6 Shore Excursions Tours in Indonesia Worth Booking

1.Bali Benoa Shore Excursion for cruise’s passenger – All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $60Our pick

Benoa cruise pickup to Bali temples, waterfall, coffee farm, rice terraces, batik and jewelry, plus lunch and admission fees included.

“Wayan is a great tourguide/driver who was very generous with his explanations about Bali life Hinduism and his own life experiences. We visited a Hindu temple where he explained the uses of the various buildings. We then had a good lunch Read more”

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2.Surabaya Shore Excursion For Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 52 reviews · from $85

Cruise-friendly Surabaya tour with port pickup, market fruit tastings, historic sights, and a full Indonesian lunch for about 5 hours.

“Nita was our tour guide and did a wonderful job of taking us to all the places that we had researched and listed. There were a couple of places we could not go due to current political issues so she provided some great alternatives. We particularly enjoyed the puppet show at a Chinese temple we would have never known about had she not taken us there.”

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3.Shore Excursion for Cruises’s passenger -All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 30 reviews · 7 hours · from $60

Bali shore excursion from Benoa Port: Batuan temple, Tegallalang rice terraces, Tegenungan waterfall, lunch, coffee and optional swing. $60.

“Wayan was very accommodating with good information on Bali and its tradition . He was very friendly and a good driver; would highly recommend him as a tour guide . All aspects of our tour were good including lunch.please thank him from us Bev and Robin Spector”

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4.Discover Bali : Shore Excursion from Benoa Port with Free Wi-Fi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $119

Private Bali shore excursion from Benoa Port to Tegenungan Waterfall, rice terraces, Tirta Empul, and Ubud, with free Wi-Fi.

“The whole day was memorable. Our driver Agus was waiting for us when we got off the cruise ship. He took us to the north and we were able to see the terraced rice fields, the sebatu temple and the volcanic mountain. Along the way Agus shared insight into history and way of life in Bali. We were very pleased that the car was air conditioned and we were given bottles of water.”

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5.From Semarang Port: Borobudur Temple Private Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $147

Private Borobudur shore excursion from Semarang Port with AC pickup, English guide, admission ticket, and time for 504 Buddha statues.

“We opted to do this tour instead of the one offered by our cruise line so that we could drive directly there and leave when we wanted to. We left an hour later the cruise ship group and were back 1.5 hours before them. Worth every pennyRead more”

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6.Jakarta Port: Private Guided City Highlights Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · 6 hours · from $86

Private Jakarta shore excursion from Tanjung Priok: Dutch old town, Glodok Chinatown, Fatahillah and National Museums, Sunda Kelapa Harbor.

“The driver was excellent and the guide was nice but he was not good at explaining history. For example, my friends went on a tour with a guide, and they talked about the national Museum and how their guide explained everything - the history of the area etc. Our guide just pointed to signs and artifacts. We had to read the different “signs” to figure out the history etc.on our own. Also, he kept on talking about some gold ring-whatever that was, but I think it was the area of the museum that was undergoing renovation. Fortunately, we insisted upon going to the Maritime Museum, and then we had a…”

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