Bali: Ubud and the Coast

Highlights

• Three nights in a private-pool villa above the Ubud valley
• Two nights on the coast at Nusa Dua
• Tegallalang rice terraces before the coaches
• A floating breakfast, which is silly and photographs well

Is it right for you?

Seniors

Possible for seniors, with care: Most days are easy paced, though the waterfall morning and temple steps need reasonably steady footing

Getting around

Some walking

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

Time of day

Morning, Afternoon, Evening

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

From the operator's and venue's own published information. Tell your captain about anyone's mobility, age or food needs and we confirm the details for your date.

The story

Your journey outline

Each stage can cover one or more days. Tell us what you would change; your final itinerary is agreed before booking.

1. Stage 01 Day 1 — Ubud

   Land at Denpasar and drive up to Ubud, about ninety minutes inland and several degrees cooler. The villa has its own pool and looks into the valley, which is dense green and loud with insects after dark. Dinner nearby, and the first proper sleep after a long flight.

2. Stage 02 Day 2 — Terraces and temples

   Tegallalang at first light, because the rice terraces are on every tour bus route by nine and almost empty at seven. Tirta Empul afterwards, a water temple where Balinese families queue to bathe under the spouts; you may join if you follow the etiquette. The Campuhan ridge walk at dusk to finish.

3. Stage 03 Day 3 — Waterfalls

   A waterfall morning: Tegenungan, which is wide and swimmable, and Tukad Cepung, which falls into a cave where the light comes through a gap in the roof at mid-morning and is the photograph everybody wants. The afternoon is free, and a Balinese massage at the end of it.

4. Stage 04 Day 4 — To the coast

   South to the coast, stopping at Uluwatu: a temple on a cliff 70 metres above the sea, with monkeys who steal glasses and a kecak dance at sunset performed by a chorus of men rather than instruments. On to Nusa Dua afterwards, which is calm, flat and made for doing nothing.

5. Stage 05 Day 5 — The sea

   Nothing is scheduled. The beach, the pool, a book, and a dinner set up on the sand in the evening. This day is doing structural work in the trip: it is the one you will describe when someone asks what the honeymoon was like.

6. Stage 06 Day 6 — Home

   A slow last morning and the transfer to Denpasar. Five nights, three of them in the valley and two on the sea, which is the right way round because the hills are the interesting half and the coast is the recovery.

Know before you go

• Tegallalang is worth doing at 7am and not worth doing at 11am
• A sarong is required at temples and is provided at the gate
• Uluwatu has monkeys that genuinely do take sunglasses — put them away
• Ubud is humid and inland; the coast is where the breeze is

Policies

Why book with Travelers Clan

• Your own itinerary. This is a starting point — we agree your route and pace before booking.
• Paperwork guidance. Visa requirements and applicable taxes confirmed in your quote.
• Clear payment terms. Deposit and cancellation conditions set out before payment.
• Know your support. Your final plan confirms local contacts and any guide or trip-captain services.