catatan pendek untuk seorang teman yang ingin berlibur di Bali part 2 (when you stay in ubud)

catatan ini adalah panduan singkat yang saya buat dan  kirimkan untuk teman saya berkebangsaan italia yang akan melanjutkan liburannya dari yogyakarta ke Bali dengan tujuan awal tinggal di Kuta  kemudian pindah ke daerah ubud.

balinese dancers (piknikyu.com)

where to stay??

along side ubud street and campuan there many resort and hotel (but expensive)..so, where i can get the cheap but comfortable enough?

 try to search around MONKEY FOREST area : try SAGITARIUS INN (150-200K) or ADI cottages (100-200K), or Jati Home stay (150-200 view ricefield and natural scenary)

what to do?

ubud is crowned (coronata) as the best village in the world by some international tourism agency and international tourism association. ubud is the centre of  art and culture. So many activities you can do when you stay here.

1.      rafting on AYUNG RIVER and TELAGA WAJA RIVER (This river has higer level in challange  than ayung)..you can join the rafting via tour agency with normal package per person Rp.300.000 (local people i dont know for foreign..maybe same/little bit more expensive...for 8KM river)

2.      just walking around ubud village and ubud street..try to explore side walk of ubud, the village, the people ubud bali. Feel and treat your self as a part of ubud people life.

3.      visit house of MANGKU KETUT LIYER (paranormal, fortune teller)..he is the central character in one of best hollywood film EAT, PRAY, LOVE (starring by JULIA ROBERT..film from best seller american novel eat, pray love written by elizabeth gilbert. shooting is in this house)

4.      ubud trekking ( via green area behind the king ubud palace)

5.      museum antonio blanco (for local : Rp.35K) and other art museum

6.      monkey forest.

7.      tegalalang to see balinese ricefield

8.      balinese dance performance  : KECAK, BARONG,LEGONG DANCE. (kecak is very recomended. usually in ubud palace)

below are the schedule of art performance! 

 performer/type of performance/venue of performance-time

SUNDAY

Jaya Swara / Legong Mahabrata /Ubud Palace 19.30

Trene Jenggala / Kecak Dance / Padang Tegal Kaja 19.00

Oka Kartini / Wayang Kulit / Oka Kartini 20.00

The Peliatan Masters / Legong Dance / Arma 19.30

Cahya Warsa / Janger / Ubud Water Palace 19.30

Suara Sakti / Jegog / Betuyung Village 19.00

Krama Desa Sambahan / Kecak Fire & Trance Dance / Batu Karu Temple 19.30

MONDAY

Sadha Budaya / Legong Dances / Ubud Palace 19.30

Krama Desa Adat Jungjungan / Kecak Dance/ Junjungan Village 19.30

Shandi Suara / Barong & Keris Dance / Wantilan 19.00

Krama Desa Adat Ubud Kaja / Kecak Dance/ Pura Dalem Ubud 19.30

TUESDAY

Bina Remaja / Ramayana Ballet / Ubud Palace 19.30

Semara Ratih / Spirit of Bali Jaba / Pura Desa Kutuh 19.30

Shandi Suara / Kecak / Padang Tegal Kelod 19.30

Wayang Kulit Kertha / Wayang Kulit / Mongkey Forest 20.00

Genta Bhuana Sari / Legong Dance / Balerung Mandera 19.30

Sekaa Gong Karyasa / Legong Dance / Pura Dalem Ubud 19.30

Chandra Wati / Women Orchestra performing dances / Ubud Water Palace 19.30

WEDNESDAY

Panca Arta / Legong & Barong Dance / Ubud Palace 19.30

Pondok Pekak / Frog Dance Padang Kertha / Padang Tegal Kelod 19.00

Oka Kartini / Wayang Kulit / Oka Kartini 20.00

Yamasari / Legong Dance / Yamasari Stage Peliatan 19.30

Trene Jenggala / Kecak Dance / Padang Tegal kelod 19.00

Yowana Swara / Jegog / Pura Dalem Ubud 19.00

Krama Desa Adat Taman Kaja / Kecak Dance / Pura Dalem Taman Kaja 19.30

THURSDAY

Panca Artha / Legong Dance / Ubud Palace 19.30

Semara Madya / Kecak Dance / Puri Agung Peliatan 19.30

Anangga Sari / Legong Dance / Jaba Pura Desa Kutuh 19.30

Pondok Pekak / Legong Dance / Pondok Pekak 19.30

Sekehe Arja Peni / The Barong & Keris Dance / Pura Dalem Ubud 19.30

Cenik Wayah / Spirit of Gamelan (Barong Child Dance) / Ubud Water Palace 19.30

Sandhi Suara / Kecak Dance / Wantilan 19.30

Krama Desa Sambahan /Kecak Dance / Batu Karu Temple 19.30

FRIDAY

Sadha Budaya / Barong Dance / Ubud Palace 19.30

Tirta Sari / Legong Dance / Balerung Stage Peliatan 19.30

Padang Subadra / Kecak Dance / Padang Kertha 19.00

Oka Kartini / Wayang Kulit / Oka Kartini 20.00

Suara Sakti / Jegog / Bentuyung Village 19.00

Krama Desa Adat Ubud Kaja / Kecak Dance / Pura Dalem Ubud 19.30

SATURDAY

Bina Remaja / Legong Dance / Ubud Palace 19.30

Gunung Sari / Legong Dance / Puri Agung Peliatan 19.30

Trene Jenggala / Kecak Dance / Padang Tegal 19.00

Wayang Kulit Kertha / Wayang Kulit / Monkey Forest 20.00

Chandra Wirabhuana / Legong Dance / Ubud Water Palace 19.30

Pondok Pekak / Frog Dance / Padang Kertha 19.00

Satya Brasta / Children Performances / Arma Open Stage 19.00

Semara Ratih / The Beauty of Legong / Pura Dalem Ubud 19.30

Krama Desa Adat Taman Kaja / Kecak Dance / Pura Dalem Taman Kaja 19.30

9.      doing YOGA/meditation to get relaxation-> many yoga centre in CAMPUHAN,UBUD

10.  Goa gajah : cave in bedulu, ubud

11.  tirta empul : temple with holy spring pond (peacefull) (in Tampak siring)

12.  ULUN DANU BATUR TEMPLE then go for viewing panorama in penelokan kintamani to see MOUNT AND LAKE BATUR from above...but after thet you can ride to go down to the lake and ride up again back to penelokan, then go to BESAKIH (mother temple) than go to traditional balinese village name PENGLIPURAN in bangli and back to ubud

13.  buying gift : many handicrat in UBUD art market and  tegalalang.

what to eat?

many europe resto there but the balinese food you must try : babi guling bu Oka (roasted pork), bebek bengil (balinese duck), nasi ayam kadewatan (chicken)-in kadewatan village, UBUD..u also can drink balinese cafe in peaceful condition.

special notes

temple in bali is not like in Java, india,thailand or in burma...balinese/indonesia call the hindus temple in bali as PURA..so it will be better for you to say PURA BESAKIH not BESAKIH TEMPLE