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Bali Helicopter Tour, 60 Minutes: Volcano, Rice Terraces and Coast

This 60-minute Bali helicopter tour circles most of the island on one take-off: Mount Batur and its crater lake, the UNESCO-listed Jatiluwih rice terraces, the sea temple at Tanah Lot and the south coast on the way home. The whole helicopter, up to 4 guests, is $2,300, which is $575 each for four. A 75-minute version at $2,850 adds a landing at an approved site. Send the date and your hotel area on WhatsApp.

Flight time60 min
Whole helicopter$2,300
With a landing75 min · $2,850
Best slot07:00–08:00 start

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Price

60-Minute Bali Helicopter Tour Price, With the Per-Person Maths

The price covers the whole helicopter, the pilot and the fuel. It does not rise with the number of guests until you outgrow the 4-seat class, so a full cabin is the efficient way to fly an hour.

Flight	Whole helicopter	Each for 2	Each for 3	Each for 4
Grand circle, 60 min	$2,300	$1,150	$770	$575
Circle with an approved landing, 75 min	$2,850	$1,425	$950	$715
Shorter option, 45 min	$1,700	$850	$570	$425

Rupiah guide price for the 60-minute flight: about Rp 41,100,000. Five or six guests need the 6-seat class at about 1.4 times the 4-seat rate. Seven or eight need two helicopters; see group flights for 6 to 8 people. How guide prices are built: price page.

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The circuit

The Grand Circle in Order, Leg by Leg

This Bali island circuit by helicopter runs about an hour. Marks are approximate and assume a lift-off on the Bukit. Straight-line legs: Ubud to Batur 32 km, Batur to Jatiluwih 30 km, Jatiluwih to Tanah Lot 28 km. The pilot may fly the loop the other way round depending on wind and cloud.

Minute 0–12Out across the southThe helicopter climbs from the Bukit pad and heads north-east. Villa roofs thin out into rice plots and the land begins to rise.
About minute 12–16Ubud and TegalalangThe Campuhan ridge, the Ayung gorge and the Tegalalang terraces pass in a few minutes. This is the same ground as the Ubud 12-minute flight, seen at cruise.
About minute 16–28Mount Batur and Lake BaturThe ground climbs to the Kintamani rim and drops into the caldera. The pilot circles the 1,717 m cone and the crescent lake. Mount Agung, 3,031 m, stands to the east on a clear morning.
About minute 28–32West over the highlandsThe line bends toward the Bedugul side. The lakes and the Ulun Danu temple on Lake Beratan lie to the right when the line allows it, and the twin lakes Buyan and Tamblingan are further north.
About minute 32–42JatiluwihThe terraces lie under the slopes of Mount Batukaru, 2,276 m, which rises ahead on the right. UNESCO listed this cultural landscape in 2012. The pilot flies it slowly, and the steps catch the side light.
About minute 42–48Down to Tanah LotThe plain of Tabanan opens toward the sea. The 16th-century temple stands on its rock, with surf on the black sand either side.
About minute 48–58South along the coastPererenan, Canggu, Seminyak and Kuta pass with the sea on the right. The line crosses to the Bukit, with Jimbaran Bay and the southern cliffs ahead.
Minute 58–60Back on the padA last turn over the plateau and a landing. Shutdown and the walk off add a few minutes on the ground.

Distances

How Far Each Stop Is From the Bukit Pad

These are one-way figures to each stop from the Ungasan area, to show why the circle needs a full hour.

Destination	Distance	Air time	One-way helicopter
Ubud	35 km	14–20 min	from $1,300
Mount Batur	67 km	20–30 min	from $1,900
Bedugul	60 km	20–30 min	from $1,900
Jatiluwih	49 km	20–25 min	from $1,750
Tanah Lot	23 km	11–15 min	from $1,000

Straight-line distance and cautious airborne planning figures for single legs. The circle is a continuous loop flown at cruise speed, so its legs do not add up as out-and-back trips. One-way prices include the helicopter's flight back and apply to transfers, not to the scenic circle.

What each stop shows

Batur, Jatiluwih, Tanah Lot: What to Look For on the Circle

Mount Batur

The flight spends about 12 minutes here. Look for dark lava fields running toward the lake, the rim ridge and the Kintamani road. The Mount Batur page explains the cloud pattern and the volcano checks, which apply to this flight too.

Jatiluwih

A Jatiluwih helicopter flight is the reason to choose the hour. The terraces step down the slope in hundreds of curved plots, fed by the traditional subak irrigation system that UNESCO recognised in 2012. Neighbouring plots are at different stages of the crop, so green, gold and silver flooded fields sit side by side. The greenest weeks tend to come in the wet season, November to March, and the clearest air from April to October.

Tanah Lot and the coast

The sea temple, the Canggu beaches and the Seminyak strip come last, when the morning sun has climbed and the sea has turned from silver to blue. For a flight built only around this stretch and the evening light, see the Tanah Lot flight.

Compare

Which Tour for Which Guest: The Circle Against the Single-Area Flights

As a long helicopter tour Bali offers, the circle covers what several shorter tours would, with one briefing, one take-off and one pick-up.

Instead of	Minutes	From	What the circle adds or drops
Mount Batur	30	$1,150	Adds Jatiluwih, Tanah Lot and the south coast
Ubud terraces	12	$500	Includes the Tegalalang terraces as one leg
Tanah Lot and west coast	18	$650	Includes the same coast as the last leg
Uluwatu cliffs	18	$650	Does not fly the full Uluwatu cliff line
Nusa Penida	30	$1,150	Does not cross the strait to Penida
GWK and Bukit	12	$450	Does not fly the Bukit cliff coast, only the last approach

For sample itineraries that combine tours, see the route guide.

With a landing

The 75-Minute Version: What a Landing Adds and What It Does Not

The 75-minute flight at $2,850 keeps the circle and adds a stop at an approved site. The landing is short: enough to step out, look at the view, take photos and fly on. Typical sites are a resort pad or private land where the owner agrees and the operator has cleared the landing. The site is named before you pay.

What a landing cannot be: the Jatiluwih terraces, a temple's grounds, a public beach or inside a national park. Those are not offered. A ground photographer ($250) or a styled set-up ($350) can be added where the site allows it, and the landing page explains how approval works.

If a longer stop with food is what you want, the helicopter picnic is built for it.

Booking

How to Book the 60-Minute Flight

Choose 60 or 75 minutes

Send the date, guests and hotel area. Say whether you want the landing version. If you know weights, add them, because an hour of fuel makes weights matter more.

Pick a morning start

We suggest 07:00 to 08:00. Batur is flown early, while the cone is clear, and the highlands are crossed before cloud builds.

Get the pad, the class and a fixed price

The quote names the pad, the aircraft class and the meeting time. Request the operator's name and licence number with it.

Deposit, then go or no-go

Pay the deposit as the quote explains. We re-check cloud and volcano notices the evening before and on the morning of the flight.

Before you fly

An Hour in the Cabin: What to Prepare

Use the toilet before the pad. There is no toilet on board, and the hour is continuous.
Charge two devices. Sixty minutes of video uses a battery. Clear space on the phone before you arrive.
Eat a light breakfast. Turns over a caldera and a long flight suit a light stomach. Tell us if anyone gets motion sick.
Give us weights. Four adults for an hour may need the 6-seat class, and the quote states it.
Bring a light layer and soft bags. Air vents can feel cool on a long flight. Hard cases do not fit the hold.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much is a 60-minute helicopter tour of Bali?

$2,300 for the whole helicopter, about Rp 41,100,000, with up to 4 guests. Four share it at $575 each, and two at $1,150 each. The 75-minute version with a landing is $2,850.

What exactly do I see in 60 minutes?

Ubud and the Tegalalang terraces, Mount Batur with Lake Batur, the Bedugul side, the Jatiluwih terraces, Tanah Lot, the west coast and the Bukit. The pilot adjusts the order to wind and cloud, and the route can be swapped on request within airspace and weather limits.

What does the 75-minute version add?

A short landing at an approved site, such as a resort pad or private land where the owner agrees. It costs $2,850. We never land inside temple grounds, on public beaches or in national parks, and we name the site before you pay.

Is one hour too long for children or nervous flyers?

It is long for some. Tell us ages and how people cope with motion, and we may suggest the 30-minute Batur flight first. Everyone wears a headset and can speak to the pilot at any point.

What is the best start time?

Between 07:00 and 08:00, so Batur is clear and the highlands are crossed before cloud builds. Sunrise falls at about 05:50 in December and 06:35 in June and July, and every flight ends by sunset. See the best-time guide.

Can the 60-minute flight be a sunset flight?

Every flight ends by sunset, but the colour is best on the shorter golden-hour routes. For sunset colour see the sunset flight page, which prices 18-minute and 30-minute flights timed to end at sunset.

Is it better to fly the circle, or two or three shorter tours?

The circle gives one briefing, one take-off and one pick-up, and the highlands are done early. Separate flights let you split the cost across days and choose different times of day, for example Batur in the morning and Tanah Lot at sunset.

An Hour Over Bali: Send Us Your Morning and Group Size

Tell us the date, 60 or 75 minutes, how many are flying and where you stay. The reply gives the pad, the aircraft class and a fixed price, with the landing site named if you chose 75 minutes.

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