Exploring Ubud for the first time was super nice!! We set out at around 9am and headed to the Bali swing first. I know, it is very unnecessary to pay 35USD to go on the swing but at least it was fun HAHA
The 35USD includes lunch and an unlimited swing time but to be honest, it was so touristy and the queues to get on the swings were so long that I only went on it once. There were many swings in the rice terraces too so I feel that this is really not a must go unless u're dying for a pic on the swing then by all means!
If you don't wanna go on the swing but wanna enter, you can but there's an entrance fee of 12USD which includes food and some random photo spots (not v nice tbh)
Anw, there were other 'attractions' too like this birds nest thingy and other photos spots!
We left after lunch and headed to Tegalalang Rice Terrace. AGAIN, please put on sunscreen cos i was getting burnt pt.2 here while walking down the terraces!!
You will need to do a bit of walking here so just be prepared and dress accordingly! Hahaha we were super annoyed with our bags cos they were such a burden!!! The streets along the entrance of the rice terrace have plenty of stores selling those cute wicker bags that everyone has been reselling online so please get them here if you want hahahaha
I went to the Ubud Art Market after this which wasn't too far away (~20mins). There were lots of wicker bags and other items like kitchenware, clothes and souvenirs – it isn't a MUST to visit but it's quite cute and since its near, why not!
We ended this really good day by having dinner at Naughty Nuri's Seminyak! There is one in Ubud too but we decided to travel closer to our hotel to have dinner. The food here was the bomb. Gotta thank my colleague for the recommendation!!! It was the best meal I had for sure!
The ribs, mac and cheese, truffle fries and grilled chicken were SO GOOD. Very impressed and the service was very awesome too!!
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We intended to visit the Kanto Lampo Waterfall on the same day we visited the swing and rice terrace but it was too late so we had to do this the next day!
I'd say that if you give the swing a miss in the morning and go straight to the rice terraces then the art market, you'd probably be able to make it to the waterfall to end off your day before the sun sets :) It is about an hour away from the art market and you have to pay an entrance fee of SGD1/2 only.
I have seen waterfalls but i've never been into/ under one! The water was really cold and the pressure was crazy, i honestly almost couldn't stand up hahahaha it was so fun though!! You definitely have to bring extra clothes to experience this so go prepared!
There are toilets and 'showers' there but they're quite run down so I would recommend to just bring a towel or a change of clothes!
Next post will be a short one on Canggu!
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