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Denpasar tours & tickets

City walks, food, Sanur activities, transfers and the Bali day trips that start on Denpasar’s doorstep.

Denpasar is not a city of big-ticket attractions; it rewards being shown around. A good guide turns Badung Market from a confusing maze into the best meal of your trip, and makes sense of the temple, the museum and the square next to them.

We will be honest about the choice: GetYourGuide lists only a small number of tours that take place inside Denpasar itself, and a couple of them have very few reviews. So this page pairs the genuine city tours with well-reviewed Sanur activities, reliable airport transfers and the island’s best-selling day trips, all of which are easy from a Denpasar or Sanur hotel. Every tour below is a real, currently listed product; prices are indicative “from” prices and the booking page shows the live rate in your currency.

Which tour is right for you?

Half a day in the old town

Eat your way round Badung Market, or combine the Bali Museum, Puputan Square and Kumbasari with tastings. The city-highlights tour adds Bajra Sandhi for a full day.

A whole babi guling, Balinese spit-roast pig, set out at a ceremony Food & market walk from €40
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Central Denpasar ⭐ 4.4 (63)

Bali Heritage & Street Food Tour in Denpasar Badung Market

The most-reviewed tour that actually takes place inside Denpasar. A local guide leads you through the stalls of Badung Market and the old trading streets next to it, stopping to taste the things the city eats every day and explaining what you are looking at.

  • Guided walk through Badung Market, Bali’s biggest traditional market
  • Tastings of Balinese dishes such as babi guling and jaje Bali sweets
  • Heritage streets around the market with a local guide
Check price & availability
Courtyards and carved gateways inside the Bali Museum in Denpasar City tour from €46
🕒 5 hours 📍 From Puputan Square, Denpasar ⭐ 4.6 (38)

Denpasar: Museum, Traditional Market and Food Tasting Tour

A half-day introduction to the old centre: the square where the 1906 puputan is commemorated, the Bali Museum’s palace-style pavilions and the market on the Badung River, with food stops between them. A good choice if you want history and food in one booking.

  • Starts at Puputan Square in the city centre
  • Visit to the Bali Museum and Kumbasari Market
  • Local food tastings along the way
Check price & availability
Shrines wrapped in yellow cloth at Pura Agung Jagatnatha, Denpasar City tour from €26
🕒 7 hours 📍 From Denpasar (check meeting options) ⭐ 4.0 (3)

Bali: Denpasar City & Museum Highlight Tour with Ticket

A full-day sweep of Denpasar’s main sights with entrance tickets included. It is a newer listing with only a handful of reviews so far, but it is the one tour that links the old centre with Bajra Sandhi in a single day.

  • Bali Museum, Pura Jagatnatha and Puputan Square
  • The Bajra Sandhi monument in Renon
  • Entrance tickets included
Check price & availability
The multi-storey Kumbasari Market building beside the Badung River in Denpasar Private evening walk from €39
🕒 4 hours 📍 From Badung Market, Denpasar ⭐ 3.5 (3)

Bali: Private Evening Walking Tour with Culinary Experience

A private walk through the centre in the evening, combining the lively local markets with street-food tastings and the old town’s landmarks. A new listing with very few reviews — read the latest ones before booking.

  • Starts at Badung Market, the largest traditional market in Denpasar
  • Balinese street-food tastings
  • Private guide, historic landmarks on the way
Check price & availability

Easy days in Sanur

A gentle e-bike ride through village lanes, a hands-on Balinese cooking class or a short coconut-oil workshop — all close to the beach.

Traditional jukung outrigger boats with red sails on Sanur beach E-bike tour from €43
🕒 2.5 hours 📍 From Sanur ⭐ 4.7 (108)

Sanur Village E-bike Tour

A gentle, family-friendly ride that shows the Sanur behind the beach hotels: village lanes, a neighbourhood market, a temple and the remaining rice fields. Flat terrain and electric assistance make it suitable for almost anyone.

  • Easy electric-assist ride through Sanur’s back lanes
  • Local market, a temple and rice fields
  • Reviewers mention a turtle sanctuary stop by the beach
Check price & availability

Islands from Sanur harbour

The classic Nusa Penida viewpoints tour, a snorkelling day, or just a fast-boat ticket to Penida or Lembongan if you prefer to explore on your own.

Aerial view of the headland and beach at Kelingking, Nusa Penida Island day trip from €29
🕒 8–10 hours 📍 From Sanur harbour ⭐ 4.7 (8,402)

Bali/Nusa Penida: East & West Highlights Full-Day Tour

One of the best-selling tours in all of Bali, and it leaves from Denpasar’s own harbour at Sanur. A fast boat crosses to Nusa Penida, where a driver takes you round the famous clifftop viewpoints. A long day with rough roads — but the views are the real thing.

