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Ubud
Ubud is a place where traditional Balinese culture imbues every waking moment, where colourful offerings adorn the streets and where the hypnotic strains of gamelan are an ever-present soundtrack to everyday life. It’s also somewhere that is relentlessly on trend: a showcase of sustainable design, mindfulness, culinary inventiveness and the very best that global tourism has to offer.
Dancer near Ubud during a full moon ceremony | CHEN WS / SHUTTERSTOCK ©
The Short List
AUbud’s Ricefields Wandering trails and paths through verdant fields on the edge of town.
ADance Performances Enjoying graceful dance movements and a gamelan orchestra in an evening temple performance.
ACafe Culture Sipping coffee made with locally grown beans and enjoying ultra-fresh organic meals.
ACooking Courses Preparing a kick-arse nasi campur at one of the town’s many cookery schools.
AShopping Browsing chic homewares, clothing and handicrafts boutiques.
Getting There & Around
Top ExperienceUbud’s Urban Rice Fields
map There’s nothing like a walk through the verdant rice fields of Ubud to make things right with the world. These green and ancient terraces spill down lush hillsides to rushing rivers below. Wandering along, you can hear the symphony of frogs, bugs and the constant gurgle of water. Most fields produce three crops a year and even on a short walk you’ll see tender shoots, vibran...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Bali
- Top Experiences
- Eating
- Four Perfect Days
- Need to Know
- Bali Regions
- Kuta & Legian
- Seminyak
- Kerobokan & Canggu
- Jimbaran
- Ulu Watu
- Nusa Dua & Tanjung Benoa
- Sanur
- Denpasar
- Ubud
- East Bali
- Nusa Lembongan
- Gili Trawangan
- Survival Guide
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers