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Uluwatu Temple sunset kecak dance, by tour
A driver at your hotel, the cliff at golden hour, a seat for the chant and a table on the sand at Jimbaran. How the main tours differ, what they include and what you still pay on the day.
Check availabilityfrom $32 · no cancellation fee
Editorial team, kecakfiredanceshow.comUpdated October 26, 20266-minute read26 sources
Quick answer
- 01Most reviewed
- A private 7-hour tour with 4,524 reviews, from $32.
- 02With a guide on foot
- A 5-hour walking sunset tour, from $35.
- 03Shared, with pickup
- A 6-hour tour that includes the kecak ticket, from $40.
- 04Small group
- Up to 12 people, 5.5 hours, from $20.
- 05Check
- Whether temple entry, show ticket and dinner are in your option.
Why the sunset and the show belong together
An Uluwatu Temple sunset kecak dance evening is built around one fixed point: the show starts at 18:00 every day and runs until 19:00.1 The amphitheater sits 70 m above the Indian Ocean, and the performance takes place as the sun sets behind the temple.2 Everything else, the drive, the temple walk and dinner, has to fit around that hour.
That is where a tour earns its price. The road to the Bukit peninsula gets heavy in the late afternoon in the holiday season, Ubud is 1.5 to 2 hours away, and the gate, the temple fee and the show ticket are separate stops once you arrive.345 A driver who knows the timing takes that juggling off your hands.
The tours below are well-reviewed versions of this evening, on Viator and on GetYourGuide. They differ in three ways that matter: whether you share the car, whether the temple entry and the show ticket are included, and whether the evening ends with seafood at Jimbaran. Read the option you book as closely as the title. A cheap tour that skips the kecak ticket can end up costing more than a dearer one that includes it.
A small-group evening
How a sunset tour fills the afternoon
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Pickup
About an hour by car
From your pickup point to the temple.
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At the temple
2 hours on the cliff
The temple walk, the views and the sunset.
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18:00
The kecak
The daily show, 18:00 to 19:00.1
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After the show
Dinner or the drive back
Jimbaran Bay on some tours, or about an hour back.
The private sunset tour with dinner
The tour this page books is a private Uluwatu sunset tour by Eco Bali Tours, sold on Viator: 7 hours from your hotel, with about 60 minutes at Uluwatu Temple, 60 minutes at the kecak and 60 minutes at Jimbaran Bay. It starts from $32 and carries 4,524 reviews averaging 4.86.
What you get depends on the option. The all-inclusive version covers entrance fees, the kecak ticket for the first show and a seafood dinner at Jimbaran; two versions leave dinner out, for the first or the second show; and a basic tour leaves out fees, tickets and dinner. Bottled water, an English-speaking driver and taxes are included, gratuities and personal expenses are not.
It is priced per person, for up to 6 adults in one booking, and it can be cancelled for a full refund up to 24 hours before. A private car suits families or a group of friends who like to linger on the cliff path, stop for photographs and choose the second show on a crowded evening. Book the first show if the sunset is the point of your evening: on the cliff, the light changes most during the early scenes.
How long the evening lasts
Hours from pickup to drop-off
hrs
Side by side
Sunset and kecak tours compared
| Tour | Length | Kecak ticket | Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private sunset tour | 7 hrs | By option | By option |
| Walking sunset tour | 5 hrs | Included | By option |
| Shared sunset tour | 6 hrs | Included | Ends at Jimbaran Bay |
| Small-group tour | 5.5 hrs | Kecak visit listed | Not listed |
| Guided temple visit | 2 to 6 hrs | Optional | Not listed |
From the Viator records and the GetYourGuide listings; the options decide what you get, so read yours before booking.
On GetYourGuide
Three shared ways to see the sunset and the show
Kecak included
Up to 12
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Which sunset tour suits you?
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The private tour
Private car, up to 6 adults per booking.
The walking tour
A guide walks you through before the show.
The shared 6-hour tour
Pickup and the kecak ticket are in the price.
The small-group tour
Groups of up to 12 people, starting from $20.
The guided temple visit
A guide meets you at the north visitor gate.
A guided walk before the show
The second Viator option is built around a guide rather than a car. This Uluwatu walking sunset tour by Di Bali Tour runs 5 hours, starts from $35 and has 1,280 reviews averaging 4.86. Its shortest option meets you at 5:30pm at the main entry for a 2-hour walk and the 7pm show.
Its other options add a hotel transfer and the 6PM show, or stretch to a 7-hour evening with dinner at Jimbaran. An English-speaking guide or driver, the entrance ticket, the kecak ticket and the sarong are included, with set dinner and hotel pickup by option.
