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Putu
Founder & route planner
Started the company in 2012 with a single car. Still plans every custom itinerary himself and is the one answering WhatsApp on Sunday mornings.
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About us | Taman Sari Bali Tour
Taman Sari is a small Bali operator, not a booking platform. The person who answers your WhatsApp is the one who plans the route — and knows the driver's name.
Our story
A family business that drives its own cars
We started in 2012 with one seven-seat car and a list of temple routes written on a phone. The first guests were friends of friends; the next ones came from hotels that had grown tired of reselling someone else's tour at twice the price.
Thirteen years later there are six cars and a handful of drivers who have been with us for most of that time. What has not changed is the size of the thing: there is no dispatch desk, no call centre and no queue of agents working on commission. When you message us you reach the office in Denpasar, and usually a reply within ten minutes between 07.00 and 21.00.
We kept it small on purpose. A private day is a personal thing — the pace, the lunch stop, the twenty extra minutes you want at a waterfall. That survives six cars and six drivers. It does not survive a hundred.
2012
Year we started
One car, one driver, and a notebook of temple routes that guests passed around by word of mouth.
4,800+
Guests driven
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Languages we answer in
English, Indonesian and basic German. Our drivers all speak English; two speak enough Japanese to handle the practical parts of a day.
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The team
The people in the car with you
Three of the drivers you are most likely to meet. Photos, real names and the rest of the team are added once the operator sends them through.
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Wayan
Senior driver-guide
Eleven years on the Ubud and Kintamani routes. Knows which terrace gate opens at 06.30 and which warung the other drivers actually eat at.
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Kadek
Driver-guide · south & east
Handles Uluwatu, Nusa Penida transfers and airport runs. The person to ask about ferry timings, surf conditions and where to park at Padang Padang.
How we work
Four things we will not compromise on
Licences, insurance and a price that does not move between the quote and the handover.
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Registered and licensed
We operate as a registered Bali tour company with a business licence and tax registration. Invoices and receipts are available on request, before or after the trip.
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Vehicles insured and serviced monthly
Every car carries passenger insurance and goes through a monthly service. If a vehicle is not right on the day we swap it, and you do not pay for the swap.
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One price, said before you book
The quote on WhatsApp covers the car, the driver, fuel and parking. Entrance tickets, meals and boat crossings are listed separately so you can see exactly what sits outside the price.
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No reseller in the middle
You book with the operator who runs the car. There is no marketplace commission stacked on top of the figure we quote you.
Draft copy for review: the licence number, insurer and cancellation terms should be confirmed by the operator before this page goes live.