  • Kelingking, Broken Beach and Angel’s Billabong in the west
  • Diamond Beach in the east, depending on the option
  • Fast boat from Sanur and a driver on the island
Check price & availability

Classic Bali day trips

Ubud and its rice terraces, sunrise on Mount Batur, Uluwatu’s cliffs and kecak, Tanah Lot at sunset and the quieter terraces of Jatiluwih.

The Tegallalang rice terraces north of Ubud Private day trip from €20
🕒 6–11 hours 📍 From Hotel pickup ⭐ 4.9 (1,559)

Bali: Private Ubud Highlights Tour with Customized Itinerary

Ubud is about an hour north of Denpasar, and this very highly rated private tour is the easiest way to do it as a day trip: you pick the stops, the driver handles the roads and the parking.

  • Private car and driver for the day
  • Build the day around Ubud’s rice terraces, temples and waterfalls
  • Itinerary adapted to your interests
Check price & availability
The sun rising over a sea of cloud, seen from Mount Batur Hike from €24
🕒 5–10 hours 📍 From Hotel pickup (very early) ⭐ 4.8 (11,414)

Bali: Sunrise Mount Batur Guided Hike with Breakfast

Bali’s most-reviewed activity. Pickup is in the small hours, the climb takes about two hours and you are back down by mid-morning. Check which hotel areas the transfer option covers when you book.

  • Pre-dawn climb of the volcano above Kintamani
  • Sunrise over Lake Batur and Mount Agung
  • Local guide and breakfast included
Check price & availability

Arrivals and departures

Pre-book a private car from the airport so someone is waiting with your name when you land.

A Balinese-style gateway in front of the terminal at Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport (DPS) Private transfer from €14 per group
🕒 1–2 hours 📍 From Bali airport (DPS) ⭐ 4.8 (2,188)

Ngurah Rai Bali Airport Private Transfer

The simplest way to deal with arrival: a pre-booked car from Bali’s airport — which is in Tuban, south of Kuta, not in Denpasar itself — to your hotel in the city, Sanur or elsewhere on the island. Works in the other direction too.

  • Driver meets you in the arrivals area with a name sign
  • Priced per vehicle, to or from your hotel
  • More than 2,000 reviews
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Twenty experiences we would book ourselves, from a three-hour food walk to a full day on Nusa Penida.

A whole babi guling, Balinese spit-roast pig, set out at a ceremony Food & market walk from €40
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Central Denpasar ⭐ 4.4 (63)

Bali Heritage & Street Food Tour in Denpasar Badung Market

The most-reviewed tour that actually takes place inside Denpasar. A local guide leads you through the stalls of Badung Market and the old trading streets next to it, stopping to taste the things the city eats every day and explaining what you are looking at.

  • Guided walk through Badung Market, Bali’s biggest traditional market
  • Tastings of Balinese dishes such as babi guling and jaje Bali sweets
  • Heritage streets around the market with a local guide
Check price & availability
Courtyards and carved gateways inside the Bali Museum in Denpasar City tour from €46
🕒 5 hours 📍 From Puputan Square, Denpasar ⭐ 4.6 (38)

Denpasar: Museum, Traditional Market and Food Tasting Tour

A half-day introduction to the old centre: the square where the 1906 puputan is commemorated, the Bali Museum’s palace-style pavilions and the market on the Badung River, with food stops between them. A good choice if you want history and food in one booking.

  • Starts at Puputan Square in the city centre
  • Visit to the Bali Museum and Kumbasari Market
  • Local food tastings along the way
Check price & availability
Shrines wrapped in yellow cloth at Pura Agung Jagatnatha, Denpasar City tour from €26
🕒 7 hours 📍 From Denpasar (check meeting options) ⭐ 4.0 (3)

Bali: Denpasar City & Museum Highlight Tour with Ticket

A full-day sweep of Denpasar’s main sights with entrance tickets included. It is a newer listing with only a handful of reviews so far, but it is the one tour that links the old centre with Bajra Sandhi in a single day.

  • Bali Museum, Pura Jagatnatha and Puputan Square
  • The Bajra Sandhi monument in Renon
  • Entrance tickets included
Check price & availability
Traditional jukung outrigger boats with red sails on Sanur beach E-bike tour from €43
🕒 2.5 hours 📍 From Sanur ⭐ 4.7 (108)

Sanur Village E-bike Tour

A gentle, family-friendly ride that shows the Sanur behind the beach hotels: village lanes, a neighbourhood market, a temple and the remaining rice fields. Flat terrain and electric assistance make it suitable for almost anyone.

