How to hire a private driver in Ubud, Bali for day trips?

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TL;DR

In Ubud you can hire a private driver (driving only, no guiding services) at a reasonable price — the car has 3 rows of seats, comfortably fits 4 people, and booking activities like rafting through the driver costs about 2.5x less than paying on-site.

What the community said

Another recommended driver in Ubud is Komang, a local who speaks good English and knows all the sights around Ubud; drove a custom day-trip route in a 4-seat Toyota.

Driver Komang, +62 857-3866-9145

A private driver in Ubud can put together a custom route based on your interests at a reasonable price, best contacted via WhatsApp; good option if you just need transportation without guide services.

Private driver in Ubud

The driver's English is limited, so it's better to communicate through a translator into Indonesian for arranging the route.

The driver's car has 3 rows of seats, comfortable for a group of 4 — good for a small group or family.

3-row seating car

Booking a rafting trip through this driver worked out about 2.5x cheaper than buying the ticket on-site.

Rafting ~2.5x cheaper via driver