Green rice terraces and palm trees on the hillsides around Ubud in central Bali

Ubud · Attractions

Top attractions in Ubud

The Tegallalang terraces, the Monkey Forest, Ubud Palace, Tirta Empul, the Campuhan ridge and Tegenungan.

Ubud is Bali's cultural and craft centre, set among river gorges and rice terraces in the island's uplands. Its sights are a walkable mix of temples, palaces and green landscapes, from the Sacred Monkey Forest and the royal palace to the Campuhan Ridge Walk and the sculpted terraces at Tegallalang. A short drive north reaches the spring-fed water temple at Tirta Empul. Most visitors pair a day on foot in town with a half-day loop through the surrounding villages.

8 sights

Ubud at a glance

4 of the 8 are within 2 km of central Ubud; Tirta Empul Temple is the farthest, 20.9 km by road. Sort the table by distance, by the time each stop takes or by the entry fee.

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Sight	By road from central Ubud	Time needed	Entry	Getting there
Tegallalang Rice Terraces	11.6 km	1.5 to 2.5 hours	Rp 25,000 entry	About 10km north of Ubud on Jalan Raya Tegallalang, 15 to 20 minutes by car or scooter
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary	Under 2 km	About 1 to 1.5 hours	Rp 130,000 adults	South end of Jalan Monkey Forest; the entrance lobby is at the central car park. Trans Metro Dewata bus route 4 stops there
Ubud Palace	Under 2 km	30 to 45 minutes by day	Free by day	Jalan Raya Ubud 8, at the crossroads with Jalan Monkey Forest, opposite Ubud Market
Tirta Empul Temple	20.9 km	1.5 to 2 hours	Rp 75,000 adults	About 15km north of Ubud at Manukaya, Tampaksiring: 8km up the Tegallalang road, then 7km across country
Campuhan Ridge Walk	Under 2 km	1 to 2 hours return	Free	Start beside Pura Gunung Lebah at the Campuhan bridge, on the western edge of central Ubud
Tegenungan Waterfall	10.1 km	1 to 1.5 hours	Rp 20,000 per person	Jalan Ir Sutami, Kemenuh village, Sukawati, south of Ubud; about 1 hour 12 minutes from Kuta
Pura Taman Saraswati	Under 2 km	20 to 30 minutes for the pond and…	Recent reports give an entry fee for f…	Jalan Kajeng in central Ubud, behind Cafe Lotus; a short walk from Ubud Palace
Alas Harum	10.9 km	2 to 3 hours if you take a swing a…	Rp 70,000 entry	On Jalan Raya Tegallalang, about 20 minutes north of central Ubud

Distances by road from central Ubud, routed with OSRM. For the time it takes, read "Getting there": Bali's traffic, and the islands' broken roads, make a routed time far too short. Time needed and entry are each sight's own figures, in full on its page.

Plan the day around the light

Best in the morning

Tegallalang Rice Terraces · 1.5 to 2.5 hours
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary · about 1 to 1.5 hours
Tirta Empul Temple · 1.5 to 2 hours
Campuhan Ridge Walk · 1 to 2 hours return
Pura Taman Saraswati · 20 to 30 minutes for the pond and…
Alas Harum · 2 to 3 hours if you take a swing a…

Best late in the day

Ubud Palace · 30 to 45 minutes by day

Sorted from each sight's own "best time"; 1 more suits either end of the day or depend on the tide.

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nature

Tegallalang Rice Terraces

The Ceking terraces 10km north of Ubud: a village-run viewpoint on the west rim facing paddies owned by seven Kedisan farmers across the stream.

wildlife

Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary

A 12.5 hectare temple forest owned by Padangtegal village in south Ubud, home to about 1,000 long-tailed macaques and three 14th-century temples.

culture

Ubud Palace

Puri Saren Agung, the royal palace at Ubud's main crossroads: free to walk in by day, with a Legong or Barong show in the courtyard every night.

culture

Tirta Empul Temple

A spring temple at Tampaksiring founded in 962 AD, where the source of the Pakerisan river feeds two bathing pools used for the melukat purification.

nature

Campuhan Ridge Walk

A free 2km paved path up the ridge between two branches of the Wos river, starting at the Gunung Lebah temple on Ubud's western edge.

nature

Tegenungan Waterfall

A 15 metre fall on the Petanu river at Kemenuh, south of Ubud: one of the few Bali waterfalls in the lowlands, with a strong flow and a history of drownings.