  • Easy electric-assist ride through Sanur’s back lanes
  • Local market, a temple and rice fields
  • Reviewers mention a turtle sanctuary stop by the beach
Check price & availability
A Balinese-style gateway in front of the terminal at Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport (DPS) Private transfer from €14 per group
🕒 1–2 hours 📍 From Bali airport (DPS) ⭐ 4.8 (2,188)

Ngurah Rai Bali Airport Private Transfer

The simplest way to deal with arrival: a pre-booked car from Bali’s airport — which is in Tuban, south of Kuta, not in Denpasar itself — to your hotel in the city, Sanur or elsewhere on the island. Works in the other direction too.

  • Driver meets you in the arrivals area with a name sign
  • Priced per vehicle, to or from your hotel
  • More than 2,000 reviews
Check price & availability
The Tegallalang rice terraces north of Ubud Private day trip from €20
🕒 6–11 hours 📍 From Hotel pickup ⭐ 4.9 (1,559)

Bali: Private Ubud Highlights Tour with Customized Itinerary

Ubud is about an hour north of Denpasar, and this very highly rated private tour is the easiest way to do it as a day trip: you pick the stops, the driver handles the roads and the parking.

  • Private car and driver for the day
  • Build the day around Ubud’s rice terraces, temples and waterfalls
  • Itinerary adapted to your interests
Check price & availability
Aerial view of the headland and beach at Kelingking, Nusa Penida Island day trip from €29
🕒 8–10 hours 📍 From Sanur harbour ⭐ 4.7 (8,402)

Bali/Nusa Penida: East & West Highlights Full-Day Tour

One of the best-selling tours in all of Bali, and it leaves from Denpasar’s own harbour at Sanur. A fast boat crosses to Nusa Penida, where a driver takes you round the famous clifftop viewpoints. A long day with rough roads — but the views are the real thing.

  • Kelingking, Broken Beach and Angel’s Billabong in the west
  • Diamond Beach in the east, depending on the option
  • Fast boat from Sanur and a driver on the island
Check price & availability
The sun rising over a sea of cloud, seen from Mount Batur Hike from €24
🕒 5–10 hours 📍 From Hotel pickup (very early) ⭐ 4.8 (11,414)

Bali: Sunrise Mount Batur Guided Hike with Breakfast

Bali’s most-reviewed activity. Pickup is in the small hours, the climb takes about two hours and you are back down by mid-morning. Check which hotel areas the transfer option covers when you book.

  • Pre-dawn climb of the volcano above Kintamani
  • Sunrise over Lake Batur and Mount Agung
  • Local guide and breakfast included
Check price & availability
The multi-storey Kumbasari Market building beside the Badung River in Denpasar Private evening walk from €39
🕒 4 hours 📍 From Badung Market, Denpasar ⭐ 3.5 (3)

Bali: Private Evening Walking Tour with Culinary Experience

A private walk through the centre in the evening, combining the lively local markets with street-food tastings and the old town’s landmarks. A new listing with very few reviews — read the latest ones before booking.

  • Starts at Badung Market, the largest traditional market in Denpasar
  • Balinese street-food tastings
  • Private guide, historic landmarks on the way
Check price & availability
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Eat your way through Badung Market, walk from Puputan Square to the Bali Museum, catch sunrise on Sanur’s beach path and use the city as your base for Ubud, Uluwatu and Nusa Penida. Compare the best-rated experiences and book in a couple of taps.

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Denpasar tour FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Are there guided tours of Denpasar city?

Yes, though not many. The best reviewed are a three-hour heritage and street-food walk around Badung Market and a five-hour museum, market and food-tasting tour starting at Puputan Square. A full-day city highlights tour also covers Pura Jagatnatha and the Bajra Sandhi monument.

Do tours pick up from hotels in Denpasar and Sanur?

Most Bali day trips offer hotel pickup in south Bali, which normally includes Sanur and often central Denpasar. City walking tours usually start at a meeting point such as Puputan Square or Badung Market. Always check the pickup area on the booking page.

Can I cancel a tour if my plans change?

Most GetYourGuide experiences can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before the start. The exact policy is shown on each booking page.

Should I book the Nusa Penida trip in advance?

In the dry-season months and around holidays, yes: boats and drivers fill up. Booking a day or two ahead is usually enough at other times. Boats leave from Sanur harbour in the morning.

Is it better to take a tour or hire a driver?

For the city itself a walking tour with a guide gives you far more than a driver can. For day trips, a private tour with a customisable itinerary is effectively a driver with a plan; the price difference is usually small.