ASIA · 60-SECOND GUIDE
📍 Bali

Ubud

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Best season
April–October (dry season)
Get there
Fly to DPS
Get around
Scooter or Grab
Region
Asia
Top 3 Sights

What to see

The three must-do experiences, ranked by impact.

Must-do

Tegallalang Rice Terraces

6am for the iconic shot before tourists arrive, $2 entry

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Must-do

Sacred Monkey Forest

yes the monkeys steal sunglasses, secure everything

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Must-do

Tirta Empul Water Temple

purification ritual; wear a sarong (free at entrance)

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Where to stay

Two hotels, two budgets.

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Splurge · $$$$

Bisma Eight

design hotel, glass infinity pool over the jungle, ~$250/night

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Value · $$

Padma Resort Ubud

mid-range or any of the family-run homestays from $15

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Where to eat

What and where.

Eat here

Babi guling at Ibu Oka 3

$5, ready by 11am, sold out by 2pm

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Eat here

Locavore

fine dining tasting menu, ~$80, book 2 months out

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Getting there + getting around

Plan the trip.

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Flights

Main: Fly into **DPS** (Denpasar/Bali) — most international routes via Singapore, KL, or direct from Australia
Alternative: From elsewhere in Indonesia, **Garuda** or **Lion Air** to DPS
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Local transport

**Scooter** if you're confident — $5/day. **Don't** if you've never ridden one.
**Grab** (Southeast Asian Uber) and **Gojek** for everything else; ~$2–4 rides
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Travel insurance

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The 60-second guide

Ubud in 60 seconds.

Every beat that's in the video — written out, for screenshotting.

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Hook. Rice terraces, $4 massages, and the most magical traffic jam in Asia. Welcome to Ubud — in sixty seconds.
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Get there. Main: Fly into **DPS** (Denpasar/Bali) — most international routes via Singapore, KL, or direct from Australia Alternative: From elsewhere in Indonesia, **Garuda** or **Lion Air** to DPS Affiliate: Skyscanner; Trip.com for Asian connections
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Get around. **Scooter** if you're confident — $5/day. **Don't** if you've never ridden one. **Grab** (Southeast Asian Uber) and **Gojek** for everything else; ~$2–4 rides Affiliate: Klook for airport transfers; GetYourGuide for guided scooter tours
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See. Tegallalang Rice Terraces — 6am for the iconic shot before tourists arrive, $2 entry; Sacred Monkey Forest — yes the monkeys steal sunglasses, secure everything; Tirta Empul Water Temple — purification ritual; wear a sarong (free at entrance)
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Sleep. Splurge: Bisma Eight — design hotel, glass infinity pool over the jungle, ~$250/night; Value: Padma Resort Ubud — mid-range or any of the family-run homestays from $15
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Eat. **Babi guling** (suckling pig) at **Ibu Oka 3** — $5, ready by 11am, sold out by 2pm **Locavore** for dinner — fine dining tasting menu, ~$80, book 2 months out
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