Why visit Ubud
Townapedia lists 17 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 330 places to eat, 188 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Puri Saren Agung Ubud Palace, Agung Rai Museum of Art and Ubud Monkey Forest.
Weather in Ubud
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About Ubud
Ubud (Balinese: ᬉᬩᬸᬤ᭄) is a town in the Gianyar Regency of Bali, Indonesia. Ubud has no status; that is part of the eponymous Ubud District of Gianyar. Promoted as an arts and culture centre, Ubud has developed a large tourism industry. It forms a northern part of the Greater Denpasar metropolitan area (known as Sarbagita).
From the Wikipedia article Ubud (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Ubud on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks17
Puri Saren Agung Ubud Palace
Monument and historic site
Jalan Raya Ubud, Ubud, Kecamatan Gianyar, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia
09:00-18:00,09:00-19:00
Goa Gajah
Monument and historic site · 2.8 km
Hindu temple in Indonesia
Purbakala Archaeological Museum
Museum · 3.2 km
Museum in Bedulu on Bali, Indonesia
Threads oh Live
Museum · 0.8 km
Indonesian Textile Arts Center
24 Jalan Kajeng
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
5 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
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Restaurants and cafes330
Donna
Restaurant · Grill, International, Mediterranean, Seafood, Spanish
Donna is a dining & clubbing experience in Ubud.
67 Monkey Forest
Su,Th,Mo-We,Sa 11:30-00:00; Fr 11:30-02:00
Shinraku Teppanyaki
Restaurant · Japanese, Sushi, Grill, Steak House · 0.8 km
16 Jalan Bisma, Gianyar
Thu-Fri 11:00-23:00
The Chowk Indian Gourmet House
Restaurant · Breakfast, Diner, Indian · 0.7 km
Jalan Raya Ubud
Mo-Su 09:00-23:00
Wild Vegan
Restaurant · Burger, Coffee Shop, Mediterranean, European, Indonesian, Dessert, Salad, Regional
16 Jalan Sugriwa, Ubud
10:00-22:00
318 more on the map.
History
Eighth-century legend tells of a Javanese priest, Rsi Markandya, who meditated at the confluence of two rivers (an auspicious site for Hindus) at the Ubud locality of Campuhan. Here, he founded the Gunung Lebah Temple on the valley floor, which remains a pilgrimage destination.
The town was originally important as a source of medicinal herbs and plants; Ubud gets its name from the Balinese word ubad (medicine).
In the late 19th century, Ubud became the seat of feudal lords who owed their allegiance to the king of Gianyar, at one time the most powerful of Bali's southern states. The lords were members of the Balinese Kshatriya caste of Suk and were significant supporters of the village's increasingly renowned arts scene.
Antonio Blanco, a Spanish-American artist, lived in Ubud from 1952 until he died in 1999. A new burst of creative energy came in the 1960s after the arrival of Dutch painter Arie Smit and the development of the Young Artists Movement. The Bali tourist boom since the late 1960s has led to significant development in the town.
In 2002, terrorist bombings caused a decline in tourism throughout Bali, including Ubud. In response to this, the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival was created to help revive tourism, the island's main economic lifeline.
From the History section of Ubud on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay188
Peanut Hostel
Motel and hotel · 0.7 km
Gang Anila, Jl. Hanoman, Padang Tegal, Ubud, Bali 80571, Indonesia
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping21
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare5
Map of Ubud
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.
- Batubulan 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Klungkung 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Denpasar 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Tabanan 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Dalung 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Pabean 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Sanur 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Tegallinggah 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Banjar Wangsian 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Singaraja 48 km northwest, about 48 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Honesty system arak sun sun warung ubud, Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ubud, Indonesia (Unsplash YmsmIv1IMRU), Mr Cup / Fabien Barral iammrcup, CC0
- Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia - panoramio (15), F-GSPY, CC BY 3.0
- Ubud Market in Bali, Julia Kado, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pison Ubud, Anggabuana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Downtown Ubud Bali Indonesia - panoramio (11), Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0
- The big hole in Ubud's Main Street, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Downtown Ubud Bali Indonesia - panoramio (12), Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0
- Ubud-Jalan Raya-Pothole-2009, Jack Merridew, Public domain
- AgungRaiMuseum, Arabsalam, CC BY 3.0
- Antonio Blanco le musée, Taguelmoust, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Goa Gajah Front, DerGenaue Allrounder, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Foliage at the Neka Art Museum, Mx. Granger, CC0
- Puri Lukisan Museum (17032156926), Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0
- Monkey Forest, Merbabu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Entrance Gate, Ubud Palace, Bali 1639, Michael Gunther, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pura Taman Saraswati, Arabsalam, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ubud temple entrance, Shawn Allen from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Ubud Palace (2022), Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pura Taman Saraswati (2022) 01, Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vegetable Market (6336846073), David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Warung biah biah, Mx. Granger, CC0
- Durian Vendor (6336846289), David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Selling Flower Petals (6337600996), David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Balloon Salesman (6337601226), David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Balinese people come to bathe in the sacred waters; August 2009, Jelle Oostrom from Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ramboutan, Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beauty (17938359503), Maurizio Costantino from Trieste, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gunung Batukaru (6337600750), David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- 8 Almost finished and already usable, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9… 9 months later(Nov 2011), HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12 nearly 4 years later, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2 the artist at work, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 16 7 years later, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 19 8 years later, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 11 nearly 4 years later(Jan 15), HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5 the figure on the right is created, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1 Two brick sculptures in the making(Feb 2011), HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20 9 years later, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4 still unprocessed, HannoSEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
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