We collect from Nusa Dua resorts for every tour on this page, and the address decides the day more than the tour does. Nusa Dua sits at the end of the toll road: the airport is 15-30 minutes away in any hour, Benoa harbour 15-30, the Uluwatu cliff temple an evening rather than a day, and Sanur port, where every Nusa Penida boat leaves, 30-45 minutes. The long days run the other way: the Mount Batur pickup is at about 01:30, the earliest of any area we serve, Ubud is 45-90 minutes, and the north coast 2-3 hours each way. Below is every tour with its pickup time, drive and price, and the two we would not book from here.
By Alex Moskvin, Founder of SB Excursions · Published 23 September 2026 · Updated 16 October 2026
Tour on this route: Nusa Penida West Tour — From $49 per car, full day.
What tours can you do from Nusa Dua?
All of our day tours collect from Nusa Dua. The easy ones are close: Nusa Penida through Sanur port 30-45 minutes away, the Benoa sunset cruise 15-30 minutes away, and Uluwatu for sunset. Mount Batur (pickup about 01:30), Ubud (45-90 minutes) and the north coast (2-3 hours each way) are long days. A Gili day trip is the one we would not book from here.
This guide also answers:
- What time is pickup from Nusa Dua for Nusa Penida?
- What time is the Mount Batur pickup from Nusa Dua?
- How far is Nusa Dua from Ubud?
Top picks from this guide
#1
Nusa Penida west coast
Hotel pickup at 06:15-06:30 for the morning boat, 30-45 minutes to Sanur and 30-45 minutes across. The west tour is from $49 per car for up to six with hotel pickup and an island driver; the fast boat is from $15.
#2
Uluwatu temple at sunset
From the Bukit hotels the cliff temple is 20-40 minutes and Nusa Dua adds only a little more, so sunset there costs an afternoon. A private car with driver from $59 per car covers it with stops at the Bukit beaches.
#3
Sunset cruise from Benoa
Benoa is one of the shortest transfers of any tour from here, which is why the sunset cruise fits this base best: 2-4 hours on the water with golden-hour views back over Serangan and Nusa Dua, from $150.
#4
Manta Point snorkelling
Same short run to Sanur as the island tours. The manta trip is from $29 per person with guide and gear, $46 with the return fast boat, and hotel pickup is $34 per car. Mantas are there all year; the sea decides the day.
#5
Mount Batur sunrise
The one day where the address is expensive: Nusa Dua sits at the top of the 1.5-2.5 hour range, so the driver arrives at about 01:30. The jeep is $60 with hotel pickup and turns both drives into sleep; with the hot springs, $70.
#6
Ubud and the interior
Comfortable once, wearing if repeated. The Ubud route collects at 08:00, runs 10 hours and is from $65 per car for up to five plus $22 tickets per person, so the drive is bracketed by a full day.
Which tours pick up from Nusa Dua?
All of the ones in the table below. Nusa Dua, together with Jimbaran, is in the standard pickup area of our day tours, the same as Ubud, Sanur, Seminyak, Canggu, Legian and Kuta. What changes from here is the clock: the south is close, the interior is a long day, and the north is a very long one. If you are still deciding whether the resort strip is the right base at all, our Nusa Dua as a base for day trips weighs it place by place.
Prices are either per car or per person, and it matters for a family. The car tours, Ubud, UNESCO, east Bali, Tanah Lot and Bedugul, and the private car, are priced per vehicle for up to five, with entrance tickets per person on top where the route has them. The west Nusa Penida tour is per car for up to six. The sea and adventure days, mantas, rafting, the Batur formats and the cruise, are priced per person.
| Tour | Pickup from Nusa Dua | Drive each way | Length | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nusa Penida west | 06:15-06:30 | 30-45 min to Sanur port, then 30-45 min by boat | Full day, 10-12 h | $49 per car, boat from $15 |
| Nusa Penida east | 06:15-06:30, or meet at Sanur port at 07:00 | 30-45 min to Sanur port, then the boat | 10-12 h | $75 |
| Manta Point snorkelling | Early, pickup $34 per car | 30-45 min to Sanur port | Full day | $29 per person, $46 with boat |
| Sunset cruise | Late afternoon | 15-30 min to Benoa | 2-4 h on the water | $150 |
| Airport transfer | Any hour | 15-30 min | One way | $15 per car |
| Batur sunrise jeep | About 01:30 | 1.5-2.5 h | 6-8 h | $60 with pickup |
| Batur jeep and hot springs | About 01:30 | 1.5-2.5 h | 6-8 h | $70 with pickup |
| Batur sunrise hike | About 01:30 | 1.5-2.5 h | 5-8 h | $35 |
| Ubud rice terraces, temples and volcano | 08:00 | 45-90 min to Ubud | 10 h | $65 per car + $22 tickets |
| UNESCO heritage sites | Morning | Long inland day | 10 h | $65 per car + $20 tickets |
| White water rafting | Morning | 2-2.5 h, about 60 km | 4-6 h plus the drive | $25 |
| Lovina dolphins at sunrise | About 03:00 | 2-3 h | 8 h | $69 |
| Private car with driver | When you choose | Your route | 10-12 h | $59 per car |
Pickup times and prices from our tour pages, September 2026. Drive times are our planning ranges; traffic in the 07:00-09:00 and 16:00-19:00 windows adds to them.
