Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner
Traveler rating
4.7/5
Based on 35 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner worth booking?
Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner is a 12-hour experience in Jimbaran, Indonesia, from $190 per person. It scores 69 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Solid Choice”, based on a 4.7/5 rating across 35 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 69 / 100
- Rating
- 4.7/5 (35)
- Duration
- 12 hours
- From
- $190 per person
The Nusa Penida Snorkeling, Uluwatu Sunset, and Jimbaran Dinner combo tour is one of Bali's most comprehensive and popular packages. It blends an exotic underwater adventure in the morning with cultural sightseeing and a romantic culinary experience in southern Bali during the late afternoon and evening. Upon returning from Nusa Penida, the journey continues by air-conditioned car to the limestone hills of South Bali. Before visiting the temple, there is usually a brief stop to relax at a secluded cliff-backed beach, such as Padang-Padang Beach. Just as the sun begins to set, you will take your seat at the open-air amphitheater right next to the temple. You will witness the legendary Ramayana epic performed magically by dozens of men chanting "Cak-cak-cak" against the backdrop of a dramatic, golden twilight sky. To perfectly conclude the day, you will be driven to the coast of Jimbaran Beach.
What you get
About this experience
The Nusa Penida Snorkeling, Uluwatu Sunset, and Jimbaran Dinner combo tour is one of Bali's most comprehensive and popular packages. It blends an exotic underwater adventure in the morning with cultural sightseeing and a romantic culinary experience in southern Bali during the late afternoon and evening. Upon returning from Nusa Penida, the journey continues by air-conditioned car to the limestone hills of South Bali. Before visiting the temple, there is usually a brief stop to relax at a secluded cliff-backed beach, such as Padang-Padang Beach. Just as the sun begins to set, you will take your seat at the open-air amphitheater right next to the temple. You will witness the legendary Ramayana epic performed magically by dozens of men chanting "Cak-cak-cak" against the backdrop of a dramatic, golden twilight sky. To perfectly conclude the day, you will be driven to the coast of Jimbaran Beach.
What's included
Included
- Dinner
- Towell
- Lunch
- Kecak and Fire Dance Ticket
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
What you'll see and do
Nusa Penida
Manta Poin is so named as it’s one of the main dive sites in Bali where you can spot manta rays. These graceful rays are visible on almost every dives, along with spotted stingrays and nurse sharks. You can dive here all year round, however, the best time to go is usually between August and October, when visibility can be an excellent 20 metres deep. Most trips depart from Sanur and on the Bali mainland. The waters around Manta Point can get fairly cold, due to the open currents from the Indian Ocean. However, visibilty is often excellent here, allowing you to better explore and photograph the prolific marine life under the surface. Other sights to see here include occasional sea turtles, reef sharks, and the oceanic sunfish ormola-mola. At around 10 metres within the protected bay, mantas freely roam and feed in the plankton-rich waters while enjoying the symbiotic company of cleaner wrasses who rid their bodies of parasites.
60 minutes here
Nusa Penida Island
Crystal Bay Snorkeling Point offer the perfect snorkeling adventure in the Indian Ocean, the water is crystal clear thus excellent for snorkelling. At Crystal Bay you will see schools of anthias and batfish which comes around periodically. A bat cave is located nearby, there is a beautiful white sandy beach at Banjar Penida, west of Sakti village on the north western coast facing Nusa Ceningan. Crystal Bay is one of the few places in the world where one can see the awesome mola mola. One can be reasonably sure of a sighting during the season if two or three days of diving are allowed and for sure, diving with the Sunfish is an experience that you will never forget, the mola mola can reach a length of 3 metres and a weight of over 2,000 kg. They are usually found in deep and cold oceanic waters but occasionally they come inshore, in Bali between July and September.
30 minutes here · Admission included
Gamat Bay
Gamat Bay Snorkeling Point is very beautiful and still natural, The place is not crowded by tourists is suitable for relaxing cooling down your mind. Gamat Bay has very clean sand, soft and colorful corals are so beautiful. This area is highly favored by local divers to see marine exotic sea.
