Tumbling Rice Paddies of Ubud
Bite-sized trip
Day 1 – Arrival in Ubud
You’ll be transferred to your comfy hotel in Ubud with a tropical garden and swimming pool amidst the quirky art boutiques of this buzzing town. Once you’ve settled in, you can set straight out to explore the small streets lined with warungs, bohemian bars and cosy coffee shops.
Day 2 – Countryside excursion or cycling trip
After a laid-back breakfast in the poolside garden, you’ll be collected by your driver for a tour into the emerald countryside surrounding Ubud. You’ll visit a traditional village to get a glimpse into local life, visit a rural temple and cross into an area with fascinating rice fields that flow down the hillside. At the bottom of the valley, mystical royal tombs lie hidden amongst the cliffs.
Alternatively, if you’re feeling energetic, you can cycle between the bright green rice paddies instead. With this option, you’ll be picked up by private car for the drive into the hills of Kintamani, where you’ll begin pedalling through the remarkably beautiful countryside. You’ll whizz past women carrying fruit offerings, bamboo forests and waving children in the local villages.
Day 3 – Departure from Ubud
The next day, you can enjoy a relaxed breakfast before your adventure in Bali continues.
Accommodation
For this bite-sized trip we offer the following options
Tumbling Rice Paddies of Ubud - In Style accommodation
For this bite-sized trip we have an alternative option available for your accommodation. Our In-Style version is something a bit more special or unique but still with lots of local flavour! If you would like to upgrade your accommodation for this bite-size trip select our In Style option below.
Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking Tour
While the whole of Bali is asleep you’ll be awake and dressed by 2am, ready to climb Mount Batur (or Gunung Batur) to witness the sunrise. Along with your friendly guide, you’ll follow a narrow path up to the top which can get quite technical and tougher the higher you climb. Be sure to kit yourself out with sturdy walking boots and warm socks, a warm sweater, light gloves and a hat if you feel the cold. It’ll be worth it when you’re sitting on the crater rim, sipping hot coffee and watching the Mount Batur sunrise over Bali, colouring the hills and valleys a golden orange.
Morning Program Helping with the Children with Disabilities
Indonesia is undoubtedly a paradise, but even in paradise, there are shadows: Disabilities are often viewed in large parts of Indonesian society as a kind of punishment for the affected families. Consequently, people with physical or mental limitations in Indonesia are often denied the right to integration into society. By visiting the Yayasan Widya Guna Foundation in Ubud, you are making a small contribution to ensuring that physically or mentally challenged children in Bali get a good start in life. Yayasan Widya Guna is a non-profit organization in Ubud and has been a place since 2006 where orphans, physically or mentally challenged, and other needy children are given a chance for as independent a life as possible. The children are taught, treated, provided with food, and lovingly cared for in the foundation’s learning centre. By visiting the Yayasan Widya Guna Foundation, you support the organisation’s work for a morning as a volunteer helper.
Cooking class with lunch
Fancy spending the morning learning how to cook Balinese-style? Starting off with a visit to Ubud market to pickup some vital ingredients, you’ll then head into the vegetable garden to gather everything you’ll need for the class. Your teacher will talk you through the different flavours and how to combine them, along with some traditional cooking techniques. Once the class is finished you’ll enjoy to fruits of your labour with a delicious Balinese lunch.