What is close to Nusa Dua
The Bukit, Benoa and the airport. Uluwatu's cliff temple is 20-40 minutes from the Bukit hotels and only a little more from the strip, so the Kecak and the sunset fit into an afternoon. Benoa harbour is 15-30 minutes away, which makes the sunset cruise from $150 the easiest evening out on this list.
The airport is the quiet advantage. Nusa Dua holds 15-30 minutes to Ngurah Rai in any hour because the toll road bypasses the surface traffic, and our airport transfer is from $15 per car. That makes late landings and early flights painless, and it is why a last-day tour from here is realistic when it would not be from Ubud.
Nusa Penida and the sea days
The best long day from this base. Every fast boat to Nusa Penida leaves from Sanur, and from a Nusa Dua hotel that drive is 30-45 minutes, against 60-90 from Canggu or Uluwatu. Hotel pickups for the island routes run 06:15-06:30 ahead of the morning boat, and the crossing is another 30-45 minutes. On the island it is a private car and driver: the west loop from $49 per car, the east and full-day routes from $75.
The same port serves the manta snorkelling trip: $29 per person with guide and gear, $46 with the return boat, and $34 per car for the hotel pickup. From November to March the sea is the first thing weather cancels, so put the island early in a stay and keep a spare day. Our Nusa Penida from Sanur guide walks the day stage by stage.
The long days: Mount Batur, Ubud and the north
Mount Batur is the one day the address costs you. Nusa Dua, Jimbaran and Uluwatu sit at the top of the 1.5-2.5 hour range to Kintamani, so the driver arrives at about 01:30. The jeep formats turn both drives into sleep: $60 with hotel pickup for the sunrise jeep, $70 with the hot springs, and the hike from $35 for guests who want the climb. The night hour by hour is in Nusa Dua to Mount Batur.
Ubud is 45-90 minutes depending on traffic, comfortable for one long day. The Ubud route collects at 08:00 and runs 10 hours from $65 per car. The north coast is 2-3 hours each way: the Lovina dolphin sunrise collects at about 03:00, runs 8 hours from $69, and fills the day and the one after it. We run it from here; we would rather say plainly that it is long.
What we would not book from Nusa Dua
Two things. The first is a Gili day trip. The short crossing leaves from Padang Bai on the east coast, and the road there from the far south is the long half; sailings from Nusa Dua, Sanur and Serangan take 3-4 hours at sea instead. Our Gili day trip runs 7-9 hours from $115 and suits a base further north or east, or a night on the islands.
The second is rafting as a casual half day. The Ayung put-in is about 60 km from Nusa Dua, 2-2.5 hours each way, so the driving alone takes 4-5 hours before the briefing. Rafting from $25 is a good trip; from here, pair it with Ubud on the same day or book it from a night in the interior. Our rafting from Seminyak, Canggu and Nusa Dua has the numbers.
FAQ
What tours can you do from Nusa Dua?
All of our day tours collect from Nusa Dua. The easy ones are close: Nusa Penida through Sanur port 30-45 minutes away, the Benoa sunset cruise 15-30 minutes away, and Uluwatu for sunset. Mount Batur (pickup about 01:30), Ubud (45-90 minutes) and the north coast (2-3 hours each way) are long days. A Gili day trip is the one we would not book from here.
What time is pickup from Nusa Dua for Nusa Penida?
06:15-06:30 from the hotel for the morning boat. The drive to Sanur port is 30-45 minutes and the crossing another 30-45. The west route is from $49 per car for up to six with hotel pickup and an island driver, and the fast boat is from $15.
What time is the Mount Batur pickup from Nusa Dua?
About 01:30, sometimes slightly earlier. Nusa Dua, Jimbaran and Uluwatu sit at the top of the 1.5-2.5 hour range to Kintamani, the longest transfer of any area we collect from. The sunrise jeep is $60 with hotel pickup and $70 with the hot springs, and the guided hike is from $35.
How far is Nusa Dua from Ubud?
45-90 minutes by car depending on traffic. That works well for one long day: our Ubud rice terrace, temple and volcano tour collects at 08:00, runs 10 hours and is from $65 per car for up to five, plus $22 entrance tickets per person.
Is Uluwatu close to Nusa Dua?
Yes. The cliff temple is 20-40 minutes from the Bukit hotels and only a little more from the Nusa Dua strip, so a sunset visit takes an afternoon rather than a day. A private car with driver from $59 per car covers it with stops at the Bukit beaches.
Are tours from Nusa Dua priced per person or per car?
Both, depending on the tour. The Ubud, UNESCO, east Bali and Tanah Lot routes and the private car are per vehicle for up to five, with tickets per person where there are any, and the west Nusa Penida tour is per car for up to six. Mantas, rafting, the Mount Batur formats and the cruise are per person.
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