Ubicado en las verdes colinas centrales de Bali en medio de terrazas de arroz esculpidas y franjas de selva tropical, Ubud es el centro cultural y espiritual de la isla. La Ubud moderna es una especie de punto de acceso internacional, con una variedad vertiginosa de actividades al aire libre, lugares de compras, spas y restaurantes que sirven cocina mundial. Pero sus pintorescos templos y tradiciones atraían a expatriados y viajeros mucho antes de la era de “Comer, rezar, amar“, y Ubud sigue siendo un balinés de corazón. Un recorrido por el pueblo lo llevará al gran Palacio de Ubud (Palacio Puri Saren), el sorprendente Templo Saraswati y el Santuario del Bosque de los Monos de Ubud, donde debe controlar sus pertenencias; los macacos residentes no tienen miedo. Si bien estos lugares no deben perderse, los encantos duraderos de Ubud son su gente y su cultura tradicional. Este es el lugar para experimentar la auténtica vida balinesa: pruebe una clase de talla en madera o cerámica; aprender la cocina balinesa; charlar con los lugareños en el mercado; y asegúrese de asistir a un espectáculo de baile de Barong o Keris, generalmente acompañado de música gamelan en vivo y tambores. A solo una hora al norte de Denpasar y del aeropuerto internacional, Ubud es un refugio interior ideal y una base perfecta para explorar las tierras altas. Los sitios sagrados hindúes como el magnífico templo Tirta Empul y Goa Gajah (cueva del elefante) son paradas populares para excursiones de un día, junto con Petulu Village, famoso por sus manadas de pájaros Kokokan. Explore el rico patrimonio artístico y artesanal del valle con recorridos privados a pueblos artesanales cercanos como Batuan, Batubulan y Celuk.
A freelance writer, Theodora has been based in Bali, on and off, for almost a decade and writes regularly about it and other Indonesian islands.
go for a walk. Ubud is about the only place on Bali that’s easy to get around on foot, and the Campuhan Rice Field Walk is a great way to get out in nature.
starts with a yoga class or a spa treatment, involves visiting an art gallery and at least one temple, and wraps up with dinner and drinks at one of the town’s top-notch eateries.
Ubud Monkey Forest. Between the jungle and the gorge and the macaques and the temple statues, it’s as atmospheric and photogenic as it looks.
join a workshop or watch a dance performance at Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA). You can try your hand at everything from silversmithing to batik painting.
Ubud’s best views are natural ones of rice terraces and river gorges. Visit Tegalalang Rice Terrace, join a walking tour of the terraces around Campuhan, or go for dinner or drinks beside the Sayan Gorge.
is dressing for the beach instead of for an inland town. While the popular temples all offer sarongs to cover up with, it's best to dress in street clothes instead of beachy ones while sightseeing.
Ubud is known as Bali’s art and cultural capital, home to galleries, museums, temples, craft shops, an art market, and a palace, as well as bars, cafés, restaurants, and yoga studios. Travelers flock to Ubud Monkey Forest, a temple on a river gorge full of macaques, as well as to Balinese dance performances.
...MásDepending how long you have in Bali, Ubud is worth 2–5 days. A gallery, a temple, and a rice field hike are essential. Instagrammers love waterfalls such as Tibumana and Tegenungan; history buffs adore the 11th-century Gunung Kawi shrines; foodies won’t want to miss Locavore; while spiritual travelers will be transported.
...MásUnusually for Bali, central Ubud is compact enough to navigate on foot, although many of the sights are outside walking distance. Rules-based driving can prove dangerous in Balinese traffic, there’s little public transport, and rideshares are banned, so the safest option for exploring further afield is to hire a driver or join a tour.
...MásOne popular Ubud adventure combines white-water rafting the grade II-III rapids on the Ayung River with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) backcountry trip. Other options include Hidden Canyon, a scramble through water, rocks, and waterfalls, and the Bali Swing, an Instagram favorite that sends you soaring high above jungle and rice fields.
...MásThe Kura-Kura bus links Ubud with some south Bali destinations. Without hiring a driver, you can easily explore Ubud Monkey Forest and Ubud Palace, eat Indonesian food at one of many excellent restaurants, discover Balinese art at the ARMA, Puri Lukisan, or NEKA galleries, and stroll the Campuhan Ridge Walk.
...MásThe Ubud area includes dazzling rice terraces—Tegalalang are most famous—dramatic waterfalls, and the craft villages of Celuk and Mas. Besides Ubud Monkey Forest, cultural sights include Tirta Empul, with its sacred springs, Gunung Kawi, with its ancient shrines, and Goa Gajah, a cave carved with elephants. There are a wealth of art galleries.
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