Discover the best places in Ubud, a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Gianyar District, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills. Promoted as an arts and culture centre, it has wonderful places to see.
Here is a list of the best Places in Ubud for you to discover.
NYUH KUNING VILLAGE
It’s a village south of Ubud (right next to the monkey forest) with a massive character. If you are looking for peace and tranquility, then this is the place in Ubud for you. After your requisite visit to the monkey forest, a stroll through Nyuh Kuning is a must.
Wander around and see the hilarious stone carvings adorning the doorways of each traditional Balinese house. An initiative to add some character to the place a few years back involved each family commissioning a stone carving that reflects a little something about themselves.
If you’d like to have an excellent coffee directly from local farmers, then have a cup at the Old Friends Coffee.
MUSEUM ANTONIO BLANCO
The best place in Ubud to see arts, especially for exoticism lovers.
By the end of his life, Blanco had begun building his museum at his studio in Campuhan. Dramatically, he died just before its inauguration. It was Blanco’s dream to turn his studio mansion into a museum. His son, Mario, fulfilled this dream by following his path to becoming a painter. The Blanco Renaissance Museum is open to the public, exposing both the maestro’s and his son Mario’s artworks.
Instant Karma Magazine had the chance to talk to Mario Blanco, read about it in the Article ‘Ubud Renaissance’.
GUNUNG LEBAH TEMPLE
Gunung Lebah Temple is adjacent to Campuhan Hill, which has a natural beauty. One of the best places in Ubud to see an ancient temple.
In addition, Gunung Lebah Temple is also a reinforcement of the identity of the Balinese to always remember their ancestors. It has become a place of worship of gods/gods trusted by the Balinese people, especially in Ubud.
Below the temple, you will find two rivers coming together, this is where Maha Rsi Markandhya meditated and activated the sacred energies of this place, and still today many people come to meditate and pray in this special location.
MANDALA SUCI – UBUD MONKEY FOREST
The mission of the sacred monkey forest is conserving the area based on the concept of “Tri Hita Karana”, which means “three ways to reach spiritual and physical well-being”. It serves as a conservation of rare plants and plants for ritual purpose, and as a natural laboratory for educational institutions.
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HIDDEN CANYON TREKKING
This Hidden Canyon Beji Guwang offers natural trekking along the canyon, river and rice fields, from 3 existing and managed canyons, the length of thetrack along the river is about 800 meters and the rest through green rice fields, the total trekking track is 3.5 kilometers duration of travel time and explore it for about 2 hours.
Each canyon offers its own beauty as well as the uniqueness of its rocks, trees, cliffs that are naturally carved from the process of river water flow and nature that is formed naturally maybe hundreds or thousands of years ago.
It’s one of the best places in Ubud for its beautiful natural scenery, also fishes and other animals in it will provide or present the experience of adventure and tourism in unspoiled nature.
TEGENUNGAN WATERFALL
A beautiful and hidden waterfall near Ubud, located in Tegenungan, Desa Kemenuh. Tegenungan waterfall has always made a remarkable impression in the hearts of tourists who have visited here, so it is no wonder that it has become the most frequently visited waterfall tourist attraction on the island of Bali.
It is located near the Village Batuan, south of Ubud.
For those who want to have an amazing picture of the waterfalls, the right time to take a picture is in the evening.
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