30 minutes here · Admission included
Uluwatu Temple
Uluwatu Temple is one of the best tourist destinations to visit during the sunset time and this place is very crowded by tourists everyday. Balinese called this temple Pura Luhur Uluwatu is one of six key temples believed to be Bali spiritual pillars. Is renowned for its magnificent location, perched on top of a steep cliff approximately 70 meters above sea level. This temple also shares the splendid sunset backdrops as that of Tanah Lot Temple, another important sea temple located in the island western shores. The temple is definitely one of the top places on the island to go to for sunset delights, with direct views overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean and daily Kecak dance performances.
120 minutes here · Admission included
Kecak and Fire Dance
Not known exactly where Kecak and Fire Dance originated, which was first developed but there are some kind of agreement on the Balinese Kecak was first developed into a performing arts in the village of Bona, Gianyar, as additional knowledge Kecak was originally a song or music that is resultant from a combination sounds that make up melodies that are usually used to accompany the sacred dance Sanghyang and can only be staged in the temple.Then in the early 1930s by artists from the village of Bona, Gianyar tried to develop a Kecak dance by taking the story of Ramayana who danced as a substitute for Sanghyang Dance so this dance could eventually be displayed in public as a performance art. Part of the Ramayana story in which the first is taken as Goddess Sita was abducted by King Rahvana.
60 minutes here · Admission included
Jimbaran Bay
Jimbaran Seafood Dinner is an exciting activity to enjoy fresh grilled seafood under a beautiful panorama of sunset. Being a part of the legendarily Indian ocean, Jimbaran Bay offers you a complete activity of seafood products, by 10 minute drive to the international Ngurah Rai airport makes Kedonganan and Jimbaran Bay different from others. With the new system and management from the local government, seafood restaurants in Jimbaran are more luxurious and memorable.Jimbaran Seafood Dinner offers you delicious grilled seafood serving Balinese menu, traditionally prepared and locally caught seafood and French Mediterranean dishes.
120 minutes here · Admission included
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers. Pickup begins about 20 minutes before departure.
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 15 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Sari Nusa Penida Tour
Know before you go
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 35 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
6 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Pace and timing
4 mentionsSeveral reviewers found the schedule tight or the day long.
Small groups
4 mentionsThe group size is repeatedly described as intimate rather than packed.
Organization
3 mentionsPickup, timing, and logistics are described as running smoothly.
Photo opportunities
2 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
Traveler reviews
35 verified traveler reviews for Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Nusa Penida snorkelling - disappointing experience
Booked a 6 hour private boat snorkel trip costing AUD$837 for 4 adults with 4 locations promised. So it wasn’t a cheap trip. Our driver in Sanur, Budi, was fabulous - great communication, on time and very helpful when we reached Sanur Port - 5 stars for home. Sadly I can’t say the same when we reached Nusa Penida. We were met and taken to the Mana Fish office at 8-50 and told to just “sit down and relax”. Our snorkelling boat was supposed to leave there at 9am. There was no boat in sight for us. We continued waiting with NO communication about what was happening. I asked a few times when is the boat coming for us and received the usual “maybe ten minutes”. We were finally picked up at 9-40am in what I can only describe as a sub-standard boat based on all the other boats we saw. We were supposed to have an English speaking guide, and whilst the 2 guys on the boat were lovely, both only spoke minimal English which made it very difficult. We were also not provided with towels which is stated as one of the inclusions. The snorkeling was ok. We did see a number of manta rays which was great, however Manta bay is sadly full of rubbish which detracts from the experience. Unfortunately, because of our very late start we missed out on the last snorkelling place and had to rush back to the port area, nearly missing our boat back to Sanur. It was disappointing as we don’t feel that we got what we paid for, and weren’t able to get the full experience we were expecting. For the price we paid I would have expected far better customer service and almost feel like we should be given a partial refund as we didn’t get the full trip experience. I can only hope that in writing this review, processes at the snorkelling office in Nusa Penida change, so that other visitors don’t experience what we did - Snorkeling In Nusa Penida Departing From Bali Island
via Tripadvisor
Well organised trip, and able to amend it so we could take our 2 year old.
We had a great time snorkelling. Everything was very organised, Budi text me the night before with pickup information. He arrived on time to the resort, and his driving was very good. We took our 2 year old so were a bit anxious but it was great. We were able to take it in turns snorkelling and we were able to amend our trip to make it shorter so she wouldn't get agitated. It was a very smooth day, and we had a great time.
Response from the operator: Thank you for your lovely comment regarding your recent trip with Sari Nusa Penida Tour. Impressing our customers is the one we committed to and we glad that our service could meet with your expectation and more. We will be much appreciate if you could spread your lovely experience to your friends and colleagues, so we could extend our service to them and others. Look forward to possibility assist you on your next visit to Bali.
via Tripadvisor
Avoid this company and trip
Awful company. Told them we may need to postpone as kids were not well through school the week. They said it would be fine. Kids were sick on the crossing as everyone was rammed in a tiny boat and no visibility to see anything snorkelling. Waste of time and money.
Response from the operator: Thank you for your beautiful comments regarding your last trip with Sari Nusa Penida Tour. Sorry for your inconvenience, at that time we only gave advice and we did not force you to do the tour if you were sick but on your part you wanted to do the tour. Once again We apologize for your inconvenience while on holiday in Bali
via Tripadvisor
Nusa Penida, great snorkelling, rest everything average
Snorkelling experience was great and it did help booking a private boat as a couple of us were not swimmers. The prime reason for average rating is (1) the trip to Sanur is a long one (2) Sanur to Penida is an average public boat ride (3) highly unorganized coordination at Penida before getting into boat (it is a fish market), on the boat while the guide was very efficient for snorkelling he was not very encouraging at Manta Bay so we had to skip plus kept nagging for tips and we also felt like some of the breaches mentioned in the trip schedule were skipped.
Response from the operator: Thank you for your lovely comment regarding your recent trip with Sari Nusa Penida Tour. Impressing our customers is the one we committed to and we glad that our service could meet with your expectation and more. We will be much appreciate if you could spread your lovely experience to your friends and colleagues, so we could extend our service to them and others. Look forward to possibility assist you on your next visit to Bali.
via Viator
Amazing experience
Lovely experience. Agus our driver was amazing, he was so helpful and had very good communication throughout the trip via WhatsApp. Would highly recommend this trip to go to some lovely snorkelling spots.
Response from the operator: Thank you for your lovely comment regarding your recent trip with Sari Nusa Penida Tour. Impressing our customers is the one we committed to and we glad that our service could meet with your expectation and more. We will be much appreciate if you could spread your lovely experience to your friends and colleagues, so we could extend our service to them and others. Look forward to possibility assist you on your next visit to Bali.
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $190 to $260
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 12
- Verdict
- Solid Choice
Why this scores 69
The Outty Ranking is a weighted composite. Here is how this experience performed on each component.
Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Jimbaran.
How much does Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner cost?
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Prices start at $190 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Jimbaran usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner take?
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Plan for about 12 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Jimbaran is not rushed.
Is Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 69 out of 100, which we label "Solid Choice". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.7/5 across 35 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Jimbaran, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 12-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner?
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Around 12 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Jimbaran can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Jimbaran and add a light layer if any part of the 12-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Jimbaran within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Jimbaran?
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On Outty we rank every Jimbaran experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Best of Ubud Private Day Tour with All Inclusive, Blue Lagoon Snorkeling and Lunch - Kanto Lampo - Tibumana Waterfall-All Included, Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking Private All Inclusive. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Jimbaran?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Jimbaran?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner?
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Included: Dinner; Towell; Lunch; Kecak and Fire Dance Ticket; and Use of snorkeling equipment. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Does Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner include hotel pickup?
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Yes, pickup is offered for every traveler from 2949 listed pickup locations in and around Jimbaran. Be ready about 20 minutes before the start time. You can also enter a custom pickup address when booking.
What languages is Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner offered in?
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It runs in English. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap; and Not recommended for pregnant travelers. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner if the weather is bad?
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This experience depends on good weather. If it is canceled because of poor weather, you are offered a different date or a full refund.
What do travelers say about Snorkeling In Nusa Penida & Uluwatu Kecak Sunset & Dinner?
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Across 35 reviews averaging 4.7 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, small groups, organization. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works. One thing to know: Several reviewers found the schedule tight or the day long.
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