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Ayung River rafting and ATV: one day or two?

Many rafting listings near Ubud come bundled with a quad bike ride. Here is what a combined day looks like on paper, how it compares with rafting on its own, and who each suits.

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Editorial team, rafting-ubud.comUpdated October 24, 20266-minute read2 sources

The tour for this guide Ayung River rafting with lunch near Ubud 4.7 (2,435 reviews) 2.5 to 5 hoursBuffet lunch, showers and towelsAges 5 to 65 from$26per person Check availabilityFree to cancel until 24 hrs before your start

Quick comparison

01Rafting alone: 2 hours on the river and a buffet lunch, from $26.
02Combo, most booked: ATV and 2.5 hours of Ayung rafting with a meal, from $17.
03Combo, itinerary: A 1.5-hour quad ride, then 2.5 hours of rafting.
04Time: Combination listings run 1.5 to 8 hours, by option.
05Clothes: Bring a change for muddy, wet tracks.

Why rafting and quad bikes are sold together

Search the Ayung listings and combination days appear right beside the rafting-only trips. The appeal is easy to see: the rafting bases and the quad bike parks share the same green hills west and north of Ubud, and a single pickup can cover both. On paper, Ayung River rafting and ATV in one day means one transfer, a pair of adventures and a single lunch.

The most reviewed of these combinations carries 6,509 reviews averaging 4.85, and starts from $17. It pairs an ATV ride with 2.5 hours on the Ayung and a meal, meeting at Graha Adventure Rafting, with pickup as an option. A second combination, with 1,407 reviews averaging 4.90, starts from the same price.

This page looks at the combination from the rafter's side: what you give up and what you gain compared with a morning devoted to the river. The quad bike half of the day, the routes, the tunnels and the single or tandem choice, is a subject of its own, and a specialist ATV guide covers it in depth.

A combined day

The order on one combination listing

Pickup

Drive to Ubud

About 1 hour by car to the quad park.
Quad ride

Through the hills

A 1.5-hour ATV ride near Ubud.
Transfer

To the river

Short drives of 30 minutes each.
Rafting

On the Ayung

2.5 hours of rafting on the river.
Home

Drop-off

Back to your hotel or the meeting point.

What a combined day looks like

One combination listing sets out its day in order: a 1-hour drive, a 1.5-hour quad bike ride in Ubud, short drives of 30 minutes each, then 2.5 hours of rafting on the Ayung. It offers rafting-only and ATV-only options from a meeting point as well.

The other lists 2.5 hours on the Ayung, a 15 to 20 minute walk up and down the hill for the rafting, and a choice of tandem or solo ATV. It provides lockers, safety gear, towels and showers, and runs rain or shine. Its duration covers 3 to 8 hours depending on the option.

Put together, a full combination is a long day. Add pickup from the south and the hours on the road to the two activities, and you leave in the morning and return late in the afternoon. That suits travelers who want one big adventure day and no further plans; it suits less well anyone hoping to see a temple or a market on the same day.

Hours by activity

Where a combination day goes

hrs

From the itinerary of one combination listing and of the rafting-only trip this site books.

On paper

Rafting alone against two combinations

Point	Rafting only	Combo A	Combo B
From	$26	$17	$17
On the river	2 hours	2.5 hours	2.5 hours
Quad ride	None	Tandem or solo	1.5 hours
Duration	2.5 to 5 hours	3 to 8 hours	1.5 to 8 hours
Reviews	2,435	6,509	1,407

Rafting only = the trip this site books; Combo A and B = the two most reviewed combination listings. Starting prices, not exact quotes.

Three ways to spend the day

River only, or river and quad

Bali: Ayung River Guided Rafting Adventure with Lunch

Half a day free

Rafting only

The trip this site books

River: 2 hours
Lunch: 30-minute buffet
Start: 9 AM to 1 PM

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Bali: Ubud Gorilla Face ATV and Ayung Rafting Trip with Meal

Most reviewed

Combo A

ATV and Ayung with a meal

River: 2.5 hours
ATV: Tandem or solo
Extras: Lockers, showers

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Bali: ATV Quad Bike & White Water Rafting Adventure

Top rated

Combo B

Quad ride, then rafting

River: 2.5 hours
ATV: 1.5 hours
Options: Either activity alone

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Decision helper

Combine, or keep the river on its own?

Pick the line that sounds like your trip

I have only one free day I want the river at its best We travel with young children It is the rainy season I want the lowest headline price

A combination

One pickup covers a quad ride and 2.5 hours of rafting.

Rafting only, morning

Starts from 9 AM; a morning gives better light.¹

Rafting only

Ages 5 to 65 on this site's trip; quad rules are separate.

Separate days

The Ayung is classed IV when the water rises.²

Check the combo options

Both combinations start from $17, by option.

Rafting on its own: what you keep

The trip this site books is rafting only: a 10-minute drive, 2 hours on the Ayung, another short drive and a 30-minute buffet lunch at Toekad Rafting. You pick a start between 9 AM and 1 PM, which leaves the other half of the day free.

It includes showers, fresh towels, changing rooms, insurance and rafting equipment, and carries 2,435 reviews averaging 4.74. It starts from $26. The combination listings start lower than that despite including two activities; read their option lists carefully, as the starting price may apply to one part of the day.

Rafting alone also keeps the day calm for children and older travelers. The trip this site books accepts ages 5 to 65. A quad bike adds its own rules on age, licences and riding solo, which the combination listings set separately; check them before you assume the whole family can do both.

Checklist

For a two-activity day

Pack

A spare change of clothes for each activity
Separate plastic bags, mud and wet
Water shoes for the river

Check

Which option the price covers
Solo or tandem rules for your group
The walk down to the river

Calculator

Price your group's day

Compare rafting alone with a combination

Rafting onlyThis site's tripfrom $26 Combo AATV and Ayungfrom $17 Combo BQuad, then raftfrom $17

People 2

Total from$52

from, per person $26

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Totals take each listing's lowest GetYourGuide price times the number of rafters, turned into your currency at today's European Central Bank rate; the figure at checkout is the one that counts.

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A quad bike and rafting day around Ubud

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Clothes, mud and the order of activities

A combination day needs a fuller bag. One listing asks you to bring comfortable clothes and a change of clothes for muddy, wet tracks, and requires water shoes or flip-flops for the rafting. The rafting-only trip this site books asks for swimwear, river sandals or shoes, sun cream, a change of clothes and a plastic bag for wet clothing.

On a combined day you may finish the quad ride covered in mud and then walk down to the river. A shower between the two helps, and one listing promises lockers, towels and showers at its base. Pack separate plastic bags, one for the muddy kit and another for the wet kit, and a dry set for the drive home.

If you raft first, you arrive at the quad park wet; if you ride first, you raft muddy. Neither order is wrong, and the listing decides it for you. What matters is that both activities are physical, and the climb back up from the Ayung after a quad ride in the heat can be the hardest part of the day.

One combined day or two separate ones

Separate half-days have real advantages. You can raft on a clear morning and ride on another day, move one without moving the other, and choose the best listing for each activity instead of the one that happens to bundle both. A rafting-only trip with a 9 AM start leaves the afternoon free for Ubud itself.

A combined day wins on logistics. One pickup, one set of wet clothes and one lunch replace a pair of each, and the combination listings are priced attractively from $17. If your stay is short and you want both experiences, a combination is the efficient choice.

In the rainy season, think twice about a long double day. The Ayung is classed IV when the water rises, and a listing that runs rain or shine will take you onto muddy tracks too.² Splitting the activities gives you room to move the rafting to a better morning without losing the quad ride.

Other pairings with the river

A quad ride is not the only thing sold alongside the Ayung. One listing pairs the river with a jungle swing and includes pickup, from $42. Another adds a zip line and the Uma Ceking rice terraces, from $18. A third starts the day with a Mount Batur sunrise hike before 3 hours of rafting.

Each pairing changes the rhythm of the day in its own way. The swing and the zip line are short and close to the river, while the Batur hike starts at 4:00 AM and turns the morning into a marathon. The quad ride sits between them: physical, muddy, and around 1.5 hours on one listing.

If you have already chosen the river and only want to add something light, a swing or zip line keeps the day manageable. If you want a second real adventure, the quad ride or the volcano is the stronger pairing. And if the river is the point of your day, the rafting-only trip leaves room to rest, swim at the hotel, or wander Ubud in the afternoon.

How to read a combination listing

Start with the options. One combination offers rafting only, ATV only, or both, each from a meeting point or with pickup. The starting price is the lowest of those options, so the full combination with pickup may cost more than the headline figure.

Then check the rafting time. Both combinations compared here give 2.5 hours on the Ayung, a little longer than the 2 hours of the rafting-only trip this site books. Ask where the rafting base is and how many steps lead down to the river, as the bases differ.

Finally, check the ATV terms that apply to your group: who may ride solo, what happens with an odd number of riders on tandem bikes, and whether children can join. Those rules belong to the quad operator, and a dedicated ATV guide is the place to compare them; on the rafting side, the age and fitness limits of the river base apply as usual.

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