Two conditions to note: a minimum of 2 people per booking, and a smart casual dress code; the tour is not wheelchair accessible. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before. Choose it if you want someone to explain the temple and the story on the walk, rather than only drive you there.
Map
Where the kecak is danced on Bali
First the island with every stage this site compares, then the Bukit peninsula with Uluwatu, Melasti and GWK, then the temple courts and palaces of Ubud.
1Pura Luhur Uluwatu2Melasti Beach stage3Garuda Wisnu Kencana4Tanah Lot5Ubud6Batubulan7Denpasar8Ngurah Rai Airport
1Pura Luhur Uluwatu9Karang Boma Cliff10Labuan Sait Beach3Garuda Wisnu Kencana2Melasti Beach stage11Jimbaran Beach
12Ubud Palace13Pura Dalem Ubud14Pura Dalem Taman Kaja15Puri Agung Peliatan16ARMA
- 1Pura Luhur Uluwatu
The cliff temple whose amphitheater stages the daily kecak at 18:00.12
In Google Maps ↗ - 2Melasti Beach stage
A beach stage in Ungasan, 16.3 km from the airport.67
In Google Maps ↗ - 3Garuda Wisnu Kencana
The cultural park lists its own kecak every day at 6pm.8
In Google Maps ↗ - 4Tanah Lot
The sea temple; its kecak is held at De Jukung from sunset.9
In Google Maps ↗ - 5Ubud
Several village stages take turns through the week.
In Google Maps ↗ - 6Batubulan
The village the Ministry names for Barong performances.10
In Google Maps ↗ - 7Denpasar
The provincial capital; Kesiman stages Barong too.10
In Google Maps ↗ - 8Ngurah Rai Airport
About 45 minutes by road from Uluwatu.11
In Google Maps ↗ - 9Karang Boma Cliff
A separate kecak about 1 km from the temple, not inside it.
In Google Maps ↗ - 10Labuan Sait Beach
Also called Padang-Padang; about 50 macaques live here.1213
In Google Maps ↗ - 11Jimbaran Beach
Where several sunset tours end with dinner.
In Google Maps ↗ - 12Ubud Palace
Home of the nightly Legong the Ministry singles out.14
In Google Maps ↗ - 13Pura Dalem Ubud
One of the kecak stages the Ministry names in Ubud.15
In Google Maps ↗ - 14Pura Dalem Taman Kaja
Kecak by locals on Monday and Friday at 7:00 pm.16
In Google Maps ↗ - 15Puri Agung Peliatan
The Peliatan palace; one listing sells its Thursday kecak.
In Google Maps ↗ - 16ARMA
The art museum stage; one listing sells kecak here on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
In Google Maps ↗
Checklist
Before you book a sunset tour
01
Read the option
- Is the kecak ticket included?
- Is temple entry included?
- First or second show?
- Is dinner included?
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On the day
- Clothes that cover shoulders and knees
- Glasses and hats secured from the monkeys
- Cash for tips and drinks
Cost calculator
The sunset evening for your group
Starting totals per tour, before any option upgrades.
People
Total from$63
per participant from $32
Check availabilityfree cancellationTotals: the cheapest listed fare times your headcount, turned into your currency with the ECB's daily figure; the booking page settles the real sum.
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An afternoon on the Bukit ending with the Uluwatu kecak
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Shared and small-group tours
On GetYourGuide, the most reviewed version of this evening is a 6-hour sunset tour to Uluwatu Temple, the kecak and Jimbaran Bay, with pickup included. The kecak ticket is part of the price, and the listing notes that in bad weather the dance is performed on a smaller stage. It starts from $40 with 3,215 reviews averaging 4.67.
A smaller format caps the group at 12. That tour lasts 5.5 hours: about an hour by car, 2 hours at the temple with the sunset and scenic views, an hour at the kecak and an hour back, with a live guide in French, English or German. It starts from $20 and has 502 reviews. It enforces the temple dress code strictly: shoulders, underarms, back and knees covered.
For an Uluwatu tour with kecak dance on a tighter budget, a guided temple visit is the lightest option: 75 minutes in the temple with a guide who meets you at the north visitor gate, and the kecak ticket as an extra. It starts from $16. All three of these GetYourGuide tours cancel free up to 24 hours before.
The kecak dance and Jimbaran: dinner on the sand
Pairing the kecak dance and Jimbaran Bay is the classic ending to the evening. Several of these tours go straight from the amphitheater to the bay: the private Viator tour lists about 60 minutes there, the walking tour offers dinner at Jimbaran in its longest option, and the 6-hour GetYourGuide tour ends at Jimbaran Bay.
