Ubud Landmarks

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Ubud Landmarks

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  • Rachel M
    Tel Aviv, Israel76 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I was expecting spectacular views which were a bit disappointing. That said, it was nice to get out of central Ubud and walk along the ridge and through the trees. Easy path to find and follow and not too long. A bit steep in sections so potentially not suitable for those with mobility/knee issues. Some lovely cafes/earrings along the way. This walk is best done early in the morning or later in the day avoiding the worst heat.
    Written 16 February 2024
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  • Yuqing
    Ottawa, Canada8 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    It's a nice water temple. You need to pay to enter. They give you saron at the entrance for you to wear. Nice spot for pictures.
    Written 1 January 2024
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  • Emi
    Brisbane, Australia1,035 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I woke up at 6am after flying into Bali the night before. A friend said "If you wake up, get up and go for a walk" I'm not a walker but as she is a Bali regular, I heeded her advice. And I am so so glad I did.

    The beautiful hotel (guesthouse) we were staying at is on JL Kajeng so I walked up the street and followed the signs to Sweet Orange Warung.

    It is a head spin to see the heaving street that was filled with markets the night before empty with only a few mopeds moving about. It was, initially, terrifying to see these mopeds on the tiny path I was walking on! But the further I walked, the quieter it became.

    I did a 2.2km loop past the closed at 6.30am Sweet Orange Warung and back down to Ubud. The path at the end of the walk all but disappeared and I laughed walking over a plank covering where the path was.

    But I did it and LOVED it! Would recommend it to anyone else visiting Ubud.
    Written 30 January 2024
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  • Joe B
    6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Really gorgeous temple more r less opposite Murni's Warung. Lovely carvings and great atmosphere above the sacred river.
    Written 28 February 2023
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  • BASILEA-BALISEA
    Riehen, Basel-Stadt39 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Since I stay with Balinese friends in Bedulu (=Bedahulu village), the Pura Samuan Tiga is more or less "THE TEMPLE" where the family goes for celebrations. This year was a big 12 days celebration from April 17th to 29th with all kind of activities. People from many communities around the Ubud area bring their holy temple symbols (the Rangda costumes and masques, the Barong, the temple shrines and others) to the temple to be blessed. They bring incredibly huge offerings (towers of fruits, rice cakes and decorated with ornaments made from young palm leaves and flowers) which get blessed with holy water by the Hindu priests. The intent sticks and some money on top are for the temple, the beauty of the colors and smells are for the gods, the edible parts are take home again for the family. There are Gamelan orchestras playing, people moving and singing and priests reading from the holy scriptures. Our friend took us for two evenings to the temple (dressed in the usual temple dress: Sarong, Blouse and Selendang for the ladies, Sarong, Shirt, Selendang and Headdress for the males and sandals or flip-flops on the bare feet). On the first afternoon we saw the processions of the different Banjars (communities) arrive with their temple things and circle three times the area of Samuan Tiga. Then there was the run of the ladies (long black skirts, white blouse, red selendang) and men (all in white) around the temple. They hold hands and run in waves symbolizing the waves of the sea. After three rounds the men take from the heaps of discarded decoration and put the dry palm leaves like hats on their heads. After one more round they sit in front of the priests to get blessed and then hit each other with the dry palm leaves. This symbolically drives out all bad thoughts. Now the temple and the people are cleansed and ready for the arrival of the goods. (Physically - in our eyes - the temple is more dirty than ever, rubbish laying around everywhere.) In the evening the school children and some ladies show special dances in beautiful costumes accompanied by Gamelan music. Again, the beauty of the dancers, the dances and the music is mainly for the gods, not necessarily for the onlookers, who talk, eat, come and go and let their children play. It is definitely not a show in our sense. Everybody who wants to look stands or sits crosslegged somewhere on the floor.
    If there is no ceremony, the temple is just a big area of stairs, temple shrines, and the huge holy banyan trees. Certainly worth seeing as well, but nothing in comparison to celebration times and preferably guided by somebody who knows about the meanings, like for example our friend, guide and driver I Nyoman Darna from Bedulu.
    Written 1 May 2019
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  • Happiness59940969248
    3 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    It would be wonderful to have some signs or a pamphlet up explaining us about the various portions of the building. The area that is open to the public is fairly limited, and because so many people are there trying to shoot the ideal selfie, you can't get very close to anything interesting.
    Written 10 August 2023
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  • Ron B
    2 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A Cautionary Tale: our guide took us there. The tour and tasting were terrific. We bought a ton of their products at the showroom. A few weeks later we opened a box of the Avocado coffee and were shocked to see how little coffee there was. We went on Trip Advisor and read a number of reviews re being scammed there. We determined to go back and demand a full refund, which we did. After confronting the top person at the store she said that the avocado product was 80% avocado, 10% sugar, and 10% coffee (which should be labeled) but insisted the other products had much higher percentage of coffee. To prove it they opened a package off the shelf of Ginger Coffee and sure enough it was good coffee. Only the Avocado coffee and teas were deficient in coffee. Lesson learned. We went in all righteous and fired up. I should have noted that the vast majority of TA reviews were highly positive and not prejudged so strongly. We didn’t open other boxes of product to test because we planned on returning everything. If we had we’d have discovered that the other products were fine. Yes, the boxes should be better labeled. Yes, they apparently charge more then many other coffee “plantations.” But scam? Most definitely not. Check your facts thoroughly before writing negative, accusative reviews! We learned a good, humbling lesson.
    Written 15 March 2024
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  • AZCasualTraveler
    Mesa, AZ1,911 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Peliatan Royal Palace is an ancient Palace in the Ubud region of Indonesia that was built around the 17th century. A section of the palace is open for public viewing. Our small group tour had booked a tour of the palace grounds area (exterior only), dinner in the evening and a barong dance performance after dinner.

