative we were under the impression he doesn't understand English very well and he took us to a Kopi Luwak plantation before the temple, where we paid a great deal of money to try something that was NOT Luwak coffee we tried the real deal later and this was nothing like it. If you go there, do not waste your money trying it rather go on a tour that actually has a plantation in the itinerary, but you should definitely try the other 12 types of coffees and teas they will offer for free. Some of them are very tasty! :</p>

<p>Knowledgeable and insightful commentary from an excellent guide. Wonderful Kecak experience - great seats. Unbelievable dinner experience on the beach at Jimbaran Bay, BBQ seafood was outstanding</p>

<p>Don't take this tour! <br/> We expected much more than what we got.<br/> 1. The guide is not motivated and fully stressed o<br/> 2. You don't get to see the Uluwatu temple and the dance lasts more than 1 hour, pretty boring dance and full of monotony.<br/> 3. The romantic dinner is at the beach but in a very cheap rest</p>

<p>Don't even bother. The guide was even embarrassed to do this tour as most evenings you miss the dance performance due to over booking. There isn't enough seating and its first come first serve. People get there hours before you will arrive. We spent most of the journey in traffic than anywhere else.</p>

<p>Great scenery and dinner venue! The show is a bit too crowded for the group though.</p>

<p>The sunset was amazing unfortunately the battery had gone our camera. The show was different and the meal on the beach was good. There was traditional Indonisan dancers as well as fire dancers. Excellent value for the money.</p>

a small downside: the guide did not speak French and we did not speak English but we knew that from the beginning. The guide did his best.

Show with typically Balinese dance and choir, which takes place in a characteristic place, like an amphitheater, with a view of the sea and steeped in a suggestive sunset, especially that last night it did not rain during the show. Simple performances, period costumes, the choir well tuned throughout the show. Simplicity and cultural tradition of the island, after all this is their world.

Nous avons adoré notre trip, chauffeur au top très à l'écoute Nous avons visité le temple beaucoup de mondes mais notre guide nous as montré les meilleurs chemins ! Pour le spectacle pareil il a réussi à avoir les places rapidement nous avons pu être pile en face et proche des danseurs Concernant le repas c'est une autre histoire servis comme des rois la n'est pas le soucis, des chanteurs sont venus à notre table et ont chanté nous leur avons donner la pièce, plus précisément 100 000 IRD soit plus de 5 euros pour un chant, il nous a regarder et nous a dit que ce n'était pas assez de donner cela et nous as rendu l'argent donné.... Le serveur est ensuite venue nous voir pour nous dire qu'on aurait pu leur donner plus et que pour son service il faudrait penser à donner le double.... Je nai jamais vu de malversation il me ça je n'en revenait pas ! Déçue par la dernière partie de soiree

Beautiful setting with the temple of Uluwatu perched on a cliff at sunset. The dance show is to be discovered. On the other hand, an audience too large compared to the seats, people were installed on the ground too close to the artists. The stairs were occupied by spectators and no emergency exit available. Dinner took place feet in the sand, beautiful... the meal itself was disappointing, too bad.... A guide and a driver accompanied us throughout the trip taking care of all the logistics, a successful total care.