Check what dinner means on your option. On the private tour the seafood dinner is included only on the all-inclusive option; on the walking tour a set dinner comes with some options only. If dinner is not included, you choose and pay at the restaurant yourself, which also lets you pick the table.
By the time you sit down the sun has gone and the air on the beach has cooled. Keep a little cash for drinks and tips, and remember that gratuities are not included on the private tour.
Doing it yourself instead
A tour is not the only way to see the sunset and the show. The entry ticket sold on the rest of this site covers the kecak alone, starts from $9 and is valid for the date and time slot you choose. Add a driver or a ride-hailing car for the 45 minutes or so from Kuta or Seminyak, and you have the same evening on your own schedule.17
Doing it yourself means doing the arithmetic yourself, too. The temple entrance fee is not in that ticket and is paid on site, IDR 60,000 for a foreign adult on the management's list, and parking is extra.1819 Payments at the gate are generally cash only: keep the temple fee and the parking money apart, in the right notes.19
The trade-off is the planning. You decide when to leave, you find the counter and the show entrance yourself, and you book dinner in Jimbaran on your own. For a couple staying close to the Bukit that is easy; for a family coming down from Ubud, 1.5 to 2 hours away, a tour that handles the driving and the tickets is often worth the difference.4
What a tour does not change
A guide can queue for you, but the temple's rules still apply. Sarong and sash are compulsory and free at the gate, and the managing body wants glasses, hats and bags kept out of the monkeys' reach.2021 Customary law keeps women who have their period out of the temple grounds.22
Seats are not reserved by a tour either. The management says arriving earlier does not guarantee one specific seat, and it asks the audience to follow the staff's seating guidance.2324 Tours that reach the gate in good time give you more choice; a late pickup or a slow road takes it away, whoever is driving.
Finally, the weather decides the sunset, not the tour. Denpasar's BMKG averages put 345 mm of rain into January and 25 mm into August, and the Ministry of Tourism dates the dry season from April to October.2526 In the wet months, keep the tour's free cancellation in mind and watch the forecast the day before.
Your seat
The kecak on the cliff, on the evening you choose
One-hour show ticket, temple entry paid at the gate, free cancellation up to 2 days before.
You ask,we answer.
Which sunset tour does this page book?
A private tour on Viator. The private sunset tour with kecak and dinner has 4,524 reviews averaging 4.86, from $32.
Is the kecak ticket included in sunset tours?
On some options. The 6-hour GetYourGuide tour includes it; on the private tour it depends on the option.
Is dinner included?
Only on certain options. The private tour includes a Jimbaran seafood dinner only on its all-inclusive option.
How long do the tours take?
From 5 to 7 hours. The walking tour runs 5 hours, the shared tour 6 and the private tour 7.
Can I cancel a sunset tour?
Usually up to 24 hours before. The Viator tours give a full refund up to 24 hours before; so does the 6-hour GetYourGuide tour.
What if it rains?
The show may move to a smaller stage. The 6-hour tour notes the kecak is performed on a smaller stage in bad weather.
Is there a dress code?
Covered shoulders and knees. One tour enforces covered shoulders, underarms, back and knees; the temple provides sarongs.20
Sources
What this text is based on
- 1Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Kecak Dance↩
- 2Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Kecak Dance↩
- 3Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Pura Uluwatu Bali↩
- 4Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Pura Uluwatu Bali↩
- 5Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Temple↩
- 6Love Bali, Bali Provincial GovernmentPantai Melasti↩
- 7Love Bali, Bali Provincial GovernmentPantai Melasti↩
- 8Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park (official site)Daily Cultural Performances↩
- 9Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Kecak Dance↩
- 10Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)The Barong and the Kris Dance: The Eternal Battle Between Good and Evil↩
- 11Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Kecak Dance: the Meaning and Its Philosophical Movements↩
- 12Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Why Feeding Uluwatu Monkeys Should Only Be Done with Staff Guidance↩
- 13Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Conservation & Wildlife↩
- 14Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Legong Dance↩
- 15Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Ubud's Kecak Dance: Enchanting Tradition↩
- 16Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Kecak Dance: the Meaning and Its Philosophical Movements↩
- 17Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Pura Uluwatu Bali↩
- 18Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Temple↩
- 19Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Kecak Dance↩
- 20Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Temple↩
- 21Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Temple↩
- 22Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Temple↩
- 23Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Why Uluwatu Kecak Dance Is Still One of Bali Must Watch Shows↩
- 24Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Why Uluwatu Kecak Dance Is Still One of Bali Must Watch Shows↩
- 25BMKG, the Indonesian meteorological agencyDenpasar climatological information, World Weather Information Service, Station Denpasar (BMKG / WMO WWIS 649), 1961 to 1990↩
- 26Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Weather, Climate & Season↩
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