    The Palace, although ancient, appears well maintained and the grounds area are also well maintained. The dinner that was served is the traditional Indonesian fare and was both good and tasty. After dinner, a very nice Barong dance performance with typical Indonesian music was given. Both the dancers and musicians gave a very good performance. The Palace was well worth the visit.
    Written 14 December 2023
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  • Zimminaroundtheworld
    Okinawa Prefecture, Japan1,911 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    After spending a rainy day walking through the shops of Ubud, the weather cleared and I decided to check out the rice fields I had saved on my map. This might have been my favorite place in Ubud. Other then a few locals, I had the rice fields to myself away from the tourists. The fields were gorgeous, hard to believe the crazy traffic and amounts of people were just a short walk away.
    Written 5 January 2024
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  • Jessy W
    Adelaide, Australia3 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We visit the place a couple of weeks ago and bought a lot of coffees and teas from their shop, all sugar free, according the labels. But back home, everything taste so sweet, like it's full of sugar, very disappointed, if that's th case...it's misleading and cheating
    Written 25 January 2020
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  • Margo H
    New Brunswick, Canada118 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This temple was closed but so many people seemed to be going in. We were told that they were rehearsing for a dance performance for later on that week and that it was the first time I. 2 years this was happening. We were told that we could go in and watch rehearsal as ?omg as we wore sarongs. We went in and looked around but didn't stay for rehearsal as I felt funny being the only female among a coup!e hundred men lol. But it was still very kind of them to invite us to watch. I defeating temple
    Written 29 May 2022
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  • David M
    Cape Town Central, South Africa321 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    our guide was wonderful spending time explaining the whole process and answering any questions, coffee and tea samples were interesting, the coffee is really good and you can taste the difference, but be prepared to pay if you make it your daily drink
    Written 7 March 2020
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  • Naga Mas
    Denpasar, Indonesia212 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    On Kunningan day (10th day after Galungan) is a big ceremony in Taman Pule Temple in Mas village. For those of you who wish to experience real Bali culture this is a must for you. After the initial first day (you can see traditional Wayang Wong dance in Temple forecourt) there are procesions of tall offerings each afternoon for three days from different Banyars (Village co-ops so to speak) meeting pavilions. The Temple is alive with many ceremonies and outside there is an array of tents and sellers of cloth, food toys and many other goods ...very busy place...enjoy
    Written 9 July 2019
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  • Radu B
    Cluj-Napoca, Romania478 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    There is a beautifully preserved rock carving 26m long &2m tall about daily Balinese life: the farmer, animal hunting, women in community. The temple itself is tiny, small and not well maintained. 30k IDR access fee with free sarong included. 500m walk from parking by a nice rice paddies area, but not recommended if is to hot! Kinndly but strong refuse the locals who offer to show you the place, I heard them with a group speaking no English, no history questions answer, but high tip expected. Discover the place by yourself.
    Written 30 January 2020
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  • DavidWMcCulloch
    Woodside, CA109 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is the most accessible and beautiful temple in Ubud, which I think is overlooked by many. It was only 20k entrance, which includes being provided with a sarong to cover western clothing. The temple was beautifully serene with only a couple of other visitors when I attended after lunch. Highly recommend.
    Written 1 January 2024
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