
Monkey forest, a jungle swing, the Tegallalang terraces, a waterfall, a spring temple and coffee.
The full Ubud loop, run in the order that keeps you ahead of the coaches. Everything on this day sits within about an hour of Ubud, so the driving is short and the stops are long.
It opens in the Sacred Monkey Forest, where three hundred long-tailed macaques live in a temple wood in the middle of town, and moves on to a jungle swing over the river valley before the queue builds. Tegallalang comes next: a working rice terrace, still cut by hand into the hillside.
The second half slows down. A waterfall to stand under, a spring temple where Balinese families come to bathe, and a coffee smallholding on the way home where they roast in a wok over wood and let you taste the whole rack before you decide whether to buy any.
Start time is yours. Early means Tegallalang with farmers in it rather than a queue for the swing.
You pick the hour. Earlier is quieter at every stop after it.
Bags zipped and sunglasses off. The macaques here are practised thieves.
Harness and staff photographer included in the swing ticket. Easy to skip if heights are not your thing.
The walk down into the terrace is steep and worth it. Small donations at two gates on the path.
Prices are per person and confirmed on WhatsApp before anything is booked. Nothing is paid through this website.
One person, private car and driver-guide for the whole day
Tegenungan by default, wide and easy to reach. Say the word and we go to a quieter one instead.
Join the purification in the spring, or watch from the side. Nobody minds either way.
The tasting rack is free. Luwak coffee is the one cup you pay for, and nobody will push it.